Wayne Pivac has named his Wales Six Nations Squad 2022 ahead of their tournament opener against Scotland at Murrayfield.
Dan Biggar will captain the squad for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations in the absence of the injured Alun Wyn Jones, with Adam Beard named as vice-captain.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Wales have named a 36-man squad for the Guinness Six Nations featuring three uncapped players as Dan Biggar captains for the campaign.
โฅ Dan Biggar fydd capten Cymru ar gyfer Chwe Gwlad 2022.
— Welsh Rugby Union
(@WelshRugbyUnion) January 18, 2022
PIVAC SAID:
โWe are excited to get back together as a squad when we meet up on Monday.
โThe Guinness Six Nations is a very special competition and we want to go out and win, like every other nation. This is tournament rugby, so itโs about working hard in training and preparing well each week.
โLast year the Six Nations offered fans an exciting brand of rugby with lots of tries and, while we know we have five tough matches ahead and the margins in Test rugby are fine, we are looking forward to the challenge.
โWith the world cup on the horizon next year, every match will be important for development on the road to France.”
Wales Six Nations Squad 2022:
Forwards (20)
Rhys Carre (Cardiff Rugby โ 16 caps)
Wyn Jones (Scarlets โ 38 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys โ 5 caps)
Ryan Elias (Scarlets โ 23 caps)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys โ uncapped)
Bradley Roberts (Ulster Rugby โ 1 cap)
Leon Brown (Dragons โ 16 caps)
Tomas Francis (Ospreys โ 60 caps)
Dillon Lewis (Cardiff Rugby โ 34 caps)
Adam Beard (Ospreys โ 29 caps), vice-captain
Ben Carter (Dragons โ 5 caps)
Seb Davies (Cardiff Rugby โ 13 caps)
Will Rowlands (Dragons โ 13 caps)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs โ 2 caps)
Taine Basham (Dragons โ 7 caps)
Ellis Jenkins (Cardiff Rugby โ 14 caps)
Jac Morgan (Ospreys โ uncapped)
Ross Moriarty (Dragons โ 49 caps)
James Ratti โ (Cardiff Rugby โ uncapped)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons โ 34 caps)
Backs (16)
Gareth Davies (Scarlets โ 65 caps)
Kieran Hardy (Scarlets โ 8 caps)
Tomos Williams (Cardiff Rugby โ 29 caps)
Gareth Anscombe (Ospreys โ 29 caps)
Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints โ 95 caps), captain
Rhys Priestland (Cardiff Rugby โ 52 caps)
Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears โ 13 caps)
Jonathan Davies (Scarlets โ 93 caps)
Uilisi Halaholo (Cardiff Rugby โ 9 caps)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens โ 16 caps)
Owen Watkin (Ospreys โ 26 caps)
Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby โ 35 caps)
Alex Cuthbert (Ospreys โ 48 caps)
Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby โ 12 caps)
Johnny McNicholl (Scarlets โ 8 caps)
Liam Williams (Scarlets โ 74 caps)
Players unavailable for selection due to injury:
Elliott Dee, Ken Owens, Alun Wyn Jones, Taulupe Faletau, Dan Lydiate, Josh Macleod, Josh Navidi, Justin Tipuric, Johnny Williams, George North, Leigh Halfpenny
Wales 2022 Six Nations fixtures
Sat 05/05/22 Ireland v Wales, Aviva Stadium KO 2.15pm (ITV & S4C)
Sat 12/02/22 Wales v Scotland, Principality Stadium, KO 2.15pm (BBC & S4C)
Sat 26/02/22 England v Wales, Twickenham Stadium, KO 4.45pm (Itv & S4C)
Fri 11/03/22 Wales v France, Principality Stadium, KO 8pm (BBC & S4C)
Sat 19/03/22 Wales v Italy, Principality Stadium, KO 2.15pm (BBC & S4C)
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