Wales squad announcement live updates as players and coaches for tour named

Wales have announced their squad for the upcoming tour of Japan, with six uncapped players included. Liam Belcher, Chris Coleman, Garyn Phillips, Keelan Giles, Reuben Morgan-Williams and

Macs Page all make the cut, while there are a number of surprise omissions. Dewi Lake has been named captain for the tour while Scarlets captain Josh Macleod has been recalled to the squad

and is in line to earn his first cap since 2022. Sam Costelow returns to the fold after missing the Six Nations with an injury, with Dan Edwardsis the other fly–half. Sign up to Inside Welsh

rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. Full-back Cam Winnett is also back in the mix after being left out of the Six Nations

squad by Warren Gatland. Alex Mann also makes his return to the international set-up after starring for Wales during the 2024 Six Nations Twenty-three-year-old Bath prop Archie Griffin, who

was a strong performer for Wales on the tour of Australia last summer, has returned from injury and is back in the squad. However, James Botham, Gareth Anscombe, Ellis Mee, Nick Tompkins and

Max Llewellyn are all not named despite being in the Six Nations squad earlier this year. WALES SQUAD: Forwards: Keiron Assiratti, _Liam Belcher_, Ben Carter, _Chris Coleman, _Elliot Dee,

Taulupe Faletau, Archie Griffin, Dewi Lake (captain), Josh Macleod, Alex Mann, _Garyn Phillips_, Taine Plumtree, James Ratti, Tommy Reffell, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Freddie Thomas, Aaron

Wainwright, Teddy Williams. Backs: Josh Adams, Sam Costelow, Dan Edwards, _Keelan Giles_, Kieran Hardy, _Reuben Morgan-Williams, _Blair Murray, _Macs Page, _Joe Roberts, Tom Rogers, Ben

Thomas, Johnny Williams, Rhodri Williams, Cameron Winnett. Italicised players are uncapped. Wales are holding a press conference soon, stay tuned for live updates below.