Wales Wheelchair Rugby League team were crowned Celtic Cup champions today (Saturday 30th April) at Blackpool Sports Centre. Head coach Alana Saergent said: “We are all ecstatic to have won the Celtic Cup as it was the first time we had entered the competition. “The squad of players have shown remarkable improvement from when we …
Wales Rugby League legend Billy Boston has at last received what he’s wanted for most of his life – a Welsh cap. The 81-year old was in attendance at the recent inaugural Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame dinner, where he, along with fellow Cardiffian Gus Risman became the first two inductees. Due to a …
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South Wales Scorpions will be rolling out the award winning Embed the Pathway (ETP) programme in schools outside England for the first time. The programme is being run as part of the club’s on-going commitment to developing the game in the region, and this announcement is being made following close work with Wales Rugby League …
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Wales Rugby League have chosen Billy Boston and Gus Risman as their first two inductees in their newly formed official Hall of Fame. It was a natural choice as both are already in the RFL’s Hall of Fame and were immortalised on the recently unveiled Rugby League statue outside Wembley Stadium. The first celebration dinner …
The Rugby League Academy at Coleg Y Cymoedd will soon transfer from Wales Rugby League to South Wales Scorpions, in alignment with all the other category 3 academies in the UK which are all linked to professional clubs. Wales Rugby League’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Thair said: “Wales Rugby League put a lot of time, …
