DRAGONS PREPARE TO FLY WITH NORTH

GEORGE NORTH and Louis ReesZammit are the red arrows Wayne Pivac is banking on to help Wales beat Ireland – after Covidiot Josh Adams’ two-game suspension.

Wing Adams breached Wales’ Covid-19 protocols and broke lockdown rules when he attended a gender reveal party with his pregnant girlfriend Georgia Davies last Sunday.

The top try-scorer at the 2019 World Cup was removed from the Dragons squad by Pivac on Wednesday and he will miss the games against Ireland on Sunday and Scotland a week tomorrow.

With fellow wing Liam Williams also suspended, Pivac has had to rethink his side.

He is poised to start the in-form North at centre rather than his usual wing position despite Adams’ ban.

North (left) is set to cover midfield in place of the injured Jonathan Davies.

Rookie Gloucester tyro Rees-Zammit (below), 20, is set for his first Six Nations start out wide with fringe back Hallam Amos on the other wing.

Amos did not play for Wales in 2020 with his last game coming against New Zealand at the 2019 World Cup. “We’ve got George, Hallam and Louis and some midfielders that have been training very well,” said Pivac when asked who could cover for the banned Adams. “We’ve got options there.

“Louis has been training very well and got a lot of confidence out of the autumn series.

“He’s seen Liam get suspended and now seen another winger in Josh get suspended.

“He’s trained well and is expecting now to get a call when the team is named.

“I’d be very surprised if he didn’t.”

Wales and Ireland both name their teams today for the opening weekend in Cardiff.