Four Nations tournament 2008

England manager Paul Fairclough holds the Four Nations trophy after success in the Scottish Highlands in 2007.








The 2008 tournament is to be held in Wales for the first time since 2003, after the home country conceded the right to the Scottish Highlands in 2007.
Wooden spoonists for the last three years, Ireland have withdrawn from the tournament, to be replaced by a side from Gibraltar, managed by Albert Buhagiar.
The tournament will be staged at Rhyl's Belle Vue, which will host the home country's matches, Colwyn Bay's Llanelian Road and Park Hall, Oswestry, the home of TNS.

Previous winners
2007	England
2006	Wales
2005	England
2004	Wales
2003	England
2002	Wales

Four Nations tournament fixtures 2008

Fixtures and results from the 2008 Four Nations tournament.










HOST country Wales will play all their games at Belle Vue, the home of Rhyl FC. Colwyn Bay's Llanelian Road will host two games, while Scotland will play debutants Gibraltar on the Uefa 2* compliant artifical pitch at Park Hall, Oswestry, the home of The New Saints.
Admission prices: Adults £3, Senior Citizens and Juveniles (Under 16) £1.

Fixtures 2008
Tue 20 May 2008	Wales	v	Scotland	19:00
at Belle Vue, Rhyl
Tue 20 May 2008	England	v	Gibraltar	19:00
at Llanelian Road, Colwyn Bay
Thu 22 May 2008	Wales	v	Gibraltar	19:00
at Belle Vue, Rhyl
Thu 22 May 2008	Scotland	v	England	19:00
at Llanelian Road, Colwyn Bay
Sat 24 May 2008	Scotland	v	Gibraltar	14:00
at Park Hall, Oswestry
Sat 24 May 2008	Wales	v	England	14:00
at Belle Vue, Rhyl

Four Nations venues 2008

RHYL: Belle Vue
Belle Vue, Grange Road, Rhyl, LL18 4BY.
Capacity 2500
How to get there From East/West: Use the A55, turning off at the St. Asaph junction and following the signs into Rhyl. Follow the sign marked "Sun Centre" into Pendyffryn Road, turn left at the junction with Grange Road to find the ground 300 metres on the left. Google map
Nearest railway station Rhyl (0.6 miles)
Matchday telephone 01745 338327

COLWYN BAY: Llanelian Road
Llanelian Road, Old Colwyn, Conwy, LL29 8UN
Capacity 2500 (403 seats)
How to get there From the A55 (North Wales Expressway).  Leave the A55 at Junction 22, sign posted Hen Golwyn/Old Colwyn.  Turn left at the end of the slip road and follow the road up the hill to the roundabout at the top.  At the roundabout take the second exit (Marine Hotel on the left). Follow the road for half a mile to the brow of the hill and the ground is on the right. Google map
Nearest railway station Colwyn Bay
Matchday telephone 01492 514680

PARK HALL, Oswestry
Park Hall Stadium, Burma Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 4AS.
Capacity 3000 (250 seats)
How to get there Park Hall is one mile from the centre of Oswestry - leave the A5 at the junction with the A495 Whittington Road. Burma Road is the first major turning on the left and is signposted Park Hall. The ground is another 400 yards on your right (entrance marked "The Venue"). Google map
Nearest railway station Gobowen (2 miles)
Matchday telephone 01691 663010

Four Nations tournament squads 2008

Wales manager Tony Pennock.

Tony Pennock played for the Welsh semi-pros as a goalkeeper in a career which embraced Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Hereford United, Yeovil Town, Rushden & Diamonds and Farnborough Town, where he played against Arsenal in the FA Cup.
After two years with Carmarthen Town, Pennock joined Newport County in October 2005, later moving to Port Talbot Town as manager in 2007/8. He was also goalkeeping coach for Swansea City. Pennock, who took over the Wales semi-pro management in 2007, stepped down as the Steelmen's boss in November 2007 and returned to Newport County as a player, joining Neath in May 2008.

Wales assistant manager Terry Boyle.

A former Wales international centre-half who began his career at Tottenham Hotspur, later moving to Crystal Palace. He went on to play Cardiff City, Bristol City and Swansea City before moving to Barry Town, ending his playing career with player/manager roles at Ebbw Vale, Inter Cardiff and Cinderford Town. Employed by the FAW Trust, he is assistant to Tomi Morgan at Welshpool Town.

WALES SQUAD
Lee Kendall (Rhyl, 2 caps), Ashley Morris (Merthyr Tydfil, 1), Kyle Critchell (Weymouth, 0), Gethin Jones (Bath City, 9), Paul Keddle (Carmarthen, 6), Danny Parslow (York City, 3), Lee Surman (Port Talbot, 0), Kris Thomas (Carmarthen Town, 2), Michael Byrne (Northwich Victoria, 2), Adie Harris (Bath City, 7), Chris Holloway (Llanelli, 7), Craig Jones (Llanelli, 0), Craig Jones (Rhyl, 0), Chris Venables (Welshpool Town, 2), Chad Bond (CF Balaguer, 0), Les Davies (Bangor City, 3), Graham Evans (Caersws, 19), Rhys Griffiths (Llanelli, 3).
Players on stand-by: Lee Idzi (Haverfordwest County), Lee Bevan (Neath Athletic), Sion Edwards (Bangor City), Paul Fowler (Carmarthen Town), Lee Hudgell (Haverfordwest County) and Marc Pritchard (Llanelli).

ENGLAND SQUAD
Adam Bartlett (Blyth Spartans), Scott Tynan (Northwich Vics), Daniel Gleeson (Cambridge Utd), John Brayford (Burton Albion), John Brayford, Wayne Hatswell (Cambridge Utd), Kevin Nicholson (Torquay Utd), Dean Moxey (Exeter City), Ben Harding (Aldershot), Chris McPhee (Ebbsfleet Utd), Russell Penn (Kidderminster), Lewis Chalmers (Aldershot), Mitchell Cole, John Martin (Stevenage Borough), Shaun Harrad (Burton Albion), Andy Burgess (Rushden & Diamonds), John Shaw (Halifax), Steve Morison (Stevenage).

SCOTLAND SQUAD
Scott Bennett (Edinburgh University), Andrew Shearer (Keith), Clark Bain (Cove Rangers), Mark Chisholm (Deveronvale), Stewart Fowlie (Spartans), Graham Lonie (Keith), Ross MacNamara (Edinburgh City), Kris Niddrie (Keith), Paul Coutts (Cove Rangers), Sean McAuley (Preston Athletic), Neil McLean (Inverurie Loco Works), Sam MacKay (Brora Rangers), David MacRae (Buckie Thistle), Kevin Motion (Spartans), Robert Duncanson (Clachnacuddin), Graham Johnston (Fraserburgh), Scott Michie (Inverurie Loco Works), Robbie Ross (Edinburgh City).