Scarlets back Ellis Mee will make his Test debut when Wales begin life after Warren Gatland against Guinness Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday.
The Nottingham-born wing, whose mother is from Newport, is among eight personnel changes made by interim head coach Matt Sherratt following Walesโ 22-15 loss to Italy.
That was Gatlandโs final match at the helm, with Wales suffering a 14th successive Test defeat and eighth Six Nations reversal in a row.
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Gloucester centre Max Llewellyn and fly-half Gareth Anscombe were recalled by Sherratt after Gatland left them out of his Six Nations squad, and go straight into the starting line-up.
Llewellyn forms a midfield partnership with Ben Thomas, who moves from fly-half, as Walesโ starting centres against Italy โ Nick Tompkins and Eddie James โ drop out.
