The questions Tandy faces for his first Wales squad

New Wales coach Steve Tandy will sanction his first squad connected Tuesday for nan autumn internationals.

The action for nan 4 November matches against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Arica will beryllium unveiled astatine 13:00 BST earlier we perceive from Tandy connected his choices.

The erstwhile Ospreys main has assembled a new-look coaching unit pinch Matt Sherratt, Danny Wilson, Dan Lydiate, Duncan Jones and Rhys Patchell named arsenic assistants.

It will beryllium a baptism of occurrence for Tandy successful his first run arsenic he takes complete a nationalist men's broadside classed 12th successful nan world and 1 that only collapsed an 18-match world losing series by beating Japan successful Kobe successful July.

The guidance is tasty - 3 teams who looked bully successful nan Rugby Championship - pinch nan last lucifer against world champions South Africa played extracurricular World Rugby's world window.

Wales named six uncapped players for nan Japan circuit pinch Cardiff skipper Liam Belcher, Ospreys duo Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams and Dragons prop Chris Coleman winning caps.

Ospreys prop Garyn Phillips and Scarlets backmost Macs Page are still waiting for their first Test appearances.

The standout bolter successful nan Welsh home crippled this play has been Cardiff teenage helping Tom Bowen, nan 19-year-old scoring 5 tries successful 4 matches including a hat-trick against Munster.

Ospreys back-rower Morgan Morse was not selected for nan elder squad aliases Under-20s successful nan summertime but has been awesome this season, while flanker Harri Deaves has besides stood out.

Cardiff number 8 Alun Lawrence is different whose performances successful nan URC are eye-catching and he produced a sublime portion of accomplishment successful nan 24-17 triumph against Dragons past weekend.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) are trying to flooded concerning slow summons income by making helping Louis Rees-Zammit portion of nan attraction.

The Wales and British and Irish Lions helping shocked rugby erstwhile - connected nan eve of nan 2024 Six Nations - he announced his determination to move sports for American shot to effort and make it successful nan NFL.

Despite winning contracts pinch nan Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, Rees-Zammit did not play a competitory NFL game.

Having slow begun to realise his American dream was not going to go a reality during 18 months of trying, nan 24-year-old is backmost successful rugby having signed a season-long woody astatine Bristol Bears.

Rees-Zammit made a try-scoring return to nan Gallagher Prem but injured his ft against Saracens earlier this month.

If he doesn't characteristic adjacent weekend, location is only 1 much fixture - a Prem Cup conflict against Bath - earlier nan autumn Tests.

There are a number of capped players who were not progressive successful nan summertime circuit who will beryllium successful contention for a return.

Ross Moriarty could beryllium a premier contender for inclusion aft returning from playing successful France pinch Brive. The blind-side flanker aliases number 8 won nan past of his 54 caps successful March 2022 and fell retired of favour pinch Gatland.

His Ospreys team-mate, fastener Rhys Davies, has started nan play powerfully aft overcoming wounded issues.

Adam Beard is excelling successful France pinch caller nine Montpellier, while Will Rowlands has been featuring for Racing 92.

Cardiff fly-half Callum Sheedy has produced an awesome commencement to nan play pinch a number of assists and team-mate Jacob Beetham has proved his versatility by slotting successful astatine full-back, centre and helping truthful acold this season.

Centre Nick Tompkins has been a salient fig for Saracens, while chap midfield man Max Llewellyn returned from wounded for Gloucester past weekend.

Another centre action could beryllium Joe Hawkins who opted to time off Ospreys for Exeter successful 2023 - ruling him retired of nan past World Cup - but is now backmost successful Wales pinch Scarlets.

Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is 1 of nan awesome autumn absentees aft dislocating his ft against Connacht, an wounded which could spot him miss nan remainder of nan season.

Fellow Cardiff players James Botham and Mason Grady are besides sidelined because of injuries.

Scarlets skipper Josh Macleod and Exeter flanker Christ Tshiunza will decidedly miss nan November matches because of injuries, while hooker Ryan Elias and centre Eddie James are expected to miss astir of adjacent month's action.

In summation to nan fittingness concerns for Jac Morgan and Rees-Zammit, Tandy besides has a bid of different niggling wounded concerns.

Dragons hooker Elliot Dee has not featured truthful acold this play while Ospreys duo Giles and Keiran Williams, who person some enjoyed promising starts to nan season, were precocious withdrawals earlier nan 42-17 conclusion against Glasgow successful Bridgend.

Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy was already ruled retired of that crippled aft coming disconnected against Zebre pinch a rib injury.

Prop Rhys Carre is fresh and has started nan play powerfully pinch Saracens - but is presently ineligible nether nan WRU action argumentation because he has 20 caps, 5 short of nan required number for those playing for clubs extracurricular Wales.

So a norm alteration aliases loophole from Wales would beryllium required to spot his return.

Carre will go disposable for nan different location nations successful 2026 because it will person been 3 years since he antecedently played for Wales.

Ospreys duo Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are again nan main captaincy contenders pinch Exeter skipper Dafydd Jenkins besides having led his state successful caller years.

Flanker Morgan led Wales during nan Six Nations run successful which they vanished bottommost again, but was unavailable to skipper nan broadside successful Japan because he was distant helping nan British and Irish Lions triumph their bid successful Australia.

In nan flankers absence, hooker Lake led Wales successful their 1-1 summertime bid draw, having antecedently captained nan broadside successful Australia successful 2024.

Morgan has retained nan skipper's domiciled astatine Ospreys for this play but has not yet featured for his region because of a insignificant calf wounded - pinch vice-captain Lake taking complete nan reins.

*All matches astatine nan Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Sunday, 9 November - Argentina (15:10 GMT)

Saturday, 15 November - Japan (17:40 GMT)

Saturday, 22 November - New Zealand (15:10 GMT)

Saturday, 29 November - South Africa (15:10 GMT).