Wales’ autumn squad named as Hope and Owen called up but Macs Page snubbed

Steve Tandy has named a 39-man squad for the autumn

By Ben James · Wales Online

Published: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 10:01 AM

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Che Hope and Aneurin Owen earned call-ups to Wales' autumn squad while Macs Page was left out.
Wales head coach Steve Tandy selected a 39-man squad for the upcoming Nations Championship fixtures.
Taine Basham, Seb Davies, and Rio Dyer earned recalls to the international setup.

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Wales head coach Steve Tandy has named a 39-man squad for next month's Nations Championship fixtures against Japan, New Zealand, and Australia in Cardiff. Dragons midfielder Aneurin Owen and uncapped scrum-half Che Hope have been called up to the squad, while Macs Page, Tommy Reffell, and Taulupe Faletau missed out on selection.

Cardiff loosehead Rhys Barratt is among the inclusions alongside recalls for Taine Basham, Seb Davies, and wing Rio Dyer. Experienced players such as Liam Belcher, Tomas Francis, Archie Griffin, Louie Hennessey, and Dafydd Jenkins also returned to the national setup after missing the summer tour.

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