Nine Scarlets have been named in a 48-player extended squad for Wales’ 2026 summer fixtures.
Wales face the Barbarians in an uncapped away fixture at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham which forms a double header with the Women’s team on June 27, before the inaugural Nations Championship kicks off the following weekend.
Hooker Ryan Elias and back-rower Taine Plumtree are joined by backs Sam Costelow, Eddie James, Joe Hawkins, Joe Roberts, Blair Murray, Tom Rogers and Ellis Mee to prepare for the matches against the Baabaas, Fiji, Argentina and South Africa.
Roberts’s impressive form in the Scarlets midfield has earned him his recall, while six uncapped players are selected – Cardiff loose-head prop Rhys Barratt, Exeter Chiefs back-rower Kane James, Dragons back-row duo Harrison Keddie and Ryan Woodman, Ospreys tight-head prop Ben Warren plus Harlequins centre Bryn Bradley. Jac Morgan, Max Llewellyn and Teddy Williams return to the squad having missed the Guinness Six Nations due to injury.
A decision has been taken to give Tomas Francis a break this summer so he has not been selected in the squad. Archie Griffin will have elective surgery at the end of the season so will be involved.
Players will join up with Wales on a staggered basis depending on when their club season ends. The first group of players is due into camp on Monday, June 1.
Tandy said: “Some players will finish next weekend and then some might not come into the squad until June 27, so there’s a lot of staggering, that’s the reason for the extended squad. There will be an updated squad post the Barbarians game before we go into the Nations Championship.
“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 when they’re coming in. 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 then linked to our game model as well.”
WALES 2026 SUMMER TRAINING SQUAD
Forwards (27)
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 19 caps), Rhys Barratt (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – uncapped / heb gap), Adam Beard (Montpellier – 65 caps), Liam Belcher (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 5 caps), James Botham (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 21 caps), Rhys Carre (Saracens / Saraseniaid – 28 caps), Ben Carter (Dragons / Dreigiau – 19 caps), Olly Cracknell (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 5 caps), Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 48 caps), Kane James (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – uncapped / heb gap), Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 31 caps), Harrison Keddie (Dragons / Dreigiau – uncapped / heb gap), Dewi Lake (Ospreys / Gweilch – 31 caps), Dillon Lewis (Dragons / Dreigiau – 57 caps), Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 8 caps), Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 16 caps), Jac Morgan (Ospreys / Gweilch – 24 caps), Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 14 caps), Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 29 caps), Nicky Smith (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 63 caps), Gareth Thomas (Ospreys / Gweilch – 44 caps), Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – 8 caps), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons / Dreigiau – 67 caps), Sam Wainwright (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 4 caps), Ben Warren (Ospreys / Gweilch – uncapped / heb gap), Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 8 caps), Ryan Woodman (Dragons / Dreigiau – uncapped / heb gap).
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Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 70 caps), Ellis Bevan (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 6 caps), Bryn Bradley (Harlequins – uncapped / heb gap), Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 20 caps), Dan Edwards (Ospreys / Gweilch – 11 caps), Jarrod Evans (Harlequins – 17 caps), Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 17 caps), Kieran Hardy (Ospreys / Gweilch – 31 caps), Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 1 cap), Joe Hawkins (Scarlets – 11 caps), Louie Hennessey (Bath Rugby / Caerfaddon – 1 cap), Eddie James (Scarlets – 9 caps), Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – 11 caps), Ellis Mee (Scarlets – 8 caps), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys / Gweilch – 2 caps), Blair Murray (Scarlets – 16 caps), Louis Rees-Zammit (Bristol Bears / Bryste – 40 caps), Joe Roberts (Scarlets – 7 caps), Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 13 caps), Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 18 caps), Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – 72 caps).