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Simon Thomas

Wales' likely team for first Test against South Africa as Wayne Pivac comes full circle with Gatland old guard

So we know the 33 players who will make up the Wales squad for this summer’s tour of South Africa. But just what is the team likely to look like for the first Test against the Springboks in Pretoria on July 2?

Well, when you put together a probable XV, one thing really strikes you - how Wayne Pivac appears to have come full circle. He has capped no fewer than 22 new players during his two and a half years at the helm. Yet the side which could well take the field at Loftus Versfeld bears a striking similarity to the one he inherited from Warren Gatland in November 2019.

Here then is the hugely experienced XV which Pivac may well choose to face the world champions.

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