Wales head coach Steve Tandy has named his updated squad for his side’s upcoming Nations Championship campaign.

Tandy named an extended 48-man squad at the start of the summer, with the intention of cutting that down following their uncapped warm-up against the Barbarians. Having seen off the Baa-Baas 33-31 in London on the weekend, Tandy confirmed afterwards that he will bring the numbers down to around 32 to 34.

The Wales boss has indeed named 33 players to take on Fiji, Argentina and South Africa this summer, after Keiron Assiratti, Liam Belcher and Louie Hennessey all dropped out of the squad through injury.

Dafydd Jenkins is out of the squad to undergo shoulder surgeries, while five English-based players – Bryn Bradley, Olly Cracknell, Freddie Thomas, Jarrod Evans and Gabriel Hamer-Webb –

Following the announcement, Wales attack coach Matt Sherratt admitted it was “really tough” to trim the squad, adding: “The players have been brilliant with it. Some of the English players have come in later, they’ve only had a week or so to show.

“We’ve tried to look bigger picture. That was made clear to players. Don’t be too fixated on the next three weeks. We want to see you. That makes the next time they come in a little smoother.”

Tandy, given the usual nature of a Test week, will likely tell his players today the team for Saturday’s clash with Fiji in Cardiff.

That match at the Cardiff City Stadium kicks off Wales’ Nations Championship campaign, with the Flying Fijians perhaps offering Wales their best hope of victory ahead of trips to Argentina and South Africa.

As if all that wasn’t enough, Wales have also announced that Leigh Halfpenny will join their coaching staff on an interim basis for this summer. You can read more on that here.

Forwards: Adam Beard, James Botham, Rhys Carre, Ben Carter, Ryan Elias, Kane James, Dewi Lake, Dillon Lewis, Evan Lloyd, Alex Mann, Jac Morgan, Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Nicky Smith, Gareth Thomas, Aaron Wainwright, Sam Wainwright, Ben Warren, Teddy Williams

Backs: Josh Adams, Sam Costelow, Dan Edwards, Mason Grady, Kieran Hardy, Joe Hawkins, Eddie James, Max Llewellyn, Ellis Mee, Reuben Morgan-Williams, Blair Murray, Louis Rees-Zammit, Ben Thomas, Tomos Williams

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