James and Bradley among six uncapped Wales call-ups

Breaking news from the world of sport: James and Bradley among six uncapped Wales call-upsImage source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Kane James and Bryn Bradley have chosen to play for English clubsByGareth GriffithsBBC Sport WalesPublished1 hour agoExeter 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.

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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 quartet Owen Watkin, Morgan Morris, Morgan Morse and Harri Deaves. No captain named in extended squadNo 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.

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"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.

The story has climbed to the top of the sports agenda, with fans and analysts following closely.