The Wales team versus All Blacks was announced at 12 midnight on Thursday night, but what do the Welsh think of the selection of some players new and experienced?
Wales Team Versus All Blacks Announced
There are two changes to the Welsh team that started against the All Blacks in the first test. This sees the inclusion ofLuke Charteris in place of Bradley Davies and Rhys Patchell comes in for a start at full back with Liam Williamsmoving on to the wing where he replaces the injured George North.
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The front row stays the same with Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens and Samson Lee fitting in at one, two and three and all played pretty well in the first Test and deserve their places in the starting XV for the liking of many Welsh fans. Although Rob Evans, Scott Baldwin and Tomos Francis will have to make more of an impact and be used better by the coaches if we want to compete with New Zealand (NZ) for the full 80 minutes.
The second row will be vital for Walesin order for Wales to compete at line-outs and driving mauls created off these, especially after New Zealand introduced Sam Whitelock in the place of Luke Romano . Wales have lacked creative ball off line-out in this series and good ball delivery off of this is key to creating better and more inventive moves to trouble New Zealand. Bringing in Charteris to partner Alun Wyn Jones is a bold move considering his performance against the Chiefs, however he will definitely add some spice to their pack and will not disappoint. If Alun Wyn plays like he did in the first Test and Charteris plays well then Wales could trouble New Zealand at set plays and around the park.
