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Four remain for Wales U16 Italian test
10 April 2007, 2:21 pm
By WRU
The Wales U16 coaches have rung the changes in the wake of their 32-10 defeat to England in the Four Nations International tournament in the Midlands ahead of their clash with Italy at Stourbridge on Sunday (kick-off 1.00pm).
There are only four survivors from the original starting line-up with Ian Smerddon and Josh Smart retaining their starting positions in the backs and skipper Rhys Ruddock and back row man Garrick Legge remaining in the pack.

All 26 players in the squad have to be given starting positions across the three games – Wales close against France on Wednesday – and teams can use up to eleven replacements during matches.

Wales U16:
Ian Smerddon (Y Pant/Blues North)
Josh Smart (Tasker Milward School/Scarlets)
Tom Rees (Treorchy CS/Blues North)
Rhys Howells (Wellington College)
Deeke Morse (Ysgol Llanharri/Ospreys)
Chris Lewis-Pratt (Wellington College)
Aled Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Chris Phillips (Hawthorn CS/Blues North)
Luke Lewis (Bryngwyn CS/Scarlets)
Harry Gravelle (Ysgol Llanharri/Blues North)
Joe Davey (King Henry VIII/Dragons)
Rhys Ruddock (Bishopston CS/Ospreys, Captain)
Matthew Defilippo (Coedcae CS/Scarlets)
Ellis Lloyd (Maes-yr-yrfa/Scarlets)
Garrick Legge (Coedylan CS/Blues North)

Replacments (from):
Dean Gunter (Mountain Ash CS/Blues North)
Ben John (Ysgol Gwyr/Ospreys)
Scott Williams (Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi/Scarlets)
Will Rose (Ysgol y Cymer/Blues North)
Tom Rowlands (Whitchurch HS/Blues South)
Richard Powell (Cyfartha HS/Blues North)
Ieuan Davies (Treorchy CS/Blues North)
Tristan Davies (Ysgol Bro Myrddin/Scarlets)
Tom Payne (Rhydyfelin CS/Blues North)
Edward Siggery (Queen Elizabeth HS/Scarlets)
Guy Jones (Gowerton School/Ospreys)

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