Wales Rugby League’s senior team’s preparation for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in Australia has been given a significant boost by Sport Wales who have allocated funding support from their performance budgets to the National Governing Body for the first time in their history. Prior to this year, Sport Wales have only allocated funding …
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WALES DEVELOPMENT ORIGIN MATCH NORTH WALES ORIGIN RL 24 SOUTH WALES IRONMEN RESERVES 42 A big match that will go a long way towards the development of professional players in North and South Wales, debuted last Sunday in Deeside when a competitive North Wales Origin side, in their first ever game, were beaten 42-24 by …
Welshman and Halifax Hall of Fame inductee Ronald “Ronnie” James sadly died this week. An esteemed fullback, he played rugby union for Ystalyfera RFC and Maesteg RFC in the 1950s before turning professional for Halifax, playing for them between 1961 to 1971. He became one of Halifax’s greatest players of all time, making 372 appearances, …
The All-Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group welcomed Wales Rugby League to Parliament yesterday evening (28 February). Peers and MPs were joined by associate members in the Palace of Westminster, as Wales Rugby League discussed participation, development and the growth of the game in Wales. There was a focus on the heritage and history of the …
By Ian Golden at The Wern for Rugby Leaguer and League Express – www.totalrl.com Exactly 107 years after the first Challenge Cup game in Merthyr Tydfil, the town held its second game in the famous old competition last Sunday and once again the away side were victorious. On February 26th 1910, the Ironmen of yesteryear …
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NORTH WALES CRUSADERS exited the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup following a 36-18 defeat to Gloucestershire All Golds. A professional showing from the home side saw them cross the line on eight occasions as they knocked the Crusaders out of the cup for the second time in two seasons. It was the home side who opened the …
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When South Wales Ironmen play their first competitive game this Sunday in the League 1 Cup they will equal a very special record – the most number of matches played by a professional rugby league club in South Wales. The Merthyr-based Ironmen, rebranded from the Scorpions, run out against London Skolars this Sunday at their …
Wales Rugby League bosses have praised the legacy left by the former junior development managers Allen Jones and Jon Ellis who collectively engaged over 40,000 new people to play Rugby League in Wales during their time in office. Schools, clubs and junior representative rugby have all developed under their stewardship and both were instrumental in …
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In an historic day at New River Sports Centre, the top four London-based teams played in a triple-header to kick-off the 2017 edition of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. London Chargers faced the Bridgend Bull Bulls, hosts the London Skolars faced London Broncos in a pre-season friendly and new-comers to the Challenge Cup competition, the Wests …
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Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera yw pencampwyr blwyddyn 7 Rygbi XIII Cymru am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol yn dilyn rowndiau terfynol a gynhaliwyd yng Nghaerffili brynhawn dydd Mercher. Tair ysgol wnaeth wynebu ei gilydd mewn tair gem hanner awr, felly nid oedd yn bosib cael buddugwyr tan ornest ddiwethaf y prynhawn. Roedd y dair ysgol yn …
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