Exeter back rower Kane James and Harlequins centre Bryn Bradley are among six uncapped Wales players named by Steve Tandy for the summer games.
The pair are joined in an extended 48-strong squad by Dragons back-row duo Ryan Woodman and Harrison Keddie, Cardiff loose-head prop Rhys Barratt and Ospreys tight-head Ben Warren.
There are recalls for Dragons prop Dillon Lewis, Leicester flanker Tommy Reffell, Scarlets centre Joe Roberts and Cardiff scrum-half Ellis Bevan.
British and Irish Lions flanker Jac Morgan, Cardiff lock Teddy Williams and centre Max Llewellyn are included after missing the Six Nations because of injury.
Wales tight-head duo Tomas Francis and Archie Griffin will miss the summer programme of four matches.
Francis, who will move to Sale from Provence next season, has been rested while Bath’s Griffin will undergo surgery.
Wales had injury concerns about hooker Dewi Lake and Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow but the pair have been named.
There is no room for Scarlets flanker Josh Macleod, Dragons trio Rio Dyer, Elliot Dee and Brodie Coghlan or Ospreys number eights Morgan Morris and Morgan Morse.
No captain named in extended squad
No captain has been named by Tandy in this extended squad.
Morgan has missed Wales’ past eight internationals after suffering a shoulder injury against Argentina in November 2025, with Lake captaining Wales in those matches.
Wales play four games this summer with a warm-up game against Barbarians at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on 27 June, followed by three Nations Championship matches against Fiji, Argentina and South Africa.
There are 33 Wales-based players in the squad with Cardiff having 12, Scarlets nine, Ospreys seven and Dragons five players.
The 15 players based outside of Wales will be unavailable for the fixture against Barbarians because the match falls outside World Rugby’s international window.
Players will join up with Wales on a staggered basis depending on when their club season ends with the first group of players due into camp on Monday, 1 June.
“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,” said Tandy.
“There will be an updated squad post the Barbarians game before we go into the Nations Championship.”
Who are the new faces?
James, 21, is a former England Under-20s World Cup winner who was born in Pembrokeshire and raised in Cardiff.
At 16 years of age, he headed to Sedbergh School in Cumbria, which is considered one of the finest rugby schools in England.
After playing for Wales Under-18s, James turned out for England Under-20s, achieving 19 caps and being part of a World Rugby U20 Championship win.
James, who can play flanker or number eight, joined Exeter and has been a squad regular this season.
He was tipped as a a potential bolter for the Six Nations, but injured his ankle just 12 minutes into the Challenge Cup win against Cardiff in January. He has been sidelined since, but hopes to return by the end of May.
Bradley, 23, was born in south London and went to school in Epsom but qualifies for Wales through his Newport-born mother, while older brother Gwilym has played for Cardiff.
He played for Wales Under-20s and formed a centre partnership with Louis Hennessey, who is also now in the senior squad and made his first Test appearance in the 2026 Six Nations.
Woodman, 22, was called into the Six Nations squad while Keddie, 29, has been in impressive form for the Dragons this season.
Keddie’s call-up comes 10 years after being a crucial part of the Under-20s Grand Slam-winning side.
Barratt, 23, has trained with Wales before, while Warren, 26, has been part of senior squads, but has not yet been capped.
Wales squad for summer matches
Forwards (27): Rhys Barratt (Cardiff), Rhys Carre (Saracens), Nicky Smith (Leicester), Gareth Thomas (Ospreys), Liam Belcher (Cardiff), Ryan Elias (Scarlets), Dewi Lake (Ospreys), Evan Lloyd (Cardiff), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Dillon Lewis (Dragons), Sam Wainwright (Cardiff), Ben Warren (Ospreys), Adam Beard (Montpellier), Ben Carter (Dragons), Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter), Freddie Thomas (Gloucester), Teddy Williams (Cardiff), James Botham (Cardiff), Olly Cracknell (Leicester), Kane James (Exeter), Harrison Keddie (Dragons), Alex Mann (Cardiff), Jac Morgan (Ospreys), Taine Plumtree (Scarlets), Tommy Reffell (Leicester), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Ryan Woodman (Dragons).
Backs (21): Ellis Bevan (Cardiff), Kieran Hardy (Ospreys), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys), Tomos Williams (Gloucester), Sam Costelow (Scarlets), Dan Edwards (Ospreys), Jarrod Evans (Harlequins), Bryn Bradley (Harlequins), Ben Thomas (Cardiff), Joe Hawkins (Scarlets), Louie Hennessey (Bath), Eddie James (Scarlets), Max Llewellyn (Gloucester), Joe Roberts (Scarlets), Josh Adams (Cardiff), Mason Grady (Cardiff), Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester), Ellis Mee (Scarlets), Blair Murray (Scarlets), Louis Rees-Zammit (Bristol), Tom Rogers (Scarlets).
Wales’ summer programme
Wales will open their summer campaign with a double-header against the Barbarians at Allianz Stadium in Twickenham on Saturday, 27 June.
The men’s match will kick off at 14:00 BST before the women’s game follows at 17:00 in games that are expected to be uncapped.
It is considered an away game for Wales so Barbarians choose the venue as the “home side”, while the Principality Stadium is hosting non-related rugby events over the summer with Metallica playing a rock concert in Cardiff on Sunday, 28 June.
Wales will then play three away games in the summer campaign against Fiji, Argentina and South Africa in World Rugby’s new biennial competition.
Wales open their Nations Championship campaign against Fiji at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday, 4 July.
It is an away game for Wales with Fiji playing their home matches at venues outside their country.
It will be the first time the Wales men’s national side play an international at the home of Cardiff City football club.
Wales then travel to play Argentina in San Juan on Saturday, 11 July before making the trip to play the Springboks in Durban seven days later.
Tandy’s side will host Japan, New Zealand and Australia at Principality Stadium in November in the second half of the Nations Championship.
Saturday, 27 June
Barbarians v Wales, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (14:00 BST)
Nations Championship
Saturday, 4 July
Fiji v Wales, Cardiff City Stadium, (14:10 BST)
Saturday, 11 July
Argentina v Wales, Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, (20:10 BST)
Saturday, 18 July
South Africa v Wales, Hollywoodbets Kings Park, Durban (16:40 BST)
