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You don’t Who is your all-time footballing
hero and which famous player
realise until would you say you're most like
you go away on the pitch? Ryan Giggs - as a family and friends. Normally I’m only
child growing up he was my favourite
how much player. Mainly because he was Welsh back for 24 hours, so a flying visit, which
and a Manchester united player. My
normally consists of a night out!
you actually playing style is similar to that of Andy
miss your Robertson in the sense that I’m a Ok so cards on the table, what do
defender but I love to get forward a lot!
you hope to have achieved in ten
family and Outside of football, who have been years' time both on a club and
international level? The ultimate
friends. the biggest influences in your life in dream would be to lift the Champions
making you the man you are today League – there’s no bigger competition
both on and off the field? My success at club level in the world! I’m sure the
is due to my parents - if it wasn’t for feeling of winning the Premier League
their commitment in my earlier years title would also have to be up there. On
I wouldn’t be where I am today. Even the international front, there would be
Tell me about your international now, ten years down the line, I can still no better feeling than qualifying for the
career so far... It all started with Wales find them making their way to home and World Cup or the Euros with Wales.
at Under 15 level and I later earned away games all around the country. I am
my first cap at Under 16 level against always grateful for the support my close Finally, and feel free to namedrop,
France, which will always be one of my family and friends have to offer too. who is the most famous person in
most memorable moments in football. your phone right now? Off the top of
My next call-up wasn’t for another How often do you get to come back my head there’s only one person it could
couple of years when I was asked to to Aber and what do you get up to possibly be - Billy Sharp. He’s a club
play for the Under 20 at the Toulon when you're here? It totally depends legend at Sheffield United and his goal
tournament, but had to decline due to on where I’m based with my football record speaks for itself.
finishing off my A-levels. I have since but, for instance, last year I came back
competed at Under 19 and Under 21 once every fortnight. I have to say Well thanks very much Rhys and
level in both friendlies and competitive there’s nothing better than coming we’re very excited about what the
games, with the most recent games home. You don’t realise until you go future might hold for you. Keep us
being played in Albania. away how much you actually miss your posted!

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