Back row Powell-Hughes will be playing in her third Women’s World Cup where Wales have named an exciting mix of experience and youth for the competition, which kicks off in Dublin on Wednesday 9 August.
Wales face New Zealand, Canada – second and third seeds respectively – and Hong Kong over the course of eight days.
Head Coach Rowland Phillips said: “There’s a tremendous amount of excitement within the squad for those pool games. There’s a real enthusiasm amongst the team about facing two of the top nations in the game, because you play international rugby in order to compete against the best.”
Wales Women’s squad for the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup
Forwards | Alisha Butchers (Scarlets), Mel Clay (Ospreys), Amy Evans (Ospreys), Lleucu George (Scarlets), Cerys Hale (Dragons), Sioned Harries (Scarlets), Morfudd Ifans (Scarlets), Kelsey Jones (Ospreys), Siwan Lillicrap (Ospreys), Carys Phillips (captain, Ospreys), Shona Powell-Hughes (Worcester Valkyries), Gwenllian Pyrs (Scarlets), Rebecca Rowe (Dragons), Rachel Taylor (Scarlets), Caryl Thomas (Scarlets), Megan York (Dragons)
Backs | Keira Bevan (Ospreys), Elen Evans (Scarlets), Jodie Evans (Scarlets), Rebecca De Filippo (Dragons), Dyddgu Hywel (Worcester Valkyries), Hannah Jones (Scarlets), Jasmine Joyce (Scarlets), Sian Moore (Dragons), Jess Kavanagh-Williams (Scarlets), Gemma Rowland (Dragons), Elinor Snowsill (Dragons), Robyn Wilkins (Ospreys)
Wales Women’s Pool A fixtures
New Zealand vs Wales | Wednesday 9 August (14:45) | Billings Park UCD
Canada vs Wales | Sunday 13 August (17:00) | Billings Park UCD
Wales vs Hong Kong | Thursday 17 August (17:15) | UCD Bowl