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Dragons Rhys set to take on World Champs

Watch Dragons prop Rhys Thomas start for Wales in the second test against the World Champions on Saturday afternoon at Newport RFC

Watch Dragons prop Rhys Thomas start for Wales in the second test against the World Champions on Saturday afternoon from Newport RFC, just metres away from the inaugural Junior World Championship clash between Australia and England which kicks off at 2.30pm at Rodney Parade.

Rhys, who was born in South Africa, will gain his fifth Welsh cap in Pretoria, representing the Newport Gwent Dragons region and the nation against the IRB Rugby World Cup Champions.

At Rodney Parade that same afternoon, four great rugby nations will showcase the future stars of this tournament in the IRB Junior World Championship.

The Wales team to face South Africa is as follows:

James Hook; Mark Jones, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams; Stephen Jones, Gareth Cooper; Gethin Jenkins, Richard Hibbard, Rhys Thomas, Ian Gough, Alun Wyn Jones, Ryan Jones (captain), Jonathan Thomas, Gareth Delve.

Replacements: T Rhys Thomas, Duncan Jones, Ian Evans, Dafydd Jones, Warren Fury, Andrew Bishop, Tom James.

Tickets for the IRB Junior World Championship are on sale now.

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