Men’s head coach Steve Tandy has named 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 27 June before the inaugural Nations Championship commences the following weekend.
Six uncapped players are selected among the 27 forwards and 21 backs named today: Cardiff Rugby loosehead prop Rhys Barratt, Exeter Chiefs back row Kane James, Dragons back row duo Harrison Keddie and Ryan Woodman, Ospreys tighthead 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.
Ellis Bevan, Dillon Lewis, Tommy Reffell and Joe Roberts are also named for Wales.
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 not join up with Wales this summer.
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 1 June.
Tandy said: “Some players will finish next weekend and then some might not come into the squad until the 27th of June, 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.”
On Pete Murchie, who joins as defence coach this summer, and Dan Lydiate who has been appointed full-time as a specialist coach covering defensive contact skills Tandy added: “Pete coming in will add lots of detail and build on some of the defensive performances from the Six Nations. His passion, his energy and his detail will really add value to the group.
“Dan made a big impact throughout the two campaigns he was with us around the close-quarters skills, whether it be the tackle or post-tackle work. I think longer-term as well, how he interacts with the boys outside of campaigns is going to play a huge part in our development individually and as a group.”
Tickets to watch the Wales v Barbarians double header are available here.
In the July window of the new two-part Nations Championship, Wales take on Fiji in an away match at Cardiff City Stadium on 4 July. Next the squad travels to South America to play Argentina in San Juan on 11 July before heading to South Africa to face the Springboks in Durban on 18 July.
Tickets to watch Fiji v Wales at Cardiff City stadium are available here.
WALES 2026 SUMMER TRAINING SQUAD
Forwards (27)
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby – 19 caps)
Rhys Barratt (Cardiff Rugby – uncapped)
Adam Beard (Montpellier – 65 caps)
Liam Belcher (Cardiff Rugby – 5 caps)
James Botham (Cardiff Rugby – 21 caps)
Rhys Carre (Saracens – 28 caps)
Ben Carter (Dragons – 19 caps)
Olly Cracknell (Leicester Tigers – 5 caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 48 caps)
Kane James (Exeter Chiefs – uncapped)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs – 31 caps)
Harrison Keddie (Dragons – uncapped)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys – 31 caps)
Dillon Lewis (Dragons – 57 caps)
Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby – 8 caps)
Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby – 16 caps)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys – 24 caps)
Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 14 caps)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers – 29 caps)
Nicky Smith (Leicester Tigers – 63 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 44 caps)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby – 8 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 67 caps)
Sam Wainwright (Cardiff Rugby – 4 caps)
Ben Warren (Ospreys – uncapped)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 8 caps)
Ryan Woodman (Dragons – uncapped)
Backs (21)
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby – 70 caps)
Ellis Bevan (Cardiff Rugby – 6 caps)
Bryn Bradley (Harlequins – uncapped)
Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 20 caps)
Dan Edwards (Ospreys – 11 caps)
Jarrod Evans (Harlequins – 17 caps)
Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby – 17 caps)
Kieran Hardy (Ospreys – 31 caps)
Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester Tigers – 1 cap)
Joe Hawkins (Scarlets – 11 caps)
Louie Hennessey (Bath Rugby – 1 cap)
Eddie James (Scarlets – 9 caps)
Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby – 11 caps)
Ellis Mee (Scarlets – 8 caps)
Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys – 2 caps)
Blair Murray (Scarlets – 16 caps)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Bristol Bears – 40 caps)
Joe Roberts (Scarlets – 7 caps)
Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 13 caps)
Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby – 18 caps)
Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby – 72 caps)
2026 SUMMER FIXTURES
Saturday 22 June: Barbarians v Wales
Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
KO 14.00h BST
NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP JULY WINDOW
Round 1 Saturday 4 July: Fiji v Wales, Cardiff City Stadium
Round 2 Saturday 11 July: Argentina v Wales, Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan
Round 3 Saturday 18 July: South Africa v Wales, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban