DEFENDER Connell Rawlinson has received the perfect birthday gift after being named in the Wales Under-23 semi-professional squad to face Estonia next month.

Connell, who turns 20 today, receives his first call to international duty, along with experienced international team-mates Alex Darlington and Aeron Edwards.
The 6' 3" tall defender has represented Flintshire Schoolboys and joined TNS from Chester City over a year ago, since making 10 full Welsh Premier appearances.
Meanwhile, recent signing Tom Roberts, who has impressed since deputising for Chris Marriott in the first team, has been named on the stand-by list by manager Terry Boyle, who includes five of his own Neath players among a dozen Welsh Premier starlets in the squad.
Wales play Estonia in Tallinn's National Stadium on Wednesday October 5.
The full squad: Stephen Cann (Aberystwyth Town), Lee Idzi (Bangor City); Ryan Edwards (Airbus UK Broughton), Kai Edwards (Neath FC), Curtis McDonald (Forest Green Rovers), Jack Lewis (Neath FC), Andrew Hughes (Newport County), Connell Rawlinson (The New Saints); Chris Jones (Neath FC), Aeron Edwards (The New Saints), James Owen (Barrow), Jack Mackreth (Barrow), Kerry Morgan (Neath FC), Scott Barrow (Tamworth), Alex Darlington (The New Saints); Luke Bowen (Neath FC), Marc Williams (Kidderminster Harriers), Craig Moses (Llanelli AFC).
Players on stand-by are: Chris Maxwell (Wrexham), Richie Dorman (Narpes Kraft), Tom Roberts (The New Saints), Ashley Evans (Llanelli AFC), Jordan Follows (Aberystwyth Town), Luke Cummings (Neath FC), Toby Jones (Neath FC).
Photo: Connell Rawlinson who has won an international call-up from Wales.