Wales include prop Lee in World Cup squad


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 31 Aug 2015

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland looks on as he waits for the start of their Six Nations rugby union match against France at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, February 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

LONDON (Reuters) - Wales coach Warren Gatland named prop Samson Lee on Monday in his 31-man squad for this year's Rugby World Cup but left out injured flyhalf Gareth Anscombe.

Lee has not played since rupturing his Achilles tendon in March.

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