Wales' squad for the Rugby League World Cup has been confirmed and it includes two sets of twins, plus another two brothers.
Also present in John Kear's 24-man squad is Anthony Walker, who was ruled out of the 2017 global gathering in Australia when a brain abnormality that had been with him since birth was discovered just days before the event. He was forced to retire from the sport but was given the all clear to return in 2020 and is back in the international arena.
Ben and Rhys Evans became the first ever twins to represent Wales at a Rugby League World Cup in 2013 and they return once again this time around. They are joined this time by twins Connor and Curtis Davies. Completing the trio of siblings are brothers James and Ollie Olds, who both play their club rugby in Australia.
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The squad will be led by captain Elliot Kear, who will emulate former Whitchurch High School classmate Sam Warburton in skippering his country at a World Cup after the latter did the same at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby Union World Cups. Footballer Gareth Bale, also in the same school year, is also poised to captain his country at a World Cup later this year.
There are two uncapped players in the side in the form of Caleb Aekins and Kyle Evans.
Wales, who will be based in Preston during this month's tournament in England, have a warm-up match against Lebanon pencilled in for this Saturday.
They then kick off their campaign against Cook Islands on October 19 before further group matches against Tonga (October 24) and Papua New Guinea (October 31).
Wales Rugby League World Cup squad
Caleb Aekins (Leigh Centurions), Bailey Antrobus (York City Knights), Gavin Bennion (Rochdale Hornets), Joe Burke (West Wales Raiders), Chester Butler (Bradford Bulls), Mike Butt (Swinton Lions), Connor Davies (Workington Town), Curtis Davies (Whitehaven), Rhys Evans (Bradford Bulls), Will Evans (Whitehaven), Kyle Evans (Wakefield Trinity), Ben Evans (Bradford Bulls), Dan Fleming (Featherstone Rovers), Matty Fozard (Widnes Vikings), Dalton Grant (London Broncos), Tom Hopkins (Barrow Raiders), Elliot Kear (captain – Bradford Bulls), Rhodri Lloyd (Swinton Lions), James Olds (Valley Diehards), Ollie Olds (Valley Diehards), Josh Ralph (Mounties), Luis Roberts (Leigh Centurions), Anthony Walker (Bradford Bulls), Rhys Williams (Salford Red Devils).
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