Dan Biggar told to change positions for Scotland game as Mark Ring calls for radical shake-up

Mark Ring has called on Wales to solve their centre conundrum by moving skipper Dan Biggar from fly-half to No. 12.

He would also like to see Gareth Davies feature at scrum-half and Callum Sheedy drafted in as a starter in a radical backline shake-up for Six Nations game with Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday.

And Ring reckons that only two Wales forwards should now be considered as definite starters — Will Rowlands and Ellis Jenkins

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It’s typically radical thinking from one of Wales’ most naturally gifted rugby players of the past 40 years. Ring, who won 27 of his Test caps in the centre and four at fly-half, reckons switching Biggar into midfield would give Wayne Pivac’s side something they have been lacking.

“Inside centre is a really important position because a good 12 can take pressure off the fly-half and help his No. 13,” said Ring.

“This Wales squad doesn’t seem to have a 12 who ticks all the boxes among their midfield players, so I’d put Biggar there, with Sheedy at fly-half.

“Biggar is physical, he’s a competitor, he has experience,

“If he needs to drop into the 10 position and do something simple from a kicking perspective — say Wales were in front and needed to close a game down — he could do it.

“Any fly-half should be able to play 12, because he should be used to making early decisions in terms of defence and seeing things in attack.

“If you look at the fella who played there last weekend, Nick Tompkins, I see him more as a 13 or a winger.

“I don’t see him as a playmaker.

“There’s a difference between being a second five-eighth, a playmaker, and an inside centre who carries the ball up.

“Wales had an inexperienced 13 last weekend in Josh Adams. For me, they needed