Match preview from the BBC. Wales v New Zealand (Sat) | ||
Kick-off: 1500 BST Venue: Racecourse, Wrexham Watch: S4C Listen: Live on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru & online The Cardiff full-back, 17, figures in a defence that also includes West Ham's Danny Gabbidon, who has not played since January with a groin injury. Also back after a groin injury that has kept him out for several months is striker Robert Earnshaw. The Norwich player partners Liverpool's Craig Bellamy in attack, while captain Ryan Giggs also starts. New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert has named a side with few of his recognised players. Star striker Chris Killen is the most notable absentee as Herbert takes the chance to evaluate the World Cup credentials of players he has seen little of. But Killen, the out-of-contract Hibernian player who is a target for Cardiff City, has not played since January after suffering an Achilles injury. Regular captain Danny Hay remained in New Zealand for the birth of his first child, but stand-in Ivan Vicelich was a late withdrawal due to Dutch league commitments with club RKC Waalwijk. That sees Wellington Phoenix midfielder Tim Brown lead the All Whites. Andy Boyens and Ben Sigmund, with one cap apiece, make up a rookie partnership in central defence. However, Boyens will be well known to Wales midfielder Carl Robinson as the pair are team-mates at Toronto. Wales: Danny Coyne (Burnley), Chris Gunter (Cardiff), Danny Gabbidon, James Collins (both West Ham), Sam Ricketts (Hull), Simon Davies (Fulham), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace), Carl Robinson (Toronto), Ryan Giggs (Man Utd, capt), Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), Rob Earnshaw (Norwich). New Zealand: Mark Paston (Wellington), James Pritchett (Auckland), Andy Boyens (Toronto), Ben Sigmund (Fawkner), Tony Lochhead (Wellington), Jeremy Christie (Unattached), Tim Brown (Wellington, capt), Duncan Oughton (Columbus), Leo Bertos (Perth), Chris James (Fulham), Shane Smeltz (Halifax). | ||
