Lloyd Williams and Gareth Anscombe will start at half-back, as seven Cardiff Blues players have been named in the Wales match-day squad to face Japan on Saturday. (K.O 2.30pm)

Sam Warburton has been restored as captain, having made his return in a Wales jersey during last week’s victory over Argentina.

Scrum-half Williams and outside-half Anscombe are set to make their first appearances of the autumn test series, after being named in the starting line-up.

Alex Cuthbert is also recalled into the starting line-up to face the Cherry Blossoms, having also featured in the opening match against Australia.

Front-row trio Kristian Dacey, Rhys Gill and Scott Andrews are all named on the replacements bench.

Wales team to face Japan: Liam Williams (Scarlets); Leigh Halfpenny (RC Toulon), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues); Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues); Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, CAPTAIN), James King (Ospreys)

Replacements: Kristian Dacey (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Gill (Cardiff Blues), Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester Rugby), Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Sam Davies (Ospreys), Keelan Giles (Ospreys)