Four uncapped players receive Wales call to face the Barbarians

Four players are in line to make their Wales debuts after Steve Tandy named his side to face the Barbarians at Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

Cardiff loosehead Rhys Barratt, Ospreys tighthead Ben Warren, Dragons lock Ryan Woodman and Dragons back-row Harrison Keddie have all been included among the replacements for the uncapped fixture.

The quartet headline a Wales squad who also welcome back second-row Teddy Williams following injury, while Dewi Lake captains a side packed with established internationals as preparations begin for the Nations Championship.

Wales will face a star-studded Barbarians outfit led by double World Cup-winning Springbok Faf de Klerk and featuring fellow South African Vincent Koch, along with internationals from 11 different nations, including Wales legend George North on the bench in his final match of professional rugby.

Tandy’s men will view the fixture as preparation for their Nations Championship opener against Fiji, with fixtures against Argentina and South Africa to follow.

Fixture

Rugby Union Hybrid Friendlies

Barbarians

31 - 33

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Wales

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“We’ve had a good block of training building towards this game and are excited to get our summer underway on Saturday,” Tandy said.

“I’m delighted for Rhys, Ben, Ryan and Harrison, who are all in-line to make their first senior appearance for Wales.

“The Barbarians will present a good challenge for us. They have lots of skilful players and I’m sure it’ll be a high pace game with lots of offloads. That in turn will be a great preparation for us as we head into the Nations Championship and playing Fiji the week after.

“The more games we play the more consistent we can be. We’re looking to pick up where we left off in the Six Nations and continue to build and improve as a group.”

Wales XV
15 Blair Murray, 14 Tom Rogers, 13 Eddie James, 12 Joe Hawkins, 11 Ellis Mee, 10 Dan Edwards, 9 Kieran Hardy, 1 Gareth Thomas, 2 Dewi Lake (c), 3 Dillon Lewis, 4 Ben Carter, 5 Teddy Williams, 6 Taine Plumtree, 7 Jac Morgan, 8 Aaron Wainwright
Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Rhys Barratt, 18 Ben Warren, 19 Ryan Woodman, 20 Harrison Keddie, 21 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 22 Sam Costelow, 23 Mason Grady