Wales hooker Dewi Lake recalled to Six Nations squad

Wales have been boosted by the return of Dewi Lake to the squad ahead of their Guinness Six Nations trip to Scotland.

Hooker Lake, who captained his country in their summer tour of Australia and November internationals, had been ruled out of the initial Six Nations squad due to a bicep injury.

Lake has not featured in the championship since his debut campaign in 2022 due to injury but is now one of four hookers in the group alongside Elliot Dee, Sam Parry and Evan Lloyd.

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His recall takes the number of players in Matt Sherratt’s squad to 38, although 13 of those have returned to their clubs in England and France for the fallow week.

The Welsh Rugby Union also announced on Tuesday morning that a further six players, Cardiff’s Ellis Bevan, Ospreys teammates Dan Edwards, Parry and Ben Warren and Scarlets pair Taine Plumtree and Joe Roberts have been released back to their regions ahead of round 12 of the United Rugby Championship.

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It means 19 players, half of the squad, will be training elsewhere this week.

Updated Wales squad

Forwards
Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff Rugby – 12 caps)
James Botham (Cardiff Rugby – 18 caps)
Elliot Dee (Dragons – 54 caps)
Taulupe Faletau (Cardiff Rugby – 106 caps)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs – 21 caps)
WillGriff John (Sale Sharks – 3 caps)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys – 18 caps)
Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby – 8 caps)
Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets – 5 caps)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys – 21 caps) captain
Sam Parry (Ospreys – 7 caps)
Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 7 caps)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers – 25 caps)
Will Rowlands (Racing 92 – 39 caps)
Nicky Smith (Leicester Tigers – 52 caps)
Freddie Thomas (Gloucester Rugby – 3 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 38 caps)
Henry Thomas (Scarlets – 7 caps)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs – 15 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons – 55 caps)
Ben Warren (Ospreys – uncapped)
Teddy Williams (Cardiff Rugby – 4 caps)

Backs
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby – 61 caps)
Gareth Anscombe (Gloucester Rugby – 40 caps)
Ellis Bevan (Cardiff Rugby – 6 caps)
Dan Edwards (Ospreys – 2 caps)
Jarrod Evans (Harlequins – 9 caps)
Josh Hathaway (Gloucester Rugby – 3 caps)
Eddie James (Scarlets – 4 caps)
Max Llewellyn (Gloucester Rugby – 6 caps)
Ellis Mee (Scarlets – 1 cap)
Blair Murray (Scarlets – 6 caps)
Joe Roberts (Scarlets – 3 caps)
Tom Rogers (Scarlets – 8 caps)
Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby – 10 caps)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens – 40 caps)
Rhodri Williams (Dragons – 7 caps)
Tomos Williams (Gloucester Rugby – 62 caps)