Former Wales international winger Brian Juliff had been appointed as the new Chairman of Wales Rugby League. Juliff, who turns 60 in December, won eight caps for Wales from 1978 to 1984, scoring a try against England in 1980. In his club career, he played for Wakefield Trinity, Wigan, Halifax and Castleford after starting out …
WELSH YEAR 10 CHAMPION SCHOOLS FINAL – YSTALYFERA 42 CWM RHYMNI 18 Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Ystalyfera have become the first ever Welsh speaking side to reach a National Rugby League Final after beating fellow Welsh speaking school Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni 42-18 in the semi-final of the Year 10 Champions Schools competition at The Gnoll …
YEAR 8 WELSH FINAL – PENCOED 32 ST JOSEPH’S (NEWPORT) 14 Pencoed were made to work for their win against a spirited St Joseph’s side to become Year 8 Welsh Champions. They took the lead in the second minute after Josh Raikes caught an excellent cross-field kick. Brendon Thrasher converted well from the touchline. Raikes …
Exciting times – The first ever North Wales Conference League starts this weekend where Prestatyn and Rhyl Panthers play Wrexham Bradley Raiders and Dee Valley Dragons play Conwy Celts providing a truly national rugby league feel. The recent North Wales 9s Cup Competition was a huge success with great feedback and provided a good taste …
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 …
South Wales Hornets will play its first ever home game as Warrington Wizards visit Blackwood on Sunday (2.30pm kick-off). Wales’ flagship community rugby league side has had a mixed start to life in Conference Three; an opening day win over St Albans Centurions was followed by a 52-6 defeat to Hemel Stags, but with both …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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. …
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