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 …
Former Wales Rugby League international, active rugby player of both codes and local cricket player, Paul Morgan, has sadly died aged 40 following a short illness. Paul, who hailed from Pencoed near Bridgend, leaves a wife Heidi, two sons Tyler and Harry and daughter Maddison. He won two full Welsh Rugby League caps and was …
Wales Rugby League’s first Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme students have officially graduated following a prestigious ceremony at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The AASE was delivered as a partnership of Wales Rugby League, Maesteg Comprehensive School, Wigan Warriors and Coleg y Cymoedd. The Maesteg Academy at Maesteg Comprehensive school was home to …
South Wales will have three sides in the RFL Conference South competition in 2015 following the successful applications of Torfaen Tigers and Gwendraeth Valley Raiders. They will join the 2014 Conference South champions Valley Cougars in an extended ten-team league joining seven sides from the South and Midlands of England in this RFL run competition. …
Wales Rugby League and My Club Betting are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership that will help underpin the development of the sport from grassroots to elite level all the way through to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. A record-breaking six-figure sponsorship deal has been agreed that will see My Club Betting become …
Wales Rugby League’s 500th capped player will either come from South Wales Scorpions or North Wales Crusaders when the Welsh take on France in Albi this Saturday in the European Championship (kick-off 3pm CET). Wales head coach John Kear has confirmed that the team, which will be announced in full on Saturday morning, will definitely …
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