Burnell rings changes for France

The French clash at Sorgues, Avignon, will be the second of three warm-up games ahead of the IRB U19 World Championships in Belfast. Last Friday the Welsh U19 side came back from trailing 9-0 at Stradey Park before scoring 31 unanswered points after the break.

U19 captain Josh Turnbull switches from lock to his more usual position in the back row for the French Test, with Bridgend's Nathan White coming into the second row. Elsewhere in the pack, Beddau and Blues U20 hooker Huw Dowden replaces Ben Roberts.

Behind the scrum, Bridgend and Ospreys U20 scrum half Rhys Webb starts ahead of Gareth Williams, Nicholas Harwood replaces Rhys Williams and Bedwas wing Jimmy Norris replaces Cardiff's James Egan.

Wales U19 v France U19
Friday 23rd February 2007
Sorgues,Avignon (7.30pm)

Wales: Daniel Evans (Llanelli/Scarlets); Jimmy Norris (Bedwas/Dragons), Luke Ford (Glamorgan Wanderers/Blues), Nick Harwood (Bonymaen/Ospreys), Leigh Halfpenny (Neath/Ospreys); David Langdon (Ebbw Vale/Dragons), Rhys Webb (Bridgend/Ospreys); Ryan Bevington (Bridgend/Ospreys), Huw Dowden (Beddau/Blues), Patrick Palmer (Llantrisant/Blues), Nathan White (Maesteg Quins/Ospreys), Haydn Pugh (Llangennech/Scarlets), Josh Turnbull (captain; Llanelli/Scarlets), Lloyd Phillips (Narberth/Scarlets), Sam Warburton (Glamorgan Wanderers)

Replacements from: Gareth Williams (Glamorgan Wanderers/Blues) Gareth Owen (Maesteg/Ospreys), Luke Hathaway (Newport/Ospreys), Ben Roberts (Ebbw Vale/Dragons), Lloyd Elliott (Tondu/Ospreys), Philip Price (Bridgend Athletic/Ospreys), Jevon Groves (Cardiff/Blues), Jonathan Griffiths (Glynneath/Ospreys)