By Zippy
March 11 2005
On Sunday Wales travel to Edinburgh to try and make it 4 games on the trot in this years 6 Nations Championship, for details of team news read on.
Wales News:
In the starting XV Kevin Morgan moves to full back and Rhys Williams comes in on the wing.
On the bench Mike Phillips and Hal Luscombe come in.
Wales: K Morgan (Dragons); R Williams (Blues), T Shanklin (Blues), G Henson (Ospreys), S Williams (Ospreys); S Jones (Clermont-Auvergne), D Peel (Scarlets); G Jenkins (Blues), M Davies (Gloucester), A Jones (Ospreys), B Cockbain (Ospreys), R Sidoli (Blues), R Jones (Ospreys), M Williams (Blues), M Owen (Dragons, capt).
Replacements: R McBryde (Scarlets), J Yapp (Blues), J Thomas (Ospreys), R Sowden-Taylor (Blues), M Phillips (Scarlets), C Sweeney (Dragons), H Luscombe (Dragons).
Scotland News:
The major news is the Lamont brothers fill the wing berths, will they be as successful as the Hastings boys?
Simon Taylor aims to impress to get on the Lions tour.
Scotland: C Paterson (Edinburgh), R Lamont (Glasgow), A Craig (Glasgow), H Southwell (Edinburgh), S Lamont (Glasgow), D Parks (Glasgow), C Cusiter (The Borders), T Smith (Northampton), G Bulloch (Glasgow) capt, G Kerr (Leeds), S Grimes (Newcastle), S Murray (Edinburgh), S Taylor (Edinburgh), A Hogg (Edinburgh), J Petrie (Glasgow),
Replacements: R Russell (London Irish), B Douglas (The Borders), N Hines (Edinburgh), J Dunbar (Leeds), M Blair (Edinburgh), G Ross (Leeds Tykes), A Henderson (Glasgow)
Zippy Prediction:
Wales are clear favourites but must beware the Scots, the Welsh forwards are key and need to out muscle the Scots and show they are a force to be reckoned with.
Wales by 15 after a hard fight.
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