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Over the past few months Sport & Exercise Science student Adam Hesp has been competing and representing Welsh Schools Under 18's in football.

Adam, who was also awarded a sports bursary by Glyndŵr University this year, took part in the following friendly matches in the build up to the Centenary Shield,  Australia at Port Talbot won 1 - 0, England Colleges at TNS, Oswestry won 3 - 2, England Public Schools at TNS, Oswestry lost 2 - 1. New Zealand at Afan Lido won 2 - 0, a game in which Adam scored the first goal.

The Centenary Shield games, saw Welsh Schools compete against their counterparts from the rest of the UK and the Republic of Ireland.  The results were as follows:
England Schools at Llanelli drew 0 - 0
Scotland Schools at Airdrie lost 3 - 2
Republic of Ireland Schools at HaverfordWest lost 1 - 0
Northern Ireland Schools at Wondsor Park, Belfast drew 0 - 0 (This match was televised live on Sky TV)

After the Shield games Adam took part in another friendly against New Zealand at Afan Lido which they won 2 - 0 with Adam scoring the first goal.
Caps were presented after the New Zealand game by Adam Matthews of Cardiff City. Adam, who plays centre back, played in all the games for the full 90 minutes apart from the friendly against Australia when he played 75 minutes.

When asked about the experience, Adam said "I really enjoyed the experience of playing for Wales. It was brilliant to play against the best players in the other countries as well as playing in great stadiums".

Wales Students, with almost a completely new side for 2010, travel to Ireland next week to try and retain their British International Students Championship title.

Wales topped the table last year with three wins out of three when the tournament was played in Leeds, beating England 31-16 on the final day.

The four nation international tournament kicks off on Monday with Wales facing their old rivals at 4.30pm followed by the hosts Ireland taking on Scotland.

On Wednesday, it's Wales' turn to meet the hosts with England taking on Scotland before the competition concludes on Friday with Scotland v Wales and England v Ireland.

All games are being played at Young Muster RUFC in Limerick.

Wales have had an outstanding 2010 already, winning the Regional Students Championships against representative sides from counties all over England, and they also reached the Final of the Cheltenham Nines, only to lose to a strong Warrington Wolves side.

And last weekend, they beat the Royal Navy 48-6. Mark Wool led the way with two tries and eight goals, Jonathan Ford and Owen Griffiths also went over the line twice each while Dale Blackmore and Josh Davies were the other try scorers.

They are once again being led by Clive Griffiths, who was Wales national team coach for ten years and assisted Iestyn Harris in the full squad last year when they won the European Cup. Phil Melling makes a welcome return to the Wales Students fold as Team Manager while Cardiff Demons' John Trickey is assistant coach.

Griffiths said: "We go to Ireland with about 16 new caps. There's a big turn around this year as often happens with student sides. This will be a massive challenge for us as we aim to retain our title."

Wales have named a 22-man squad with students spanning the length and breadth of the UK including Owain Brown, who studies at Glyndwr University next door to Crusaders' Wrexham base. It will be their first representative in the Wales Students side.

 Full fixtures

Monday 19th July - Wales v England 4.30pm, Scotland v Ireland 6.30pm

Wednesday 21st July - England v Scotland 4.30pm, Ireland v Wales 6.30pm

Friday 23rd July - Scotland v Wales 4.30pm, England v Ireland 6.30pm

Article taken from http://www.walesrugbyleague.co.uk/article/wales-students-release-squad-for.html