Wales Announces 48-Man Squad for Summer Fixtures
Wales has unveiled its 48-man squad for the upcoming summer fixtures, including six uncapped players who have been added to the extended group. The selection includes Captain Jac Morgan, who was named in the team after recovering from a shoulder injury that kept him out of the entire Six Nations tournament.
Morgan missed the 2025 autumn opener against Argentina due to a dislocated shoulder but made a successful return to action with the Ospreys in March. His inclusion marks a significant step in his recovery and readiness for the summer matches.
In addition to Morgan, Gloucester centre Max Llewellyn and Cardiff lock Teddy Williams are also part of the squad. Both players were absent from the Championship due to injuries but are now fit and available for selection.
Among the uncapped players is Exeter back row Kane James, a 21-year-old who was born and raised in Wales but previously represented England Under-20s in 2024. He won the age group’s world championships that year. This is James’ first senior call-up for Wales, and he is joined by other aspiring debutants such as Cardiff prop Rhys Barratt, Dragons back rows Harrison Keddie and Ryan Woodman, Ospreys prop Ben Warren, and Harlequins centre Bryn Bradley.
However, not all players will be part of the summer campaign. Tomas Francis, the 34-year-old Provence tighthead, has been given a break to focus on next year’s World Cup. Similarly, Bath prop Archie Griffin will undergo surgery and will miss the upcoming fixtures.
Wales’ summer schedule begins with a non-cap international match against the Barbarians at Allianz Stadium on 27 June. Following this, head coach Steve Tandy will reduce the squad for the Nations Championship games against Fiji, Argentina, and South Africa.
Tandy explained the reasoning behind the extended squad: “Some players will finish next weekend and then some might not come into the squad until 27 June so there’s a lot of staggering, that’s the reason for the extended squad.”
He added: “The priorities for us this summer are to keep growing the players, get them up to speed with the conditioning element and also skill development. With smaller groups, sometimes it does help that we can get to work with these boys even closer than normal. It’s about getting everyone up to speed and then linked to our game model as well.”
Wales 48-Man Squad
Forwards:
K Assiratti (Cardiff), R Barratt (Cardiff), A Beard (Montpellier), L Belcher (Cardiff), J Botham (Cardiff), R Carre (Saracens), B Carter (Dragons), O Cracknell (Leicester), R Elias (Scarlets), K James (Exeter), D Jenkins (Exeter), H Keddie (Dragons), D Lake (Ospreys), D Lewis (Dragons), E Lloyd (Cardiff), A Mann (Cardiff), J Morgan (Ospreys), T Plumtree (Scarlets), T Reffell (Leicester), N Smith (Leicester), G Thomas (Ospreys), F Thomas (Gloucester), A Wainwright (Dragons), S Wainwright (Cardiff), B Warren (Ospreys), T Williams (Cardiff), R Woodman (Dragons).
Backs:
J Adams (Cardiff), E Bevan (Cardiff), B Bradley (Harlequins), S Costelow (Scarlets), D Edwards (Ospreys), J Evans (Harlequins), M Grady (Cardiff), K Hardy (Ospreys), G Hamer-Webb (Leicester), J Hawkins (Scarlets), L Hennessey (Bath), E James (Scarlets), M Llewellyn (Gloucester), E Mee (Scarlets), R Morgan-Williams (Ospreys), B Murray (Scarlets), L Rees-Zammit (Bristol), J Roberts (Scarlets), T Rogers (Scarlets), B Thomas (Cardiff), T Williams (Gloucester).
