The Wales student coaching team have selected a new look squad for 2010 in their bid to retain the home nations championship which they won last year.

Clive Griffiths said "This is virtually a new squad, with only five* remaining from last years team.

We've had two trial games either side of Christmas in addition to watching a number of the University fixtures over the winter and I'm confident that we've got the right balance in our selection."

The train on squad will be trimmed for the 2010 home nations championships in July with a number of warm up matches being schedules along with the Regional Championships on 17th &18th April at Nottingham University and the All Golds Cheltenham 9 a side tournament on the 24th April.

Griffiths added "After this the British &

Irish Student Lions squad will be chosen to tour Russia in August 2010 so there's plenty to keep us busy".

The first squad sessions will be on the weekend of Saturday & Sunday 20th &/ 21st March 2010.

TRAIN ON SQUAD
Daniel Blethyn (UWIC)*
Max Bracken (Bangor U)
Owain Brown (Glyndwr U)*
James Charleson (Swansea U)
Matthew Cuss (Exeter U)
Josh Davies (UWIC)
Edwin Dixon (Swansea U)
Dermot Dooley (Swansea U)
Izaak Duffy (UWIC)
Callum Fender (Swansea U)
Jon Ford (UWIC)
Rhys Griffiths (Leeds Met U)*
Owain Griffiths (Leeds Met U)
Steve Hall (Loughboro U)*
Kristian Hawkes (Swansea U)
Dave Hampton (UWIC)
Alex James (Loughboro U)
Tom Morgan (Loughboro U)
Harry Mostyn (Loughboro U)
Angus Nixon (Glamorgan U)
Mitch Quoi (Glamorgan U)
Adam Ramsden (Leeds Met U)
Huw Thomas (Glamorgan U)
Mark Wool (Leeds Met U)
Dan Wright (Bangor U)*

article by Mark Harris
10 March 2009