Junior Grand Finals 2016

WELSH UNDER 17 GRAND FINAL CARDIFF CITY RL 30 TORFAEN TIGERS 22 By Ian Golden at Caerphilly RFC In the most competitive game of junior Welsh Grand Final day, two tries in the last three minutes gave Cardiff City RL a dramatic 30-22 win over Torfaen Tigers in the under 17 encounter. Torfaen took the …

Cefn Mawr and Ysgol Bryn Coch win in North Wales

The 2015-16 school year in North Wales ended with the 2016 Crusaders Cup Touch Rugby League Grand Final Day at Queensway Stadium Wrexham where Cefn Mawr and Ysgol Bryn Coch ended up taking home the trophies. The Grand Finals were the culmination of a number of qualifying tournaments through the spring which ended with a …

Former Wales international speaks at State of Mind

Former Salford and Wales forward Paul Highton knows first hand just how difficult it is for players at the end of their career dealing with change. Highton, 39, also played for Halifax, Featherstone and Oldham during a 16-year career that started back in 1994. He won nine caps for Wales between 1999 and 2002. He …

20 years on, WRL needs links with Super League

Ten First Utility Super League clubs have supported Wales Rugby League in the last two years and WRL’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Thair says the sport needs to now build upon this growing influence. Thair has spoken on the 20th anniversary of the first Super League game to be played in Wales, an on the …

Crusaders board appreciate WRL support

The support that North Wales Crusaders RLFC have received from Wales Rugby League has been much welcomed by the club’s board. The League 1 club has recently seen the departure of a few key players after the Crusaders board publicly sought new investment to address its financial challenges. After a recent run of good results …

2016 Champion Schools Finals reports

WALES RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPION SCHOOLS YEAR 7 FINAL YSGOL GYFUN GYMRAEG GLANTAF 16 YSGOL GYFUN YSTALYFERA 34 By Ian Golden at Cardiff University 4G Pitch Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera will be Wales’ representatives on the road to Wembley this year after beating Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 34-16 in the Wales Rugby League Year 7 Champion Schools …

Wales Wheelchair win the Celtic Cup

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 …

Boston, Risman and current Wales players honoured

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 …

Scorpions to take Embed the Pathway out of England

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 …