Academy wing Iwan Pyrs Jones has been named in the Wales Sevens squad ahead of the upcoming trip to Singapore and Vancouver.

The former Ysgol Glantaf pupil is selected in Richie Pugh’s squad for the first time, having featured for both Pontypridd and Cardiff RFC in the Indigo Group Premiership this season.

Wales will are drawn alongside New Zealand, Scotland and Argentina in Pool C in the fifth round of the world series in Singapore this weekend before heading for the Canada leg the following week.

Morgan Sieniawski, who came through the Cardiff pathway, returns to the 13-man squad, with Wales kicking off their campaign against Scotland in the early hours of Saturday morning.

“The heat is going to be new for us – we’re going into 35 degrees and the humidity of Singapore – even though they say it is an air-conditioned stadium, it’s a climate that we are never going to get used to as Welshman I’m afraid,” said Pugh.

“I know New Zealand will be bouncing for it – it’s been over two years since they have been able to travel and play on the circuit while Argentina in my eyes are one of the form teams in the series at the moment.

“Scotland are a well organised and well coached sevens team with a lot of threats so it’s a real exciting pool to go up against but that is what it’s about. Those are the challenges we want to be facing and coming through that day one and see where we are at.”

Wales Sevens squad for Singapore/Vancouver
Luke Treharne (Wales 7s)
Carrick McDonough (Dragons)
Morgan Sieniawski (Wales 7s)
Chris Smith (Bishop’s Stortford)
Tom Brown (Wales 7s)
Callum Williams (Scarlets)
Arthur Lennon (Speranza 7s)
Tom Williams (Wales 7s)
Morgan Williams (Wales 7s)
Iwan Pyrs Jones (Cardiff)
Lloyd Lewis (Wales 7s/Pontypool)
Ewan Rosser (Dragons)
Cole Swannack (Pontypridd)