History will be made on Saturday (8 June), when Ireland host the Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup, marking the first ever games of the format played in that country. The matches will take place at the Kingfisher Sports Centre at Galway University in the West of Ireland. The fixture times are confirmed as follows: 10.30am …
Ian Golden looks back at how our elite players fared last weekend. Pic: Colin Bradbury. In League 1, Cornwall finally got their first home win of the season with Harry Boots scoring a try against Newcastle Thunder. Matt Ross also played for Cornwall with George Birch lining up for Newcastle. As one Wales hopeful in …
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Wales started their defence of the U16 Four Nations with a comprehensive 44-12 win over Ireland at Terenure College in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The victory was Wales’ fourth out of four over Ireland at this level and it was an excellent performance from the young Welsh. However it didn’t go all their way at …
It’s a big weekend for rugby league in Wales, all over the country, and over the Irish Sea. In North Wales on Saturday, all roads lead to Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay where North Wales Crusaders take on Oldham in the men’s Betfred League 1 (kick-off 5pm). Crusaders will be boosted by the return of …
Wales Rugby League is thrilled to announce JES Group as principal partner of the South Wales men’s league. As part of the partnership, the competition will be known as the JES Group Rugby League Conference and will feature eight teams facing each other once, plus one randomly drawn loop fixture. The top four sides will …
Ian Golden looks back at how our elite players fared last weekend. The match of the weekend was in Caerphilly when Crusaders Celts edged out Cardiff Blue Dragons 41-40 in the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League. The match ended up as a battle between the two experienced internationals in Scott Trigg-Turner, Wales’ newly appointed co-captain, and …
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Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named a nine-player squad to travel to the University of Galway to take on Scotland and Ireland in the Celtic Cup on Saturday 8 June. The Celtic Cup is the most gruelling competition in Wheelchair Rugby League, with three teams playing three 80-minute matches over a period of …
Every game in Masters Rugby League ends 0-0 and in the international game, it’s no different. Wales may have scored ten tries to Ireland’s two but in this version of the game, played by over 35s and adapted rules for the age groups, it’s all about the spirit of the game, the social aspect and …
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There’s an afternoon of Master Rugby League at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday, hosted by Armed Forces Cymru, culminating with an international match between Wales and Ireland at 3.30pm. To start with, there are three Masters matches between Armed Forces sides that start at 1pm. A digital programme for the day can be downloaded by …
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Wales Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) head coach Rob Davies has named his squad for both the exhibition game against Team Colostomy UK and the full international against a PDRL All Stars side this June. The match against Team Colostomy UK is at Pontypridd RFC on Sunday 9 June (kick-off 2.30pm) whilst the All Stars …
