ITV has announced an all-star broadcast line-up for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 this July, and among the names are two high-profile Cardiff Metropolitan University alumni, Beth Fisher and Nia Jones, alongside several Sport Broadcast graduates working across S4C and the BBC.
Beth Fisher, who studied Sport & Physical Education at Cardiff Met, represented Wales in hockey for 15 years, earning 44 caps. Since retiring from international sport, she has built an impressive media career and joined ITV Wales in 2019. This summer, she will report live from Wales fixtures as part of ITV’s national tournament coverage.
Nia Jones, also a Sport & PE graduate, boasts a dual-sport legacy as a former Wales netball captain and a footballer who currently plays for Swansea City. While at Cardiff Met, she led the university’s netball squad to BUCS Championship victory and was named FAW Young Player of the Year in 2011. Nia has now transitioned into commentary and joins ITV’s Euros team as a co-commentator.
Joining them on screen is Sioned Dafydd Rowlands, a graduate of Cardiff Met’s first ever Sport Broadcast cohort (Class of 2019), who will host S4C’s coverage live from Switzerland for the duration of the tournament. Sioned has previously presented Match of the Day Wales and Sgorio and covered global events including the men’s World Cup in Doha.
Behind the scenes, several more Sport Broadcast graduates will play key roles in bringing the tournament to life:
- Alexandra Richards (Class of 2021) is producing BBC Sport’s coverage from inside the Wales camp.
- She’ll be working alongside Greg Caine (also Class of 2021), who will operate the BBC’s daily camera content on the ground.
- Gabriella Jukes (Class of 2022) has produced the new BBC documentary “Together Stronger”, airing on July 3, which tells the story of the Wales women’s team’s journey to the Euros.
Joe Towns, Innovation Lead for Sport Broadcast Media at Cardiff Met, said: “Seeing Beth and Nia front and centre for ITV is a huge inspiration for our students. Both are elite athletes turned respected broadcasters, and their success shows how talent, insight and personality can create powerful voices in sport. Two women who have played sport at the highest level are now broadcasting on the biggest stage. It’s part of a trend where leading sportswomen now transition into media roles when their careers come to an end. But let’s be clear, you don’t get these roles unless you are knowledgeable, articulate, authentic, experienced and opinionated, and those are all qualities Beth and Nia have in abundance.
It’s also a proud moment for our course. Sioned Dafydd, one of our first ever Sport Broadcast graduates, is now hosting S4C’s tournament coverage, and we’ve got alumni like Alexandra, Greg and Gabriella producing BBC content every day from Switzerland. It’s brilliant to see Cardiff Met graduates shaping the way women’s football is told on screen.”
Audiences can tune in for Wales vs Netherlands On July 5, Wales vs France on July 9 and Wales vs England on July 13, with Cardiff Met voices front and centre, on the pitch, behind the camera and across our screens.