Sei Nazioni 2017: i convocati del Galles

ph. Sebastiano Pessina

Lo staff tecnico della nazionale gallese ha annunciato i giocatori convocati per il Sei Nazioni 2017 . Tra le scelte di Rob Howley, che guida i Dragoni in assenza di Gatland impegnato con i Lions, ci sono sette uncapped: si tratta di Olly Cracknell (Ospreys), Thomas Young (Wasps), Owen Williams (Leicester Tigers), Ashton Hewitt (Newport), Steffan Evans (Scarlets), Rory Thornton e Aled Davies. I gradi di capitano, come anticipato, non sono di Warburton ma di Alun Wyn Jones.  Gli oversea convocati sono Faletau, Roberts, North, Francis, Charteris, Moriarty, Young, Owen Williams e Halfpenny.

Sei Nazioni 2017 – convocati Galles
Mischia: Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Rhodri Jones (Ospreys), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Rory Thornton (Ospreys), Luke Charteris (Bath), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Olly Cracknell (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester), Taulupe Faletau (Bath), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Thomas Young (Wasps)

Trequarti: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Aled Davies (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Sam Davies (Ospreys), Owen Williams (Leicester Tigers), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Ashton Hewitt (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Steffan Evans (Scarlets), George North (Northampton Saints), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon)