Men’s head coach Steve Tandy has confirmed the 39-player squad as Wales return home for the November window of the inaugural Nations Championship.
WALES SQUAD FOR THE NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP NOVEMBER WINDOW
(Competition rounds 4 to 6 followed by Finals Weekend)
Forwards (22)
Rhys Barratt (Cardiff Rugby – uncapped)
Taine Basham (Cardiff Rugby – 17 caps)
Adam Beard (Montpellier – 68 caps)
Liam Belcher (Cardiff Rugby – 5 caps)
James Botham (Cardiff Rugby – 24 caps)
Rhys Carre (Saracens – 31 caps)
Ben Carter (Dragons – 21 caps)
Seb Davies (Dragons – 17 caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 51 caps)
Tomas Francis (Sale Sharks – 82 caps)
Archie Griffin (Bath Rugby – 16 caps)
Kane James (Exeter Chiefs – 1 cap)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs – 31 caps)
Dewi Lake (Gloucester Rugby – 34 caps) Captain
Dillon Lewis (Dragons – 60 caps)
Alex Mann (Cardiff Rugby – 18 caps)
Jac Morgan (Gloucester Rugby – 27 caps)
Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 15 caps)
Nicky Smith (Sale Sharks – 66 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 44 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Leicester Tigers – 70 caps)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 10 caps)
Backs (17)
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby – 72 caps)
Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 22 caps)
Rio Dyer (Dragons – 24 caps)
Dan Edwards (Ospreys – 13 caps)
Gabriel Hamer-Webb (Leicester Tigers – 1 cap)
Joe Hawkins (Scarlets – 13 caps)
Louie Hennessey (Bath Rugby – 1 cap)
Che Hope (Dragons – uncapped)
Eddie James (Scarlets – 11 caps)
Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby – 13 caps)
Ellis Mee (Scarlets – 11 caps)
Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys – 3 caps)
Blair Murray (Scarlets – 19 caps)
Aneurin Owen (Dragons – uncapped)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Bristol Bears – 43 caps)
Tom Rogers (Ospreys – 13 caps)
Tomos Williams (Saracens – 75 caps)
Wales Fixtures
Round 4: Saturday 7 November 2026 – Wales v Japan, KO 16.40h
Round 5: Saturday 14 November 2026 – Wales v New Zealand, KO 14.10h
Round 6: Saturday 21 November 2026 – Wales v Australia, KO 20.10h
