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Sam Davies ready to take chance at fly-half for Wales

He is eager to impress at Eden Park in Auckland.

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Sam Davies is ready to take his chance at fly-half for Wales when they face Tonga on Friday.

The 23-year-old has made just six replacement appearances for his country to date and was forced to play back-up to his Ospreys team-mate Dan Biggar in the RBS 6 Nations.

With Biggar one of 12 Wales players on duty with Warren Gatland’s British & Irish Lions, Davies is eager to impress at Eden Park in Auckland.

“The team for Friday hasn’t been picked yet, but I’d like to think I’m going to get a bit of game time on this tour,” Davies said.

“It’s about making sure I make the most of every opportunity I get. I’ve had a few snippets here and there, but the most game time I’ve had was in the Six Nations against Italy. I really enjoyed that and thought I played well.

“I want to test myself at that level again. Hopefully I can go out there and do the job for the team. I haven’t trained at 15, so I’m being seen as a 10. That’s obviously my position and that’s where I want to play.”

The two-Test tour begins against Tonga before they face Samoa a week on Friday.

After shaking off a minor niggle, Davies is ready to go if called upon by head coach Robin McBryde.

He added: “I’m feeling pretty good and have been enjoying it since we got here. I had a little bit of a groin problem towards the end of the season, but I’m over that now and looking forward to getting going.

“Today was a great session with everyone getting stuck into each other and that’s what we need. The competitive edge is there and that’s a good thing because it’s only going to benefit us in the games.

“We know it’s going to be a physical encounter with Tonga and we know they’re going to want a broken game. We’ve got to try and stop that by sticking to our structures and systems.”

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