Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has been moved to fullback for Saturday’s Six Nations match against England at Twickenham.
Rees-Zammit has not played in the tournament for three years, announcing his decision to leave rugby for an 18-month spell in the NFL on the eve of the 2024 competition.
The 25-year-old Bristol flyer made his Wales comeback in November, but this will be only the fourth time in 36 Test appearances he will have started at fullback.
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“I love it. It allows me to get more touches on the ball in open field, it suits my game,” Rees-Zammit said about playing fullback in an interview with the BBC.
“I much prefer it. I’ve played 15 in the past for Wales, but I think now I’m kind of seen as a 15 that can play on the wing.”
Wales go into Saturday’s match as huge outsiders given they have lost 21 of their last 23 Tests, whereas England are on an 11-game winning streak.
WALES – 15 Louis Rees-Zammit, 14 Ellis Mee, 13 Eddie James, 12 Ben Thomas, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Aaron Wainwright, 7 Josh Macleod, 6 Alex Mann, 5 Adam Beard, 4 Dafydd Jenkins, 3 Archie Griffin, 2 Dewi Lake (c), 1 Nicky Smith.
Bench: 16 Liam Belcher, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Ben Carter, 20 Taine Plumtree, 21 Harri Deaves, 22 Kieran Hardy, 23 Mason Grady.
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