Oct 16, 2026 · 44 min · 9 segments
**Andy Walker chats with Tom Coyd, Dave Abel, Martyn Gill, and Phil Roberts about their upcoming trips to Australia with their national sides for the 2026 World Cup.** Hear about each of the nations'…
Tom CoydGuestMartyn GillGuest
Andy WalkerHostPhil RobertsGuest
Dave AbelGuest
Yeah, it really is a, a fantastic cup competition, so if anybody listening or watching fancies a bit of rugby and, and a weekend in Ireland, I think there's a really good excuse to go.
He's just making sure that one is in his diary when you told us what date that we're going out in.
So [laughs] Dave, is, is the Celtic Cup something on, uh, Wales' agenda at the minute, or are we just concentrating on the World Cup for now?
Uh, there, there's always, um, the bigger picture, but, uh, our main focus at the minute is, is the World Cup.
Um, obviously the, the players that have not been selected for this, um, competition, um, will be putting in the hours that's needed to, to be able to, like, fight for a shirt, um, ready for that date.
Um, so, uh, it, it is slightly on the back burner, but the forefront is actually the World Cup at this present time.
Is Celtic Cup on your agenda, or are we just looking at that next year, let's get this out of the way for now?
I think, uh, [laughs] having a day job running a club and, and, and getting ready for a World Cup, I don't, I don't have any head space for, for anything else.
So yeah, it's definitely, uh, all focus on the World Cup, and then when we come back from there, it'll be, uh, it'll be looking at what planning looks like, uh, behind the scenes for, for 2027 as a, as a whole.
I always thought I'm one of the busiest people in wheelchair rugby league, but you must be absolutely off your feet consistently there, Martin, I think, with everything you've got going on.
Yeah, it really is a, a fantastic cup competition, so if anybody listening or watching fancies a bit of rugby and, and a weekend in Ireland, I think there's a really good excuse to go.
He's just making sure that one is in his diary when you told us what date that we're going out in.
So [laughs] Dave, is, is the Celtic Cup something on, uh, Wales' agenda at the minute, or are we just concentrating on the World Cup for now?
Uh, there, there's always, um, the bigger picture, but, uh, our main focus at the minute is, is the World Cup.
Um, obviously the, the players that have not been selected for this, um, competition, um, will be putting in the hours that's needed to, to be able to, like, fight for a shirt, um, ready for that date.
Um, so, uh, it, it is slightly on the back burner, but the forefront is actually the World Cup at this present time.
Is Celtic Cup on your agenda, or are we just looking at that next year, let's get this out of the way for now?
I think, uh, [laughs] having a day job running a club and, and, and getting ready for a World Cup, I don't, I don't have any head space for, for anything else.
So yeah, it's definitely, uh, all focus on the World Cup, and then when we come back from there, it'll be, uh, it'll be looking at what planning looks like, uh, behind the scenes for, for 2027 as a, as a whole.
I always thought I'm one of the busiest people in wheelchair rugby league, but you must be absolutely off your feet consistently there, Martin, I think, with everything you've got going on.
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