Wales mix things up for final World Cup warm-up


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 03 Sep 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 has mixed up his team for their final World Cup warm up against Italy in Cardiff on Saturday, with Sam Warburton returning to captain the side as part of a new-look back row.

Warburton, who sat out last week's victory over Ireland in Dublin with a shoulder injury, is back at number seven alongside James King and number eight Taulupe Faletau.

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