Wales pick newcomers

Wales have included tour newcomers Geraint Evans and Geraint Lewis in their team to meet Border today in the third game of their…

Wales have included tour newcomers Geraint Evans and Geraint Lewis in their team to meet Border today in the third game of their tour of Southern Africa.

Uncapped Neath centre Evans will make his first appearance of the six-match trip after flying out to replace David Weatherley. Lewis, also uncapped, who has joined the tour as a replacement for Scott Quinell, will line up in the back row.

The inclusion of Lewis is one of nine changes, one of them positional, made by Wales coach Dennis John following last Friday's 35-13 defeat to the Emerging Springboks.

Wales: (team to play Border at the Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London today): D Williams (Llanelli); R Rees (Swansea), M Taylor (Swansea), Geraint Evans (Neath), Garan Evans (Llanelli); A Thomas (Swansea), P John (Pontypridd); M Griffiths (Pontypridd), G Jenkins (Swansea, capt), B Evans (Neath), P Arnold (Swansea), C Wyatt (Llanelli), G Lewis (Pontypridd), M Williams (Pontypridd), N Thomas (Bath). Replacements: D James (Pontypridd), B Hayward (Ebbw Vale), R Howley (Cardiff), A Moore (Swansea), M Jones (Ebbw Vale), D Morris (Neath), B Williams (Richmond).