FRANCE V WALES
The U16 National Development Squad is preparing for two fixtures against France in Rouen on September 29th and October 1st. The matches will be in preparation for the Sky Victory Shield games.

"It is vitally important that our young players are exposed to international matches against top nations such as France. Players in the most successful nations such as our hosts and Spain have more than 50 International caps before they ever play for the full national side. International experience must therefore start at an early age and this prepares them well for the future."  - Technical Director and Under 16 Manager Osian Roberts.

Wales squad:

WALES 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1
The Under 16s drew 1-1 against the Republic of Ireland at the Gnoll, Neath. Goal scorer for Wales was Leon Newell after 43 minutes. Next, Wales will meet France in two friendly internationals.




earlier:
Wales Under 16's will play the Republic of Ireland in the annual Pembrokeshire Cup. Match to be played on Sunday August 30th 2009, at the The Gnoll, Neath. Kick off at 3pm. Admission to the game is free.

The match is the first of a series of games this season, leading to the annual Victory Shield.

updated: 8:23am Tuesday 1st September 2009.

CELTIC NATIONS

Wales hosts the annual Under 15 Celtic Nations Tournament this month.

The matches will be played at the University of Glamorgan Playing Fields, Treforest, near Pontypridd.

The matches feature 'A' & 'B' teams from Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The games are good preparation for next season's Under 16 internationals. "There are a number of very promising talents emerging from the development squad, all of which will get to show off their abilities next week. It will be a challenging time for the boys involved, but a great chance for them to put into practice what they learnt last year. I am certain the squad will progress and develop with the end aim of creating a side that can confidently compete on the international stage in future years." - Osian Roberts.

Wales squad:

Player		Year of Birth	Club	School
Alex	Nicholson	1994	Newcastle Utd.	Cramlington
Joshua	Maughan	1994	Gillingham	Dover Grammar School
William	James	1994	Blackburn Rovers	Bowland High School
Josh	Pike	1994	Swansea City	St Josephs RC
Connor	Finn	1994	Cardiff City	Radyr Comp
Robert	Salathiel	1994	Wrexham	Rhosnesni High School
Elliot	Scotcher	1994	Cardiff City	Greenhill School
George	Higgins	1994	Peña Madridista Caravaca	I..E.S Vega Del Argos
James	Loveridge	1994	Swansea City	Coedcae School
Dalton	Harris	1994	Nottm. Forest	Sawtry College
William	Roberts	1994	Wexham	Ysgol Glan Clwyd
Leon	Newell	1994	Wrexham	Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni
Curtis	Hudson	1994	Cardiff City	Bishop of Llandaff
Lewis	Blackmore	1994	AFC Bournmouth	Ashdown Tech College
Jack	Simmons	1994	Ipswich Town	Beauchamps High
Michael	Williamson	1995	Crewe Alexandra	Hawarden High School
Liam	Matthews	1994	Cardiff City	Penyrheol Comp
Oliver	Davies	1994	Swansea City	Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera
Theo	Wharton	1994	Cardiff City	Fairwater High School
Max	Jenks-Gilbert	1995	Wrexham	Eirias High School
Jonathan	Royle	1994	Wrexham	Alun School
Robert	Parry	1994	Wrexham	Ysgol John Bright
Ross	Ankers	1994	Wrexham
Clayton	Green	1994	Cardiff City	Radyr Comprehensive
Christian	Dibble	1994	Bury FC	Wilmslow High School
Gethyn	Hill	1995	Cardiff City	Ysgol Gyfun Gwynllyw
Callum	Holden	1995	Swansea City	Hawthorn High
Luke	Wandless	1994	Everton	Blessed Edward Jones
Adam	Henley	1994	Blackburn Rovers

Fixtures:
Thursday 14th May 2009 2pm. Wales A v N.Ireland A
Thursday 14th May 2009 4pm. Wales B v N.Ireland B

Friday 15th May 2009 2pm. N.Ireland A v Rep.Ireland A 
Friday 15th May 2009 4pm. N.Ireland B v Rep.Ireland B

Saturday 16th May 2009 2.30pm. Wales A v Rep.Ireland A
Saturday 16th May 2009 4pm. Wales B v Rep.Ireland B

updated: 6:52pm Thursday 7th May 2009.

SWITZERLAND v WALES

Wales’ most promising young football players will represent the country as part of a four day friendly international tournament in Switzerland.  Wales’ first match will see them face the home nation on Tuesday (14^th) before playing Belgium on Wednesday (15^th), and travelling home the following day. Born out of the Welsh Football Trust’s partnership with the Welsh Schools’ FA, the development squad represent the young talent that has been identified and developed from the Trust’s grassroots development programmes.

Manager and Welsh Football Trust Technical Director Osian Roberts is looking forward to seeing how his young protégés play competitively, and is keen to watch their developments alongside their European counterparts. Osian Roberts said: "There are a number of very promising talents emerging from the development squad that is heading to Switzerland. It will be a challenging time for the boys involved, but a great lesson which I am certain will help them to progress and develop with the end aim of creating a side which can confidently compete on the international stage in future years."

Wales squad:

MARCH 2009 TRAINING CAMP

The following players have been selected for the Under 16 National Development Squad training camp at the Welsh Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens Cardiff, between 3rd and 6th March.

Wales squad: