Uncapped Leicester Tigers flanker Tommy Reffell has been named in Wales' squad to tour South Africa at the expense of in-form Ospreys openside Jac Morgan, while Jonathan Davies is a big-name absentee.
Reffell is a former age-grade skipper and has regularly been touted for a call-up in recent seasons. But this term he has been a standout for Gallagher Premiership leaders Leicester and Pivac could not resist. With it being a summer tour, the England-based 23-year-old will be in camp for the entire series, rather than having to return to his club during fallow weeks like in the Six Nations.
Meanwhile, experienced centre Davies has been omitted, with George North returning to the fray after returning from a serious knee injury.
