Martin Pengelly 

Six Nations 2011: George North and Adam Jones play for Wales in France

Wales have made two changes to the team that beat Ireland in Cardiff for their final Six Nations match, against France in Paris on Saturday
  
  

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George North is back in the Wales side. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Empics Sport Photograph: Andrew Matthews/Empics Sport

Wales have made two changes to the team that beat Ireland in Cardiff, for their final Six Nations match, against France in Paris on Saturday. George North of the Scarlets comes on to the left wing in place of Shane Williams, who has a knee injury. North, 18, will win his fourth cap. He has not played since sustaining a shoulder injury against New Zealand in the autumn.

In the front row, Adam Jones comes in at tighthead for first appearance in this Six Nations championship. The 2009 Lion, who injured an elbow while playing for the Ospreys in January, replaces Craig Mitchell, who dislocated a shoulder in the match against Ireland in Cardiff.

Wales can still win the Six Nations, if they win heavily enough in Paris, and England lose heavily enough in Dublin, to decide the title on points difference.

Wales team to play France in Paris, Saturday 19 March

L Byrne (Ospreys); G North, J Davies (both Scarlets), J Roberts, L Halfpenny (both Cardiff Blues); J Hook, M Phillips; P James (all Ospreys), M Rees (Scarlets, capt), A Jones, AW Jones (both Ospreys), B Davies (Blues), D Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), S Warburton (Blues), R Jones (Ospreys). Replacements: R Hibbard (Ospreys), J Yapp (Blues), J Thomas (Ospreys), R McCusker (Scarlets) D Peel (Sale), S Jones, M Stoddart (both Scarlets).

 

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