Matthew Rees

Date of birth: 9/12/1980

Position: Hooker

Test caps: 13

Test Debut: USA, 2005

Test Points: 10

Current Club: Scarlets

Strengths: Rees is widely recognised as an athletic and mobile hooker, good with ball in hand and an aggressive scrummager.

Weaknesses: In order to become the complete package he needs to work on his line-out throwing, which at present is rather erratic to say the best.

Likely headline: Rees gives Wales a Matt finish

Did you know: Rees missed Wales' second Test with Australia in 2007 to attend the birth of his first child.