Play Wheelchair Rugby League for Wales

Are you Welsh qualified and playing Wheelchair Rugby League? If you’ve not yet been capped for Wales and want to try out, there are trials at Wrexham University, Mold Road on Sunday 26 November. You must be actively playing Wheelchair Rugby League to apply. Please fill in the form below to register your interest.

RIP Phil Davies

All at Wales Rugby League were sad to hear that Phil Davies, who founded South Wales Scorpions RLFC and was chairman for its first four years died this morning following an illness. A big fan of rugby league and a successful businessman from the Port Talbot area, Phil was also on the WRL board during …

Do you want to play rugby league?

If you’ve been inspired by the Wales RL Women’s team and want an opportunity to play rugby league, simply fill in the form below. The form is for women and girls of all ages, and when opportunities are available, we’ll send you an email.

Wales Dragonhearts/A caps

Since our Dragonhearts caps presentation on Saturday, we’ve had a few requests coming in from past players who also didn’t receive their caps, going back to the 1990s. If you played for this side and didn’t receive your caps, please email mark.jones@walesrugbyleague.co.uk with details of which games you played in and your heritage number, these …

RIP Dave Ward

Everyone at Wales Rugby League is so sorry to hear about the sudden passing of Masters international player Dave Ward, who died this morning aged just 41.   Dave was born in Salford in 1982 and played rugby as soon as he could pick up a ball supporting his local team Salford Red Devils. Moving …

Wales Dragonhearts to take on England in Port Talbot on Saturday

Wales Dragonhearts host England Lions this Saturday at Ynys Park in Port Talbot in the final game of their autumn series (kick-off 2.30pm). The representative side of the community game in Wales faced England a fortnight ago in Port Talbot and put in an admirable performance in defeat, but head coach Simon Reynolds knows his …

Wales squad named for France trip this Sunday

Wales Women’s coach Tom Brindle has named a 19-player squad to travel to Carcassonne to face France this Sunday (kick-off 3pm local time). After two years away, Lowri Norkett-Morgan returns to the Wales side following a successful stint in international rugby union, whilst former captain Shaunni Davies returns after last playing internationally in mid-2021 before …

James Davies is the new Chair of WRL

James Davies, a former Wales U19 international and current chairman of Aberavon Fighting Irish, has been appointed as the new chairman of Wales Rugby League. The 37-year old replaces Brian Juliff who ended an 11-year stint as chair last month. James played for Wales U19s in the 2006 European Championships, before representing Wales Students in …

Roy Francis Memorial to be unveiled in Brynmawr

Roy Francis, one of Wales Rugby League’s greatest head coaches of all time, will be immortalised in Brynmawr on Saturday 21 October. The ceremony, organised by the Brynmawr Museum, will take place on the square in Brynmawr at 12 noon and the memorial will be unveiled by Jonathan Davies OBE along with WRL President Mike Nicholas …