Rees-Zammit to start at No 15 for Wales against Argentina
Louis Rees-Zammit will make his first Wales start at fullback in their Autumn Nations Series rugby clash with Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday.
The Gloucester flyer has been moved from his usual wing berth by coach Wayne Pivac, with Wales fullbacks Liam Williams and Leigh Halfpenny both injured.
Rees-Zammit made his Test debut after going on as a second-half substitute for Halfpenny against France in 2020, but his subsequent 19 appearances were all on the wing.
Alex Cuthbert, who has recovered from a shoulder issue, completes the back three alongside Rio Dyer, a try-scorer on his Test debut during a 55-23 defeat by Pivac's native New Zealand last weekend.
Gareth Anscombe, who deputised for Halfpenny against the All Blacks, reverts to flyhalf, replacing Rhys Priestland.
"Last week we had Leigh Halfpenny unavailable at the last minute and we'd trained a certain way so we went with Gareth Anscombe at fullback who's done that before at this level," said Pivac.
"We're back to Gareth at 10 and we have Louis Rees-Zammit at fullback. He's trained there the entire week.
"He's looked good in training and it's something we've explored in the background, so it will be good information going forwards with the Six Nations around the corner and the Rugby World Cup," he added.
Up front, Wales captain Justin Tipuric has moved to openside flanker in the absence of the injured Tommy Reffell, with No 8 Taulupe Faletau and Dan Lydiate completing a back-row trio boasting a combined 246 caps.
But there is no place in the matchday 23 for world-record cap-holder Alun Wyn Jones, with Ben Carter providing second-row bench cover.
Argentina began their European tour with a 30-29 win over England at Twickenham and the Pumas' most recent meeting with Wales