Wales Rugby League is pleased to welcome Adam Rowland to the Board of Directors, as a Non-Executive Director with responsibility for Governance and Strategy. Brought up in South Wales, Adam cares deeply for both Wales and the local community, and is a passionate follower of rugby. Adam works for Unleash and Engage, an organisation that delivers …
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Wheelchair rugby league will come to Caerphilly this Saturday with a taster session at Caerphilly Leisure Centre. Aber Valley Wolves are providing the chance for the local community to get a taste for the sport on a day that will also see three fixtures from the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League played in the town, providing …
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Wales Rugby League is pleased to appoint Adam Malcolm to the Non-Executive Board of Directors. Adam is a seasoned professional in the financial services sector, who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Hastings Financial Services Ltd. The company is an agile, digital, data driven lending business that aims to offer lending products in …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Westwood as our new under 19s Head Coach. Westwood is currently Assistant Coach of the Warrington Wolves Academy and Reserves, having coached the Women’s side for the previous five seasons, leading them to Super League. Westwood has been involved at the Super League club …
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Wales Rugby League is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Hibbard as our new Chief Executive Officer. An entrepreneur from Port Talbot, Richard owns two restaurants in his home town and has successfully launched the ‘Mortal Bunny Rum’ brand, that can be found in high street supermarket chains including Tesco, Morrisons, and Marks and …
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Clive Griffiths has been appointed to the Non-Executive Board of Wales Rugby League as our new Director of Performance. With extensive experience in high-performance environments across both codes of the sport, Griffiths will support all Wales Rugby League pathways and programmes to ensure players and coaches are able to perform at their best. Griffiths’ first …
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Brogan Evans and Cymru captain, Bethan Dainton (pictured), are relishing the opportunity to make history and qualify for a first Rugby League World Cup. Dainton led her country for the first time against France in the Autumn, and less than a week later, Evans made her international debut against England at Headingley. As both prepare …
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We are running an open trial session for our women’s team at Cardff University sports fields (CF3 4JN) on Saturday 17 February (10am-2pm). With a World Cup qualifying campaign this Spring, it’s a fantastic opportunity to earn a place in the squad as we aim to qualify for the World Cup for the first time. …
The backroom staff for the Wales RL Physical Disability side has been appointed. Charles Coia and Ieaun Griffiths will be assistants to head coach, Rob Davies. Charles has previously coached throwing events in disability athletics and coaches juniors at Torfaen Tigers. Ieaun also coaches junior rugby league as part of Rhondda Outlaws and West Wales …
We will renew rivalries with Ireland in a bid to qualify for a first ever Rugby League World Cup. Captain Bethan Dainton and her teammates have been drawn against the Irish and either Italy or Netherlands in group A of the European qualifiers, with teams playing each other once and the nation topping the group …
