[{"text_idx": "#000014", "text": "Davies comes in for his first start of the Championship at scrum-half, while McNicholl replaces Scarlets team-mate Liam Williams at full-back."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "They are joined in the match-day 23 by prop Wyn Jones and scrum-half Kieran Hardy who are named among the replacements."}, {"text_idx": "#000016", "text": "Captain Dan Biggar will win his 100th cap for Wales this weekend. Elsewhere, Alun Wyn Jones returns for the first time since suffering a shoulder injury against New Zealand in the autumn. Jones will make his 150th appearance for Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Wales head coach Wayne Pivac said: \u201cWe\u2019ve made a few changes this week. With one game to go there are some players we need to see out there and put them in the match day 23."}, {"text_idx": "#000019", "text": "\u201cItaly are a side that\u2019s improving, they\u2019ve had some bad luck here and there and with a new coach transitioning we know it takes a bit of time."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "\u201cBut we know they\u2019ve got some very good rugby players and as you saw against Scotland they troubled them in that second half and for long periods of the first. So we\u2019re going to have to be on our game and we\u2019re very much looking forward to playing at home again this weekend.\u201d"}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f Congratulations to the 4\u20e3 Scarlets named in the @WelshRugbyUnion squad to face Italy this weekend in CardiffLlongyfarchiadau i'r pedwar Scarlet wedi'u henwi yng ngharfan Cymru i wynebu'r Eidal ar Ddydd Sadwrn#WALvITA #GuinnessSixNations #YmaOHyd /ZOouqpUAJy"}]