{"id":15509,"date":"2016-11-29T19:21:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15509"},"modified":"2016-11-29T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:21:16","slug":"rugby-stars-absent-welsh-sports-personality-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/29\/rugby-stars-absent-welsh-sports-personality-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby stars absent from Welsh Sports Personality shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THE shortlist for the BBC Cymru Welsh Sports Personality of the Year has been revealed &#8211; with no rugby players up for the award.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although Wales and Ospreys outside-half Dan Biggar\u00a0won the award\u00a0last year, a lacklustre 12 months for Welsh Rugby means those from other sports &#8211; including footballer Gareth Bale, boxer Lee Selby and Olympian Jade Jones &#8211; are competing for the title.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gareth Williams, coaching contact for Clwb Rygbi, said: \u201cThese nominations tend to reflect how well the sport is doing. Obviously it\u2019s an Olympic year and that will be reflected in the nominations. But Welsh Rugby has not been doing well at the moment, even though statistically we\u2019ve been a successful.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFans can see through the statistics though. You only have to compare the performance this year to previous years. We\u2019ve always been an optimistic country when it comes to sport, that was seen during the Euros. However, we\u2019re behind Ireland and we\u2019re going into the Six Nations with pessimism rather than optimism.\u201d <\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gareth Bale is the bookies&#8217; favourite after helping Real Madrid win the Champions League in May before going on to lead Wales to the semi finals of the European Football Championships this summer. He has also been nominated for the UK-wide BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15511\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-15511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078.jpg\" alt=\"_92270339_gettyimages-613629078\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078.jpg\" alt=\"_92270339_gettyimages-613629078\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92270339_gettyimages-613629078-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> Gareth Bale is touted as the favourite this year<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Double Olympic gold medalist and European Champion\u00a0Jade Jones, who <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">retained her Olympic title in Rio in the women&#8217;s Taekwondo, 57kg category, is also nominated.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15512\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136.jpg\" alt=\"Jade Jones celebrating at Rio\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136.jpg\" alt=\"Jade Jones celebrating at Rio\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271194_gettyimages-591911136-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> Jade Jones celebrating at Rio<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other nominees include: Fellow gold medallist and sailor Hannah Mills was in the running to win gold in the 470 class at London 2012, but due to a wind shift she fell behind and won silver. She achieved gold in Rio this summer\u00a0in the same event.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15514\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15514\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Mills excelled in the Rio Olympics this year\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15514\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah Mills excelled in the Rio Olympics this year\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271196_gettyimages-591865424-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> Hannah Mills excelled in the Rio Olympics this year<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owain Doull made his debut in international track racing. In May 2016 he announced that he had signed a two year contract with Team Sky for the 2017 season, making his move into road racing. He won gold for the GB cycling team in Rio 2016.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15515\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15515\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016.jpg\" alt=\"Owain Doull won gold at Rio for track\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15515\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016.jpg\" alt=\"Owain Doull won gold at Rio for track\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272375_gettyimages-588944016-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> Owain Doull won gold at Rio for track<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elinor Barker rides on the track for Great Britain and also the Welsh Cycling backed team USN. She is a two time world champion and European champion in women\u2019s pursuit. She won gold in team pursuit cycling in Rio 2016.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15516 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564.jpg\" alt=\"_92271200_gettyimages-589311564\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15516 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564.jpg\" alt=\"_92271200_gettyimages-589311564\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271200_gettyimages-589311564-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aled Davies won gold in both the F42 Discus and Shot Put at the Rio Olympics, setting a Paralympic record in the latter. He also won gold in both those events at the IPC World Championships in 2015.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15518\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15518\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion.jpg\" alt=\"Aled Davies set world records during his perfomence at Rio\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15518\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion.jpg\" alt=\"Aled Davies set world records during his perfomence at Rio\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92310881_aled_sion-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> Aled Davies set world records during his perfomence at Rio<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hollie Arnold is the second Paralympian nominated. She is originally from Grimsby, North Lincolnshire, but now lives and trains in South Wales. She won gold in Javelin in Rio 2016 and was unbeaten through the season.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15520 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276.jpg\" alt=\"_92272377_gettyimages-604276276\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15520 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276.jpg\" alt=\"_92272377_gettyimages-604276276\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92272377_gettyimages-604276276-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The final Welsh Sports Personality nominee is Barry boxer Lee Selby. He successfully defended his IBF World Featherweight title in April against American Eric Hunter. He was knocked down for the first time in his career, but he managed to get up and dominate the match &#8211; winning by unanimous decision.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15523\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15523\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Welsh Mayweather&quot; Lee Selby is a rising star in Boxing\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15523\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Welsh Mayweather&quot; Lee Selby is a rising star in Boxing\" width=\"624\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-500x208.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/92271192_gettyimages-494275840-293x122.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/noscript> &#8220;The Welsh Mayweather&#8221; Lee Selby is a rising star in Boxing<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAshleigh Crowter, External Affairs Manager, BBC Wales said: \u201cIt has been an incredibly strong, almost unprecedented, year for Welsh sport, so deciding a shortlist meant some tough choices for our expert panel.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The full list of nominees was compiled by an panel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0made up of Wales\u2019 most successful Paralympian Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson; former Wales footballer Nathan Blake; Welsh Gymnastics chief executive Rhian Gibson; Olympic sprinter Christian Malcolm and chaired by former Wales rugby international and National Director, English Institute of Sport, Nigel Walker.<\/span><br \/>\nThe awards are based on public voting. The polling opened yesterday and will close on Saturday December 3 before the awards are presented<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0at BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More information is available on http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/sports-personality\/38135745<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE shortlist for the BBC Cymru Welsh Sports Personality of the Year has been revealed &#8211; with no rugby players up for the award. Although Wales and Ospreys outside-half Dan Biggar\u00a0won the award\u00a0last year, a lacklustre 12 months for Welsh Rugby means those from other sports &#8211; including footballer Gareth Bale, boxer Lee Selby and Olympian Jade Jones &#8211; are competing for the title. Gareth Williams, coaching contact for Clwb Rygbi, said: \u201cThese nominations tend to reflect how well the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":15556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4069,3287,1595,4070,95,436,4071,4072,4073,1744,378,4074,2755,154,74],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-15509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","tag-aled-davies","tag-bbc-cymru-wales-sports-personality-of-the-year","tag-boxing","tag-elinor-barker","tag-football","tag-gareth-bale","tag-hannah-mills","tag-hollie-arnold","tag-jade-jones","tag-lee-selby","tag-olympics","tag-owain-doull","tag-paralympics","tag-rugby-2","tag-sport-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rugby stars absent from Welsh Sports Personality shortlist - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/29\/rugby-stars-absent-welsh-sports-personality-shortlist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rugby stars absent from Welsh Sports Personality shortlist - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"THE shortlist for the BBC Cymru Welsh Sports Personality of the Year has been revealed &#8211; with no rugby players up for the award. 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