WEST WALES YOUTH CUP FINAL
SUNDAY 28TH APRIL 2024 / KICK OFF 2:00PM
@ THE RECREATION GROUND, AMMANFORD AFC
RHOS FC
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Today’s match is being played in support of the Jac Lewis Foundation
The Ammanford community was rocked by the sudden death of Jac and through that grief came a determination on to try and prevent as much as possible losing another member of the community through suicide. The community drive and passion allowed the foundation to become a reality.
Set up to provide free easy access to professional counselling at the heart of the community for any age and any issue. Local builders and businesses came together to build the ‘Wellbeing Centre’ which is located on Ammanford Football Pitch with no cost to the Foundation. It was so humbling to see so many give up their time to ensure that the dream of the foundation on and the ability to help others was achieved.
The drive and commitment of the local Ammanford community supported by Ammanford Football Club continues to be outstanding and has enabled the Foundation to grow into a service that is now providing counselling and support throughout Wales to children and adults that would otherwise be unable to access counselling and support.
Website: jaclewisfoundation.co.uk
Email: admin@jaclewisfoundation.co.uk
Tel: 03301 336510
Canton House, Park Street, Ammanford SA18 2ET
TODAY’S VENUE HOSTS AMMANFORD AFC THE WEST WALES YOUTH LEAGUE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AMMANFORD AFC FOR HOSTING OUR FINAL THIS YEAR. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
RHOS’ PLAYERS 2023-24
KIAN BURGESS
LEWIS COTTON
GWION DAVIES (C)
HARRY DAVIES
JOSHUA DELEGADO-BELLOIDO
JAMES FEATHERS
THOMAS GIBBONS
JOSEPH HUMPHREYS
GUTO WAKEHAM
ALFIE WEDLAKE
IEUAN W WILLIAMS
COACHES:
SEAN COTTON
MARK ADAMS
MORGAN EVANS
GEORGE JENKINS
CALLUM MILLS
ADE KIERNAN
CLASE’S PLAYERS 2023-24
MAX BARRY
MORGAN BLYTH
KYLE CAMPBELL
HARRY COLLINS
LEIGHTON EVANS
LEWYS EVANS
LUCAS FULFORD (C)
JACOB GREY
OLLIE HANNEY
DAVID ODEYEMI
BRADLEY PRISMICK
CAI ROBERTS
CALLUM STEPHENS
JENSON THOMAS
JOSHUA THOMAS
ETHAN WAHAB
CHARLIE WIGGALL
COACHES:
LEE JONES
JAMES LEWIS
REFEREE: DAVID MORGAN (SWANSEA) ASSISTANTS: JAMES PADDISON (SWANSEA) DANIEL QUINN (SWANSEA)
4TH OFFICIAL: SIMON DOWNES
TODAY’S MATCH INFORMATION
S MATCH OFFICIALS
(LLANELLI)
TODAY’
RHOS
H MORGAN Centre
L THOMAS Midfield
F McGINLEY Centre Back
C THYER Full Back
G DAVIES Forward & Captain
H DAVIES Full Back
L JONES Full Back
S COTTON Head Coach
M EVANS Asst. Coach
M ADAMS Asst. Coach
L COTTON Forward
K KIERNAN Full Back
M KINSMAN Forward
RHOS FC
T GIBBONS Midfield
MORGAN Back
J HUMPHREYS Midfield
K REES Full Back
T NORLING Defence
C SWAIN Midfield
A WEDLAKE Midfield
A KIERNAN Asst. Coach
T MURPHY Def. Midfield
G JENKINS Asst. Coach
C MILLS Asst. Coach
I WILLIAMS Midfield
B
PRISMICK Right Wing
K CAMPBELL Centre Back
H COLLINS
L FULFORD Centre Captain
R MORGAN Centre Back
LEE JONES Coach
M BLYTH Centre Midfield
T MAUNDER Forward E WAHAB Centre Midfield
J GREY
FULFORD
Back & Captain
J THOMAS Central Midfield
A MILES Centre Midfield
JAMES LEWIS Coach
League Champions
2012 / 2013 ~ Tumble United
2013 / 2014 ~ Cimla
2014 / 2015 ~ Garden Village
2015 / 2016 ~ Johnstown
2016 / 2017 ~ Garden Village
2017 / 2018 ~ Briton Ferry Llansawel
2018 / 2019 ~ Pontardawe Town
2019 / 2020 ~ Garden Village
2020 / 2021 ~ No Competition (Covid)
2021 / 2022 ~ Ynystawe Athletic
2022 / 2023 ~ Dunvant & Three Crosses Green
Cup Winners
2012 / 2013 ~ Pontardawe Town
2013 / 2014 ~ Cimla
2014 / 2015 ~ Garden Village
2015 / 2016 ~ Pontlliw
2016 / 2017 ~ Pontardawe Town
2017 / 2018 ~ Dafen Welfare
2018 / 2019 ~ Sandfields United
2019 - 2021 ~ No Competition (Covid)
2021 / 2022 ~ Ynystawe Athletic
2022 / 2023 ~ Dunvant & Three Crosses Yellow
Plate Winners
2014 / 2015 ~ Pontlliw
2015 / 2016 ~ No Competition
2016 / 2017 ~ Dunvant & Three Crosses
2017 - 2019 ~ No Competition
2019 - 2021 ~ No Competition (Covid)
2021 / 2022 ~ Merlins Bridge
2022 / 2023 ~ Baglan BG
CLASE SOCIAL FC
Clase Social FC was founded in 2000 as a Sunday league team, which lasted 18 seasons and was very successful, winning many honours along the way until the Sunday league disbanded. They switched over to the Saturday League in 2019 and currently have 3 Senior sides, they added a Junior section in 2022 and a youth team in 2023 for the first time. It is proving to be very successful ~ reaching the Cup Final and, as the League currently stands, sit second with 4 matches to go.
Clase Social FC Youth currently play at Cwmbwrla Park and are managed by Lee Jones and James Lewis. With Kyle Campbell already scoring 25 goals this season, Clase have certainly set the league alight!
RHOS FC
Rhos Football Club have been a family club for generations, running minis, junior and seniors for both girls and boys. Rhos is a small village with the football club at its heart. No matter how small the village, Rhos show what can be achieved !
In the history of the club they’ve only ever had 2 youth teams, this being the second. This team is a young group with 90% of the squad being on their first year college. They even have several players in their last year of school.
They’ve defied the odds this season with their own expectation being that this year would be purely experience for them. They’ve gone way beyond that and taken the season by the scruff of the neck and now find themselves in the cup final!
For both teams, whichever way this year’s final goes, there will be a new name on the trophy this year ~ a ninth different winner in 10 years of competition!
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West Wales Youth League Champions 2022-23
With a change of format for the 2022-23 season, having come top of Group B in the preliminary stages, the Greens followed this up by coming top of the League Championship Group beating Ynysygerwn 2-1 in the final match at Stafford Common.
Overall the Greens only lost 2 league matches all season.
West Wales Youth Plate Winners 2022-23
In our Plate Competition, Baglan BGC won 5 out of 5 in the Plate Group to show themselves to be worthy winners of the competition.
They finished off with a 4-1 win at Cwm Wanderers to successfully round off their second season in the West Wales Youth League.
West Wales Youth Cup Final 2022-23
Last year’s final was contested between Dunvant & Three Crosses Greens and Dunvant & Three Crosses Yellows. On paper, some may have thought that the Greens would win, but the Yellows proved they had the fight and the resolve to take it all the way to extra time and then penalties.
Daniel O’Brien scored first for the Greens on 12 minutes before Jamil Mroue equalised only 4 minutes later.
With Greens taking the lead through a goal from Ben Davies early in the second half things looked to be going the Greens’ way before Leese Kim equalised with 15 minutes to go.
Extra time did not separate the teams leading the final to be decided on penalty kicks which the Yellows won 4-2 after the Greens
LEAGUE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: MARK WILLIAMS
VICE CHAIRMAN: MATT EVANS
SECRETARY: NEIL JACOBI
TREASURER: HANNAH MORGAN
FIXTURE
SECRETARY: GARY THOMAS
REFEREE OFFICER: MARTIN DUFFY
