International Bluebirds | March Round-up

Joel Colwill
Find out how our Bluebirds fared during the recent international fixtures…
Joel Colwill
FIRST INTERNATIONAL START FOR JOEL

Dylan Lawlor, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill and Rubin Colwill were all called up for Wales during this window.

Lawlor's performance was impressive in the side's defeat on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina, before a friendly match against Northern Ireland.

Joel Colwill made his first Wales start in the second game, with Lawlor coming on off the bench, but had to be replaced by Ethan Ampadu due to injury.

Wales Results: FIFA World Cup Qualifying Play-Offs

Wales 1-1(p) Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland

Alex Robertson
ROBERTSON MAKES HIS RETURN

Following his impressive campaign for the Bluebirds, midfielder Alex Robertson was called up to represent Australia in this window.

After being an unused substitute in an impressive 1-0 victory over Cameroon, the midfielder was introduced in the 81st minute in the side's 5-1 win over Curacao to mark his return to international football.

Australia Results: International Friendlies

Australia 1-0 Cameroon

Australia 5-1 Curacao

Cian Ashford
ASH AND TAN FEATURE

Wales’ U21s squad included five Bluebirds, with Luke Armstrong, Luey Giles, Dakarai Mafico, Cian Ashford and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa selected.

City winger Ashford started in a 2-0 win over Belarus, while Nyakuhwa came on off the bench. Ashford was also in the starting XI against Denmark, with Giles an unused substitute.

Wales U21 Results: U21 European Championship qualifying

Wales U21 2-0 Belarus U21

Denmark U21 4-0 Wales U21

Noah Williams
ACADEMY SELECTIONS

This month’s fixtures saw our young Bluebirds continue their development at international level.

City quartet Jac Thomas, Jake Davies, Mannie Barton and Robert Tankiewicz were called up at U19 level. Davies and Thomas both started in the side's 4-0 defeat to USA.

For Wales' U18s, Noah Williams, Paul Moreno, Axel Donczew, Hayden Allmark and Jack Sykes were selected. Defender Williams captained the side in all three fixtures, beginning with a stalemate against France, while there were also starts for Donczew and Sykes in that game. 

Williams again had the armband in a 2-1 win over Switzerland, while Moreno and Allmark started. Their final match ended in a 4-0 defeat to Hungary, with Donczew and Williams featuring.

Wales age-grade results:

Wales U19 0-4 USA U19

France U18 0-0 Wales U18

Switzerland U18 1-2 Wales U18

Wales U18 0-4 Hungary U18

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