Wales Rugby League have appointed the experienced former England and France coach John Kear as their new head coach. The 59-year old will take charge of Wales for the first time this autumn when they will take on France, Scotland and Ireland in the European Championships. He was coach of the England team in the …
The famous Orrel St James club attended the recent North Wales Juniors RL Festival at Rhyl last weekend. They brought their under 10s squad along to do battle against the local under 10s from Prestatyn & Rhyl Panthers and Flintshire Falcons. Rhyl’s Waun Ground looked in great condition on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, …
Caerphilly’s Chris Thomas has become Wales’ first ever “Masters Rugby League” international player after starring for Great Britain against Australia on Saturday. Thomas, one of the younger Masters at 40 years of age was born in Caerphilly, playing rugby union for his home town club. After leaving the Royal Engineers, where he was first introduced …
Wales put in a dominating second half performance to beat the plucky Canadians to the Bronze Medal in the first ever Rugby League Commonwealth Championship. Canada had already won plaudits by beating England 24-4 on day one, consigning the English to sixth place in the competition, and they almost overcame Wales as well. Canada lost …
Four Rugby League players from Welsh universities have been chosen to represent the Great Britain Pioneers Student side on the tour to Ghana next week. The players leave on the weekend, arriving on Monday and will be in the West African nation for two weeks. Callum Williamson and Sean Pattimore will represent Swansea University, George …
Wales Rugby League match officials Ian Curzon and Steve Allen have led a match official tutor training seminar in Denmark attended by the German and Danish Rugby Leagues. It was the first Rugby League European Federation activity for the Danmark Rugby League Forbund and was part of the joint RLEF-EC Leadership Devolution Project. Curzon, the …
North Wales Crusaders Coach Clive Griffiths is to take up the role of rugby director at the Championship team, with a view to helping guide the future development of the club both on and off the field. The former Wales coach took the club to a league and cup double in 2013, winning the first …
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Former Wales dual code rugby international Thomas Kelvin “Kel” Coslett has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to Rugby League. The 72 year old, who hails from Bynea in Carmarthenshire, also coached the Wales Rugby League side from 1978 until 1981. Coslett played for Llanelli and Aberavon …
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Welsh speaking schools dominated the Wales Rugby League Champion Schools Finals winning all bar one of the 2014 contests at Senghenydd RFC on Friday. Ysgol y Strade took the year 8 and 9 titles, newcomers Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf won in the year 10 competition while stalwarts Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni won in year 11. …
At a time when Wales Rugby League is burgeoning with quality players in their youth set ups, you could be forgiven for thinking that these players are likely to be concentrating solely on their own careers. Nevertheless, two players for the Maesteg-based South Wales AASE Academy have been assisting in the development of youngsters as …
