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.