Six Nations: Sam Warburton is back to lead Wales
SAM Warburton has recovered from injury and will captain Wales when they bid for the Triple Crown against RBS Six Nations title rivals England at Twickenham on Saturday.
The Cardiff Blues flanker missed Wales’ 27-13 victory over Scotland nine days ago due to a thigh problem that forced him off at half-time against Ireland in Dublin a week earlier.
But Warburton is now back to lead a team showing three changes from the one that saw off Scotland.
Wales’ World Cup skipper replaces Aaron Shingler in the back row, while fit-again lock Alun-Wyn Jones is preferred to Ryan Jones and hooker Ken Owens gains his first Wales start.
Owens, who made his Test debut during last autumn’s World Cup campaign, is promoted from the bench as calf muscle strains sideline both Huw Bennett and Matthew Rees.
WALES TEAM (to play England in RBS Six Nations match at Twickenham, Saturday 4pm): L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), J Davies (Scarlets), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), G North (Scarlets); R Priestland (Scarlets), M Phillips (Bayonne); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), K Owens (Scarlets), A Jones (Ospreys), A-W Jones (Ospreys), I Evans (Ospreys), D Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: R Hibbard (Ospreys), P James (Ospreys), R Jones (Ospreys), J Tipuric (Ospreys), L Williams (Cardiff Blues), J Hook (Perpignan), S Williams (Scarlets).
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