Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

The Welsh squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games is as follows:

• 100 m: Christian Malcolm
• 200 m: Christian Malcolm
• 400 m: Gareth Warburton
• 400 m hurdles: Matt Elias, Rhys Williams.
• 4 × 400 m relay: Gareth Warburton, Matt Elias, Rhys Williams, Dai Greene, Christian Malcolm
• 1500 m: James Thie
• 5000 m: Chris Davies
• Long jump: Steven Shalders
• Triple jump: Steven Shalders
• High jump: Robert Mitchell
• Pole vault: Scott Simpson
• 100 m (Disabled): Neville Bonfield

• 200 m: Chelsea Foster
• 400 m: Catherine Murphy
• 800 m: Hayley Tullett
• 1500 m: Hayley Tullett, Natalie Lewis
• 10,000 m: Catherine Dugdale
• High jump: Julie Crane
• Hammer: Carys Parry, Leslie Brannen, Laura Douglas
• Discus: Phillipa Roles
• Marathon: Tracey Morris
• 100 m (Disabled): Beverley Jones
• 800 m (Disabled): Tanni Grey-Thompson
• Shot (Disabled): Julie Hamzah

• Main article: Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Events
Mathew Hughes	singles, men's doubles
Martyn Lewis	singles, men's doubles
Jonathan Morgan	singles, men's doubles
James Phillips	men's doubles
Richard Vaughan	singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles

Women

Athlete	Events
Kelly Morgan	singles, mixed doubles

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Jamie Crees	Light welterweight 64 kg	Prince of Wales ABC, Cardiff
Matthew Edmonds	Bantamweight 54 kg	St Joseph's ABC, Newport
Darren Edwards	Featherweight 57 kg	Cwmavon Hornets, Port Talbot
Kevin Evans	Super heavyweight 91 kg	Carmarthen ABC
Chris Jenkins	Flyweight 51 kg	Cwmgors ABC, Ammanford
Mo Nasir	Light-flyweight 48 kg	St Joseph's ABC, Newport
Aaron Thomas	Welterweight 69 kg	Clwyd ABC
Robbie Turley	Lightweight 60 kg	St Joseph's ABC, Newport

• Mountain bike cross-country: Steven Roach
• Endurance: 20 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Matt Brammeier, Ross Sander
• Endurance: 40 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Ross Sander
• Endurance: 40 km points: Matt Brammeier
• Endurance: road race: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn, Dale Appleby, Yanto Barker, Rob Partridge, Steven Roach
• Endurance: time trial: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn

• Endurance: 25 km points: Nicole Cooke
• Endurance: road race: Nicole Cooke

• Artistic: David Eaton

• Artistic: Samantha Bayley, Lynnett Lisle, Rhian Pugh, Melaine Roberts, Jessica Gazzi
• Rhythmic: Francesca Jones

• Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Andrew Atwood	triples	Caerphilly Town BC
Jason Greenslade	pairs	Dinas Powys BC
Neil Rees	pairs	Parc y Dre BC, Llanelli
Martin Selway	triples	Caerphilly Town BC
Kevin Wall	triples	Cwmbran Park BC
Robert Weale	singles	Presteigne BC

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Anwen Butten	triples	Lampeter BC
Lisa Forey	triples	Stradey Ladies, Llanelli
Shirley King	pairs	Llandrindod Wells BC
Gillian Miles	pairs	Sophia Gardens BC
Betty Morgan	singles	Llandrindod Wells BC
Kathy Pearce	triples	Berriew BC

• Main article: Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

With a team captained by Ursula Bowers, Wales finished 8th in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the 7th/8th playoff, they lost 46–43 to South Africa.^[4][5][6]

Pool 2

Friday 17 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Wales	22–78	Australia		Umpires: Pauline Sciascia Chris Campbell Reserve umpire: Bobbi Brown
		Scoring by quarter: 4-17, 7-22, 7-19, 4-20
		Rebecca James  13/22 (59%) Rhiannon Ace  5/9 (56%) Nicola Lewis  3/7 (43%) Jamilla Abbott  1/3 (33%)		Susan Pratley  25/27 (93%) Sharelle McMahon  20/20 (100%) Catherine Cox  20/28 (71%) Megan Dehn  13/16 (81%)

Sunday 19 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	Samoa	49–42	Wales		Umpires: Stacey Campton Amanda Nottingham Reserve umpire: Jacqui Jashari
		Scoring by quarter: 17-10, 9-15, 12-7, 11-10
		Cathrine Latu  40/44 (91%) Malu Fa'asavalu  9/16 (56%) Aloma Inu  0/1 (0%)		Rebecca James  31/41 (76%) Amanda Evans  11/18 (61%)

Monday 20 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Jamaica	74–21	Wales		Umpires: Anne Abraitis Pauline Sciascia Reserve umpire: Marion Johnson-Hurley
		Scoring by quarter: 21-2, 22-4, 15-7, 16-8
		Elaine Davis  46/56 (82%) Simone Forbes  24/26 (92%) Jodi Ann Ffrench  4/5 (80%)		Rebecca James  16/24 (67%) Nicola Lewis  4/6 (67%) Jamilla Abbott  1/1 (100%)

Tuesday 21 March 20:30 (UTC+11)	Stats	Wales	45–36	Singapore		Umpires: Bill Alexander Stacey Campton Reserve umpire: Sharon Kelly
		Scoring by quarter: 11-8, 12-6, 13-8, 9-14
		Rhiannon Ace  22/30 (73%) Rebecca James  13/19 (68%) Jamilla Abbott  10/20 (50%) Nicola Lewis  0/1 (0%)		Tan Hui Yan  24/31 (77%) Jeanine Heng Wei Ping  11/13 (85%) Li Ling  1/7 (14%)

Thursday 23 March 09:00 (UTC+11)	Stats	Barbados	34–55	Wales		Umpires: Jacqui Jashari Sharon Kelly Reserve umpire: Chris Campbell
		Scoring by quarter: 8-15, 8-13, 9-13, 9-14
		Lydia Bishop  21/24 (88%) Latonia Blackman  8/15 (53%) Laurel Browne  5/5 (100%)		Rebecca James  38/43 (88%) Rhiannon Ace  17/28 (61%)

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	387	169	+218	9
2	Jamaica	5	4	1	0	324	174	+150	9
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	264	254	+10	6
4	Wales	5	2	0	3	185	271	-86	4
5	Barbados	5	2	0	3	183	279	-96	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	5	150	346	-196	0

  Qualified for Semi-finals
  Qualified for Classification

Sources:^[5]

7th/8th playoff

Friday 24 March 15:00 (UTC+11)	Report Stats	South Africa	46–43	Wales		Umpires: Chris Campbell Bobbi Brown Reserve umpire: Anne Abraitis
		Scoring by quarter: 11-15, 11-10, 12-9, 12-9
		Christine Markgraaff  28/38 (74%) Sindisiwe Gumede  11/11 (100%) Lizanne Helmand  6/12 (50%) Nthabiseng Moabi  1/1 (100%)		Rebecca James  31/41 (76%) Rhiannon Ace  12/19 (63%)

Squad

Wales roster
Players	Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps Jamilla Abbott GS, GA (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 26) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Celtic Dragons Rhiannon Ace GA, WA (1979-04-13)13 April 1979 (aged 26) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Celtic Dragons Sophie Baxter WA, C (1986-05-10)10 May 1986 (aged 19) 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Team Bath Ursula Bowers (c) WD, GD, GK, C (1978-06-29)29 June 1978 (aged 27) 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Team Bath Suzy Drane C, WA (1986-11-27)27 November 1986 (aged 19) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Celtic Dragons Amanda Evans GA, WA (1984-08-23)23 August 1984 (aged 21) 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Celtic Dragons Sara Hale GD, WD (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 23) 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Celtic Dragons Lynda James GK, GD (1977-01-26)26 January 1977 (aged 29) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Celtic Dragons Rebecca James GS, GA (1985-06-26)26 June 1985 (aged 20) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Loughborough Lightning Nicola Lewis GS, GA (1977-02-09)9 February 1977 (aged 29) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Celtic Dragons Anna Mayes WA, C (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 25) 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Celtic Dragons Nicola Szehofner GD, GK (1984-08-26)26 August 1984 (aged 21) 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Celtic Dragons	Head coach Julia Longville Assistant coach Caroline Morgan Manager: Alison Dacey Notes (c) – Captain (cc) – Co-captain (vc) – Vice-captain – Injury / maternity leave (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

• Gideon Griffiths

Richie Pugh (capt, Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Blues), Rhodri McAtee (Penzance), James Hook (Ospreys), James Merriman (Gloucester), Johnathan Edwards (Scarlets), Rhys Oakley (Dragons), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Blues), Wayne Evans (Blues), Gareth Baber (Dragons), Tal Selley (Scarlets), Jonathan Vaughton (Ospreys).

• Skeet: Malcolm Allen, Tony Grove
• Trap: Mike Wixey, James Birkett-Evans
• 10 m air pistol: Ian Harris, Alan Green
• 25 m centre fire: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
• 25 m standard pistol: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
• 50 m pistol: Ian Harris
• 10 m: air rifle: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
• 50 m rifle 3 positions: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
• 50 m: rifle prone: Griff Morgan, David Phelps

• Trap: Sarah Wixey
• 10 m air rifle: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
• 50 m rifle 3 positions: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
• 50 m rifle prone: Johanne Brekke, Ceri Dallimore

• Full Bore(Queens Prize): Gareth Morris, Alexander Woodward

• Men's singles: David Evans, Alex Gough, Gavin Jones
• Men's doubles: David Evans, Alex Gough
• Women's singles: Tegwen Malik
• Mixed Doubles: Tegwen Malik, Gavin Jones

• Men: David Davies, Thomas Haffield, Owen Morgan, Stuart Manford, David Roberts
• Women: Jazmin Carlin, Bethan Coole, Julie Gould, Jemma Lowe, Lowri Tynan, Cari-Fflur Davies, Rhiannon Henry

• Men: Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins, Adam Robertson, David Buck.
• Women: Bethan Daunton, Siwan Mair Davies, Naomi Owen, Claire Harris, Sara Head

• Men: Marc Jenkins
• Women: Leanda Cave, Anneliese Heard, Helen Tucker

• Men: Terry Perdue.
• Women: Michaela Breeze, Kate Howard, Natasha Perdue.

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