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West Ham youngster Collison: England won't tempt me away from Wales

West Ham United midfielder Jack Collison insists he won't quit Wales for England.

Collison has won six Wales caps but as he has not played in a competitive Welsh international, so he could change his mind.

Watford-born Collison, 21, is dual qualified due to his Welsh grandfather.

But he insists: "Even if there is interest from England, I have made my decision and am going to stick to it."

Under new Fifa rules, a player can switch his international loyalty if he is yet to play a competitive game - like former Wales Under-21 defender Rhys Williams did when he won a call from World Cup-bound Australia, the country of his birth.

But Collison told BBC TWO Wales' Sport Wales programme: "I'm desperate to play a competitive game for Wales but every time I have a game for Wales, I pick up a niggling injury or miss it through one reason or another.

"I'm a little bit disappointed and getting a bit of abuse from the boys! It is something I want to do as I've chosen to play for Wales and am very proud to do so. Hopefully it won't be too long before I can play a competitive match and put the rumours to bed.

"I feel with Wales we have a lot of very good talented young players like Aaron Ramsey who are keen to progress as individuals and as a team. And then we've got experienced guys like James Collins, Craig Bellamy and Danny Gabbidon who can help guide us to a major championship."

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