Caernarfon Official gains FIFA Status

There is also one change to the Welsh FIFA Assistant Referee list as Caernarfon's Gareth Wyn Jones replaces Cardiff's Kim Fisher on the FIFA Panel. Fisher has to step down, as he is now a Talent Referee on the Welsh Premier League and Jones has been selected as Wales' sixth assistant referee for his place on the International list for the first time.

Jones has also graduated through UEFA's CORE programme, having been one of two asisstants from Wales on the inaugural course in 2010/11. His excellent form last season saw him awarded the role of assistant on the Welsh Cup Final at Nantporth in the TNS v Cefn Druids match and he has continued his excellent form this term.

Another interesting fact about the this new FIFA official is that he is a Welsh speaker