International watch: Three selected for England u-19s, Ramsey called up to Wales senior squad

Gavin Hoyte, Henri Lansbury, Rhys Murphy- England U19 v Netherlands U19

Arsenal trio Gavin Hoyte, Henri Lansbury and Rhys Murphy have been called up to represent England U19’s in a friendly against Netherlands U19’s, scheduled to take place on Tuesday 9th Spetember at Shrewsbury’s ProStar stadium. For Henri and Rhys who missed a lot of last season through injury, it’s a welcome return to the international scene whilst Hoyte will also be out to impress. The Netherlands fixture is the final warm-up game before qualification for the 2009 UEFA u-19 Championships commences. England will face Albania, Northern Ireland and Serbia in the first round of qualifiers which are due to take place in October.

In other international news, Arsenal duo Conor Henderson and Rui Fonte were both in action last night as Ireland and Portugal u-19s rounded off their Four Nations campaigns with contrasting fortunes. Read on for more on both matches…

Aaron Ramsey- Wales- World Cup 2010 Qualification

Summer acquisition Aaron is amongst nine players eligible for the Wales u-21 side who have been drafted into the senior squad for the forthcoming World Cup 2010 qualifiers. Ramsey represented his national side at u-21 level and could win his first Welsh cap during qualification.

Conor Henderson- Rep.Of Ireland U19 0 Spain U19 2

Conor played the whole 90 minutes as Ireland lost 2-0 to eventual Four Nations champions Spain. Henderson occupied a central-midfield role alongside Conor Clifford and had a lot of possession early on without really creating any opportunities. Mario Gasper gave Spain the lead 12 minutes in with a 25 yard effort. Falque doubled the lead with a tap-in in the second half to secure the win. The result condemned Ireland to their third defeat in the tournament, but Henderson can take heart from his performances.

Rui Fonte- Portugal U19 1 Ukraine U19 0

After his goalscoring exploits against Ireland, Rui found himself on the bench for Portugal’s final game of the tournament, against Ukraine. Nuno Reis won the game for Portugal with a goal on 13 minutes, whilst Rui emerged from the bench in the 63rd minute, replacing Nelson Oliviera.