Welsh Players Push for Wales Rugby Squad Spots
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Wales rugby boss Steve Tandy must pick his new squad soon.
He will name the team for the Nations Championship on Tuesday.
Many players want a place in the squad.
They come from four Welsh teams: Dragons, Ospreys, Scarlets, and Cardiff.
These players played very well in recent games.
Their good play gives Tandy a hard job.
He must choose the best players from many good ones.
This is called a selection headache for a coach.
The Nations Championship is an important rugby competition.
Fans want to know who will be in the squad.
Tandy will announce his final list very soon.
Many players are hoping for good news.
Vocabulary15 words
- boss
- the main leader of a team
- squad
- a group of players chosen for a team
- Nations Championship
- a big rugby competition between countries
- selection headache
- a hard problem when choosing people
- recent
- happened not long ago
- announce
- to tell people something important
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- coach
- a person who trains a sports team
- Wales
- a country that is part of the United Kingdom
- rugby
- a sport played with an oval ball
- team
- a group of people who play sport together
- final
- the last one; not changing
- choose
- to pick something or someone
- important
- very needed or special
- game
- a sports match
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1. Steve Tandy 2. Tuesday 3. True
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Wales rugby boss Steve Tandy must pick his new _____ soon.
He will name the team for the _____ on Tuesday.
Many players want a place in the _____.
They come from four Welsh teams: Dragons, Ospreys, Scarlets, and _____.
These players played very well in _____ games.
Their good play gives Tandy a hard _____.
He must choose the best players from many _____ ones.
This is called a _____ for a coach.
The Nations Championship is an important rugby _____.
Tandy will _____ his final list very soon.
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