Wales Coach Steve Tandy has announced his squad for the upcoming Nations Championship, following a successful conclusion to the Six Nations. The team showed significant improvement after a challenging start, highlighted by a vital win over Italy.
Wales Squad for the Nations Championship
Forwards Selection
The forwards selected by Coach Tandy include:
- Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff)
- Adam Beard (Montpellier)
- Liam Belcher (Cardiff)
- James Botham (Cardiff)
- Rhys Carre (Saracens)
- Ben Carter (Dragons)
- Olly Cracknell (Leicester)
- Harri Deaves (Ospreys)
- Ryan Elias (Scarlets)
- Tomas Francis (Provence)
- Archie Griffin (Bath)
- Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter)
- Dewi Lake (Ospreys, Captain)
- Alex Mann (Cardiff)
- Josh Macleod (Scarlets)
- Taine Plumtree (Scarlets)
- Nicky Smith (Leicester)
- Gareth Thomas (Ospreys)
- Freddie Thomas (Gloucester)
- Aaron Wainwright (Dragons)
Backs Selection
The backline for Wales consists of:
- Josh Adams (Cardiff)
- Sam Costelow (Scarlets)
- Dan Edwards (Ospreys)
- Jarrod Evans (Harlequins)
- Mason Grady (Cardiff)
- Kieran Hardy (Ospreys)
- Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester)
- Joe Hawkins (Scarlets)
- Louie Hennessey (Bath)
- Eddie James (Scarlets)
- Ellis Mee (Scarlets)
- Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys)
- Blair Murray (Scarlets)
- Louis Rees-Zammit (Bristol Bears)
- Tom Rogers (Scarlets)
- Ben Thomas (Cardiff)
- Owen Watkin (Ospreys)
- Tomos Williams (Gloucester)
Additional Players and Injury Updates
During the championship, Coach Tandy brought in additional players as cover, including:
- Sam Wainwright (Cardiff)
- Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff)
- Rhys Davies (Ospreys)
- Ryan Woodman (Dragons)
Several players are set to return from injury, with captain Jac Morgan being a notable inclusion as Wales prepares for the Nations Championship.
