I made my first appearance for the Wales deaf in a friendly against Tondu rfc in November. I was then asked to remain within the training set up for the next friendly that was against Port Talbot panther's I made a good impression of myself over the two games and have remained within the training set up. It seems I will be involved in the next block of games and training as we get prepared to play against our old rivals England. In May we begin preparation for the deaf world championship in Tokyo, Japan.

We fly out of London Gatwick on the 25th of October 2026 and return on the 9th of November. We have been given the opportunity to train in a world class stadium during our first week to prepare for the world cup, as well as a few day trips travelling towards Tokyo. We arrive in Tokyo on the 31st of October and the tournament is played from the 1st to the 6th of November.

The rest of the time we have at our own leisure I'm hoping some family will be coming with me to spend the last few days sightseeing.

Due to the WRU not recognising the Wales deaf team at all, we must fund ourselves for the trip. we rely heavily on a big group of volunteers for things such as coaching staff and a medical team. There is a tour package for each player and member of traveling staff who must raise £3000 for travel, accommodation and tournament expenses.

anything you could donate would be much appreciated

There is also an opportunity to sponsor the WDRU as a whole there is a link below for more information.

https://walesdeafrugby.co.uk/about-wru-deaf-2/