New faces make Wales Six Nations training squad
Wing Nikita Prothero of Sale Sharks and Gwalia Lightning is among the uncapped players in the Wales squad
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Head coach Sean Lynn has named three uncapped players based in England in his extended, 45-player Wales training squad for the Women's Six Nations.
New faces from Celtic Challenge teams Brython Thunder and Gwalia Lightning have also been called in for the two-day training camp at the end of February as Wales prepare for their tournament opener against Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday, 11 April.
Versatile forward Kendall Waudby - who can play hooker and back row - scrum-half Meg Davey and wing or full back Nikita Prothero have been plucked from English rugby's top flight Professional Women's Rugby (PWR).
Wales-based 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 have also earned call-ups.
There is also a place for Alisha Joyce, who gave birth in November to her and wife and Wales wing Jasmine's baby son.
Lynn said: "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 (Sale Sharks/Gwalia Lightning), Metcalfe (Gloucester/Hartpury), Neumann (Harlequins/Brython Thunder), Richards (Gwalia Lightning), J Joyce (Bristol Bears), Singleton (Brython Thunder), De Vera (Bristol Bears)
