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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Louise Taylor

Euro 2025: Wales aim to conquer their Everest after squad named on mountain summit

Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson following a squad announcement press conference at the summit of Yr Wyddfa in Snowdonia
Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson following a squad announcement press conference at the summit of Yr Wyddfa in Snowdonia. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Rhian Wilkinson hopes Wales can conquer their “Everest” at Euro 2025 after naming her squad at the top of the country’s highest mountain. The head coach’s group includes Sophie Ingle, who has won a race against time and recovered from an anterior cruciate ligament rupture sustained last September.

Wilkinson hiked up Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, on Thursday morning before naming her Switzerland-bound party from the summit. The trek took less than 90 minutes – “I was listening to political podcasts that were getting me angry so I stormed up,” she said – and her sights continue to be set appropriately high.

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