Peel fails to make Wales squad

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The Sale Sharks scrum-half, who has won more than 60 caps, misses out on a place in coach Warren Gatland's 28-man group.

Gatland has named two specialist scrum-halves in Gareth Cooper and Mike Phillips, who returns to Wales duty after missing the entire autumn Test series through injury.

Gatland has trimmed his squad from the one required last November, and Peel is joined by Ospreys hooker Richard Hibbard in failing to make the cut, along with Morgan Stoddart, Dan Biggar, Martin Roberts and Eifion Roberts.

Ospreys lock Ian Evans, meanwhile, is sidelined through injury for the rest of this season, so there is a call-up for 22-year-old Cardiff Blues player Bradley Davies, while prop Duncan Jones is another injury absentee.

Wales, the reigning Six Nations champions, are strengthened by the return of 2008 Grand Slam heroes like fit-again Ospreys trio Phillips, Gavin Henson and Jonathan Thomas.

Ospreys full-back Lee Byrne has been included, despite suffering an ankle injury and limping off against Heineken Cup opponents Perpignan on Saturday, and recent appendicitis victim Mark Jones has also made the squad.

But Peel's omission is a major surprise, and could seriously dent his chances of making a second successive Lions tour.