Edwards, who helped guide Wales to Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship defeat of England and ,of course, the Championship crown, flew out to Grenoble to assist head coach Lewis and his assistants Shaun Connor and Ioan Cunningham.
Victory against the Scots would send Wales into the top four against the winners of the England v Georgia game.
Lewis said: "Everyone is looking forward to the game and to have Shaun out here to help with our preparation is obviously a major boost. He arrived with a smile on his face, of course, and his input will no doubt further develop our players' defensive work.
"Our philosophy is to challenge the opposition with the ball in hand whenever possible and although everyone wants a win, we won't forgo that philosophy. We have got a younger group of players than the group that played against England and France in recent weeks. But there is a great spirit within the camp and the game can't come soon enough for the players."
Wales Under 18 FIRA-AER squad: Keagan Bale (Dragons), Robert Lewis (Blues), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Torin Myhill (Scarlets), Dillon Lewis (Blues), Alex Jeffries (Dragons), Gareth Allen (Dragons), Rory Thornton (Ospreys), Adam Williams (Ospreys), Michael Snook (Blues), Oliver Griffiths (Dragons), Tom Phillips (Scarlets), Jonathon Fox (Ospreys), Tom Williams (Blues), Matthew Marley (Blues), Daniel Brooks (Ospreys), Ben Calder (Exiles), Luke Price (Ospreys), Daniel Jones (Scarlets), Joe Thomas (Ospreys),Tyler Morgan (Dragons), Garyn Smith (Blues) Dafydd Howells (Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Exiles), Josh Adams (Scarlets), James Whittingham (Blues)
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Edwards in France with Wales U18
22 March 2013 10:58am
By Liz Jones
Shaun Edwards is looking at the next generation of young Welsh talent
Wales senior defence coach Shaun Edwards has flown to France to help Allan Lewis' side prepare for their opening match of the FIRA-AER tournament against Scotland today (Friday, 5pm).
It is part of Edwards' remit to have a direct influence on the next wave of Welsh internationals and although he has maintained a watching brief over the squad for much of the season, he now gets a chance to work with them first hand over the coming days - just as he did in last season's tournament in Madrid.
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