Trio Earn International Call-Ups

Last updated : 29 September 2005 By Richard Evans
Swansea's Sam Ricketts, Mark Pritchard and Owain Tudur-Jones will all be unavailable for next weekend's trip to Yeovil, due to International call-ups. Kenny Jackett has decided to go ahead with the trip to Huish Park despite having the option of postponing the match and is clearly hoping to carry on the momentum that the Swans have produced so far.

Ricketts will travel with the senior squad as they face an away tie in Northern Ireland, before finishing off their World Cup Qualifiers with a home fixture against Azerbaijan. Rival left-back Ben Thatcher's International career appears to be doomed, leaving the Swansea full-back more than likely to pick up two more Welsh caps in October.

Meanwhile, Mark Pritchard and Owain Tudur-Jones are both in the Under-21s squad to face Germany and Azerbaijan - despite the latter being currently injured. Tudur-Jones picked up an ankle injury in the U21s defeat against England but is expected to be fit to return for October 7th.