Hill pulls out of Wales game for 'personal reasons'

Head coach Warren Gatland says skipper Cory Hill has pulled retired of Wales' circuit lucifer against Queensland Reds for "personal reasons".

Hill has been replaced successful nan 2nd statement by Dafydd Jenkins, pinch scrum-half Gareth Davies taking complete nan captaincy for nan uncapped lucifer successful Brisbane.

Hooker Dewi Lake, who led Wales successful nan 2 Test defeats against Australia successful Sydney and Melbourne, is connected nan replacements' chair arsenic a consequence of nan precocious changes.

Gatland gave an update connected his squad successful a pre-match question and reply pinch an Australian tv position and it was confirmed by nan Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

Gatland named Hill skipper erstwhile nan broadside for Friday's crippled was announced connected Wednesday.

It was a arguable determination because of an incident successful 2021 erstwhile Hill was named among a group of individuals who damaged a woman's house.

He was not charged by police, but apologised astatine nan clip done a representative.

At a property convention this week, Hill said he regretted nan incident and apologised publicly, while Gatland explained why he thought nan fastener should beryllium his skipper for this game.

But Gatland has had a alteration of bosom because he wanted to guarantee Hill's business did not detract from nan team.

Gatland had included Hill successful his summertime squad, contempt nan erstwhile Cardiff fastener now playing his nine rugby successful nan 4th tier of Japanese rugby.

Hill returned for his first sensation of world rugby successful 3 years pinch 2 replacement appearances against Australia successful Sydney and Melbourne successful nan 2-0 bid defeat.