Six members of Dragons Academy are to represent Wales Under-20s Women in a two-match tour of North America.
Chloe Thomas Bradley, Lucy Isaac, Molly Wakely, Chelsea Williams, Molly Mae Powell and Molly Reardon are all named in a squad that plays a first fixture against USA Under-20s at Elms Rugby Park, Ottawa, Canada today (Tuesday, July 4 – kick-off 6:30pm local time).
A total of 28 uncapped players are named for the two-match tour against the best age-group players from North America.
Following the game against USA, Wales take on Canada Under-20s on Thursday, July 13 at Twin Elms Rugby Park (kick-off 6:30pm local time).
Jenna De Vera, who was selected for the Wales Women’s Senior squad for the recent TikTok Six Nations, will captain the squad, with Jess Rogers appointed as vice-captain.
All of the players selected in Wales U20s squad are uncapped and will win their first Wales U20s caps this July. The squad sees 16 players graduate for the Wales Under-18s squad to the Wales Under-20s and it features seven players who played in this season’s Celtic Challenge games against Irish and Scottish opposition.
Wales U20s v USA U20s
15 Bethan Adkins
14 Seren Singleton
13 Ellie Tromans
12 Jenna De Vera (C)
11 Nel Metcalfe
10 Chelsea Williams
9 Molly Reardon
1 Cana Williams
2 Rosie Carr
3 Katie Carr
4 Alaw Pyrs
5 Erin Jones
6 Jess Rogers (VC)
7 Lucy Isaac
8 Gwennan Hopkins
Replacements: Molly Wakely, Chloe Thomas-Bradley, Cadi-Lois Davies, Robyn Davies, Masie Davies, Finley Jones, Sian Jones, Molly Anderson Thomas, Molly Mae Powell, Carys Hughes, Kim Thurlow. TRS: Kate Davies, Dali Hopkins
WALES U20s squad for North America Tour:
FORWARDS: Alaw Pyrs (Hartpury), Cadi-Lois Davies (Lampeter), Cana Williams (Loughborough Uni), Chloe Thomas Bradley (Dragons Academy), Dali Hopkins (Hartpury), Erin Jones (RGC), Finley Jones (Burry Port), Gwennan Hopkins (Hartpury), Jess Rogers (Cardiff Met, vice-captain), Katie Carr (Cardiff Met) Lucy Isaac (Dragons Academy), Maisie Davies (Burry Port), Molly Wakely- (Coleg Gwent), Robyn Davies (Hartpury), Rosie Carr (Cardiff Met)
BACKS: Bethan Adkins (Unattached), Carys Hughes (Hartpury), Chelsea Williams (Nelson), Ellie Tromans (Cardiff Uni), Jenna De Vera (Bristol Uni, captain), Kate Davies (Bangor University), Kim Thurlow (Bath University), Molly Anderson-Thomas (Loughborough Uni), Molly Mae Powell (Dragons Academy), Molly Reardon (Nelson), Nel Metcalfe (Hartpury), Seren Singleton- (Cardiff Met), Sian Jones (Sale Sharks)
