Matt Sherratt has selected an unchanged XV for the Six Nations match between Wales and Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday.

Dewi Lake makes his return from a bicep injury to make the bench in place of Cardiff’s Evan Lloyd. Keiron Assiratti is the only other change to the squad, replacing Henry Thomas in the 18 jersey.

Lake captained Wales during the 2024 summer tour and the autumn internationals and was replaced by Morgan ahead of the tournament.

Morgan captains the side once again and remains in the number six shirt, with Tommy Reffell and Taulupe Faletau alongside him in the back row. Ahead of them, ever-present Will Rowlands is partnered by Dafydd Jenkins, and the excellent trio of Nicky Smith, WillGriff John, and Elliot Dee keep their places.

The Welsh pack performed well against Ireland, winning four scrum penalties and ending the match with a lineout completion of 95%.

Unchanged Backline

Sherratt has resisted the temptation to rotate the Wales backline, with experienced halfbacks Tomos Williams and Gareth Anscombe keeping their places.

Former Cardiff teammates Ben Thomas and Max Llewellyn continue their growing partnership, while the Scarlets trio of Blair Murray, Ellis Mee, and Tom Rogers make up the back three.

On the bench, Rhodri Williams – having just signed a new contract with club side Dragons RFC – Jarrod Evans, and Joe Roberts are the backs.

The aforementioned Lake and Assiratti are joined on the bench by Gareth Thomas, Teddy Williams, and Aaron Wainwright.

One Change For Scotland

Under-fire Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made one change to his side, with wing Darcy Graham replacing Kyle Rowe, who drops to the bench.

Graham returns after missing the 16-15 defeat to England with a head injury, suffered after a nasty collision with teammate Finn Russell against Ireland in round two.

Jack Dempsey was an injury doubt but is fit enough to start at Murrayfield.

Watkin and Lawson Preview

Alex Cuthbert was joined on this week’s Sportin Wales podcast by Wales international and former Scotland scrumhalf Rory Lawson, to preview the weekend’s aciton.

Watkin, a former teammate of Alex at Ospreys, spoke about the shock in the camp when Warren Gatland left, the renewed enthusiasm under Matt Sherratt, and his recovery from a recent knee injury.

Lawson offered insight into the Scotland camp, the pressure on Townsend after successive Six Nations defeats, and how losing the match on Saturday is ‘incomprehensible.’

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Teams

Scotland

Blair Kinghorn; Darcy Graham, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, Duhan van der Merwe; Finn Russell (co-capt), Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, Dave Cherry, Zander Fagerson; Jonny Gray, Grant Gilchrist; Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge (co-capt), Jack Dempsey.

Replacements:

Ewan Ashman, Rory Sutherland, Will Hurd, Gregor Brown, Matt Fagerson, George Horne, Stafford McDowall, Kyle Rowe.

Wales

Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Max Llewellyn, Ben Thomas, Ellis Mee; Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams; Nicky Smith, Elliot Dee, WillGriff John; Will Rowlands, Dafydd Jenkins, Jac Morgan (capt), Tommy Reffell, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements:

Dewi Lake, Gareth Thomas, Keiron Assiratti, Teddy Williams, Aaron Wainwright, Rhodri Williams, Jarrod Evans, Joe Roberts.

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