Wales have made 11 changes to their starting line-up for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D Round 3 Clash with Namibia in New Plymouth on Monday (7.30am kick off) – and brought in 230 caps worth of experience from just three players.

All but one of the bench selected for the 17-10 victory over Samoa last time out have been promoted, with only Andy Powell retained as a replacement, and five players come into the side from outside the previous match-day squad.

Stephen Jones (Scarlets) and Ryan Jones (Ospreys), both British & Irish Lions veterans and double Six Nations Grand Slam winners, make their returns from calf problems to feature for the first time in the 2011 tournament, replacing Rhys Priestland (Scarlets) and the injured Dragon Dan Lydiate (ankle) respectively.

Scarlets fly half Jones will be appearing in his fourth RWC and is set to break Wales’ all-time appearance record by winning his 101st cap, one more than 2007 RWC captain Gareth Thomas (Jones also has six Lions caps).

Ospreys back rower Jones, one of four players in the squad who share that surname, adds 53 and makes his RWC debut after injury prevented his selection in 2007.

The third senior player to return is Blues prop Gethin Jenkins, who adds his 77 caps to the experience tally, moving from the bench to replace Osprey Paul James.

Another former Lion, Clermont full back Lee Byrne joins Dragons wing Aled Brew and Exeter Chiefs prop Craig Mitchell, alongside the two Joneses, to make it a total of five players making their first appearances of this RWC campaign.

Byrne replaces James Hook (Perpignan), who has a shoulder problem, and Brew and Mitchell replace Shane Williams and Adam Jones (both Ospreys), who miss out altogether.

Promoted from bench duty to the forward pack alongside Jenkins are Dragons hooker Lloyd Burns, replacing Osprey Huw Bennett, and Blues lock Bradley Davies, replacing Luke Charteris.

Dragons second row specialist Charteris moves to the bench and is joined by uncapped Scarlets hooker Ken Owens, and Ospreys prop Ryan Bevington, with Bennett omitted.

It’s all change in the backs with only Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies retained to be partnered with his Regional team-mate Scott Williams, who didn’t appear from the bench last weekend, but whose presence in the Welsh midfield means Blues stalwart Jamie Roberts misses out on this occasion.

Blues wing Leigh Halfpenny, who came on at full back against Samoa for the injured Hook, replaces George North on the wing, with the Scarlets’ 19-year-old flier retained in the 22 to provide cover.

Tavis Knoyle takes up the mantle at scrum half, also re-uniting a regional partnership with fellow Scarlet Jones and replacing Mike Phillips.

Phillips is also omitted from the 22 with Blues scrum half Lloyd Williams handed the chance to add to the cap he won at the Millennium Stadium this summer in Wales’ RWC warm-up victory over Argentina.

“On the back of two tough and intensely physical matches we have been able to make some changes to the squad, but also bring a lot of experience into the side at the same time,”said Wales coach Warren Gatland.

“Stephen, Ryan and Gethin in particular bring a wealth of experience but we have some previously established combinations elsewhere in the side as well, in the second row, the midfield and at halfback, so we are excited and looking for this side to do well against Namibia.

“They will be hurting after their loss to South Africa, but we will be concentrating on ourselves and our own performance.

“This is the Rugby World Cup and every performance counts, we showed great heart and courage last week to grind out a win and this week we need to do similar, but also improve and take that next step towards qualification from this incredibly tough group.”

WALES: Lee Byrne; Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Aled Brew; Stephen Jones, Tavis Knoyle; Gethin Jenkins, Lloyd Burns, Craig Mitchell, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Ryan Jones, Sam Warburton (captain), Toby Faletau

REPLACEMENTS: Ken Owens, Ryan Bevington, Luke Charteris, Andy Powell, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Preistland, George North

WALES

15 Lee BYRNE (ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE – Cap No 1,041)

DoB: 01.06.80. 6’3″ / 1.91m. 14st 12lb / 94kgs

International record: 44 caps (W 18, L 24, D 2; 45 pts – 9T)

14 Leigh HALFPENNY (CARDIFF BLUES – Cap No 1,060)

DoB: 22.12.88. 5’10” / 1.77m. 13st 2lbs / 83kgs

International record: 21 caps (W 9, L 12; 62 pts – 7T, 9PG)

13 Jonathan DAVIES (SCARLETS – Cap No 1,066)

DoB: 05.04.88. 6’1” / 1.86m. 16st 3lb / 103kgs

International record: 16 caps (W 8, L 8; 10 pts – 2T)

12 Scott WILLIAMS (SCARLETS – Cap No 1,084)

DoB: 10.10.90. 6’0” / 1.83m. 15st 3lbs / 97kgs

International record: International record: 4 caps (W 2, L 2)

11 Aled BREW (NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS – Cap No 1,051)

DoB: 09.08.86. 6.0” / 1.83m. 15st 2lbs / 96kgs

International record: 7 caps (W 2, L 4, D 1; 5 pts – 1T)

10 Stephen JONES (SCARLETS– Cap No 966)

DoB: 08.12.77. 6’1” / 1.86m. 14st 7lbs / 92kgs

International record: 100 caps (W 40, L 56, D 3; 889 pts – 7T, 142C, 184PG, 6DG)

9 Tavis KNOYLE (SCARLETS – Cap No 1,076)

DoB: 02.06.90. 6’1” / 1.85m. 14st 5lbs / 91kgs

International record: 5 caps (W 2, L 3)

1 Gethin JENKINS (CARDIFF BLUES – Cap No 1,006)

DoB: 17.11.80. 6’2” / 1.88m. 18st 9lbs / 118kgs

International record: 77 caps (W 34, L 41, D 2; 15 pts – 3T)

2 Lloyd BURNS (NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS – Cap No 1,085)

DoB: 09.12.84. 6’0” / 1.83m. 17st 0lbs / 108kgs

International record: 4 caps (W 2, L 2)

3 Craig MITCHELL (EXETER CHIEFS – Cap No 1,068)

DoB: 03.05.86. 6’1” / 1.85m. 17st 2lbs / 109kgs

International record: 10 caps (W 7, L 3)

4 Bradley DAVIES (CARDIFF BLUES – Cap No 1,065)

DoB: 09.01.87. 6’6” / 1.98m. 19st 1lbs / 121kgs

International record: 26 caps (W 11, L 14, D 1)

5 Alun Wyn JONES (OSPREYS – Cap No 1,046)

DoB: 19.09.85. 6’5” / 1.96m. 18st 10lbs / 119kgs

International record: 54 caps (W 22, L 32; 30 pts – 6T)

6 Ryan JONES (OSPREYS – Cap No 1,029)

DoB: 13.03.81. 6’5” / 1.96m. 17st 5lbs / 110kgs

International record: 53 caps (W 26, L 25, D 2; 5 pts – 1T)

7 Sam WARBURTON (CARDIFF BLUES, CAPTAIN – Cap No 1,070)

DoB: 05.10.88. 1.88m / 6’2”. 16st 4lbs / 103kgs

International record: 19 caps (W 9, L 10; 5 pts – 1T)

8 Toby FALETAU (NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS – Cap No 1,082)

DoB: 12.11.90. 1.88m / 6’2”. 17st 5lbs / 110kgs

International record: 5 caps (W 2, L 3; 5 pts – 1T)

REPLACEMENTS

16 Ken OWENS (SCARLETS – Uncapped)

DoB: 03.01.87. 6’1” / 1.86m. 17st 8lbs / 112kgs

International record: Uncapped

17 Ryan BEVINGTON (OSPREYS – Cap No 1,081)

DoB: 9.12.88. 6’0”/1.82m. 17st 2lb/109kgs

International record: 4 caps (W 2, L 2)

18 Luke CHARTERIS (NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS – Cap No 1,030)

DoB: 09.03.83. 6’9” / 2.06m. 19st 10lbs / 125kgs

International record: 27 caps (W 13, L 14)

19 Andy POWELL (SALE SHARKS – Cap No 1,061)

DoB: 23.08.81. 6’4” / 1.94m. 18st 0lbs / 114kgs

International record: 19 caps (W 10, L 9; 5 pts – 1T)

20 Lloyd WILLIAMS (CARDIFF BLUES – Cap No 1,087)

DoB: 30.11.89. 6’0” / 1.83m. 13st 9lbs / 87kgs

International record: 1 cap (W 1)

21 Rhys PRIESTLAND (SCARLETS – Cap No 1,080)

DoB: 07.01.87 1.82m / 6’0”. 13st 9lbs / 87kgs

International record: 6 caps (W 3, L 3; 16 pts – 2C, 4PG)

22 George NORTH (SCARLETS – Cap No 1,078)

DoB: 13.04.92. 6’4” / 1.92m. 16st 5lbs / 104kgs

International record: 10 caps (W 3, L 6, D 1; 30 pts – 6T)