Wales manager Robert Page visited Doha Golf Club during a reconnaissance in Qatar in June to prepare for a round of golf for his team.
Unfortunately for Gareth Bale, the Welsh won't be able to practice in the end.
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“
We had planned a round of golf.
I went to the club in Doha which is run by a British boy.
He said to me: I am going to save you a moment,
explains Robert Page
.
But it is dark at four o'clock.
We looked into it and concluded that there are other things we might have to do, so we probably won't get the chance to play this round of golf.
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Gareth Bale not the only one who loves golf
Page told Welsh captain Gareth Bale that “
there will be no golf
”.
The former Madrid player took it well according to his coach and even laughed.
The coach added that other players have come to see him to play golf.
"
In the past, Gareth, Kieffer Moore or Aaron Ramsey would come up to me and say, 'What's the plan for tomorrow afternoon?
Are there meetings?
I was like, No, there isn't, so if you want to play golf, go play.
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