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Gemma Grainger has announced a 26-player squad as Wales prepare
to face Scotland at Parc y Scarlets on Tuesday 15th June (KO time TBC).
Grainger has an almost full strength squad available, including
Jessica Fishlock and Angharad James who will both be returning from
their clubs in the USA and captain Sophie Ingle, who will be her
country’s sole representative in the Team GB squad for the Olympic Games.
Hayley Ladd returns to the squad after missing last month’s matches against
Canada and Denmark, whilst Megan Wynne also returns to the squad after an ACL injury.
Wynne last played for Wales in March 2020 when she scored in a 2-0 against Estonia at
the Racecourse in Wrexham. However, after impressing on her debut at last month’s camp,
Ceri Holland misses out on a place in the squad due to injury.
Wales and Scotland last met in the 2017 Cyprus Cup, where Scotland won 6-5 on
penalties after a goalless draw. The Scots, ranked 23rd in the world, qualified for the 2019
FIFA Women’s World Cup where they narrowly missed out on a spot in the last sixteen.
The match will be Wales’ final chance to prepare for the FIFA 2023 Women’s World
Cup qualifying campaign which begins in September. Wales have been drawn alongside
France, Slovenia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Estonia in Group I. The fixture will be played
behind closed doors due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

WALES SQUAD v. SCOTLAND
NAME CLUB CAPS GOALS
Laura O'SULLIVAN Cardiff City Ladies 42 0
Olivia CLARK Coventry Utd 0 0
Poppy SOPER Plymouth Argyle 0 0
Rhiannon ROBERTS Liverpool 35 1
Gemma EVANS Bristol City 30 0
Hayley LADD Manchester Utd 63 3
Josie GREEN Tottenham Hotspur 19 0
Sophie INGLE Chelsea 105 2
Lily WOODHAM Reading FC Women 4 1
Ffion MORGAN Crystal Palace 10 0
Angharad JAMES North Carolina Courage 85 2
Jessica FISHLOCK OL Reign 122 31
Carrie JONES Manchester Utd 1 0
Anna FILBEY Celtic 3 0
Georgia WALTERS Blackburn Rovers 3 0
Rachel ROWE Reading FC Women 39 2
Natasha HARDING Reading FC Women 88 19
Charlie ESTCOURT London Bees 30 3
Elise HUGHES Everton 13 0
Bethan ROBERTS Reading FC Women 0 0
Megan WYNNE Bristol City 14 1
Helen WARD Watford 93 43
Kayleigh GREEN Brighton & Hove Albion 51 11
Esther MORGAN Tottenham Hotspur 1 0
Maria FRANCIS-JONES Cardiff City Ladies 1 0
Chloe WILLIAMS Manchester Utd 0 0
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