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Welsh football suffers big freeze

Welsh football

Swansea's FA Cup third round showdown at non-league Histon and Wrexham's Blue Square Premier trip to Ebbsfleet have fallen victim to the big freeze.

Just two Welsh Premier League have survived as TNS v Newi Cefn Druids and Port Talbot v Aberystwyth Town are on.

Colwyn Bay's Unibond League match at Curzon Ashton has been postponed while Merthyr's visit to Brackley Town is on after a second pitch inspection.

Cardiff City v Reading and Newport County v Chelmsford are definitely on.

Swansea's Cup date with Blue Square Premier high-fliers Histon was called off due to a frozen Glass World Stadium pitch and the game will now be played on Tuesday 13 January (1945 GMT).

Wrexham hope to rearrange their Ebbsfleet fixture for Tuesday, 6 January and are awaiting confirmation from the Conference and Ebbsfleet.

Every Welsh Premier fixture on New Year's Day fell victim to the bitterly cold weather and deja vu on the first Saturday of 2009 will lead to a fixture backlog.


Matches postponed:

FA Cup third round:
Histon v Swansea City

Blue Square Premier:
Ebbsfleet v Wrexham

Welsh Premier League
Airbus v Newtown
Bangor City v Porthmadog
Caersws v Llanelli
Carmarthen v Haverfordwest
Rhyl v Caernarfon
Welshpool Town v Prestatyn Town



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see also
Cold snap hits football fixtures
03 Jan 09 |  Football
Histon P-P Swansea
03 Jan 09 |  FA Cup
Ebbsfleet P-P Wrexham
03 Jan 09 |  Non League
Welsh Premier
22 Jan 08 |  Welsh
BBC Sport Wales coverage
28 Oct 08 |  Wales


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