Wales captain Lake selected for South Africa Test

Wales captain Lake selected for South Africa TestImage source, CameraSport via Getty ImagesImage caption, Dewi Lake will join Gloucester next season after leaving OspreysByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished1 minute agoCommentsWales have named captain Dewi Lake in the side for the Nations Championship match against South Africa in Durban on Saturday.The hooker hobbled off in last weekend's defeat by Argentina and was a major doubt for the Springboks match but has been selected by head coach Steve Tandy.Wales have made six changes from the side that lost 35-21 in San Juan with wing Louis Rees-Zammit, centres Ben Thomas and Max Llewellyn, fly-half Dan Edwards, lock Teddy Williams and flanker Alex Mann starting.Centre Joe Hawkins and flanker James Botham drop to the replacements bench that includes six forwards, with Leicester flanker Tommy Reffell included in this tournament for the first time.Dragons captain Ben Carter is injured and Taine Plumtree nursing a knock, so Gloucester lock Freddie Thomas is named on the bench after only flying out to South Africa a couple of days ago as injury cover.Nations Championship: South Africa v WalesSaturday, 18 July (16:40 BST)Hollywoodbets Kings Park, DurbanListen on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app which also has live text commentary. Watch live on S4C.Dragons hooker Elliot Dee had been flown out as cover for Lake, who Wales say has come through two training sessions.Lake, 27, is in line to continue his record as the only Wales player to start every Test under Tandy. Following the 39-24 win against Fiji, Rees-Zammit and Edwards were left out of the starting side against Argentina for Scarlets duo Ellis Mee and Sam Costelow, who in turn have been omitted from the squad against South Africa.There is a new-look centre combination in Durban with Cardiff's Thomas partnered in the midfield by Llewellyn. Eddie James is not included in the squad while Hawkins will drop to the...