HARRIES ON BENCH FOR BAA BAAS GAME

By Edward Rice | 30/05/2012

Newport Gwent Dragons’ Will Harries has been named on the bench to face the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Newport Gwent Dragons’ Will Harries has been named on the bench to face the Barbarians at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Harries is in line to earn his 3rd Welsh cap if he comes off the bench on Saturday.

Toby Faletau and Danny Lydiate are among the remaining 16 players from the 38-man training squad and are due to leave for Australia on Thursday to begin preparations for the first Test in Brisbane.

The final members of Wales' tour party, which will total 34 players, will be named at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday immediately after the Baa-Baas fixture, with the team to play the Wallabies in that first match due to be named the following Thursday.

Departing wing Aled Brew starts for Wales on the wing against the Barbarians while Luke Charteris is amongst those flying to Australia with the advance party.

WALES: Liam Williams (Scarlets); Harry Robinson (Blues), Andrew Bishop (Ospreys), James Hook (Perpignan), Aled Brew (Dragons); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Blues); Rhys Gill (Saracens), Matthew Rees (Scarlets) Captain, Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets), ), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ryan Jones (Ospreys)

REPLACEMENTS: Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Paul James (Ospreys), Aaron Shingler (Scarlets), Martyn Williams (Blues), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Adam Warren (Scarlets), WILL HARRIES (Dragons)

The 16 players heading to Australia tomorrow: Leigh Halfpenny, George North, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Ashley Beck, Alex Cuthbert, Rhys Priestland, Mike Phillips, Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens, Adam Jones, Bradley Davies, Luke Charteris, DAN LYDIATE, Sam Warburton, TOBY FALETAU

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