Main Club
Sponsor
JOIN THE FLIGHT

Dragons named by Wales Women Emerging

12/04/2019

Wales Women head coach Rowland Phillips has selected 34 young players in the Wales Women Emerging squad that will play England U18 Talent Development Group at Principality Stadium on Tuesday 30 April (6pm).

Catherine Richards, Chelsea Jones, Hannah Powell and Tygan Pinch (pictured above) will all represent Dragons.

The squad includes Wales internationals Manon Johnes and Lauren Smyth and Six Nations squad members Molly Kelly and Caitlin Lewis, but all of the playing squad will be eligible for Under 18 rugby and other than those involved with Wales, all have come through this season’s U18 Regional training and playing programme.

Phillips has added Wales No 8 Sioned Harries and Dragons Ladies coach Jamie Solace to his coaching team of Gareth Wyatt and Hugh Gustafson for this period and is looking to continue to identify and develop female talent for the future.

“Everything we do involves planning for the future and developing players for international rugby,” said Phillips.

“Manon (Johnes), Alex (Callender) and Lauren (Smyth) were involved in this programme this time last year, Manon and Alex playing and Lauren missing out on the game through injury. All three have gone on to shine for Wales this season.

“Caitlyn (Lewis) and Molly (Kelly) were part of our Six Nations squad and Caitlin, Celyn Lazenby, Ellie Morgan and Megan Webb have been involved with the Wales Women Sevens programme so these next few weeks will enable us to keep working with this group of players.

“We will be looking to see if any of these players can step up and be part of our Wales squad as we build towards the 2021 Rugby World Cup – and looking further ahead I’m sure many of them will be involved when it comes to the 2025 competition.

“There is plenty of female talent in Wales, we saw that with the U18 programme which helped prepare the players for a higher intensity of training and playing.

“It will be another step up for them to play an England squad at Principality Stadium and that can only be a good thing.”

Wales Women Emerging squad v England U18 Talent Development Group (Tuesday 30 April, 6pm, Principality Stadium – free entry for all as part of Road to Principality Series):

Forwards:

Amie Turner

Bryonie King

Catrin Jones

Ffion Owen

Madi Johns

Manon Johnes

(all Blues)

 

Chloe Fletcher

Ellie Morgan

Gwenllian Jenkins

Hatty Davies

Molly James

(all Scarlets)

 

Jade Thomas

Jaya White

Melissa Gnojek

(all Ospreys)

 

Mali Quaeck

Molly Kelly

Victoria Redman

(all RGC)

 

Backs:

Beth Huntley

Megan Davies

Megan Webb

(all Blues)

 

Catherine Richards

Chelsea Jones

Hannah Powell

Tygan Pinch

(all Dragons)

 

Caitlin Lewis

Celyn Lazenby

Darcy Thomas

Ellie Tromans

Mabli Davies

Rosie Davies

(all Scarlets)

 

Anwen Owen

Lauren Smyth

Niamh Terry

(all Ospreys)

 

Mali Jones (RGC)

We will be looking to see if any of these players can step up and be part of our Wales squad as we build towards the 2021 Rugby World Cup...
Ticketing Banners
TWEETS BY @DRAGONSRUGBY
OFFICIAL SPONSORS
Would you like to be part of our success? FIND OUT MORE
Headline Sponsor
Primary Partners