Wales call up quartet for South Africa match

All four players called up by Wales this week are yet to play an international match under head coach Steve Tandy

Autumn international: Wales v South Africa

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

Coverage: Commentary on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and live text on BBC Sport online.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has called up four players for the final autumn international against world champions South Africa on Saturday.

Ospreys lock James Ratti, uncapped prop Garyn Phillips, Scarlets wing Ellis Mee and Cardiff hooker Evan Lloyd have been included in a revised 30-strong squad.

Head coach Steve Tandy is without Cardiff hooker Liam Belcher because of a neck injury but hopes Dragons number eight Aaron Wainwright will be fit after he missed the 52-26 defeat by New Zealand because of a hip problem.

Tandy is only able to select players based in Wales for a match scheduled outside World Rugby's international window, despite all four regions in United Rugby Championship action.

Of the squad, 12 are from Ospreys, seven from Cardiff, six from Scarlets and five from Dragons.

Wales have lost 13 players who have returned to their clubs in England or France this week.

Those include Montpellier lock Adam Beard as well as Rhys Carre, Olly Cracknell, Archie Griffin, Nicky Smith, Dafydd Jenkins, Freddie Thomas, Tomos Williams, Jarrod Evans, Louie Hennessey, Max Llewellyn, Nick Tompkins and Louis Rees-Zammit all based in England.

Nine of those Ospreys players are forwards with a tenth - Wales captain Jac Morgan - also injured.

Dragons are hosting Leinster on Friday night, while on Saturday, Cardiff and Ospreys face trips to play Zebre and Edinburgh respectively and Scarlets will be at home to Glasgow.

Wales squad to face South Africa

Forwards (18): Gareth Thomas (Ospreys), Danny Southworth (Cardiff), Garyn Phillips (Ospreys), Dewi Lake (Ospreys, capt), Evan Lloyd (Cardiff), Brodie Coghlan (Dragons), Keiron Assiratti (Cardiff), Christian Coleman (Dragons), Ben Warren (Ospreys), Ben Carter (Dragons), Rhys Davies (Ospreys), James Fender (Ospreys), James Ratti (Ospreys), Taine Plumtree (Scarlets), Alex Mann (Cardiff), Aaron Wainwright (Dragons), Morgan Morse (Ospreys), Harri Deaves (Ospreys).

Backs (12): Kieran Hardy (Ospreys), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys), Dan Edwards (Ospreys), Callum Sheedy (Cardiff), Joe Hawkins (Scarlets), Ben Thomas (Cardiff), Joe Roberts (Scarlets), Jacob Beetham (Cardiff), Rio Dyer (Dragons), Blair Murray (Scarlets), Tom Rogers (Scarlets), Ellis Mee (Scarlets).