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Caerphilly skaters face-off for Welsh roller hockey team

Sport | | Published: 12:00, Thursday May 1st, 2014.

YOUNG DRAGONS: The Caerphilly contingent of the Wales Under-ten squad
YOUNG DRAGONS: The Caerphilly contingent of the Wales Under-ten squad

ROLLER HOCKEY: Six youngsters from Caerphilly County Borough played for Wales at the British Inline Puck Hockey Super League Tournament in Rotherham.

The Caerphilly Inline Roller Hockey Club players represented the Welsh Under-tens in the national competition over the Easter weekend.

The Caerphilly contingent included Jo Moody, eight, Christopher Raven, nine, and Andrew Raven, eight – all from Caerphilly – Charlotte Harris, ten, from Ystrad Mynach and siblings Tomoya and Rihoko Nieuwendijk-Adachi, nine and eight respectively and originally from Llanbradach.

The Wales Under-tens side lost all three of their games against tough opponents, but Caerphilly Inline Roller Hockey Club coaches Andrew Jones-Prosser and Roel Nieuwendijk were extremely proud of their players.

Mr Nieuwendijk said: “This is a great achievement for our club. This was the players’ first experience of playing for Wales and we’re very proud of them.”

Caerphilly Inline Roller Hockey Club train on Sundays between 6pm and 8pm at Caerphilly Leisure Centre.

The club has members aged between four and 16-years-of-age. Anyone interested in joining the team should visit a training session or contact club secretary Joanne O’Brien on 07583395602.

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