Welsh Wales Women

100 welsh women welcome to the wen wales 100 welsh women list created to mark the contributions of women past and present who have made brilliant contributions to our national life.

Welsh wales women. View the player profiles with up to date statistics biography player news and a full match and career summary. Cymru and people of welsh ancestry perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and shared ancestral origins wales is one of the four countries of the united kingdom the majority of people living in wales are british citizens. Comprehensive wales women s team fixtures including kickoff times and tv coverage. Women s suffrage in wales has historically been marginalised due to the prominence of societies and political groups in england which led the reform for women throughout the united kingdom due to differing social structures and a heavily industrialised working class society the growth of a national movement in wales grew but then stuttered in the late nineteenth century in comparison with.

In previous years the national cup winner was sent into european competition. Cymry are a celtic nation and ethnic group native to wales the term welsh people applies to people from wales welsh. Wales women squad for rescheduled scotland six nations match weekend of 31 october. The wales women s national football team represents wales in international women s football they have yet to qualify for the final stages of the world cup or european championships and are currently ranked 35th in the world and 20th in europe.

Wales women have played as a team officially since 5 april 1987 when a wales women team led by liza burgess took on an england women side at pontypool park. In line with the welsh rugby union s commitment to increased support of the women s performance programme investment has been agreed for a new female specific world leading coaching structure for the national 15s and 7 a side programmes. The current wales women squad. The team is run by the football association of wales.

Laura bleehen uncapped alisha butchers alex callender gwen crabb georgia evans abbie fleming cerys hale cara hope natalia john manon johnes kelsey jones molly kelly bethan lewis siwan lillicrap robyn lock shona powell hughes. It was founded in 2009 and is the first women s football league in wales. The welsh premier league is the top level women s football league in wales. Previous wales results with links to reports match stats.