CYMRU v CASACHSTAN 24 / 11 / 2017 Stadiwm Dinas Caerdydd Cic Gyntaf 7yh FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING ROUND

GROUP 1

P W D L +/- PTS

WALES 2 0 0 0 1 4

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1 0 0 0 2 3

ENGLAND 1 1 0 0 6 3

RUSSIA 2 0 1 0 -6 1

KAZAKHSTAN 2 0 0 2 -3 0

RESULTS / FIXTURES

17 SEPTEMBER 2017 KAZAKHSTAN 0-1

24 OCTOBER 2017 RUSSIA 0-0 WALES

24 NOVEMBER 2017 WALES v KAZAKHSTAN

28 NOVEMBER 2017 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA v WALES

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LUDLOW LEADING WOMEN’S WORLD CUP PUSH

MANAGER said Ludlow following the 0-0 draw. “We’re EURO finals. The opening match against “WE’VE GOT TWO BIG GAMES WILL BE HOPING THAT THE a developing team, and we’re still a young Kazakhstan took place in November 2015 WALES FANS CAN HELP MAKE team with regard to these players playing at Haverfordwest, and substitute Helen COMING UP WHICH CAN HOPEFULLY CARDIFF CITY STADIUM A A together. We’ve got two big games coming Ward proved to be the second half hero, as FORTRESS FOR HER SIDE THIS up which can hopefully set us up for next the striker came off the bench to score a EVENING AS THE 2019 FIFA year when we finish off this campaign.” hat-trick after Natasha Harding had handed SET US UP FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN WE WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING Wales travel to Zenica to take on Bosnia- her side the lead. It was Wales’ first win CAMPAIGN CONTINUES. Herzegovina on Tuesday, and while the of the campaign and provided Ludlow and FINISH OFF THIS CAMPAIGN.” demands of such a short turnaround will her side with a huge lift heading into the Wales currently top Group 1 ahead of prove testing, the side then take a break second half of fixtures. Bosnia-Herzegovina and England who from qualification until they make the short meet each other in Walsall tonight. The journey to England next April. The return match against Kazakhstan took campaign began for Ludlow and her side place in April 2016 and it was Ward who with a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan in The match in Zenica will mark the halfway again impressed with a brace of goals. Her Astana back in September as experienced point of the campaign, but Wales will be efforts were matched by Kayleigh Green as headliner scored the only encouraged by the fact that they will play she added two goals of her own to make goal of the game with a superb volley. A their final three qualifiers against Bosnia- it an impressive double victory. Despite well-earned point from a 0-0 draw with Herzegovina, Russia and England at home. their defensive frailties, Kazakhstan did Russia in St. Petersburg last month moved A similar situation proved to be the catalyst finish off the bottom of group, but showed Wales to the top of the group, and they will to the last qualifying campaign ending on a in Astana how much they have improved be looking to build on their excellent start high, and if the side can remain in contention since the last campaign. Ludlow will be as Kazakhstan make the long journey to heading into the final stages, it will make for keen to ensure that her side do not take ABOVE the Welsh capital. a very exciting conclusion to the group. their opponents for granted this evening, JAYNE LUDLOW DURING A TRAINING SESSION AT and having claimed four points and two THE PETROVSKY MINOR SPORT ARENA AHEAD OF THE “The girls understand that this is a long Wales are no strangers to Kazakhstan clean sheets in their opening two games, FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 QUALIFYING GROUP 1 competition, and that it’s important to go having been drawn against them in it is vital that the side build on what has MATCH BETWEEN RUSSIA AND WALES. to places like Russia and get something,” qualifying for the 2017 UEFA Women’s already been an impressive start.

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LUDLOW YN ARWAIN YMGYRCH CWPAN Y BYD

MAE’R RHEOLWR JAYNE LUDLOW meddai Ludlow yn dilyn y gêm gyfartal 0-0. ar gyfer EWRO 2017 Merched UEFA. Cafodd YN GOBEITHIO Y BYDD CEFNOGWYR “Ry’ ni’n dîm sy’n datblygu a ry’ ni dal yn y gêm agoriadol yn erbyn Casachstan ei “GYDA DWY GÊM FAWR O’N BLAENAU CYMRU YN GWNEUD STADIWM dîm ifanc. Gyda dwy gêm fawr o’n blaenau chynnal yn Hwlffordd nôl ym mis Tachwedd DINAS CAERDYDD YN GAER AR y gobaith yw gallu rhoi ein hunain mewn 2015, gyda’r eilydd Helen Ward yn serennu Y GOBAITH YW GALLU RHOI EIN GYFER EI CHARFAN WRTH I sefyllfa gref ar gyfer diwedd yr ymgyrch fel arwr yr ail hanner. Ar ôl dod oddi ar y YMGYRCH RAGBROFOL CWPAN Y y flwyddyn nesaf.” Bydd Cymru’n teithio i fainc, sgoriodd dair gôl i adeiladu ar waith BYD MERCHED FIFA BARHAU YMA Zenica i wynebu Bosnia-Herzegovina ddydd Natasha Harding. Dyma oedd buddugoliaeth HUNAIN MEWN SEFYLLFA GREF YN ERBYN CASACHSTAN HENO. Mawrth ac er bod chwarae dwy gêm mewn gyntaf yr ymgyrch i Gymru a rhoddodd hwb cyfnod mor fyr yn heriol, mae’r garfan yn enfawr i Ludlow a’i charfan wrth ddechrau AR GYFER DIWEDD YR YMGYRCH Y Ar hyn o bryd mae Cymru ar frig Grŵp 1 cael seibiant o’r ymgyrch nes iddyn nhw ail hanner yr ymgyrch. o flaen Bosnia-Herzegovina a Lloegr sy’n wneud y siwrne fyr dros y ffin i Loegr fis chwarae yn erbyn ei gilydd yn Walsall Ebrill nesaf. Yn Ebrill 2016 cafwyd gêm oddi cartref FLWYDDYN NESAF.” heno. Dechreuodd ymgyrch Ludlow a’i yn erbyn Casachstan ac Ward eto fu’n charfan gyda buddugoliaeth o 1-0 yn erbyn Bydd y gêm yn Zenica yn nodi pwynt serennu gan sgorio dwy gôl. Dilynodd Casachstan yn Astana nôl ym mis Medi, hanner ffordd yr ymgyrch ond bydd yn Kayleigh Green ei hesiampl gan ychwanegu gyda Jess Fishlock yn sgorio unig gôl y hwb i Gymru eu bod yn chwarae eu tair dwy gôl ei hun a sicrhau dwy fuddugoliaeth gêm gyda foli anhygoel. Roedd pwynt gêm ragbrofol olaf adref yn erbyn Bosnia- argyhoeddedig. Gorffennodd Casachstan cadarn o’u gêm gyfartal yn erbyn Rwsia yn Herzegovina, Rwsia a Lloegr. Gwnaeth ar waelod y grŵp ond, er eu hamddiffyn St Petersburg fis diwethaf yn ddigon i roi sefyllfa debyg yn eu hymgyrch ragbrofol bregus, dangosodd y garfan yn Astana Cymru ar frig y grŵp a bydd y garfan yn diwethaf eu helpu i orffen yr ymgyrch cymaint yr oedden nhw wedi gwella ers gobeithio adeiladu ar eu dechreuad gwych ar nodyn uchel. Os all y garfan gadw eu yr ymgyrch diwethaf. Bydd Ludlow yn pan fydd Casachstan yn gwneud y daith hir hunain yn y ras nes y gemau olaf, mae awyddus i sicrhau fod ei charfan ddim i’n prifddinas. posibilrwydd o ddiweddglo cyffrous iawn yn cymryd eu gwrthwynebwyr yn ganiataol i’r grŵp. heno. Wedi ennill 4 pwynt a heb ildio “Mae’r merched yn deall fod hon yn gôl yn eu dwy gêm agoriadol, mae’n JAYNE LUDLOW YN YSTOD SESIWN YMARFER CYN gystadleuaeth hir ac mae’n bwysig mynd Nid yw Casachstan yn ddieithriaid i Gymru, hanfodol fod yn garfan yn adeiladu ar CYMRU YN ERBYN RWSIA YN ROWND RHAGBROFOL i lefydd fel Rwsia a sicrhau pwyntiau,” gyda’r ddwy garfan yn yr un grŵp rhagbrofol ddechreuad gwych. GRŴP 1 O GWPAN Y BYD FIFA I FERCHED

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FOCUS ON KAZAKHSTAN

DESPITE STILL SEARCHING FOR hero as the striker came off the bench to clir yn safon y chwarae. Roedd gôl gan Jess THEIR FIRST WIN AND FIRST GOAL score a hat-trick after Natasha Harding had Fishlock yn Astana nôl ym mis Medi yn OF THE CAMPAIGN, THE OPENING opened the scoring. The return match against ddigon i wahaniaethu’r ddau dîm. TWO PERFORMANCES FROM Kazakhstan took place in April 2016, and KAZAKHSTAN HAVE SHOWN SIGNS it was Ward who again impressed with a Parhaodd yr ymgyrch i Casachstan yn OF PROGRESS BY A NATION STILL brace of goals, and her efforts were this time erbyn Bosnia-Herzegovina eto yn Astana REGARDED AS MINNOWS ON THE matched by Kayleigh Green. fis diwethaf, gyda’r ymwelwyr yn ennill WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL STAGE. buddugoliaeth o 2-0. Heno yw’r gêm oddi- Kazakhstan did not arrive on the international cartref cyntaf i dîm Aitpay Jamantayev a Wales are competing against Kazakhstan women’s football scene until 1995, and bydd y garfan yn gwneud y daith gymharol for the second campaign in a row, and while during that time competed in Asia as fer o Gaerdydd i Colchester i wynebu Lloegr neither side progressed to the UEFA Women’s opposed to Europe. It was during this period yn eu gêm ragbrofol nesaf ddydd Mawrth. EURO 2017 finals in the Netherlands that that claimed their record victory with a during the summer, the opening match resounding 8-0 win over Hong Kong in 1999. Yn ystod yr ymgyrch diwethaf, sicrhaodd of the current campaign showed a clear A switch to UEFA competition followed in Cymru ddwy fuddugoliaeth o 4-0 dros improvement in their overall play. A solitary 2002, and it was in 2011 that they suffered Casachstan. goal from Jess Fishlock in Astana back in their heaviest defeat, when Germany scored September was enough to separate the 17 goals without reply. Cafodd y gêm agoriadol ei gynnal yn yr two sides. Hwlffordd fis Tachwedd 2015 gyda’r eilydd ER EU BOD DAL YN CHWILIO Helen Ward yn profi i fod yn arwr yr ail The campaign continued for Kazakhstan AM Y FUDDUGOLIAETH A’R GÔL hanner wedi iddi ddod oddi ar y fainc i sgorio against Bosnia-Herzegovina again in Astana GYNTAF O’U HYMGYRCH, MAE’R tair gôl ar ôl i Natasha Harding sgorio’r gôl last month, and the visitors came away with DDAU BERFFORMIAD AGORIADOL agoriadol. Cafodd yr ail gêm ei gynnal yn a 2-0 victory. Tonight is the first away game GAN CASACHSTAN YN DANGOS Ebrill 2016, a Ward fu’n serennu eto gyda for Aitpay Jamantayev’s team, and next ARWYDDION O GYNNYDD GAN dwy gôl a Kayleigh Green yn ychwanegu’r they make the relatively short journey from GENEDL SYDD DAL YN CAEL EU ddwy arall. Cardiff to Colchester to take on England in HYSTYRIED FEL GWRTHWYNEBWYR their next qualifier on Tuesday. DIBWYS AR LWYFAN Dim ond yn 1995 y cyrhaeddodd Casachstan RHYNGWLADOL Y MERCHED. lwyfan pêl-droed rhyngwladol y merched, Wales claimed two 4-0 victories to complete ac yn y cyfnod hynny roeddent yn cystadlu ABOVE the double over Kazakhstan in the last Mae Cymru’n cystadlu yn erbyn Casachstan yn Asia, nid yn Ewrop. Yn ystod y cyfnod JESSICA FISHLOCK DURING THE FIFA qualifying campaign. yn yr ail ymgyrch yn olynol. Er bod naill yma sicrhaodd y genedl eu buddugoliaeth WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2019 QUALIFYING garfan na’r llall heb gyrraedd rowndiau fwyaf gan drechu Hong Kong o 8-0 yn 1999. ROUND GROUP 1 MATCH BETWEEN The opening match took place in November terfynol Ewro 2017 Merched UEFA yn yr Newidiodd y genedl at gystadlu’n UEFA yn KAZAKHSTAN AND WALES AT THE ASTANA 2015 at Haverfordwest, and substitute Iseldiroedd dros yr haf, roedd gêm agoriadol 2002 ac yn 2011 profodd y genedl eu colled ARENA, SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 Helen Ward proved to be the second half yr ymgyrch bresennol yn dangos cynnydd drymaf erioed, pan gurodd yr Almaen o 17-0.

www.faw.cymru 9 INTERMEDIATE WOMEN’S TEAMS U19S SHINE IN ELITE ROUND QUALIFICATION

ABOVE THE WALES WOMEN’S UNDER-19 SIDE days later. However, the side regrouped WALES WOMEN’S U19 LINE-UP FOR THE REGISTERED A RESOUNDING 6-0 WIN to comfortably beat the hosts in the final NATIONAL ANTHEM OVER HOST NATION KAZAKHSTAN game, and with it qualified for the UEFA IN THEIR FINAL UEFA QUALIFIER Elite round as one of the best third-place LAST MONTH, AND WITH IT BOOKED teams in the competition. THEIR PLACE IN THE ELITE ROUND OF FIXTURES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE The side will now look to repeat their EARLY NEXT YEAR. achievement and move a step closer to the finals that will be played in Switzerland The Wales Women’s Under-19 side next year. registered a resounding 6-0 win over host nation Kazakhstan in their final UEFA The Women’s Under-17 did not fare as well qualifier last month, and with it booked in Denmark back in September as their their place in the Elite round of fixtures that campaign started with a 2-0 defeat to the will take place early next year. hosts, and the result was followed by a 4-0 reverse against France. Cassia Pike and Daisy Evan-Watkins both scored a brace in the victory to complement Despite the setback, the group ended the goals from Gwennan Davies and Ella Powell. campaign on a high with a convincing 8-0 win over Kazakhstan, but it was not enough After making the long journey to to take them through to the Elite round. Kazakhstan, the side coached by Kathryn Elise Hughes helped herself to a hat-trick in Lovett started the campaign with a the victory with Tamsyn Sibanda and Emily creditable 0-0 draw against Slovenia, but Jones both scoring twice together with a slipped to a 4-0 defeat to England a few penalty from captain Amina Vine.

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ANGHARAD JAMES

BOASTING A WEALTH OF Welsh team-mates at Yeovil. However, cryfder ei chymeriad yn amlwg o’r dechrau DOMESTIC, EUROPEAN AND fiercely ambitious, she was soon on the pan adawodd hi’r Hwlffordd am oleuadau INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, IT move again. “Yeovil felt like Bristol - a family disglair Llundain yn ddim ond pymtheg oed. IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT environment,” she explained to Everton’s Er bod prinder cyfleoedd iddi yn Arsenal, TALENTED MIDFIELDER ANGHARAD official magazine recently. “A lot of the girls profodd symud ar fenthyg i Academi Bryste JAMES ONLY TURNED 23 EARLIER there played for Wales so on the one hand, it yn blatfform perffaith ar gyfer y chwaraewr THIS YEAR. was ideal to keep playing with them but on canol cae eiddil. the other, it was feeling like I was back in my Now playing her club football at Everton comfort zone. I signed for Everton again to Maes o law symudodd James yno’n barhaol, Ladies having made the switch to Merseyside challenge myself.” a bu’n rhan allweddol o helpu’r clwb i in the summer, James was also recognised gyrraedd rownd yr wyth olaf Cynghrair by her peers as she picked up the Players’ Prior to competing on the European stage Pencampwyr Merched UEFA yn 2015. Player of the Year accolade at the recent and establishing herself in the Women’s Roedd sawl aelod o garfan ryngwladol FAW awards evening. Two years ago, James Super League, James was also part of the bresennol Cymru yn rhan o’r ymgyrch honno, was named as the FAW Young Player of Wales side that competed and hosted the gan gynnwys Natasha Harding a’r capten the Year, and the natural progression to her UEFA Under-19 finals in the summer of 2013. . Ond enillwyr y gystadleuaeth, latest award mirrors the continued progress Although Jarmo Matikainen’s side didn’t Frankfurt, ddaeth a’r freuddwyd i ben, wedi of her own game. make it past the group stages, it provided a eu hysbrydoli gan ffigwr Cymreig arall, perfect development platform for the players Jess Fishlock. Of course, things could have been very involved, and James played every minute of different as her sporting career started on every match in the competition. The dream Ar ôl pedair blynedd gadawodd James the rugby field as a child, but once football now will be to help take Wales to the finals Fryste ac ymunodd â Notts County yn 2016. had entered her life, there was only one of a major tournament. Yn anffodus aeth y clwb i’w wal y flwyddyn way forward. Her strength of character ganlynol ac ymunodd James gyda nifer o’i was immediately apparent when she left GYDA LLU O BROFIAD chyd-chwaraewyr carfan Cymru yn Yeovil. Haverfordwest for the bright lights of RHYNGWLADOL, DOMESTIG AC Fodd bynnag, yn hynod uchelgeisiol, roedd at the age of just 15, and while her EWROPEAIDD, MAE’N ANODD hi’n barod i symud eto’n fuan. “Roedd Yeovil opportunities at Arsenal were limited, a CREDU BOD Y CHWARAEWR CANOL yn teimlo fel Bryste – amgylchedd teuluol,” loan move to Bristol Academy provided the CAE TALENTOG ANGHARAD JAMES eglurodd i gylchgrawn swyddogol Everton yn perfect platform for the diminutive midfielder. YN DDIM OND 23 ELENI. ddiweddar. “Roedd llawer o’r merched yno’n chwarae i Gymru felly ar un llaw, roedd hi’n The switch was eventually made permanent, Bellach wedi ymuno â thîm Merched grêt parhau i chwarae gyda nhw ond ar y llaw and James played a key role in the club Everton dros yr haf, derbyniodd James arall, roeddwn i’n teimlo’n rhy gyfforddus. progressing through to the quarter-finals gydnabyddiaeth gan ei chyd-chwaraewyr pan Nes i arwyddo i Everton er mwyn herio fy hun. of the UEFA Women’s Champions League enillodd wobr Chwaraewr y Chwaraewyr yng in 2015. A number of current Wales ngwobrau diweddar CBDC. Dwy flynedd yn ôl Cyn cystadlu ar lwyfan Ewropeaidd a sefydlu internationals were part of that campaign, cafodd James ei henwi fel Chwaraewr Ifanc ei hun yng Nghynghrair Super y Merched, including Natasha Harding and captain y Flwyddyn ac mae’r dilyniant naturiol tuag roedd James hefyd yn rhan o garfan Cymru Sophie Ingle, but the dream came to an at ei gwobr ddiweddaraf yn adlewyrchu’r fu’n cystadlu ac yn cynnal rowndiau terfynol end by eventual winners Frankfurt, who datblygiad yn ei gêm. Dan 19 UEFA yn haf 2013. Er i garfan Jarmo were inspired by another Welsh figure in Matikainen beidio symud ymlaen o gymal y Jess Fishlock. Wrth gwrs, gan fod ei gyrfa chwaraeon grŵp, profodd yn blatfform datblygu perffaith James eventually left Bristol after four fel plentyn wedi dechrau ar y cae rygbi, ar gyfer y chwaraewyr a chwaraeodd James years and joined Notts County in 2016, gallai pethau wedi bod yn wahanol iawn. pob munud o bob gêm yn y gystadleuaeth. but the club folded the following year and Ond unwaith daeth pêl-droed i’w bywyd, Y freuddwyd nawr yw helpu Cymru gyrraedd ABOVE James was reunited with a number of her dim ond un ffordd oedd ymlaen. Roedd rowndiau terfynol prif dwrnamaint. ANGHARAD JAMES OF EVERTON LADIES FC

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CHERYL FOSTER

“You can see already that the side have become much cleverer in how they play, and to succeed in this campaign would be amazing for everyone that has ever been involved with Wales.”

ALTHOUGH HER INTERNATIONAL enjoyed a number of memorable moments driven back then too, she was headstrong, CAREER CAME TO AN END IN representing both Liverpool Ladies and and demanded the best from everyone. 2011, CHERYL FOSTER REMAINS A Wales. “The women’s game has progressed I think she’s probably had to change a bit FAMILIAR FIGURE ON THE DOMESTIC beyond recognition and I would love to be since moving into management, but she FOOTBALL CIRCUIT HAVING TAKEN playing at the top level now,” she added. was a fantastic player with a real passion UP THE WHISTLE, AND STILL FEELS “The players are much fitter and stronger for Wales.” A PART OF THE CURRENT WALES with the increased professionalism, but SIDE DUE TO HER INVOLVEMENT I’m proud of my career and the fact that I However, Foster’s football career has AT A TIME OF SIGNIFICANT played my part in the journey. continued on a very different path since DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION retiring in 2013, and her talent for refereeing IN THE WOMEN’S GAME. “One of my most memorable games for has already seen her promoted to the FIFA Wales was in Germany in front of over list and the Cymru Alliance, one level below “We didn’t play that many international 20,000 people,” Foster explained. “Germany the JD Welsh Premier League. International fixtures,” explained Foster. “But I still had some world class players at the time appointments have already proved to be a managed to earn 63 caps which I’m very and it was incredible experience. I also valuable learning experience for the 37-year proud of. To qualify for a major tournament scored at the Kop end for Liverpool at old, and most recently she was fourth would be such a huge boost for women’s Anfield in a friendly match against an Irish official at the UEFA Women’s U19 finals in football in Wales, and it is going to happen select team. There were about 5,000 fans in Northern Ireland. soon. You can see already that the side have attendance, but the first people I saw when become much cleverer in how they play, I scored were my parents celebrating, and “I intended to take up coaching when I and to succeed in this campaign would be that’s something I won’t forget.” finished playing,” she added. “But refereeing amazing for everyone that has ever been offered more potential opportunities to ABOVE involved with Wales. If we hadn’t gone A former team-mate and room-mate of travel, and that was a void I wanted to fill CHERYL FOSTER CELEBRATES SCORING through the difficult times back then, then Jayne Ludlow, Foster is the perfect person having played for Wales for so many years. THE SIXTH GOAL AGAINST BULGARIA maybe we wouldn’t be where we are now.” to provide some insight into the mindset of I’m learning all the time, and while it’s DURING THE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY the present Wales manager. “I had to put nice to see positive comments about my MATCH AT THE ROCK, NOVEMBER 24, 2010 Foster’s playing career started in a very up with her moods when things didn’t go performances, I’m taking it one game at a different era for women’s football, but she to plan!” she explained. “Jayne was really time and I will see where it takes me.”

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CHERYL FOSTER

“Mae posib gweld yn barod fod y garfan y llawer mwy clyfar yn y ffordd y maen nhw’n chwarae, a byddai llwyddo yn yr ymgyrch hon yn anhygoel i unrhyw un sydd erioed wedi bod yn rhan o bethau yng Nghymru.”

ER BOD EI GYRFA RYNGWLADOL merched, ond mwynhaodd sawl cyfnod gryf ei chymhelliant bryd hynny hefyd, roedd WEDI DOD I BEN YN 2011, MAE cofiadwy yn cynrychioli Merched Lerpwl a hi’n anystywallt ac yn mynnu’r gorau gan CHERYL FOSTER YN PARHAU I Chymru. “Mae gêm y merched wedi datblygu bawb. Dwi’n credu ei bod wedi newid fymryn FOD YN FFIGWR CYFARWYDD YM tu hwnt i gydnabyddiaeth ac mi fyswn i wrth ers mynd i reoli ond roedd hi’n chwaraewr MHÊL-DROED DOMESTIG GAN IDDI fy modd yn chwarae ar y lefel uchaf nawr,” gwych gyda gwir angerdd dros Gymru.” DROI’N DDYFARNWR. MAE HI DAL ychwanegodd. “Mae’r chwaraewyr yn llawer YN TEIMLO’N RHAN O GARFAN mwy ffit a chryfach gyda’r cynnydd mewn Fodd bynnag, mae gyrfa pêl-droed Foster BRESENNOL CYMRU OHERWYDD EU proffesiynoldeb, ond rwy’n falch o fy ngyrfa wedi parhau ar lwybr tra gwahanol ers RÔL AR ADEG ARWYDDOCAOL MEWN a’r ffaith fy mod wedi chwarae rhan fach yn ymddeol yn 2013 ac mae ei thalent fel DATBLYGIAD A DILYNIANT YNG y daith. dyfarnwr wedi sicrhau ei bod eisoes ar NGÊM Y MERCHED. restr FIFA a Chynghrair Undebol Cymru, “Un o’r gemau mwyaf cofiadwy i mi dros un lefel o dan Uwch Gynghrair JD Cymru. “Doedden ni ddim yn chwarae cymaint â Gymru oedd yn yr Almaen o flaen torf o Mae apwyntiadau rhyngwladol eisoes wedi hynny o gemau rhyngwladol,” eglurodd dros 20,000” eglurodd Foster. “Roedd gan yr profi’n brofiad dysgu gwerthfawr ar gyfer y Foster. “Ond nes i dal lwyddo i ennill 63 cap Almaen rai o chwaraewyr gorau’r byd bryd dyfarnwr 37 mlwydd oed ac yn ddiweddar, a dwi mor falch o hynny. Byddai cymhwyso hynny ac roedd o’n brofiad anhygoel. Nes i hi oedd y pedwerydd swyddog ar gyfer ar gyfer prif dwrnamaint yn gymaint o hwb i hefyd sgorio dros Lerpwl yn y Kop yn Anfield rowndiau terfynol Merched Dan 19 UEFA bêl-droed merched yng Nghymru, ac mae’n mewn gêm gyfeillgar yn erbyn tîm dewisol yng Ngogledd Iwerddon. mynd i ddigwydd yn fuan. Mae posib gweld Gwyddelig. Roedd tua 5,000 o gefnogwyr yn barod fod y garfan y llawer mwy clyfar yn y dorf ond y bobl gyntaf welais i pan nes “Roeddwn i wedi bwriadu mynd mewn yn y ffordd y maen nhw’n chwarae, a byddai i sgorio oedd fy rhieni yn dathlu, ac mae i hyfforddi ar ôl gorffen chwarae,” llwyddo yn yr ymgyrch hon yn anhygoel i hynny’n rhywbeth wna i fyth anghofio.” ychwanegodd. “Ond roedd dyfarnu’n cynnig unrhyw un sydd erioed wedi bod yn rhan mwy o gyfleoedd posib i deithio ac roedd o bethau yng Nghymru. Petawn ni heb fod Yn gyn cyd-chwaraewr ac yn arfer rhannu hynny’n wacter oeddwn i eisiau ei lenwi drwy’r adegau anodd, yna efallai na fyddwn stafell â Jayne Ludlow, Foster yw’r person gan ‘mod i wedi chwarae dros Gymru am ni yn y man yma nawr.” perffaith i roi blas i ni o feddylfryd rheolwr gymaint o flynyddoedd. Dwi’n dysgu drwy’r UWCH presennol Cymru. “Roedd raid i mi ddelio efo’i amser a tra bod hi’n braf cael sylwadau CHERYL FOSTER YN YSTOD GÊM RHYNGWLADOL Dechreuodd gyrfa chwarae Foster mewn thymer drwg i pan oedd pethau’n mynd o’i positif am fy mherfformiadau, rwy’n cymryd GYFEILLGAR YN ERBYN BWLGARIA YN Y GRAIG, WRECSAM, cyfnod gwahanol iawn ym mhêl-droed le!” eglurodd. “Roedd Jayne yn eithriadol o un gêm ar y tro a gweld lle’r eith hynny a fi.” TACHWEDD 2010

16 www.faw.cymru www.faw.cymru 17 WHEN YOU HAVE PAN WYT TI’N BREAST CANCER, DIODDEF O GANSER EVERYTHING Y FRON, MAE CHANGES POPETH YN NEWID

Breast Cancer Care Cymru is the only Breast Cancer Care Cymru yw’r unig specialist charity in Wales providing MAE AMSER YN CAEL EI REOLI GAN APWYNTIADAU. elusen arbenigol yng Nghymru sy’n TIME BECOMES MEASURED support for women, men, family and friends Y SGAN NESAF. Y CANLYNIADAU NESAF. darparu cefnogaeth ar gyfer merched, affected by breast cancer. We’ve been dynion, teulu a ffrindiau sy’n cael eu caring for them, supporting them, and Y SIALENS NESAF heffeithio gan ganser y fron. Rydym wedi IN APPOINTMENTS. campaigning on their behalf since 1973. bod yn gofalu amdanynt, yn eu cefnogi, ac yn ymgyrchu ar eu rhan ers 1973. Today, we continue to offer a unique range of support including reliable information, Heddiw, rydym yn parhau i gynnig one-to-one support over the phone and amrywiaeth unigryw o gefnogaeth, THE NEXT SCAN. online from nurses and people who’ve been gan gynnwys gwybodaeth ddibynadwy, there. We also offer local group support cefnogaeth un wrth un dros y ffôn ac across the UK. From the moment someone ar-lein gan nyrsus ac unigolion all unieithu notices something isn’t right, through to â’ch profiad chi. Rydym hefyd yn cynnig their treatment and beyond, we’re there to cefnogaeth grŵp lleol ar draws y DU. O’r THE NEXT RESULTS. help people affected by breast cancer feel eiliad mae rhywun yn sylwi fod rhywbeth o’i more in control. le, yn ystod y driniaeth a thu hwnt, rydym eisiau helpu i roi rheolaeth yn ôl i’r rheini This year we will receive less than 1% of our sy’n cael eu heffeithio gan ganser y fron. funding from government, meaning we are Eleni byddwn yn derbyn llai na’ 1% o’n reliant on voluntary funders, people just like cyllideb gan y llywodraeth. O ganlyniad, THE NEXT CHALLENGE. you, to run our services and support people rydym yn dibynnu’n llwyr ar gyfraniadau affected by breast cancer. gwirfoddol, gan bobl fel chi, i ariannu’n “My name is Stephen and I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I knew “Fy enw i ydi Stephen, a ‘dwi wedi cael diagnosis o ganser y fron. gwasanaethau ac i gyrraedd y miloedd o something was wrong after my grandson kicked me in the chest Help us support more people facing breast Roeddwn i’n gwybod fod rhywbeth o’i le pan ges i ‘nghicio yn fy bobl sydd angen ein help ni. cancer in Wales by giving generously to whilst we were playing. To my surprise the kick hurt and when I one of our bucket collectors or contact mrest tra’n chwarae gyda fy wŷr. Ro’n i’n synnu fod y gic wedi brifo, Os hoffech chi ein helpu i gefnogi mwy checked myself I saw that my left nipple was inverted and I could feel Rachael to discuss more ways you can a phan nes i archwilio’n hun, gwelais fod siap y deth wedi newid, a o bobl sy’n gwynebu canser y fron yng a lump. A week later I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was such help on 029 20 234077. teimlais lwmp. Wythnos yn ddiweddarach cefais ddiagnosis o ganser Nghymru rhowch yn hael i un o’n casglwyr bwced neu cysylltwch â Rachel. a shock – it didn’t occur to me that men could get breast cancer. If you have a question about breast health y fron. Roedd hi’n sioc aruthrol – ‘doeddwn i erioed wedi ystyried fod Helpwch ni gefnogi mwy o bobl sy’n or breast cancer you can call us free on dynion yn medru cael canser y fron. wynebu canser y fron yng Nghymru drwy 0808 800 6000 or visit roi’n hael i un o’n casglwyr bwced neu Everything happened so fast, a week after my diagnosis I had a breastcancercare.org.uk. cysylltwch â Rachel i drafod sut y gallwch mastectomy and my lymph nodes removed. I also lost my hair Digwyddodd popeth mor sydyn, wythnos yn unig ar ôl y diagnosis chi helpu ar 029 20 234077. during chemotherapy . My wife Margaret and my children have cefais fasectomi a diddymu’r nodau lymff. Ar ben hynny collais fy Os oes gennych chi gwestiwn am iechyd y been so strong and supportive. I was absolutely stunned when I ngwallt yn ystod cemotherapi. Mae’r wraig a’r plant wedi bod mor fron neu ganser y fron gallwch ein ffonio’n was diagnosed, it can happen to anyone. It is so important to check gefnogol a chryf. Ro’n i wedi syfrdanu’n llwyr pan ges i’r diagnosis rhad ac am ddim ar 0808 800 6000 neu yourself; hopefully my story will help men be more aware.” ond fe all hyn ddigwydd i unrhyw un. Mae’n eithriadol o bwysig ewch ar ein gwefan breastcancercare.org.uk archwilio’ch hun. Gobeithio y bydd fy stori i’n helpu dynion eraill i Steven Cotterell fod yn fwy ymwybodol o ganser y fron.”

Steven Cotterell

18 www.faw.cymru www.faw.cymru 19 THE ORCHARD WELSH UWCH GYNGHRAIR PREMIER WOMEN’S LEAGUE MERCHED CYMRU ORCHARD

THERE ARE TWO FAMILIAR NAMES the only teams celebrating last weekend, as Fe wnaeth y ddau dîm sicrhau AT THE TOP OF THE ORCHARD newcomers Caldicot Town claimed their first buddugoliaethau o 6-0 oddi cartref y WELSH PREMIER WOMEN’S win of the season as they came away from penwythnos diwethaf gyda Met Caerdydd LEAGUE, AND ON SUNDAY THE Cyncoed with maximum points thanks to a yn curo Caernarfon ac Abertawe yn trechu CHAMPIONS TAKE ON THEIR narrow 3-2 victory. The increasing standard Llandudno. Mae hyn yn golygu bod y CLOSEST CHALLENGERS AS THE of the domestic league has made it difficult ddau dîm wedi ennill pob gêm hyd yn hyn, STUDENTS OF CURRENT LEAGUE for promoted teams in recent seasons, and ond bydd y gêm rhyngddynt ddydd Sul yn LEADERS CARDIFF MET HEAD TO the victory will provide a timely boost for a cynnig arwydd cryf o ble bydd y teitl yn SWANSEA CITY. side that have consistently improved having mynd erbyn diwedd y tymor. Yn ogystal, discovered just how competitive the league bydd llwyddiant yn Uwch Gynghrair Fixtures between the two clubs have can be. Merched Cymru Orchard yn sicrhau lle yng traditionally been close and competitive Nghynghrair Pencampwyr Merched UEFA i’r affairs, and Sunday’s match at Llandarcy Meanwhile the fact that senior national tîm buddugol. already promises to be one of the games team manager Jayne Ludlow has included of the season. Last season, Swansea City players from the Orchard Welsh Premier “Roedd tymor diwethaf yn dymor gwych i SWANSEA CITY v ended Cardiff Met’s domination of the Women’s League in her squad this evening is ni,” esboniodd Ian Owen, rheolwr Abertawe. domestic top-flight to take the title in what testament to the improving standards, and “Roedd yna ddatblygiad go iawn yn ein steil was a year of transition for Met, and having the domestic league has never been o chwarae. Rydyn ni’n hoffi chwarae’r bêl claimed the October Manager of the Month so strong. allan o’r cefn a bu hyn yn llwyddiannus iawn award, Dr Kerry Harris will be keen for her i ni. Fe gawsom ni rai gemau gwych, gan CARDIFF MET students to show their title credentials. Follow @theWPWL for all the latest news, chwarae pêl-droed gwych yn ystod y tymor fixtures and results from the Orchard Welsh ac mae gennym gyfeillgarwch gwych o fewn Both teams claimed 6-0 victories away from Premier Women’s League. y garfan.” home last weekend as Cardiff Met eased past newcomers Caernarfon Town while MAE YNA DDAU ENW CYFARWYDD Ond nid dim ond Abertawe a Met Caerdydd Swansea City comfortably defeat Llandudno. AR FRIG UWCH GYNGHRAIR oedd yn dathlu’r penwythnos diwethaf, wrth As a result, both teams maintained their MERCHED CYMRU ORCHARD AR i Caldicot hawlio’u buddugoliaeth gyntaf 26 November respective perfect records. Something will HYN O BRYD, AC AR DDYDD SUL yn y gynghrair gan guro Cyncoed o 3-2. have to give on Sunday when the two sides BYDD Y PENCAMPWYR PRESENNOL Mae safon gynyddol y gynghrair ddomestig meet, and the match will offer a strong YN WYNEBU EU GELYNION AGOSAF wedi ei gwneud hi’n anodd i dimau sydd Kick-off 2pm indication of where the title will be heading AM DEITL Y TYMOR YMA WRTH wedi ymuno â’r gynghrair dros y tymhorau at the end of the season. In addition, success I FYFYRWYR MET CAERDYDD diweddar, a bydd y fuddugoliaeth yn hwb Llandarcy Academy of Sport in the Orchard Welsh Premier Women’s YMWELD Â DINAS ABERTAWE. amserol i’r tîm sydd wedi gwella’n gyson League ensures a place in the coveted UEFA ar ôl darganfod pa mor gystadleuol gall y Women’s Champions League. Yn draddodiadol, mae gemau rhwng y ddau gynghrair fod. SA10 6JD dîm yn agos ac yn gystadleuol, ac mae’r “Last season was a great season for us,” gêm ddydd Sul yn Llandarcy eisoes yn Mae’r ffaith fod rheolwr yr uwch dîm FREE ENTRY explained Swansea City manager Ian Owen. addo bod yn un o uchafbwyntiau’r tymor. cenedlaethol Jayne Ludlow wedi cynnwys “There was a real development in our style Y tymor diwethaf, fe wnaeth Abertawe chwaraewyr o Uwch Gynghrair Merched of play. We like to play the ball out from the ddod â goruchafiaeth Met Caerdydd yn yr Orchard yn ei charfan heno yn dyst i safon back and it proved to be very successful. We Uwch Gynghrair i ben, trwy gipio’r teitl yn gynyddol y gynghrair – tydi’r gynghrair had some great games, played some great ystod blwyddyn drosiannol i’r Met. Ac ar ôl ddomestig erioed wedi bod mor gryf. football during the season, and we have a hawlio gwobr Rheolwr y Mis ar gyfer mis great camaraderie within the squad.” Hydref, bydd Dr Kerry Harris yn awyddus Dilynwch @theWPWL am yr holl newyddion, i’w myfyrwyr ddangos eu bod nhw yn y ras i gemau a chanlyniadau diweddaraf gan Uwch But Swansea City and Cardiff Met weren’t ennill y teitl eto eleni. Gynghrair Merched Cymru Orchard.

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