Wales v Uruguay: Rugby World Cup Pool A preview
Sunday 20 September 2015 15:39, UK
Liam Williams and Samson Lee will both begin their comebacks when Wales open their World Cup campaign against Uruguay in Cardiff on Sunday.
Williams has not played since the end of last season due to a foot problem, while Scarlets team-mate Lee has been sidelined since suffering an Achilles injury during Wales' Six Nations victory over Ireland six months ago.
Sam Warburton captains the team, but he will wear the No 6 shirt, with Justin Tipuric at openside flanker, and there are also opportunities for wing Hallam Amos, fly-half Rhys Priestland and scrum-half Gareth Davies.
Star players like George North, Jamie Roberts, Dan Biggar, Gethin Jenkins, Alun-Wyn Jones and Taulupe Faletau sit out the match ahead of next week's crunch Twickenham clash with host nation England.
"It is great to have Liam and Samson back in the starting line-up," said coach Warren Gatland. "They have trained incredibly hard and Sunday is a great opportunity for them.
"Playing in a World Cup, in your home country, at your home ground is a great honour and I'm sure the players will take that into the game.
"Uruguay will be looking to show what they are capable of and we know we need to be clinical on Sunday."
Uruguay, whose entire squad are at their first World Cup, have named their strongest side and six forwards on the bench for the Pool A opener at the Millennium Stadium.
The only backs on the bench are scrum-half Alejo Duran and wing Francisco Bulanti as coach Pablo Lemoine is expecting a dour battle for his pack.
A two-Test series defeat in Japan in the build-up gave The Teros a taste of the task ahead although they go into the match on the back of a win, albeit it against the Basque Country.
