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 …
North Wales Crusaders will launch a new U13s side with a trials and development day at Mold Alun High School on Saturday 10 May. The Crusaders already run an established U15s, who play fixtures in the English North West Counties League, and the proposed new U13s side is the next step in the club’s youth …
Wales Rugby League development manager Mark Jones made his long awaited return to Sierra Leone recently. As part of a funded mentoring partnership, he spent a second, ten day stint promoting and coaching the sport in the country. “I first travelled there in April 2013 as part of a fact-finding mission co-funded by the Welsh …
North Wales Crusaders U15s make their long awaited league debut this Sunday against St Helens club Portico Vine (11am kick-off). It has been a frustrating period for the squad, as their first three league games have all been postponed by thier opponents for various reasons. “It’s been a nghtmare start to the season for us …
Wales have 11 players in the 2014 Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions squad, which has been announced following last week’s Student Four Nations. The week long competition hosted this year at the University of Nottingham culminated on Good Friday with England defeating Wales in a thrilling final. The Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions …
Wales Rugby League’s President Mike Nicholas has been inducted into the Warrington Wolves’ Hall of Fame. It is excellent timing for the former Wembley Cup Final winner as he launches his new book “From Swn-Y-Mor to Seattle” tonight (Tuesday) at 7pm at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. He has a South Wales launch and …
Wales Rugby League are actively looking to recruit a new national head coach following the departure of Iestyn Harris. Harris, a dual code international for Wales and one of the brightest playing talents of his generation, was appointed Wales Head Coach in September 2009 and has enjoyed over four years at the helm. The national …
