SCOTLAND play their Six Nations opener in the Welsh Capital where they have not won in 22 years.
But the Welsh team is peppered with absences, notably the talented Louis Rees-Zammit who shocked the rugby world by announcing that he would be leaving the squad to pursue a career in NFL.
PALouis Rees-Zammit won’t be in action for Wales at the Six Nations[/caption]
The 22-year-old released a statement on social media saying: ”I can confirm that I will be joining the NFL’s International Player Pathway program (IPP) in pursuit of earning a spot on an NFL roster in the United States for 2024.”
After this bombshell, Wales’ head coach Warren Gatland has been forced to branch out, drafting in five uncapped players and appointing 21-year-old Dafydd Jenkins, who towers at a whopping 6ft 7in, as captain.
Despite his depleted team, Gatland will be hoping for an improvement on last year’s tournament, where Wales only won one game.
And Scotland are also heading into the match with a weakened squad after second row Grant Gilchrist was suspended following two dangerous tackles at Scarlets.
When is Scotland vs Wales?
Scotland vs Wales will take place on Saturday, February 3.
The match will get underway at 4.45pm GMT.
The Principality Stadium, Cardiff host.
What TV channel is Scotland vs Wales on and can it be live streamed FREE?
Scotland vs Wales will be broadcast live on ITV1.
You can live stream the match for FREE via the ITVX app/website.
Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up to date with all the action.
Squads
Wales
Forwards: Corey Domachowski, Kemsley Mathias, Gareth Thomas, Elliot Dee, Ryan Elias, Evan Lloyd, Keiron Assiratti, Leon Brown, Archie Griffin, Adam Beard, Dafydd Jenkins, Will Rowlands, Teddy Williams, Taine Basham, James Botham, Alex Mann, Mackenzie Martin, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright
Backs: Gareth Davies, Kieran Hardy, Tomos Williams, Sam Costelow, Cai Evans, Ioan Lloyd, Mason Grady, George North, Joe Roberts, Nick Tompkins, Owen Watkin, Josh Adams, Rio Dyer, Tom Rogers, Cameron Winnett
Scotland
Forwards: Ewan Ashman, Josh Bayliss, Jamie Bhatti, Andy Christie, Luke Crosbie, Scott Cummings, Jack Dempsey, Rory Darge, Grant Gilchrist, Richie Gray, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Alec Hepburn, Will Hurd, Johnny Matthews, WP Nel, Jamie Ritchie, Pierre Schoeman, Sam Skinner, George Turner, Glen Young
Backs: Adam Hastings, Ben Healy, George Horne, Darcy Graham, Rory Hutchinson, Huw Jones, Blair Kinghorn, Stafford McDowall, Harry Paterson, Ali Price, Cameron Redpath, Arron Reed, Kyle Rowe, Finn Russell, Kyle Steyn, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Ben White
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