Wales Dragonhearts “original”, Norman Dawkin, who played in the first-ever international match in this category 30 years ago, has died aged 67 after a long battle with cancer. Heritage number 11 for the Dragonhearts, the representative side of the community game in Wales, his appearance against England on March 27, 1994 was his only capped …
We may have lost our grip on the Wheelchair Celtic Cup last weekend, but head coach Alan Caron insists that the sport of Wheelchair Rugby League is thriving in Wales. Ireland won the trophy after beating both Scotland and Wales in the gruelling six-hour three-match event that was held in the University of Galway on …
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ST PETER’S RC 26 YSGOL GLANTAF 6 PHIL HODGSON Wembley Stadium THE Rugby League knowhow of St Peter’s halfbacks Leo McMullen and Harry Brown – sons, respectively, of former BARLA Great Britain captain John McMullen and former England and Super League star Kevin Brown – helped steer the Orrell-based school to an ultimately comfortable victory …
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It’s England versus Wales at Wembley Stadium on Saturday with St Peters Catholic High School of Wigan are poised to take on Cardiff’s Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in the Steven Mullaney Memorial Game (kick-off 10am). This Year 7 national Inspiresport Champion Schools boy’s final is the first of a quadruple header of finals in London, …
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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