Four of those changes come in the pack where he inroduces a new hooker in the shape of Scarlets' Matthew Rees who will have Chris Horsman and Gethin Jenkins back in the starting line-up to prop up his Six Nations debut while Ian Gough replaces Robert Sidoli in the second-row.

In the backs, Lee Byrne replaces the injured Kevin Morgan (broken jaw) at full-back, Tom Shanklin retains his place in the centre and Shane Williams returns from injury to the starting XV after a lively outing against Connacht on Saturday.

Wales: L Byrne (Ospreys); S Williams (Ospreys), T Shanklin (Cardiff Blues), J Hook (Ospreys), M Jones (Llanelli Scarlets); S Jones (Llanelli Scarlets), D Peel (Llanelli Scarlets); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), M Rees (Llanelli Scarlets), C Horsman (Worcester), I Gough (Newport Gwent Dragons), AW Jones (Ospreys), A Popham (Llanelli Scarlets), M Williams (Cardiff Blues), R Jones (Ospreys).
Replacements: R Thomas (Cardiff Blues), D Jones (Ospreys), B Cockbain (Ospreys), J Thomas (Ospreys), M Phillips (Cardiff Blues), C Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons), J Robinson (Cardiff Blues).