Sport 2015 in Wales

as part of 2015 rugby world cup, cardiff castle displays mock giant rugby ball breaking through walls.



athletics

29 october - aled davies wins second gold medal @ 2015 ipc athletics world championships in doha world record throw in t42 discus add shot put title won on first day.


boxing

30 may - lee selby becomes ibf featherweight champion after beating russia s evgeny gradovich on points in london. selby becomes 12th welshman hold world boxing title.
16 august - joseph cordina wins lightweight gold @ european amateur boxing championships in samokov, bulgaria.
15 october - in debut fight in america, lee selby makes successful first defense of featherweight championship title against mexico s fernando montiel.


cricket

8 july - 2015 ashes series opens @ sophia gardens in cardiff.


cycling

27 march - geraint thomas wins e3 harelbeke race , becomes first welsh cyclist win classic cycle race in 119 years.
13 september - owain doull finishes third, highest ranked british racer, @ 2015 tour of britain.


football

9 january - cardiff city f.c. s owner, vincent tan, meets supporters , agrees return traditional blue playing strip, saying mother helped him come decision.
4 july - mark sampson leads england women s national football team third place in 2015 fifa women s world cup, teams highest finish.
9 july - wales national football team ranked 10th best team in world, surpassing previous highest ranking of 22nd.
10 october - wales national football team qualify final tournament of 2016 european football championship, team s first qualification major tournament finals since 1958.
9 december - swansea city a.f.c. part company manager garry monk.


horse racing

25 april - welsh jockey sean bowen wins british conditional jockey championship, becoming first 17-year-old win title.
27 december - welsh grand national 2015 postponed until january 2016 because of continuous heavy rain affecting chepstow course.


rallying

15 november - sebastien ogier wins third successive wales rally gb.


rugby league

7 november - wales win 2015 european cup, remaining unbeaten in 3 matches of tournament.


rugby union

22 march - wales finish third in 2015 6 nations championship, in close tournament saw winners ireland, england , wales separated ten points difference.
19 september - millennium stadium hosts ireland vs. canada, stadium s first match part of 2015 rugby world cup, venue used outside host country of england.
17 october - wales knocked out of 2015 rugby world cup, losing 23-19 south africa in quarter finals.


snooker

john higgins wins 2015 welsh open. mark williams highest ranked welsh player, going out in semi-finals.


table tennis

14 october – para table tennis player rob davies retains european title in final of 2015 european open in denmark.
17 october - welsh duo, rob davies , tom matthews take gold in team para table tennis european championships.






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