Wales have the chance to close out the international year on a high on Saturday, aiming to complete a WXV double over Japan.
Head coach Lynn has made five starting changes, a move that underlines the strength in depth he has built in the squad during his 18 months in charge. Bethan Lewis, Gwenllian Pyrs, Lleucu George, Gwen Crabb and Courtney Keight, who have a combined 248 Test caps between them, all return to the starting XV after impressing off the bench last weekend.
Lynn praised the group's performances. "Certain individuals went really well, they deserve those starts," he said. "Gwenllian Pyrs, the way she tightened up that scrum in the second half was really pleasing for us. Gwen Crabb and Bethan Lewis are very good set piece operators." He also highlighted Lleucu George, whose territorial game was good and whose passing game was exciting.
Keight comes in for the injured Freya Bell, one of the young players to impress since stepping up to senior level earlier this year. Co-captain Alex Callender moves to number eight, the only positional switch in the side.
Wales will be captained by Ken Williams and Alex Callender, and their hopes of a WXV double rest on a strong performance against Japan.
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