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Family divided as mum and son support Wales while dad and other son follow England

A British family are preparing to ‘be at war’ as mum and one son support Wales – but the other son and dad will be cheering on England.

Bronwyn Towns, 28 and from Plymouth, and her eldest son Joel, will be hoping Wales triumphs over England in the match tonight.

But her husband Mark Towns, 35, who is in the Royal Navy, and their second son Leon are backing the Three Lions to win.

Bronwyn, a teaching assistant, said: ‘My eldest is Welsh through and through.

‘But my youngest was born in England, and although he’s a bit too young to know what’s going on this World Cup – we think he’ll be cheering for them next time.

‘Me and Mark have a friendly rivalry as well and always have done since we met. But for 90 minutes on Tuesday, we’ll be at war!’

The pair met at a hotel in north Wales in 2014, and they say their respective roots has always made for a friendly rivalry between them when it comes to sport.

They even married on the same day England played Sweden in the 2018 World Cup quarter finals.

Their eldest son Joel, 5, was born in Wrexham, and just like his mum his loyalties lie with Wales.

But Bronwyn says she expects Leon to grow up supporting England, which will take the family rivalry to the next level.

She said: ‘If they are anything like their mum and dad, when they grow up there will be a rivalry between them.

‘Both sets of our parents are one half Welsh and one half English which is probably where we get it from.

‘It will be tense in our household on the day of the game – we’ll just have to wait and see who has the bragging rights come next week.’

The last time England and Wales played was in October 2020, where the Three Lions won 3-0.

This will be the first World Cup meeting between two British nations – though England did draw 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland in a match at the 1990 tournament in Italy.

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions are through to the knockout stages unless they lose by at least four goals.

But Wales and manager Rob Page need a win to have any chance of remaining in the competition.

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