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All five of his Test appearances have been off the bench and he will look to feature against Barbarians, Fiji, Argentina and South Africa in June and July.

With Wales sweating on the availability of the injured Lake, Belcher is a contender along with Elias, fit-again Elliot Dee, Brodie Coghlan and clubmate Evan Lloyd.

“Everyone is playing well but there is also a hell of a battle here at Cardiff between me, Daf Hughes and Evan, while Tom Howe went really well for Wales Under-20s,” said Belcher.

“My main focus is on performing for Cardiff because if I don’t then there are very good players chomping at the bit.”

Of those rivals, physical teenager Howe is yet to make his senior debut but is already catching the eye.

“He was one of the shining lights for Wales Under-20s and if he keeps his head down and keeps doing what he is doing then he has a massive future,” said Belcher.

“It’s great to see a Cardiff boy doing what he did and he seems to be very down to earth. He is new to our environment but is a nice kid.”

LIAM PAYNE will live on in the stars after fans sent his name to the moon.

I can reveal kind-hearted supporters opted to include Liam’s name on an SD card that was blasted into space aboard the Artemis II mission.

The singer, who was a life-long lover of space and sci-fi, had his name included alongside 1.5million others inside a cuddly toy of the craft’s ­mascot, Rise.

Taking to X, one fan wrote: “Liam Payne’s name has gone to the moon . . . thanks to a dedicated fan @Annie23703.

“It feels so fitting, because he was always our light.

“From the stage to the stars, he’ll never stop  shining  for us.  You’re on a new journey.

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“We will miss you always.”

Another supporter added: “It’s an honour to do this for Liam. To infinity and beyond.”

In 2015, Liam teamed up with Nasa for One Direction‘s Drag Me Down video, which was shot at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Liam said at the time: “One of the coolest things about this is that we got to go and meet the head person at Nasa who is in charge of space stuff.

“The night before, I watched loads of these Nasa unexplained mysteries-style documentaries. I went loaded with all these questions.

“I asked one and the lady was like, ‘That’s ­classified, actually – you’re not supposed to ask that’.

“The suits we are wearing in that video have actually been to the moon. I never thought I would get to do that.”

Vitor Matos has said players like Liam Cullen are the “soul and heart” of Swansea City as he insisted the club cannot be dragged down by the weight of history.

Swansea are 15th in the Championship following their entertaining 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough on Monday.

After the game, Matos was asked about Cullen’s unfamiliar starting role on the right flank against Boro – and responded by launching a passionate defence of the versatile Wales international.

Swansea academy product Cullen has been consistently praised by managers for his attitude and contribution for club and country.

However, that has not stopped the 26-year-old from facing social media criticism on a regular basis.

The latest example of that came following Wales’ World Cup play-off semi-final defeat to Bosnia-Herzegovina last month, when Cullen featured as a substitute.

Matos has drawn comparisons between Cullen and Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni, who was sent off in Italy’s play-off final loss to the Bosnians four days later.

“I really don’t know what is, how do I say, how everyone feels so much in doubt when it’s Liam or someone similar, because I just give this example,” the Swansea head coach said.

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenoir says his team’s huddle in the centre circle of the pitch is a “show of respect” to each other rather than to annoy the opposition, after referee Paul Tierney disrupts the pre-match ritual in Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle.

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