Wales membuka kampanye Enam Negara 2023 melawan Irlandia di Cardiff pada Sabtu, 4 Februari (kick-off pukul 14.15); Warren Gatland kembali untuk periode keduanya sebagai pelatih kepala, setelah sebelumnya bertugas antara 2007-2019; center Joe Hawkins dan sayap Rio Dyer keduanya disebutkan dalam XV
Oleh Michael Cantillon
Terakhir Diperbarui: 02/02/23 13:22
Full-back Leigh Halfpenny telah dikesampingkan dari pertandingan pembuka Guinness Six Nations Wales melawan Irlandia di Cardiff pada hari Sabtu.
Halfpenny dijadwalkan untuk memenangkan penampilan ke-98 dan menjadi starter pertama Wales selama 19 bulan, tetapi asisten pelatih Jonathan Humphreys mengatakan dia menderita kejang punggung dan akan melewatkan pertandingan tersebut.
Bek Cardiff yang berpengalaman, Liam Williams, akan menggantikan Halfpenny dengan nomor punggung 15.
Williams melewatkan seluruh kampanye Seri Negara Musim Gugur Wales musim ini karena cedera, dan belum memulai untuk negaranya sejak tur Afrika Selatan musim panas lalu.
Humphreys berkata: “Sayangnya, Leigh mengalami kejang punggung pagi ini dan Liam akan bermain.
“Saya pikir itu lebih mengecewakan baginya sebagai pribadi. Dia adalah seorang profesional yang luar biasa dan orang yang luar biasa.
“Dia harus bangkit lagi. Anda merasa bahwa dia harus menarik diri pada tahap akhir ini.
“Liam baik untuk pergi.”
Duo yang tidak berpengalaman Joe Hawkins dan Rio Dyer telah disebutkan di lini belakang Wales saat tugas kedua Warren Gatland sebagai penanggung jawab dimulai.
Center Ospreys Hawkins (satu caps) bermitra dengan George North di lini tengah, sementara Dragons wing Dyer (tiga caps) bergabung dengan Josh Adams di lini belakang.
Alun Wyn Jones mulai di baris kedua, sementara Dan Biggar ditunjuk sebagai fly-half setelah absen pada musim gugur karena cedera, tetapi pelacur Ken Owens akan memimpin tim sebagai kapten.
Barisan belakang Jac Morgan, sementara itu, juga ditunjuk untuk menjadi starter melawan Irlandia Andy Farrell di Stadion Principality.
Di tempat lain di samping, pecundang Gareth Thomas dan pecundang Tomas Francis membentuk barisan depan di kedua sisi Owens, sementara Adam Beard bermitra dengan Jones di baris kedua.
“Memulai game pertama ini, kami mencari pengalaman dan kontinuitas,” kata Gatland. “Pesan untuk skuat adalah bahwa orang-orang akan mendapat kesempatan di Enam Negara ini.
“Kami ingin melakukannya dengan baik di Enam Negara ini, tetapi kami harus berpikir jangka panjang tentang tujuh atau delapan bulan ke depan dalam hal perkembangan orang-orang yang belum banyak menjalani Test rugby dan bagaimana kami menyiapkan mereka untuk Prancis ( Piala Dunia).”
Pasangan yang sangat berpengalaman Justin Tipuric dan Taulupe Faletau melengkapi barisan belakang dengan Morgan.
Tomas Williams mulai dari scrum-half, dengan kembalinya Rhys Webb – panggilan pertamanya selama tiga tahun – disebutkan di antara para pengganti.
Gatland berkata: “Kami telah memilih Joe pada usia 12 tahun. Dia adalah pemain sepak bola yang cantik dengan beberapa keterampilan hebat. Saya pikir untuk penampilan pertamanya dia luar biasa sehingga kami memberinya kesempatan lagi. Ada persaingan nyata di lini tengah saat ini, jadi saya sangat bersemangat tentang itu.
“Ada campuran dalam tim dari beberapa pengalaman, beberapa pemain muda. Kami juga sadar memilih bangku cadangan. Kami pikir kami memiliki bangku cadangan yang bisa masuk dan memberi dampak.
“Irlandia adalah tim No 1 di dunia, jadi mereka akan datang ke sini dengan penuh percaya diri. Anda tidak akan menjadi tim No 1 di dunia tanpa memiliki penampilan yang cukup konsisten.
“Kami tahu betapa bagusnya mereka dan kami mengharapkan pertandingan yang sangat sulit. Penting bagi kami untuk memulai dengan baik, tetapi kami harus berada dalam permainan di 20 menit terakhir.
“Kami baru beberapa minggu bersama, tetapi saya yakin para pemain akan keluar dan memberikan penilaian yang baik tentang diri mereka sendiri. Mereka sangat bersemangat untuk memainkan pertandingan pertama ini di kandang.”
Mantan kapten Wyn Jones memenangkan penampilan ke-156 pada usia 37 tahun, Gatland berharap anggota skuad yang lebih muda dapat memanfaatkan pengalamannya.
“Saya duduk dengan Alun Wyn dan berdiskusi dengan baik tentang di mana dia berada, dan saya baru saja mengatakan kami perlu membawa beberapa baris kedua lainnya juga dan memberi mereka waktu bermain untuk maju,” kata Gatland.
“Dia sangat menyadari itu. Dia luar biasa dalam seminggu terakhir ini dalam hal suara dan pengalamannya, dan saya ingin baris kedua yang lebih muda belajar dari pengalaman itu.
“Saya selalu menjadi pengagumnya, tapi kami harus melalui proses transisi.”
Wales: 15 Liam Williams, 14 Josh Adams, 13 George North, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Rio Dyer, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tomos Williams; 1 Gareth Thomas, 2 Ken Owens (c), 3 Tomas Francis, 4 Adam Beard, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 6 Jac Morgan, 7 Justin Tipuric, 8 Taulupe Faletau
Penggantian: 16 Scott Baldwin, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Dillon Lewis, 19 Dafydd Jenkins, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Alex Cuthbert
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