A 17-player Wales Rugby League Physical Disability Rugby League squad has been named to take on England in Llandovery on Saturday 2 September (kick-off 3pm). This will be the first fixture since the inaugural PDRL World Cup with Wales coming third after beating Australia in the third-place play-off. The two nations met in the World …
Ian Golden and Barry Andrews review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: SW Pix It was a magnificent day at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, where two of our Welsh internationals competed in Cup Finals. Sadly they both fell short of winning a winner’s medal, but both impressed with their …
LEEDS RHINOS star forward Bethan Dainton is trying not to get too carried away ahead of what is a milestone day for Women’s Rugby League on Saturday as her side takes on St Helens at Wembley Stadium (kick-off 11.50am). The game’s leading female players will run out at Wembley Stadium for the first time ever …
Ian Golden, Harry Jones and Barry Andrews review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Dewsbury Rams All six North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair players were fully capped Welsh internationals when they recorded a club record win on Sunday, hammering Bradford Bulls 118-6 victory, securing them the Championship League Leaders Shield, …
With Wales soon to face England in a Physical Disability international match, the full details of which and the Wales squad will be announced soon, fans will probably be able to catch glimpse of some Wales players in action in a new Channel 4 one-off special on Friday at 11.05pm called “Grow Another Foot”. In …
There’s a festival of Masters Rugby League on Saturday at Cardiff Arms Park when a combined Cardiff Blue Dragons/North Wales Buccaneers side take on Leyland Warriors at 12.20pm before Wales face Ireland at 1.40pm. Admission is just £5. The matches are being timed so attending fans can watch the men’s Challenge Cup Final with the …
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Old met young today in the first day of Wales Rugby League’s new Invitational Wheelchair Rugby League when North Wales Crusaders beat Cardiff Blue Dragons 58-20 in the first-ever game. The league rules state that only one current full international player can be on the field at one time during a game, leading to an …
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Words: Ian Golden Pic: Siwan Williams Rhondda Outlaws lost their grip on the Welsh title in as they went down 40-10 at Aberavon Fighting Irish in an exciting semi-final match. However the 30-point margin was an imbalance to the quality of the game, as the Outlaws were still in the contest right up until the …
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It’s time for the men’s League semi-finals in South Wales with the unbeaten South Wales Jets hosting Bridgend Blue Bulls at The Wern in Merthyr Tydfil and holders Rhondda Outlaws travelling to Harlequins Field in Port Talbot to face Aberavon Fighting Irish. Both games kick-off at 2.30pm. Playing their first games of rugby league this …
The next IRL Rugby League World Cup will take place in the Southern Hemisphere in 2026, with men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments to again be played alongside each other, with Wales confirmed as having already qualified for the Wheelchair World Cup. An IRL board meeting in Singapore has agreed to shift the World Cup from …
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