Mark Pitman

1 week ago | faw.cymru | Mark Pitman

Leading Cymru at EURO 2025 will be one of the “greatest honours” for head coach Rhian Wilkinson as she highlights the exceptional work of those who came before her in laying the foundations for the success of her team. Speaking from UEFA Headquarters in Switzerland recently, Wilkinson praised the role of her predecessors in initiating the process that has enabled this squad of players to make history by qualifying for the finals of a major women’s tournament for the first time.

1 week ago | faw.cymru | Mark Pitman

Cymru and Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen has announced his retirement from professional football after making 77 international appearances for his country and featuring at three major tournaments. Allen ends his professional playing career where it all began for him at Swansea City.

1 week ago | faw.cymru | Mark Pitman

The New Saints have the opportunity to complete an incredible season with the domestic treble on Sunday when they take on Connah’s Quay Nomads in the JD Welsh Cup Final at Rodney Parade (KO 16:00). For Head Coach Craig Harrison, victory would not only earn him his 20th trophy with The New Saints, but cement the status of his current squad as the best in the history of the domestic game in Wales.

2 weeks ago | faw.cymru | Mark Pitman

Connah’s Quay Nomads can end what has been a transitional season on a high on Sunday as the JD Welsh Cup holders once again take on The New Saints in the final at Rodney Parade (KO 16:00). In what is a repeat of last season’s final, manager Jay Catton has called on his players to emulate that success. “It’s an opportunity for our players to replicate how great that day was,” he explained to FAW.cymru this week. “It was a really good final at Newport.

2 weeks ago | faw.cymru | Mark Pitman

The New Saints are just one win away from creating more history as victory over Connah’s Quay Nomads in the JD Welsh Cup Final would make them the first club to complete the domestic treble for a third time. Although the Nomads triumphed when the two teams met in the final last season, the stars seem to be aligning for The New Saints this time around as the club registered significant milestones in 2005 when they did their first double, and in 2015 when they claimed their first treble.