The WRL National Development Academy at Coleg y Cymoedd have announced their pre-season sessions that start on Tuesday 24th June. For all apart from the final week, the sessions will take place at the Centre of Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach. Applications are still open for those who want to join the course for 2025-26, …
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North Wales Crusaders are now three points clear at the top of League 1 after beating nearest rivals Midlands Hurricanes in a tight clash in Colwyn Bay on Sunday, with Ant Walker and Paddy Jones in their side. Keighley Cougars, starring Billy Walkley, sneaked their second win of the season, beating Rochdale Hornets 26-25 at home. …
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The Welsh launch for the new book about former Wales international Roy Francis is at the Brynmawr Social Club this Wednesday (18 June) at 6.30pm. “Roy Francis: Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader” has been written by Professor Tony Collins, writer of some of the best books about the history of our sport, and he will be there …
Wales Rugby League’s first ever Summer Smash was a big success as 1,074 passed through the gates at Cardiff Arms Park to watch four exciting matches of rugby league. Actually that total could be increased to 12 as two junior encounters, at U8 and U9 levels, took place at half-time of each open-age match. …
Summer Smash is tomorrow, Saturday 14th June, at Cardiff Arms Park. It’s four full rugby league matches including two of Wales’ international sides, plus two JES Group Rugby League Conference fixtures. The teams for each match will be released throughout today, so please check the links to see who is playing. Who is playing? Game …
Fifty years ago today, Wales recorded a memorable 12-7 win over England at Lang Park in Brisbane, now known at the Suncorp Stadium, as part of the 1975 World Championship. That win eventually cost England the trophy. The matches between the five sides were played on a home and away basis with the team who …
Wales Rugby League have congratulated Cardiff’s own Billy Boston, who is to become the first person to become a Knight for services to rugby league, where he is the second highest all-time try scorer in the history of the sport. He is to be made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire …
Carys Marsh was a Wembley winner on Saturday and in doing so went down in history as the first Welsh international to ever win a Women’s Challenge Cup Final medal. See our list of men’s, women’s and wheelchair players who have won here. Carys helped Wigan Warriors beat Dani McGifford‘s St Helens 42-6 in this …
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We were sad to learn of last week’s passing of former Wales international Peter Banner aged 76. Rochdale-born, Peter Banner qualified for Wales due to the heritage rule through his Welsh grandfather, famously starring in the “Battle of Brisbane” in the 1975 World Championship where Wales beat England and eventually denied them the trophy as …
South Wales Jets claimed their first win of the season after beating Bridgend Blue Bulls 42-14 in Pyle on Saturday. The Jets, who changed 50 percent of their side following last week’s defeat, were in control from the start and a Ben Pinnock try gave them the lead in the second minute, with Morgan Raison …
