Roy Francis, one of Wales Rugby League’s greatest head coaches of all time, will be immortalised in Brynmawr on Saturday 21 October. The ceremony, organised by the Brynmawr Museum, will take place on the square in Brynmawr at 12 noon and the memorial will be unveiled by Jonathan Davies OBE along with WRL President Mike Nicholas…
Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. North Wales Crusaders ‘A’ took the RFL Wheelchair Championship North title on Saturday after beating York giving them a 100 per cent record in the English season and their first ever league trophy. The Crusaders held a slender…
Trials for the Wales RL Students 2024 squad will take place later this year. Wales will once again be competing in the Four Nations, a competition that’s produced a number of full Wales internationals. There are two trial sessions – one in South Wales and the other in North Wales. To qualify for Wales RL…
Ian Golden reviews the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Wakefield Trinity Player-coaches were in action on the weekend with important victories being secured. Wakefield Trinity finished top of the PDRL Super League leaders shield after beating local rivals Castleford Tigers 8-6 in the first of their festival games. Wales’ current…
By Dafydd Curry, Wales Masters Captaining Wales Masters last weekend was one proud day I’ll never forget. We travelled to Moreton Stadium in Dublin to take on Ireland, who are a good side and even better hosts. Masters Rugby League is an inclusive sport for those aged at least 35 years old, with no upper…
Rob Massam has retired from professional rugby league after a failed head injury assessment forced him out of next week’s League 1 Play-off Final. Massam had put the North Wales Crusaders in the lead against Hunslet yesterday after just 26 seconds in the Final Eliminator, and his side ended up winning 25-18 at South…
Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side of the community game, will play three international matches this autumn, including a home game against England at Ynys Park in Port Talbot on October 28 (kick-off 3pm). It’s the culmination of a big month for the Dragonhearts and they open their account on October 7 when they travel to…
Argonauts qualified for the inaugural WRL Wheelchair Invitational League Grand Final after a 100-4 mauling of Torfaen Tigers. The Kent-based side were 66-0 up at half-time with their three international players running the show. Ireland captain Peter Johnston scored five tries and five conversions, a couple of them from beyond the half-way line and Fred…
Wales became the first-ever Four Nations champions at under 16s level after beating England Lions 38-18 in Leigh writes Andy Morgan. The victory left Wales unbeaten at the top of the standings after big wins over Ireland and Scotland earlier this year. Wales ran in seven tries in a comprehensive win, with Henry Parker’s try…
Wales will win the first-ever U16 Four Nations this Saturday if they beat England Lions at Leigh Miners Rangers. And their U18 counterparts could also secure the title at that level, but the victors of that England v Wales game will face a six-week wait to see who lifts the trophy. Wales U16 have won…
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