Wayne Pivac Q&A: Why there's no place for Jonathan Davies and the impact we're expecting from the new kid on the block

Wayne Pivac has named his side to face Ireland this weekend.

Wales kick off their Six Nations title defence without a number of senior figures, with Josh Adams moved into a starting role in midfield for the first time and Ospreys hooker Dewi Lake set for a debut off the bench in Dublin.

After naming his team to take on Ireland, here's everything Pivac had to say...

“Definitely. It’s a similar squad I guess with a few new boys coming in to round the squad out.

"The boys have trained well in the last week or so - as well as we could expect really. So we’re in a pretty good place going into Saturday’s game.”

“One of the talking points is Josh Adams at 13 but, as you know, we named him there in the autumn to play against Fiji.

"He's trained there quite a bit and he's finished a few games there. It’s something we’re excited to have a look at.

"We wouldn’t do it unless we thought he could do a job. He's played there for Cardiff.

"There's one exciting change there. Dewi Lake coming off the bench, a debutant. It's exciting to see him go. He's been working hard to get over his foot injury and get back into the Ospreys side.

"We think he’ll make an impact when he comes on. When you look across the team, the rest of it is pretty settled in terms of what we had in the autumn.

"Really pleased we've got a back-three with a bit of pace who are firing in training. We’re in a good space, albeit in training. There's still 15 green shirts to be put in front of us."

“They’re different players but if he has any sort of impact like George, we'll be very pleased.

"It's a position where you need a lot of pace, not only with the ball but also without it. He’s strong in the contact area and a good defender.

"We're excited to see him go. Hopefully