Wales U21s name friendly squad

Wales football intermediate teams manager Geraint Williams has named his under-21s squad to face Iceland in next month’s friendly at Llanelli, with seven players uncapped at that age level included.

Cheltenham’s Connor Roberts, Liverpool goalkeeper Danny Ward, Scott Tancock of Swansea, Lloyd Isgrove (Southampton), Tom Lawrence (Manchester United), Bristol City’s Wes Burns and Chris Dawson of Leeds United are the new faces hoping to make the step up in the game at Llanelli’s Stebonheath Park on February 6.

Williams will be looking at testing new faces ahead of their forthcoming Uefa Under-21 Championships in the Czech Republic in 2015. The draw for qualification takes place IN Switzerland next week, with Wales drawn in the second strength pot.

Kick-off is at 3pm, with the senior Welsh side taking on Austria at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium the same evening.

The emphasis in the squad is on players plying their trade outside of the principality, with Tadcock joined only by club-mates Lee Lucas and Danny Alfei (on loan at Wrexham) and Wrexham’s Robert Ogleby.

The stand-by list looks more promising for Welsh clubs, with Swansea, Newport County and Cardiff City all represented.

The squad in full:

Connor Roberts - Cheltenham Town.

Danny Ward - Liverpool.

Danny Alfei - Swansea City (on loan at Wrexham).

Kieron Freeman - Derby County.

Jonathan Meades - AFC Bournemouth (on loan at AFC Wimbledon).

Scott Tancock - Swansea City.

Joe Walsh - Crawley Town.

Billy Bodin - Torquay United.

Elliott Hewitt - Ipswich Town.

Emyr Huws - Manchester City.

Lloyd Isgrove - Southampton.

Tom Lawrence - Manchester United.

Lee Lucas - Swansea City.

Jonathan Williams - Crystal Palace.

Wes Burns - Bristol City.

Jake Cassidy - Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Chris Dawson - Leeds United.

Robert Ogleby - Wrexham.

Standby list:

Oliver Davies - Swansea City.

Lee Evans - Newport County.

Jordan Holt - St.Mirren.

Aaron Oakley - Swindon Town.

Elliott Chamberlain - Exeter City.

Michael Doughty - QPR.

Gwion Edwards - Swansea City.

Josh Pritchard - Fulham.

Louis Thompson - Swindon Town.

Theo Warton - Cardiff City.

Tom Bradshaw - Shrewsbury Town.