Melbourne are without forwards Brett White and Sika Manu, new signing Chase Stanley and scrum half Cooper Cronk through injury.
Elsewhere in south east Wales, former Cardiff scrum half Gareth Edwards receives a CBE for services to sport and rugby.
The 27-year-old has been rotated in Sharks' scrum-half role with England international Richard Wigglesworth, who has started eight games at scrum-half.
The promising openside flanker is joined by versatile back John Houston and scrum half Greig Laidlaw in signing up for a further two years.
Former Hull FC scrum half and now BBC Radio Humberside Rugby League commentator Craig Murdock believes Sharp has been released because of the poor results.
At outside half, Gatland will have Owen Farrell and Jonathan Sexton, while his scrum half options will be Conor Murray, Mike Phillips, and Ben Youngs.
Meanwhile academy forward James Craig has left Leeds to join Northampton Saints and scrum half Scott Mathie's move to Sale Sharks is expected to be confirmed within the next few days.
And another blitz of three more tries early in the second half through scrum-half Sam Tomkins, who bagged two of them, and sub Andy Coley, sent Wigan clear.
And Saints extended their lead on the half hour when scrum-half Long added his second kick of the evening after Leeds were adjudged to have stolen the ball in the tackle five metres out from their tryline.
Alongside him at half-back is scrum-half Pietro Travagli, who will win his third Italian cap.
But those were rare blips from a half-back whose scrum-half, Martin Roberts, showed the sort of zest that earned him international honours during November.
Those looked like proving crucial blows, and during first-half injury-time scrum-half Andrew Jacobs registered the fourth Neath try to make it 32-12 at the interval.
Lions boss Ian McGeechan has made seven changes and one positional alteration, meaning mean just four players will have started all three Tests: fly-half Stephen Jones, scrum-half Mike Phillips, skipper Paul O'Connell and No. 8 Jamie Heaslip.
Veteran Bath prop David Barnes and uncapped forwards Richard Blaze and Courtney Lawes have been called up, while fly-half Andy Goode, scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth, winger David Strettle, back-rower James Haskell and prop Duncan Bell all join the elite squad.
Liam Botham, son of England cricket legend Ian, will wear an England shirt for the first time and is joined by the uncapped centres Leon Lloyd and Ben Johnston, fly-half Ali Hepher, scrum-half Martyn Wood, flanker Paul Volley, lock Steve Borthwick and loosehead prop David Flatman.
Newcastle prop Micky Ward, Harlequins prop Mike Worsley, Saracens number eight Hugh Vyvyan, Leicester lock Louis Deacon, Newcastle centre Jamie Noon, Bath fly-half Olly Barkley and Newcastle scrum-half Hall Charlton make up the 30-man training squad.
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First-half tries from Rico Gear and scrum-half Jonny Arr appeared to put Worcester on course for their first league away win in eight months.
Glasgow retained their lead because Jones missed the conversion, but the visitors suffered another blow at half-time, with Scotland scrum-half Chris Cusiter going off injured and being replaced with Mark McMillan.
Outside-half Nicky Robinson has joined Gloucester and scrum-half Jason Spice has signed for Bristol.
Paul O'Connell provided the beef to widen a half-break by his backs, allowing scrum-half O'Leary quick ball to launch his support down the blind side.
They pinned Munster back inside their own half from the first whistle and although France scrum-half Elissalde, playing out of position at fly-half, missed an early penalty he nudged Toulouse into the lead after eight minutes with a snap drop-goal.
The former Cronulla half-back is expected to link up with scrum-half Matt Orford who is yet to arrive at the Bulls following his signing from Manly Sea-Eagles.
The highly rated half-back, deputising for Sean Long at scrum-half, was at the heart of St Helens' slick display with his passes creating openings for Flannery and Wilkin to score.
Scarlets fly-half Stephen Jones, Dragons lock Luke Charteris and scrum-half Wayne Evans all withdrew with back injuries, but all three Wales contenders are thought to be just a few days from fitness.
The scrum-half then sniped over from a five-metre scrum to score the first try of the match and although he missed the conversion a second penalty gave the fired-up visitors an 11-3 lead after 11 minutes.
Reserve scrum-half Ryan Powell, who replaced Howley, then fed a scrum, took a pass from number eight Williams and sped over within 10 seconds of entering the fray.
In the first minute of the second half Martyn Williams jinked off a driving maul to set up Wales scrum-half hopeful Gareth Cooper for the second try.
Fly-half Ian Humphys and versatile back Sam Vesty are other options to cover scrum-half from the bench.
The 21-year-old England scrum-half had endured a difficult time, not helped by conceding a silly penalty at a scrum.
The Dragons were caught napping midway through the half as Magnus Lund and Yachvili combined at the front of a line-out for the scrum-half to claim a soft, but well-worked try.
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