Welsh Rugby Union : Newsroom : Glamorgan Wanderers team news for SWALEC Cup

They are able to welcome back Luke Hamilton who has been released from Wales Under 20's and he takes over the captaincy. Making his first team debut is Dan Lovell who was part of the Wanderers all conquering Youth team from last season.

"People will look at our side and only see the changes but for some this is a massive opportunity" commented coach Andrew Cawley.

"There are players in this side that have been crying out for a chance and we expect them to perform against Merthyr added Manager Darren Joy.

Owen Marshall, Dan Lovell, Mike Hurley, Joe Sullivan, Ian Newbury, Ceri Llewellyn, Chris Milton, Gareth Tedstone, Nathan Bridson, Rhys Jenkins, Ed Morris , Josh Sheehan, Luke Hamilton (c), Nick Hampson, Dan Crimmins.
Replacements: Marc Sheppard, Joe Russell, Richard Thomas, Scott Briton, Andrew Bradbury, Scott Gregory, Dai Gorwell.

Fly half Sam Davies has proved an invaluable member of Wales Under 20, guiding Wales' charge to the semi finals of the Junior Worl Championship where they will tomorrow face South Africa.

Wales Under 20 head coach Danny Wilson believes his side can go one better than last year and make it through to a first Junior World Championship final after a bruising pool game against Argentina

Members of the WRU Board were invited to attend a training session where sumo wrestlers were being put through their paces and as WRU President Dennis Gethin reveals, the Tokyo visit will live long in the memory.