2010 Junior Grand Finals Day

2010 Under 13 Final – NPT Steelers 28 Bridgend 24 In the Welsh Under 13 Grand Final, the curtain raiser to South Wales Scorpions v York City Knights, Neath Port Talbot Steelers beat Bridgend Blue Bulls 28-24 in a thriller where the lead constantly changed hands. It was so close, the two teams even went …

Anthony Seibold given Professional Coach Status

Anthony Seibold, the South Wales Scorpions’ head coach and Head of Football for Wales Rugby League, has become only the 23rd current Australian coach to have been granted “Professional Coach Status” within the Australian Strength and Conditioning Professional coaching structure. Being granted the ASCA Professional coach status gives him further recognition and places him within …

North Wales Street Rugby launch a success

Over 300 youngsters from throughout Wrexham have taken part in Street Rugby sessions since its North Wales launch last month. Street rugby sessions have kicked off and are taking place in the Caia Park, Gwersyllt and Plas Madoc areas of the county borough. Crusaders coaches take the sessions, with local police officers and PCSO’s getting …

2010 Championship Final – NPT Steelers 42 Torfaen Tigers 10

Neath Port Talbot Steelers dominated the majority of the inaugural Welsh Conference Championship Final, eventually winning 42-10 against the plucky Torfaen Tigers. Steelers led after just two minutes when Dylan Griffiths set up Lee Jenkins to go over with Dane Clancy converting. Torfaen got a try back five minutes later were John Sutcliffe opened up …

Girls Rugby League kicks off in Wales

Last Friday saw the first ever school girls rugby league game to be played in Wales. The participants were Tre gib (Llandeilo) and Dyffryn Taf (Whitland) Schools. The game was played under slightly modified rugby league rules, though the game proved to be of an exciting, fast flowing and hard hitting spectacle. Tre gib came …