Warren Gatland wants Wales to start the World Cup with a bang - and has picked his near-best available XV for the Georgia opener.

Aaron Wainwright, the 21-year-old flanker, is preferred to Ross Moriarty in the back-row, and plays alongside Josh Navidi and Justin Tipuric, but otherwise Wales have gone full bore.

This is the first time that trio have started together for Wales.

Aaron Wainwright, 21, seen here in his official World Cup portrait, is set to line up for Wales in their opening group stage match against Georgia on Monday

Wales coach Warren Gatland has picked something close to his strongest XV for the opener

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Alun Wyn Jones captains the side from the second row playing his 129th cap for Wales in his fourth World Cup, equalling Gethin Jenkins' national caps record.

He is joined at lock by Jake Ball - who plays in the absence of Adam Beard, who has only just arrived from home after suffering appendicitis, and Cory Hill who is still recovering from a leg injury.

With an average age of 28 years 331 days this is the oldest Wales starting 15 at the World Cup - 80 days per man older than the team which beat Japan 72-18 at World Cup 2007.

The front row - who will face a serious examination from the formidable Georgian pack - is made up of Wyn Jones, Ken Owens and Tomas Francis.

Wales train in Toyota City on Saturday as they prepare to kick off their World Cup campaign

Captain Alun Wyn Jones will win his 129th cap for Wales - equalling Gareth Jenkins' record

In the backs Gareth Davies and Dan Biggar are the half-backs, with tried-and-tested centre partnership Hadleigh Parkes and Jonathan Davies outside.

The pair start together for the 11th time in the last two years. No centre pairing in international rugby has started more often in this period.

In a starting XV which has a total of 753 caps the back-three consists of Josh Adams, George North and Liam Williams.

Williams is the only starter to feature in the match-day 15 who also started against Georgia in 2017 - when Wales only won 13-6 in Cardiff.