Last week’s Wales Rugby League Annual General Meeting saw members voting unanimously to a number of key reforms to the National Governing Body (NGB) in a complete overhaul of its governance structures, constitution and strategy. The changes to the constitution meant six members of the WRL Board stood down at the AGM as it was …
Former England rugby union captain and coach, Richard Greenwood, has joined the Wales Rugby League Board of Directors following approval at the National Governing Body’s Annual General Meeting this week. A key reformist in the RFU’s move to professionalism in the nineties, the 73-year old now resides in Colwyn Bay and has been key figure …
Ryan Gould at The Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium NORTH WALES CRUSADERS are in the hat for the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup fourth round draw after hammering Championship outfit 40-12. Doncaster’s ill discipline and poor completion didn’t help the visitors but, equally, Crusaders were faultless throughout and took full advantage of that. After holding an impressive 18-6 …
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Ryan Gould at The Glyndwr University Racecourse Stadium A STRONG FIRST-HALF showing by Crusaders saw them record a comfortable victory over amateurs Widnes West Bank and book their place in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup fourth round draw. After holding a 42-0 half-time lead, many would have backed Crusaders to run their current record win – …
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South Wales Scorpions were beaten but by no means outclassed by York City Knights as their Wembley trail faltered at the first hurdle. The Welsh side now have four weeks off before their first league game but the homeless Knights now go into the fourth round of the Challenge Cup to add to their advancement …
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Valley Cougars were applauded off the pitch for their gutsy performance at Oulton Raiders on Saturday despite going down 48-0 to crash out of the Ladbroke’s Challenge Cup. The Welsh side had two players withdraw at the last minute meaning that they travelled with just two substitutes, and after two early injuries, played most of …
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Wales Rugby League, in partnership with the Rugby League European Federation, have completed their first stand-alone coaching course. Held at Penarth Leisure Centre near Cardiff on Sunday 11th January and Sunday 1st February an impressive turnout of 14 candidates, who had a range of experience, from Wales students’ coaches to relative beginners, turned out in …
Rugby League’s popularity continues to grow in North Wales as preparations gather pace for the new season writes Gareth Jones. 20 local schools in Wrexham and Flintshire are now signed up to the development programme, which is being supported by North Wales Crusaders, Glyndwr University and Wales Rugby League, alongside both Wrexham and Flintshire Council. …
Conference South champions Valley Cougars are into the second round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup after a thrilling 27-22 win over their divisional counterparts Leicester Storm at Treharris RFC on Sunday. Cougars looked to be sailing with almost a perfect first 29 minutes where they led 14-0 but Leicester came back into the game with …
A recently published map by George Stilianos of the Hellenic Federation of RL highlighting all the clubs in the Rugby League European Federation shows how the sport has taken huge steps forward in recent years. WRL Chief Operating Officer Chris Thair, said: “It is truly heart warming to see so many clubs on the map …
