7 March 2026, Wollaton Park, Nottingham
Team Managers will select athletes to represent South Wales to compete against the other Welsh Regions, Scottish Districts, English Counties, and Northern Ireland. We will be aiming to build upon our excellent winning performance at the Welsh Inter-Regional Championship in November, and the increasingly strong teams we have been able to field at the Inter Counties Championship in the recent years.
The primary selection race for this event is the Welsh Inter-Regional Championship that took place in November 2025.
Athletes who declared their availability for the South Wales Championships at Margam Park and the Welsh Inter-Regional Championships are already within the selection system for this season and do not need to declare their availability for selection again.
However, if you were unavailable for either or both of these fixtures, or otherwise didn’t declare your availability, and wish to be considered for selection, please advise us of your availability as soon as possible: endurance.swrac@gmail.com
We would also welcome any offer of support on the day of competition to help distribute numbers, take photos, and make sure all our runners are at their start line at the right time!
Selection
For the junior age groups the scoring/medalling finishers in each age category (8x U13/U15/U17, 4x U20) at the Welsh Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships will be automatically offered places in the Inter Counties squad, with the remaining places at the Team Manager’s discretion, based on recent form.
For the senior squads the 8 scoring/medalling finishers at the Welsh Inter-Regional Cross Country Championships will be automatically offered places in the Inter Counties squad, alongside any masters athletes finishing ahead of the final scoring senior runner, with the remaining places at the Team Manager’s discretion, based on recent form.
Due to the declaration deadline of 7 February we are aiming to complete squads by 31 January: please advise of availability as soon as possible.
If selected, you will be contacted by email. It is the athlete’s or parent’s responsibility to respond as soon as possible to accept the place so that teams can be confirmed or other athletes can be called up.
Categories
Up to 12 male and female athletes (4 scoring, 8 running plus 4 non-travelling reserves) will be selected for the following categories:
- U13 (over 11 and under 13 at midnight on 31/08/2025)
- U15 (over 13 and under 15 at midnight on 31/08/2025)
- U17 (over 15 and under 17 at midnight on 31/08/2025)
- U20 (over 17 and under 20 at midnight on 31/12/2025)
Up to 15 male and female athletes (6 scoring, 9 running plus 6 non-travelling reserves) will be selected for the following categories:
- Senior (over 20 by 31/12/2025)
Note: masters athletes compete in the senior squads.
Team Managers
| Name | Category |
| Victoria Garvey | U13 |
| Phil Iveson | U15 |
| Steph Iveson-Holmes | U17 and U20 |
| Rich Edge | Senior women |
| Matt Jacklin | Senior men |
These races cannot happen without the support of our athletes and clubs. If you would like to volunteer to support or join the Team Managers, please email endurance.swrac@gmail.com.
Eligibility
The South Wales region comprises the local authority areas:
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- The Vale of Glamorgan
An athlete must meet one of the following qualifications:
- Birth – The athlete having been born in the Region.
- Residence – the athlete having resided continuously in the Region for a minimum of nine months immediately prior to the event.
- Residence to include service at a military unit based within the Region. Any athlete claiming eligibility to compete under this qualification must supply documentation details to the Regional Athletics Council in order to be processed before being accepted.
- Retention of Residence – an athlete, who has competed for a Region under the residence qualification, retains their Regional eligibility, regardless of residence, until such time as they compete for another Region or county.
In addition, the athlete must be registered with Welsh Athletics on the day of the event and they may not have competed in the championships of, nor represented, another Region or County in the competition year.
Mid Glamorgan note
Athletes, who were born in the former Mid Glamorgan section of Caerphilly County Borough prior to October 29th, 2016 or who had been resident in that section for longer than 9 months prior to October 29th, 2016 and who had either competed in a South Wales regional championships or had competed for South Wales regional team in a Welsh Inter Regional championships or in a UK CAU Inter Counties championships prior to October 29th, 2016 can continue to represent South Wales region and/or compete in South Wales regional championships until such time as they notify the Secretary in writing that they wish to take up their eligibility to compete in East Wales competitions or they qualify for a different Welsh region or English county or Scottish district.