Welsh Real Tennis Association
The highly successful US Open at Chicago which has just finished featured Lewis Williams (QF Singles) and Bryn Sayers (SF singles). The tournament chairman, one of our overseas members, was Jonathan Lewis who not only managed the occasion, but as some of you will have picked up, made commentary in several of the matches. Pleasing to my ear was the match between Lewis Williams and John Lumley when Jonathan mentioned the emergence of the WRTA along with some of the other home nations. Many thanks Jonathan. I hope that in time we will have a visiting group of USA - WRTA members touring the UK.
Up and coming fixtures.
9th May - Wales v Scotland (full International) at Radley.
23rd to 31st May - Bathurst Cup - Paris. The Bathurst Cup, invariably played biennially and currently held by Australia, represents the best amateur players in the world with teams coming from Great Britain, France, United States and Australian. One of our Australian overseas members, Rhys Williams, RMTC, will be one of the 4 man team representing Australia in this year's Bathurst. The week before Paris, Rhys will be in the UK preparing, being based at RTC. Again, I am keen that members of the WRTA make efforts to watch Rhys play. Rhys' HC is 13 and lowering, amazingly he has only been playing the game for under 2 years! How exciting and where will his handicap end up!
6th and 7th June - Wales Closed Championship at MMTCC. Singles on the 6th & doubles on the 7th. The main feature will be on Sunday afternoon when we have Nick Jamieson and Owen Pettiford playing for our professional title.
Roedd Pencampwriaeth Agored yr Unol Daleithiau hynod lwyddiannus yn Chicago, sydd newydd orffen, yn cynnwys Lewis Williams (Sengl QF) a Bryn Sayers (Sengl SF). Cadeirydd y twrnamaint, un o'n haelodau tramor, oedd Jonathan Lewis, a reolodd yr achlysur nid yn unig, ond fel y bydd rhai ohonoch wedi sylwi, gwnaeth sylwebaeth mewn sawl un o'r gemau. Roedd y gêm rhwng Lewis Williams a John Lumley yn bleserus i mi pan soniodd Jonathan am ymddangosiad y WRTA ynghyd â rhai o'r gwledydd cartref eraill. Diolch yn fawr Jonathan. Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd gennym grŵp o aelodau UDA - WRTA yn teithio o amgylch y DU ymhen amser.
Gemau i ddod.
9fed Mai - Cymru v Yr Alban (rhyngwladol lawn) yn Radley.
23ain i 31ain Mai - Cwpan Bathurst - Paris. Mae Cwpan Bathurst, a chwaraeir bob dwy flynedd yn ddieithriad ac a gynhelir ar hyn o bryd gan Awstralia, yn cynrychioli'r chwaraewyr amatur gorau yn y byd gyda thimau'n dod o Brydain Fawr, Ffrainc, yr Unol Daleithiau ac Awstralia. Bydd un o'n haelodau tramor o Awstralia, Rhys Williams, RMTC, yn un o'r tîm 4 dyn sy'n cynrychioli Awstralia yn Bathurst eleni. Yr wythnos cyn Paris, bydd Rhys yn y DU yn paratoi, gan ei fod wedi'i leoli yn RTC. Unwaith eto, rwy'n awyddus i aelodau'r WRTA wneud ymdrechion i wylio Rhys yn chwarae. Mae prif gymeriad Rhys yn 13 ac yn gostwng, yn anhygoel dim ond ers llai na 2 flynedd y mae wedi bod yn chwarae'r gêm! Mor gyffrous a ble fydd ei handicap yn gorffen!
6ed a 7fed Mehefin - Pencampwriaeth Gaeedig Cymru yn MMTCC. Senglau ar y 6ed a dyblau ar y 7fed. Y prif nodwedd fydd prynhawn Sul pan fydd Nick Jamieson ac Owen Pettiford yn chwarae am ein teitl proffesiynol.
The Welsh Real Tennis Association held its first Annual General Meeting on Thursday 4th December. The Chairman reported on the events and status of the Association to an increasing number of members and of the progress to date in meeting the aims of the Association.
The Chairman reported that we have 25 playing members, 5 non-playing, 4 overseas members (2 in the USA and 2 in Australia) and 3 professionals totalling 37. He announced that 5 fixtures (including the Wales Closed tournament) have been determined with a possibility of three more against MCC, The Netherlands and a ladies match.
Cynhaliodd Cymdeithas Tenis Go Iawn Cymru ei Chyfarfod Cyffredinol Blynyddol cyntaf ddydd Iau 4ydd Rhagfyr. Adroddodd y Cadeirydd ar ddigwyddiadau a statws y Gymdeithas i nifer gynyddol o aelodau ac ar y cynnydd hyd yma o ran cyflawni amcanion y Gymdeithas.
Adroddodd y Cadeirydd fod gennym 25 o aelodau sy'n chwarae, 5 nad ydynt yn chwarae, 4 aelod tramor (2 yn UDA a 2 yn Awstralia) a 3 aelod proffesiynol sy'n gyfanswm o 37. Cyhoeddodd fod 5 gêm (gan gynnwys twrnamaint Caeedig Cymru) wedi'u pennu gyda'r posibilrwydd o dri arall yn erbyn MCC, yr Iseldiroedd a gêm i ferched.
7th/8th June 2025 Welsh Amateur Championship
What a great weekend! Thank you to all those who could make it. It was special, and I hope you have time to glance over the Match Report and enjoy the numerous photos.
My particular thanks to Lloyd for organizing and playing after our withdrawals, Nick for coming up from Oxford to mark and Jon for his immediate update on Instagram, artistic photography, video recording and importantly helping to keep the memory of the weekend alive through the media. All match reports are recorded on our website https://www.welshrealtennis.org
Since 2023 we have played 9 matches which have included Scotland, Ireland, Sealand and the National Interclub and our inaugrual closed championship. The venues have included Moreton Morrell, Radley and Middlesex.
In 2026 we have had offers of our Welsh professionals, Bryn Sayers, Lewis Williams, Nick Jamieson and Lloyd Pettiford competing for our first Welsh Professional Champion.