Llwyddiant Myfyrwyr Grŵp Llandrillo Menai Mewn Carfan Sy'n Creu Hanes
Mae pedwar o fyfyriwr y Grŵp yn aelodau o garfan dan 18 Ysgolion Cymru'r Gymdeithas Bêl-droed (FA) a enillodd y 'Centenary Shield' yn ddiweddar ar ôl gêm gyfartal 1-1 yn erbyn Lloegr.
Roedd Cai Evans, Osian Evans a Fabrizio Murtas o Goleg Menai a Cian Pritchard o Goleg Meirion-Dwyfor wedi'u cynnwys yn y garfan a oedd dan arweiniad Marc Lloyd Williams, Darlithydd Chwaraeon a Chydlynydd Academi Coleg Menai.
Mae Marc yn gyn-beldroediwr proffesiynol â phrofiad helaeth o chwarae'n broffesiynol yn y Gynghrair Pêl-droed gyda Stockport County, yn ogystal â rhai clybiau yng Nghymru. Mae hefyd yn ohebydd ar y cyfryngau yn ei amser sbâr ar BBC ac ar S4C.
Yn ystod yr ymgyrch, enillodd tîm Cymru dair gêm, a daethant yn gyfartal mewn un gêm arall.
Meddai Marc Lloyd Williams,
"Mae'r ymgyrch hon wedi bod yn brofiad ardderchog i'r chwaraewyr - mae bod yn rhan o'r achlysur hanesyddol hwn yn rhywbeth y bydda i, a nhw, yn ei drysori am amser hir.
Roedd hi'n wych i ennill y tlws ddeuddeg mis yn ôl, a hynny am y tro cyntaf mewn 41 o flynyddoedd - ond roedd y tymor hwn yn anoddach byth, roedd pawb eisiau ein curo ni! Felly mae gorffen yr ymgyrch yn ddiguro yn dysteb i waith caled y chwaraewyr a'r staff!"
Mae'r llwyddiant hwn yn dangos pa mor bwysig ydy'r coleg i'r Academi Pêl-droed. Mae chwaraewyr a rheolwyr wedi profi llwyddiant ar y llwyfan rhyngwladol, yn ystod y tymor hwn, a dros y blynyddoedd blaenorol.
Dywedodd Catherine Smith, Rheolwr y Maes Rhaglen Chwaraeon yng Ngholeg Menai:
Rydym yn falch iawn o Cian, Osian, Fabrizio a Cai ac yn edrych ymlaen yn eiddgar at ddilyn eu llwybr disglair ym maes pêl-droed."
Gobeithio bydd y llwyddiant hwn yn annog rhagor o bêl-droedwyr disglair i ymuno â'r coleg a'r academi pêl-droed a fydd, gobeithio, yn parhau i lwyddo ar lefel genedlaethol a rhyngwladol."
Os ydych chi'n bwriadu dilyn cwrs academaidd neu alwedigaethol ar unrhyw un o gampysau Grŵp Llandrillo Menai fis Medi ac os hoffech chi gymryd rhan yn yr academïau chwaraeon, holwch diwtor eich cwrs am ragor o fanylion.
Cai Evans, Osian Evans and Fabrizio Murtas from Coleg Menai, and Cian Pritchard from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, all formed part of the squad, led by Coleg Menai’s Sports lecturer and academy coordinator - Marc Lloyd Williams.
Marc is an ex-professional footballer with extensive experience of playing professionally in the Football League with Stockport County, as well as for a few clubs in Wales. He is also a broadcast journalist in his spare time for the BBC and S4C.
The Wales team completed the campaign unbeaten with three victories and one drawn match.
Marc Lloyd Williams said,
“The campaign has been a fantastic experience for the players - and to be part of this historic moment is something that they and I will cherish for a long time.
It was brilliant to win the trophy for the first time in 41 years twelve months ago - but this season was even harder as we were the team they all wanted to beat. Therefore, to go through the campaign undefeated was a huge testament to the players and staff for all their hard work!"
“This success is a great reflection of the importance the college has been to the Football Academy, with players and managers shining on the international stage - not only this season - but over the years”
Catherine Smith, Programme Area Manager for Sports at Coleg Menai, said,
“We are immensely proud of Cian, Osian, Fabrizio and Cai - and can’t wait to see where their promising future in football takes them”.
“I hope this success encourages more budding footballers to join college and its football academy, which we hope will continue to shine both at national and international level.”
If you are planning on studying an academic or vocational course at any of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses in September, and would like to get involved in any of the sporting academies please inform your course tutor for more information.
Cai Evans, Osian Evans and Fabrizio Murtas from Coleg Menai, and Cian Pritchard from Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, all formed part of the squad, led by Coleg Menai’s Sports lecturer and academy coordinator - Marc Lloyd Williams.
Marc is an ex-professional footballer with extensive experience of playing professionally in the Football League with Stockport County, as well as for a few clubs in Wales. He is also a broadcast journalist in his spare time for the BBC and S4C.
The Wales team completed the campaign unbeaten with three victories and one drawn match.
Marc Lloyd Williams said,
“The campaign has been a fantastic experience for the players - and to be part of this historic moment is something that they and I will cherish for a long time.
It was brilliant to win the trophy for the first time in 41 years twelve months ago - but this season was even harder as we were the team they all wanted to beat. Therefore, to go through the campaign undefeated was a huge testament to the players and staff for all their hard work!"
“This success is a great reflection of the importance the college has been to the Football Academy, with players and managers shining on the international stage - not only this season - but over the years”
Catherine Smith, Programme Area Manager for Sports at Coleg Menai, said,
“We are immensely proud of Cian, Osian, Fabrizio and Cai - and can’t wait to see where their promising future in football takes them”.
“I hope this success encourages more budding footballers to join college and its football academy, which we hope will continue to shine both at national and international level.”
If you are planning on studying an academic or vocational course at any of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses in September, and would like to get involved in any of the sporting academies please inform your course tutor for more information.
