New Faces Join Wales Women's Six Nations Training Squad
Wing Nikita Prothero of Sale Sharks is among the uncapped players included in the Wales squad.
Head coach Sean Lynn has announced an extended 45-player Wales training squad for the Women's Six Nations, featuring three uncapped players based in England.
New additions from Celtic Challenge teams Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning have also been selected for the two-day training camp scheduled for the end of February, as Wales prepare for their tournament opener against Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday, 11 April.
The squad includes versatile forward Kendall Waudby, who can operate as a hooker and back row, scrum-half Meg Davey, and wing or full back Nikita Prothero, all drawn from English rugby's top-tier Professional Women's Rugby (PWR).
Wales-based players called up include props Stella Orrin and Elan Jones; centres Kelsie Webster, Savannah Picton-Powell, and Jenna De Vera; wing Seren Singleton; and back-rowers Jorja Aiono and Anwen Owen.
"The players know they are training and playing for the places in the national squad that will come together at the end of March to prepare for our opening Test match against Scotland.
We have made no secret that players need to be playing regular rugby to be selected for the national squad and the fact we have more than 24 players who have played Celtic Challenge rugby demonstrates that."
Wales Extended Training Squad
Forwards: G Pyrs (Sale Sharks), Maisie Davies (Gwalia Lightning/Bristol Bears), Baverstock (Leicester Tigers), Orrin (Brython Thunder), K Jones (Gloucester/Hartpury), Reardon (Gwalia Lightning), C Phillips (Harlequins), Waudby (Loughborough Lightning), Tuipulotu (Gloucester/Hartpury and Brython Thunder), Scoble (Gwalia Lightning), Rose (Saracens), E Jones (Brython Thunder), Fleming (Harlequins), Crabb (Brython Thunder), Vucaj (Gwalia Lightning), A Pyrs (Gwalia Lightning), John (Brython Thunder), K Williams (Gloucester/Hartpury), Lewis (Gloucester/Hartpury), Callender (Harlequins), King (Gwalia Lightning), Aiono (Brython Thunder), Metcalfe (Brython Thunder), G Evans (Saracens), A Joyce (Bristol Bears), Anwen Owen (Gwalia Lightning)
Backs: Bevan (Bristol Bears), Davey (Loughborough Lightning), Lockwood (Brython Thunder), SJones (Gwalia Lightning/Gloucester/Hartpury), George (Gloucester/Hartpury), K Powell (Harlequins), Keight (Sale Sharks/Brython Thunder), Cox (Ealing Trailfinders), Bluck (Brython Thunder), Dallavalle (Gloucester/Hartpury), Webster (Gwalia Lightning), Picton-Powell (Brython Thunder/Bristol Bears), Prothero (Gwalia Lightning), Metcalfe (Gloucester/Hartpury), Neumann (Harlequins/Brython Thunder), Richards (Gwalia Lightning), J Joyce (Bristol Bears), Singleton (Brython Thunder), De Vera (Bristol Bears)
