Wales squad announced to face New Zealand

Ludlow announces squad for final Euro preparation match

Wales manager Jayne Ludlow has named a 20-player squad to face New Zealand on Tuesday 4 June, the side’s final match before the UEFA Women’s Euro 2021 qualification campaign gets underway.

Ludlow has made five changes to the side that played out a goalless draw against the Czech Republic in April. Key players Jess Fishlock and Angharad James are being rested after an intense season for both club and country which gives opportunity to several of the squad’s younger players.

Georgia Evans returns to Wales duty for the first time since 2017 while Ludlow has also selected the uncapped Lily Woodham. The defender started in all three of the U19s’ 2019 European qualifying round matches last October.

The match will be taking place at Leckwith Stadium in Cardiff with the hopes of again surpassing the 2,168-attendance record for a friendly match set in April’s match against the Czech Republic. Ludlow’s side will be facing a strong New Zealand side who will be competing in this year’s Women’s World Cup which kicks off three days after the match.

Tickets for the game are still available and can be purchased at www.bit.ly/WalNzlTICKETS.

Carfan Cymru wedi’i gyhoeddi i wynebu Seland Newydd

Mae rheolwr Cymru Jayne Ludlow wedi cyhoeddi carfan o 20 chwaraewr i wynebu Seland Newydd yn Stadiwm Leckwith, Caerdydd ar Ddydd Mawrth, 4 Mehefin.

Mae Ludlow wedi gwneud pum newid i’r garfan a chwaraeodd gêm ddi-sgôr yn erbyn y Weriniaeth Tsiec nol ym mis Ebrill. Mae Jess Fishlock ac Angharad James allan o’r garfan er mwyn cael saib ar ôl flwyddyn brysur i’w chlybiau a Chymru. O ganlyniad i hynny fydd Ludlow yn gweld hi fel cyfle gwych i chwaraewyr ifanc y garfan profi ei hun.

Bydd Lily Woodham yn gobeithio ennill ei chap gyntaf hi. Chwaraeodd yr amddiffynnwr ym mhob gêm i’r garfan d19 yn ei ymgyrch Ewro llynedd. Yn ogystal â hynny, mae Ludlow wedi pigo’r chwaraewr canol cae Georgia Evans am y tro gyntaf ers 2017.

Roedd y gêm yn erbyn y Weriniaeth Tsiec wedi creu hanes wrth i 2,168 wylio’r gêm yn Rodney Parade, y dorf fwyaf am gêm gyfeillgar y tîm merched yng Nghymru. Bydd y garfan yn gobeithio gweld y record yn cael ei thorri unwaith eto wrth iddyn nhw wynebu carfan gryf Seland Newydd a fydd yn cymryd rhan yng nghystadleuaeth Cwpan y Byd Merched a fydd yn dechrau tri diwrnod ar ôl y gêm.

Fe gall cefnogwyr archebu tocynnau ar gyfer y gêm yn erbyn Seland Newydd ar www.bit.ly/WalNzlTICKETS.

Laura O’SULLIVAN (Cardiff City Ladies FC),

Olivia CLARK (Nettleham Ladies FC),

Sophie INGLE (Chelsea FC Women),

Hayley LADD (Birmingham City Women FC),

Loren DYKES (Bristol City Women FC),

Gemma EVANS (Bristol City Women FC),

Rhiannon ROBERTS (Liverpool FC Women),

Lily WOODHAM (Reading FC Women),

Natasha HARDING (Reading FC Women),

Chloe LLOYD (Cardiff City Ladies FC),

Anna FILBEY (Tottenham Hotspur Ladies FC),

Kylie NOLAN (Cardiff City Ladies FC),

Charlie ESTCOURT (Reading FC Women),

Elise HUGHES (Everton Ladies FC),

Emma JONES (Cardiff City Ladies FC),

Megan WYNNE (Tottenham Hotspur Ladies FC),

Helen WARD (Watford FC Ladies),

Kayleigh GREEN (Brighton & Hove Albion Women FC),

Ella POWELL (Georgia State University),

Georgia EVANS (Yeovil Town Ladies FC)