El neocelandés Warren Gatland, entrenador de Gales anunció un plantel de 35 jugadores con los cuales afrontará el Seis Naciones que se inicia el primer fin de semana de febrero, cuando los galeses visiten a Irlanda, el domingo 5.
Hay seis debutantes absolutos con la casaca del "dragón". Ellos son: el wing Harry Robinson, de 18 años; Ashley Beck, Rhys Webb, Rhodri Jones, Lou Reed y Liam Williams.
PLANTEL
Forwards: Craig Mitchell (Exeter Chiefs), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Paul James (Ospreys), Rhys Gill (Saracens), Rhodri Jones (Scarlets), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Bradley Davies (Cardiff Blues), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Lou Reed (Scarlets), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Toby Faletau (Dragons), Andy Powell (Sale)
Backs: Mike Phillips (Bayonne), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), James Hook (Perpignan), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Gavin Henson (Cardiff Blues), Ashley Beck (Ospreys), George North (Scarlets), Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Harry Robinson (Cardiff Blues), Liam Williams (Scarlets), Lee Byrne (Clermont Auvergne)