Veteran flanker Martyn Williams will captain Wales in their Six Nations clash with Ireland this weekend, after Ryan Jones was ruled out with a calf problem.
Jones' place at number eight has been taken by Gareth Delve, while in the second row Luke Charteris replaces Deiniol Jones and at hooker Matthew Rees has earned a recall in place of Huw Bennett.
Head coach Warren Gatland explained: "We have taken the decision not to include any players who are unable to take a full part in training in the build-up to the Ireland game.
"This Ireland side will be meticulous in its planning and for this game in particular we need to get our preparation exactly right and once we had reached that conclusion, a couple of selection decisions were really made for us.
"Ryan has been managing his calf, but it has hampered his involvement in training and he needs to get it right for his own sake as well as for his region, who have some big matches of their own coming up."
Wales team: Lee Byrne, Leigh Halfpenny, James Hook, Jamie Roberts, Shane Williams, Stephen Jones, Richie Rees; Paul James, Matthew Rees, Adam Jones, Bradley Davies, Luke Charteris, Jonathan Thomas, Martyn Williams (capt), Gareth Delve.
Replacements: Huw Bennett, Rhys Gill, Ian Gough, Sam Warburton, Dwayne Peel, Andrew Bishop, Tom Shanklin.