Welsh dual code rugby legend Garfield Owen has died aged 86 after suffering with Parkinson’s Disease since the 1990s. Wales rugby league heritage #246, his lone cap came against France in 1959 where he kicked one goal in Wales’ 25-8 defeat. Born on 20 March 1932, Owen, who was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, played …
Wales Rugby League have appointed the backroom staff who will work under Lee Crooks for the Wales under 16 international side. Crooks, who was appointed as head coach last month, will have five assistant coaches in Neil Belshaw, Paul Berry, John Isaacs and Jason Oates, whilst Australian Yoni Charlupski will also be Strength and Conditioning …
PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …
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Wales Rugby League have appointed Great Britain legend Lee Crooks as their new under 16 international side’s head coach. The 55-year old will work in this role alongside his current positions in rugby league in Hull, where he is Director of Rugby at St Mary’s College and also assists with the development programmes at City …
Top Welsh community clubs, Valley Cougars, Torfaen Tigers and Cardiff Blue Dragons, are all joining the relaunched Southern Conference League for the 2019 season. The Rugby Football League-run competition will be classed as Tier 4, and will include 14 of the best community clubs from the south of England and Wales. All three Welsh outfits …
Kel Coslett has become the fifth player to be inducted into the Welsh Rugby League Hall of Fame. He follows Billy Boston, Gus Risman, Mike Nicholas and David Watkins who were inducted over the last few years. The presentation occurred at half-time of the recent Rugby League World Cup qualifier between Wales and Ireland which Wales won to qualify for …
The North Wales Crusaders wheelchair rugby team recently raised £1,200 in memory of Thomas Jones. The nephew of player Harry Jones, grandson of coach Steve Jones and son of youth coach Sophie Jones, died in May aged just three years old. In a fundraiser event for Charity Hope House, NW Crusaders gathered four Wheelchair Rugby …
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Former Wales Rugby League captain John Mantle has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Heritage #273 for Wales, he won 16 caps, seven of which were in the 1975 World Cup, including the infamous Battle of Brisbane, where he came on as a substitute in Wales’ 12-7 win over England. He led …
Wales booked their place at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with a 40-8 victory over Ireland in Wrexham on Sunday. What have we learned from their success? THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT One thing that stands out from this year’s tournament is that the future of rugby league in Wales is bright. John Kear named …
Main photo (left to right): Heath Roberts, PowerEPOS technical director, Craig Poskitt, Wales Rugby League commercial director and Tony Franklin, PowerEPOS sales director Electronic point of sale (EPOS) company PowerEPOS have become the official EPOS and payments partner of Wales Rugby League. Their logo will go above the number on the back of Wales’ shirts for …
