Head coach Warren Gatland has named 43 players in the Wales senior men’s squad to travel to Turkey (23 to 31 July) to prepare for the first match of the 2023 Vodafone Summer Series - and he include eight players from Dragons RFC.
Congratulaitons to Elliot Dee, Ben Carter, Will Rowlands, Taine Basham, Dan Lydiate, Aaron Wainwright, Rio Dyer and Cai Evans who are all selected.
Wales play three Test matches against England (home and away on 5 and 12 August) and South Africa (19 August at Principality Stadium) before the official 33-player squad that will head to France is announced.
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Gatland said: “We’re really pleased with how our two-week training camp has gone in Switzerland. The players worked extremely hard and made really good progress.
“As well as having the natural benefits from living at high altitude, players experienced temperatures in the mid-to late thirties (degrees centigrade) during our on-pitch sessions which will be good preparation for our next camp in Turkey.
“The 43 players travelling to Turkey are all available for selection for the first match against England on 5 August. Those not travelling remain in our wider training squad and will join back up with us on our return to Wales.
“We’ve decided to keep a larger group in our squad as we prepare for our three Vodafone Summer Series matches. We know injuries unfortunately can be picked up along the way, so it’s important to ensure that as wide a number of players as possible are up to speed with our plans.”
Wales senior men’s squad to travel to Turkey ahead of the first match of the 2023 Vodafone Summer Series:
Forwards / Blaenwyr (25)
Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – uncapped / heb gap)
Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets – uncapped / heb gap)
Nicky Smith (Ospreys / Gweilch– 42 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys /Gweilch – 21 caps)
Elliot Dee (Dragons / Dreigiau– 41 caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets – 33 caps)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys / Gweilch – 8 caps)
Sam Parry (Ospreys / Gweilch – 5 caps)
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – uncapped / heb gap)
Tomas Francis (Ospreys / Gweilch – 71 caps)
Dillon Lewis (Harlequins – 50 caps)
Henry Thomas (Montpellier – uncapped / heb gap)
Adam Beard (Ospreys / Gweilch– 46 caps)
Ben Carter (Dragons / Dreigiau– 9 caps)
Rhys Davies (Ospreys / Gweilch – 2 caps)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 6 caps)
Will Rowlands (Dragons / Dreigiau – 23 caps)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 5 caps)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – uncapped / heb gap)
Taine Basham (Dragons / Dreigiau – 11 caps)
Dan Lydiate (Dragons / Dreigiau – 68 caps)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys / Gweilch – 9 caps)
Taine Plumree (Scarlets – uncapped / heb gap)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 9 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons / Dreigiau – 37 caps)
Backs / Olwyr (18)
Gareth Davies (Scarlets – 67 caps)
Kieran Hardy (Scarlets – 17 caps)
Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 45 cap)
Gareth Anscombe (unattached / heb glwb – 35 caps)
Dan Biggar (Toulon – 107 caps)
Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 2 caps)
Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 2 caps)
Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – uncapped / heb gap)
George North (Ospreys / Gweilch – 113 caps)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens / Saraseniaid – 27 caps)
Keiran Williams (Ospreys / Gweilch – uncapped / heb gap)
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 49 caps)
Rio Dyer (Dragons / Dreigiau – 7 caps)
Cai Evans (Dragons / Dreigiau – uncapped / heb gap)
Leigh Halfpenny (unattached / heb glwb – 99 caps)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – 25 caps)
Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 2 caps)
Liam Williams (Cardiff Rugby/ Caerdydd – 84 caps)
2023 VODAFONE SUMMER SERIES FIXTURES
All matches are live on Prime Video with England and Welsh language coverage available.
Saturday 5 August: Wales v England
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
KO 17.30 BST
Tickets available now from WRU.WALES/TICKETS
CAT A £80, CAT B £60, CAT C £40 Under-17 50% concession available on all tickets
Saturday 12 August: England v Wales
Twickenham Stadium
KO 17.30 BST
Saturday 19 August: Wales v South Africa
Principality Stadium, Cardiff
KO 15.15 BST
Tickets available now from WRU.WALES/TICKETS
CAT A £60, CAT B £40, CAT C £20 Under-17 50% concession available on all tickets
