Lloyd will join the other 9 Blues players in the Wales pre- RWC training camp. Preparations began in earnest this week with many of the 45-man training squad meeting up at WRU headquarters from Monday for medical assessment and to kick-start their fitness and conditioning programmes.

Blues prop Gethin Jenkins is back in full training after a successful operation on his toe and Blues wing Leigh Halfpenny, is also pencilled in to travel to Poland for the training camp in early July as he continues his rehabilitation after a foot operation.

"Leigh is doing well after a successful operation on his foot, he is six weeks down the line now and able to start lifting weights again and also hopes to be at Spala, said Prav Mathema, Welsh Rugby Union national medical performance manager.

The training squad will embark on two separate and bespoke training camps in Spala, Poland, from 2 July to 11 July and from 18 July to 26 July, with players selected for these camps based on their individual training requirements.

Wales face England at Twickenham on Saturday, 6 August (kick-off 2.30pm) in the first of three remaining RWC warm-up matches. A week later they host Martin Johnson's team at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, 13 August, before taking on Argentina, again at home, on Saturday, 20 August (both kick-offs also 2.30pm).

Gatland's final squad selection for 2011 RWC will be announced on Monday, 22 August, with the squad due to fly out to New Zealand on Wednesday, 31 August.

Tickets remaining for the summer RWC warm-up fixture against England at the Millennium Stadium are priced from £40 and £30 for adults, £110 family ticket, with a new category introduced this season of £15 for the under 18s enclosure

The final game on home soil before RWC - against the Pumas - is priced at £30 and £20 for adults, £70 for a family of four and £15 for the under 18s enclosure.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.wru.co.uk/ticketsor by calling the ticket hotline 08442 777 888.

WALES PRE- RWC SQUAD

FORWARDS:
Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Lloyd Burns (Dragons), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Matthew Rees (Scarlets).
Scott Andrews (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Bevington (Ospreys), Paul James (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Craig Mitchell (Exeter Chiefs), John Yapp (Cardiff Blues).

Luke Charteris (Dragons), Bradley Davies (Blues), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Lou Reed (Scarlets).

Gareth Delve (Melbourne Rebels), Toby Faletau (Dragons), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Dragons), Rob McCusker (Scarlets), Andy Powell (Sale Sharks), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Josh Turnbull (Scarlets), Sam Warburton (Blues), Martyn Williams (Blues).

BACKS:
Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets), Dwayne Peel (Sale Sharks), Richie Rees (Blues), Lloyd Williams (Blues).

Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Jason Tovey (Dragons), James Hook (Perpigan).

Andrew Bishop (Ospreys), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Gavin Henson (Unattached), Jamie Roberts (Blues).

George North (Scarlets), Aled Brew (Dragons), Morgan Stoddart (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Shane Williams (Ospreys), Lee Byrne (Clermont Auvergne), Leigh Halfpenny (Blues).

Fly Half Dan Parks is also away from training with Cardiff Blues when his regional colleagues report for pre-season on Monday (20th June), as he is away with the Scotland squad preparing for New Zealand RWC 2011.