George North will start at outside centre for Wales in Saturday’s match against the Springboks in Washington DC.

The 26-year-old, comfortably the most experienced member of the match-day 23, will form a midfield partnership with the Ospreys’ Owen Watkin.

North has only started at centre on three other occasions in his 77-Test career.

Former Wales U21 skipper Ellis Jenkins will captain Wales for the first time in just his seventh Test appearance.

Jenkins will pack down in the loose trio alongside Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. While Nicky Smith, Elliot Dee and Dillon Lewis start in the front row with Cory Hill and the experienced Bradley Davies in the second row.

Meanwhile, Tomos Williams will make his Test debut, forming the halfback pairing with Gareth Anscombe.

Scarlets pair Steff Evans and Tom Prydie are named on the wings, with Prydie making his first international appearance since 2013. Hallam Amos starts at fullback.

Wales – 15 Hallam Amos, 14 Tom Prydie, 13 George North, 12 Owen Watkin, 11 Steff Evans, 10 Gareth Anscombe, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Ross Moriarty, 7 Ellis Jenkins (c), 6 Seb Davies, 5 Cory Hill, 3 Dillon Lewis, 2 Elliot Dee, 1 Nicky Smith.
Subs: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Wyn Jones, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Aled Davies, 22 Rhys Patchell/Gareth Davies, 23 Hadleigh Parkes.

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