Loughborough Lightning duo Kendall Waudby and Meg Davey have both been named in Wales’ 45-player extended Six Nations squad for a two-day camp ahead of the 2026 championship.
The previously uncapped duo, who have 150+ appearances for Lightning between them, have both represented England at age-grade level; however, this is their first call-up to a senior international squad.
Davey is Lightning’s all-time appearance maker, having made her debut at just 17 years of age against Richmond, and Waudby, who is in line to be Lightning’s next 50th appearance maker, was named Lightning’s Breakthrough Player of the 2024/25 season.
The squad will attend a two-day training camp at the Welsh Rugby Union’s National Centre of Excellence at the end of February.
On the selection, Lynn said: “These are the 44 players who have impressed on the field for their clubs in the PWR, the Celtic Challenge and the alignment camp we had in January to assess fitness.
“That 55 player camp was to allow the staff to work with senior players in the national squad, the Wales U21s, players who have impressed in the Celtic Challenge and those players who have been identified as players of national interest.
“This camp will be very much rugby-focused, with the players selected very much in our minds for the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign.
“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 at the Principality Stadium on Saturday.
“We have made no secret that players need to be playing regular rugby to be selected for the national squad, and the fact that we have more than 24 players who have played Celtic Challenge rugby demonstrates that.”
Wales Women extended Six Nations training squad:
Forwards: Gwenllian Pyrs (Sale Sharks), Maisie Davies (Gwalia Lightning/Bristol Bears), Katherine Baverstock (Leicester Tigers), Stella Orrin (Brython Thunder), Kelsey Jones (Gloucester/Hartpury), Molly Reardon (Gwalia Lightning), Carys Phillips (Harlequins), Kendall Waudby (Loughborough Lightning), Sisilia Tuipulotu (Gloucester/Hartpury and Brython Thunder), Jenni Scoble (Gwalia Lightning), Donna Rose (Saracens), Elan Jones (Brython Thunder), Abbie Fleming (Harlequins), Gwen Crabb (Brython Thunder), Tilly Vucaj (Gwalia Lightning), Alaw Pyrs (Gwalia Lightning), Natalia John (Brython Thunder), Kate Williams (Gloucester/Hartpury), Bethan Lewis (Gloucester/Hartpury), Alex Callender (Harlequins), Bryonie King (Gwalia Lightning), Jorja Aiono (Brython Thunder), Branwen Metcalfe (Brython Thunder), Georgia Evans, (Saracens), Alisha Joyce (Bristol Bears), Anwen Owen (Gwalia Lightning)
Backs: Keira Bevan (Bristol Bears), Meg Davey (Loughborough Lightning ), Seren Lockwood (Brython Thunder), Sian Jones (Gwalia Lightning/Gloucester/Hartpury), Lleucu George (Gloucester/Hartpury), Kayleigh Powell (Harlequins), Courtney Keight (Sale Sharks/ Brython Thunder), Carys Cox (Ealing Trailfinders), Hannah Bluck (Brython Thunder), Hannah Dallavalle (Gloucester/Hartpury), Kelsie Webster (Gwalia Lightning), Savannah Picton-Powell (Brython Thunder/Bristol Bears), Nikita Prothero (Gwalia Lightning), Nel Metcalfe (Gloucester/Hartpury), Lisa Neumann (Harlequins/Brython Thunder), Catherine Richards (Gwalia Lightning), Jasmine Joyce (Bristol Bears), Seren Singleton (Brython Thunder), Jenna De Vera (Bristol Bears)