Five Wales students starred in the Great Britain Students Rugby League side this Saturday as they recorded an historic 10-4 win over Australia Students in Brisbane. One of the Welshmen, Chris McNamara (Loughborough University) was Man of the Match with Mark Wool (Leeds Met), Patrick Evans (Gloucester University) and brothers Owain and Iwan Brown (both …
Prestatyn Panthers 56-24 Montgomeryshire Marauders By Barry Williams In another big development for the game in North Wales, Montgomeryshire Marauders took part in their first open Age fixture against Prestatyn, and put on an encouraging display which bodes well for the future. It was the more experienced Panthers outfit who took the lead, scoring three …
South Wales Scorpions held the second annual Scorpions Primary Schools Cup last Sunday in association with Wales Rugby League and IntroSport / IntroTeach which was won by Narberth Primary School who beat holders Parc-y-Tywyn School from Burry Port near Llanelli 3 tries to 1. The tournament, contested by eight schools from the breadth of South …
Rugby League putting down roots in North Wales (by Nick Boothroyd and Sian Couch) Rugby League is making huge strides at grassroots level in North Wales with the arrival of Crusaders providing a catalyst for local Rugby players to start playing the 13-a-side code. Four new teams have sprung up in the region and plans …
There will be a father and son playing for what is believed to be the first time ever in a Welsh Rugby League match this Saturday when the unbeaten Bridgend Blue Bulls travel to Carmarthen Athletic RFC to take on CPC Bears (kick-off 2pm). Former Celtic Crusaders prop Karl Hocking, aged 36, will line up …
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There was a strong Welsh presence once again this year at the prestigious Rochdale Swarm International Mixed Tag Rugby League Festival, with the two top sides in Wales, the Celtic Barbarians and the Bridgend Blue Heifers both sending strong sides on the 450 mile round trip. There was great camaraderie between the two sides on …
West Wales proved to be worthy 36-30 winners against East Wales at Glynneath RFC in a fast and high entertaining game at under 13 level as Wales Rugby League’s two Regional Player Development Centres (RPDC) went head to head for the very the first time this week. The RPDC is a development programme run by …
Leeds booked their place in the last 16 of the Carnegie Challenge Cup with a 30-20 victory over the Crusaders in the only all-Super League fourth-round tie but it came at a cost with injury to three key players. The Rhinos lost full-back Brent Webb after just two minutes with a leg injury while stand-off …
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YEAR 9 FINAL – YSTALYFERA 30 CWM RHYMNI 28 History was made at Caerphilly RFC on Monday where two completely Welsh speaking sides took part in Rugby League Grand Final for the very first time. The Year 9 Wales Rugby League Champions Schools Grand Final, played in front of the S4C cameras (report above) saw …
There is a momentous occasion next Monday (11th April) when Wales Rugby League stages what are believed to be the first Rugby League Grand Final matches contested entirely by Welsh speakers. They are the culmination of the Carnegie Champions Schools Wales Finals series, which sees the top two Rugby League playing schools from each high …
