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Taulupe Faletau will make his first Wales appearance since last season’s Six Nations after recovering from injury to feature against opening World Cup opponents Fiji. The No 8 with 100 caps missed Wales’ entire World Cup warm-up schedule because of a calf muscle problem, but he goes straight into the starting lineup for Sunday’s Pool C clash in Bordeaux.
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