Davies and Rodon named in Wales squad

Ben Davies and Joe Rodon have been named in the Wales squad for upcoming internationals against Gibraltar and Croatia.

Capped 80 times for Cymru, Ben is in line to captain the side in the absence of Wales skipper Aaron Ramsey through injury having previously led them out in the recent friendly with South Korea last month and against England at Wembley in 2020.

Up first for Rob Page's side is a friendly against Gibraltar at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground on Wednesday 11 October, four days before hosting Croatia in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier at Cardiff City Stadium. 

Having picked up seven points from five matches in their qualifying campaign, the Dragons sit fourth in Group D, three points behind joint leaders Croatia, as they push for automatic qualification to next summer's tournament in Germany.

Ben heads into the pair of fixtures as the most-capped outfield player in the squad with 80 caps and one goal to his name in his country's colours. Joe, who is currently on loan at Leeds United this season, has 38 caps for his nation.