6 Nations 1st Round – Wales v England teams lineup

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WALES

Have made wholesale changes for the England game from their last match against New Zealand in November after injuries have ecimated their squad.

James Hook will be at full back for Lee Byrne, who is on the bench after injury, with Morgan Stoddart coming in on the right wing, and Shane Williams, who has recovered from a dislocated shoulder, on the left wing. In the centre Jamie Roberts and Jonathan Davies resume a partnership that did well in New Zealand last summer.

Props Gethin Jenkins and Adam Jones are injured and their roles are filled by the Ospreys pair of Craig Mitchell and Paul James. Sam Warburton & Dan Lydiate form the back row with No 8 Andy Powell.

ENGLAND

Mike Tindall captains England for the first time as England open their RBS Six Nations campaign in Cardiff, and there is one new cap in Tom Wood, the Northampton Saints flanker, who replaces the injured Tom Croft.

In the pack, Louis Deacon and James Haskell replace the injured Courtney Lawes and Lewis Moody.

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