Wales have named 10 Cardiff stars in their 34-man squad to tour Australia.
Corey Domachowski, Evan Lloyd, Efan Daniel, James Botham, Mackenzie Martin, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Mason Grady, Jacob Beetham, Cam Winnett.
A further five players, who have played for the Blue and Blacks or have come from the club’s pathway are also included.
Wales will play two Test matches against the Wallabies in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as a fixture against the Queensland Reds in Brisbane. Dewi Lake will captain the 597-cap squad for the tour.
Three uncapped players are listed among the 19 forwards and 15 backs named today: hooker Efan Daniel (Cardiff Rugby) plus wingers Regan Grace (Bath Rugby) and Josh Hathaway (Gloucester Rugby).
Keiron Assiratti and Elliot Dee have been ruled out of the trip down under, Assiratti due to a back injury and Dee after failing to recover from an ankle injury sustained prior to Wales camp. Henry Thomas also misses out on selection as he continues to recover from a foot injury.
Gatland said: “I’m excited about this Wales squad. We know Australia is a tough place to go and play rugby, but we are relishing the challenge.
“We’re expecting two fiercely contested Test matches down under and are also pleased to be able to play a third fixture against the Queensland Reds.
“We are focusing on getting better as a group. This is a young squad that’s still learning at this level. There are lots of positives and good things that we can build on from the weekend and there are also areas that we will be working hard to address over the next few weeks."
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WALES SQUAD FOR AUSTRALIA TOUR | CARFAN CYMRU AR GYFER Y DAITH I AWSTRALIA
Forwards (19)
Corey Domachowski (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 10 caps)
Kemsley Mathias (Scarlets – 3 caps)
Gareth Thomas (Ospreys / Gweilch – 31 caps)
Efan Daniel (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – uncapped / heb gap)
Dewi Lake (Ospreys / Gweilch – 13 caps)
Evan Lloyd (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 3 caps)
Archie Griffin (Bath Rugby / Caerfaddon – 1 cap)
Dillon Lewis (Harlequins – 57 caps)
Harri O’Connor (Scarlets – 2 caps)
Ben Carter (Dragons / Dreigiau – 12 caps)
Cory Hill (Secom Rugguts – 32 caps)
Dafydd Jenkins (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 17 caps)
Matthew Screech (Dragons / Dreigiau – 2 caps)
Christ Tshiunza (Exeter Chiefs / Caerwysg – 10 caps)
James Botham (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 11 caps)
Mackenzie Martin (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 4 caps)
Taine Plumtree (Scarlets – 3 caps)
Tommy Reffell (Leicester Tigers / Caerlŷr – 18 caps)
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons / Dreigiau – 49 caps)
Backs (15)
Ellis Bevan (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 1 cap)
Gareth Davies (Scarlets – 77 caps)
Kieran Hardy (Scarlets – 21 caps)
Sam Costelow (Scarlets – 13 caps)
Mason Grady (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 12 caps)
Eddie James (Scarlets – 1 cap)
Ben Thomas (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 2 caps)
Nick Tompkins (Saracens / Saraseniaid – 36 caps)
Owen Watkin (Ospreys / Gweilch – 39 caps)
Rio Dyer (Dragons / Dreigiau – 20 caps)
Regan Grace (Bath Rugby / Caerfaddon – uncapped / heb gap)
Josh Hathaway (Gloucester Rugby / Caerloyw – uncapped / heb gap)
Liam Williams (Kubota Spears – 90 caps)
Jacob Beetham (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 1 cap)
Cameron Winnett (Cardiff Rugby / Caerdydd – 6 caps)
2024 AUSTRALIA TOUR FIXTURES
Saturday 6 July: Australia v Wales
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
KO 10.55h BST / 19.55h local time
Saturday 13 July: Australia v Wales
AAMI Park, Melbourne
KO 10.55 BST / 19.55h local time
Friday 19 July: Queensland Reds v Wales
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
KO 10.55 BST / 19.55h local time