Wayne Pivac Names Seven Uncapped Players In Autumn Squad

Head Coach Wayne Pivac announced his 38-man Autumn campaign squad last week featuring seven uncapped players. Two uncapped forwards are named in hooker Sam Parry and back-row Josh Macleod, whilst five uncapped backs are included: Kieran Hardy, Callum Sheedy, Johnny Williams, Louis Rees-Zammit and Ioan Lloyd. RWC squad members Tomas Francis, Rhys Patchell and Jonathan Davies who all missed the Guinness Six Nations campaign earlier this year, return from injury to be included.

Speaking about the return of international rugby and his plans for the campaigns ahead Pivac said: “This campaign is hugely important looking to the future and long term to the RWC in 2023. We kick off the campaign with a game against France which will help prepare us for the re-arranged Six Nations match versus Scotland which is an important game and important we get a good performance from. “We then go into the Autumn Nations Cup (ANC) which is an exciting tournament and a great opportunity for us.  It is a chance for us to continue developing our game, give opportunities to players and test them at this level. It is ideal preparation for the all-important 2021 Six Nations which will come around quickly after the ANC.”

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