Toyota City (Japan) (AFP)

No way to miss. Wales, the underdog for the title, intends to heal his entry into the World Cup against Georgia on Monday (12:15 French, 10:15 GMT) to Toyota, story to hide the "case" Rob Howley.

Entering the field of the City of Toyota Stadium, the second line and captain Alun Wyn Jones will celebrate his 129th selection under the red jersey, joining the former pillar Gethin Jenkins at the top of the Welsh international ranks.

For, facing Georgia, 12th world nation, the XV Leek has no right to make mistakes. No wonder then if Warren Gatland also chose eleven players in the last match of the Grand Slam of March (victory 25-7 against Ireland) to better establish his certainties.

"They lined up their team one and for us it's a guarantee of credibility, they did not forget the last time we met, there was 13-6 (for the Welsh in November 2017, Ed.) We have built credibility since this game, "said Milton Haig, the coach of Georgia.

Beyond their entry into the World Cup, a success would allow the Welsh to forget the scandal Rob Howley, the assistant coach suspected of illegal betting and returned just before the start of the World Cup.

"This is not the subject of the week," Alun Wyn Jones said.

"We are all impatient, we, the players, we have the impression of being a little in the starting blocks.There was a match on Friday and then three the next day.You do not want to be ready too early but I think that we are ready and we can not wait to be there! "he added.

A good start against the Lelos would allow the Welsh to tackle the shock on September 29 against Australia, decisive for first place, in good conditions. Especially since, after this first "final" will come another face to Fiji, which posed huge problems to the Wallabies despite the defeat (39-21) on the first day of Pool D.

"We're never far behind in Welsh rugby, a bit of adversity or a big story the week before a game," laughs pillar Ken Owens, for whom the Howley affair was still a "brutal shock".

"The guys responded perfectly," he says. "We just had to get over it and use it all as a force to galvanize us."

Composition of the teams of Wales and Georgia, who compete for the Rugby World Cup on Monday (12:15 French, 10:15 GMT) to Toyota:

Wales: L. Williams - North, J. Davies, Parkes, Adams - (o) Biggar, (m) G. Davies - Tipuric, Navidi, Wainwright - AW Jones (Cape), Ball - Francis, Ownes, W Jones

Georgia: Matiashvili - Modebadze, Kacharava, Mchedlidze, Kveseladze - (o) Abzhandadze, (m) Lobzhanidze - Mr. Gorgodze, Gorgadze, Tkhilaishvili - Mikautadze, Nemsadze - Gigashvili, Mamukashvili, Nariashvili (cap.)

Arbitrator: Mr. Pearce (ENG)

replacements:

Wales: Dee, Smith, Lewis, Shingler, Moriarty, T. Williams, Patchell, Halfpenny

Georgia: Bregvadze, Gogichashvili, Chilachava, Sutiashvili, Saginadze, Giorgadze, Aprasidze, Khmaladze

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