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Gatland tweaks Wales' squad, calling up a fifth uncapped player
By PA
Wales coach Warren Gatland has called up uncapped Scarlets centre Eddie James to his latest squad.
The Welsh Rugby Union has announced the 21-year-old will link up with what is now a 37-player group preparing for summer fixtures against South Africa and Australia.
James is rewarded for a strong 2023/24 campaign with Scarlets and joins fellow uncapped players Jacob Beetham, Ellis Bevan, Keelan Giles and Josh Hathaway in the squad.
Wales face the Springboks at Twickenham on June 22 before heading to Australia for two Tests against the Wallabies and an additional fixture against the Queensland Reds.
Gatland is intending to trim the squad to 34 after the South Africa encounter.
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Welsh have second half i reckon!
Go to commentsWe're really short on decent half -backs with AC gone. TJ did good work until he was injured in an unlucky pile up of bodies, but Thinly Crispy isn't up to the job, a 2 works be generous. I can honestly say this is the worst performance I've ever seen from someone in the black jersey - I've never felt compelled to criticise a player, as everyone can have an off night, but that was just awful. He blew it off the back of the scrum, messed up at the ruck, and missed tackles and that was all just in the first 5 minutes of the second half. His delivery is wanting too. Too slow and someone needs to tell him he doesn't need to pull his arms back before he passes, just pass! He's a liability to his team mates who were having to constantly cover ground to fill the holes he left in defence. Their hard work covered for him most of the time, but you shouldn't be in a black jersey if you need that much cover.
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