Ospreys hooker called up to Wales squad

NEWS: Dewi Lake has been called up to the Wales squad for the remainder of the Six Nations.

The Ospreys hooker, who captained Wales during the November internationals, was not originally selected for the Six Nations due to an arm injury.

Lake underwent surgery and the 25-year-old forward has recovered from his injury and was immediately called up to the squad by interim head coach Matt Sherratt.

He has missed the Six Nations over the past two years.

The hooker will compete with the other No. 2’s, Elliott Dee, Evan Lloyd, and Sam Parry, for a place in the squad for the next game, against Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday, March 8.

Six players will be allowed to re-enter their regionals this week as well.

Several other members of the squad will also depart this week as those playing in England and France are called back to train with their clubs.

This will include Tomos Williams, Gareth Anscombe, Max Llewellyn, Freddie Thomas, and Josh Hathaway (Gloucester); Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tshiunza (Exeter); Nicky Smith and Tommy Reffell (Leicester); Jarrod Evans (Harlequins); Nick Tompkins (Saracens) and Will Rowlands (Racing 92).

All released players will return to the team’s training headquarters at the Vale Hotel in Hensol on Monday to prepare for the trip to Murrayfield the weekend after.