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Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni pupils cheer on Caerphilly’s Aaron Ramsey

News | | Published: 15:36, Monday June 20th, 2016.

Pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni cheered Wales on against England
Pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni cheered Wales on against England

Football fans from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni braved the rain, thunder and lighting last week to cheer on ex-pupil Aaron Ramsey, as he and Wales took on England in the European Championships being held in France.

Despite going 1-0 up with a Gareth Bale goal, Wales couldn’t hang on to the lead with Leicester striker Jamie Vardy equalising after 56 minutes and Daniel Sturridge scoring the winner in injury-time.

The 2-1 loss broke the hearts of pupils at the Y Gwyndy campus of Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, who didn’t quite realise what had happened.

Deputy headteacher Rhys Thomas said: “The pupils were absolutely delighted with the big screen, although the result didn’t go our way.

“This is a day the children will remember for the rest of their lives.”

The pupils braved wind, rain and thunder to watch the game outside
The pupils braved wind, rain and thunder to watch the game outside

The screening of the England game, on Welsh language channel S4C, was made possible by Caerphilly firm iStadia Solutions, whose owner is Caerphilly RFC chairman Alex James.

Mr James said: “We’ve done this in conjunction with the rugby club to help build our community links and to put something back.”

Caerphilly Castle was lit up in red ahead of Wales' game against England

The night before the big match against England, Caerphilly Castle was lit up in red ahead of Wales’ game against England

was bathed in red to show everyone’s support of the national football team.

Even though Wales lost to England, we can still qualify and go through to the knockout stages of the competition.

Wales play Russia tonight at 7pm and a win will see them through to the last 16 of the tournament.

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