Monmouth win Year 11 Schools Final

WRL CHAMPIONS SCHOOLS YEAR 11 FINAL – MONMOUTH 42 MAESYDDERWEN 16 Monmouth inflicted revenge on Maesydderwen in the Year 11 Welsh Carnegie Champions School Final after winning 42-16 in Caerphilly on Tuesday afternoon. It was a repeat of the 2011 Year 10 Final where the West Wales side won 42-36 in a thriller. But this …

REPORT 2012 – Wigan Warriors 98-4 North Wales Crusaders

By Ryan Gould at the DW Stadium Wigan Warriors made it through to the fifth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup with a 98-4 thrashing of the North Wales Crusaders, but it was the Welshmen who had the last word. Sam Tomkins ran in six tries in a master class performance, with Thomas Leuluai and …

Challenge Cup 2012 – Round 4 – Halifax 84 South Wales Scorpions 28

South Wales Scorpions were outplayed but not disgraced on Saturday as they were knocked out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup in a high-scoring encounter by Championship leaders Halifax. The scoreline may not reflect it, but it was one of the best efforts that the Scorpions have put in over recent weeks, their completion rate was …

Panthers win North Wales Nines

Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers won the 2012 North Wales Nines on Sunday in Queensway in Wrexham. The Panthers, who were unbeaten throughout, beat a plucky Aberystwyth University in the Final. The Mike Nicholas Man of Steel Award was won by Lewys Weaver from Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers. All the teams then attended North Wales Crusaders …

REPORT 2012 – North Wales Crusaders 28-10 Toulouse Olympique XIII

North Wales Crusaders 28-10 Toulouse Olympique XIII Carnegie Challenge Cup – Round Three By Ryan Gould at the Racecourse Ground North Wales Crusaders hit back after the humiliation against the London Skolars with a gutsy performance against Toulouse Olymique, sealing the win and enabling them to sail into the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. …

Challenge Cup 2012 – Round 3 – Wath Brow Hornets 22 South Wales Scorpions 24

South Wales Scorpions will be breathing a sigh of relief tonight after securing a narrow 24-22 win in Cumbria over National Conference Premier side Wath Brow Hornets to secure a place in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup and a potential tie against a Super League club. It took a try from debutant Greg …

Millennium Stadium to open 2013 World Cup

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia. Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the full schedule of matches for the tournament being held in October and …

Matt Pritchard named as Olympic Torchbearer

Matt Pritchard, Wales Rugby League’s development officer for North Wales, has been named as one of 55 exceptional community sports leaders who, through Coca-Cola’s Future Flames campaign, will be honoured as official London 2012 Olympic Torchbearers. He will join over 1,300 other inspirational people nominated through Coca-Cola’s Future Flames campaign, and carry the Olympic Flame …

South Wales Academy now under Scorpions banner

In the continued effort to develop Rugby League in South Wales, Wales Rugby League is to rename its Academy structure the ‘South Wales Scorpions Academy’, aligning the system with the professional club for South Wales which will portray a clear and concise pathway from junior to senior level. The Academy and Scholarship schemes were founded …