Wales will kick off the first ever Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup this Sunday when they take on New Zealand at Victoria Park in Warrington (kick-off 2pm). The PDRL World Cup is an exhibition event, which is being held during this year’s showpiece tournament – The Rugby League World Cup 2021. The four-team …
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Salford Red Devils and Wales Rugby League are celebrating the two-year anniversary of their talent pathway partnership. Three players joined the reserve squad from the same partnership last season and a further three will be joining the club for the 2023 campaign. Finley Yates, Billy Walkley and Scott Pritchard already have reserves contracts, with Kieran …
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DEWSBURY MOOR 36 CARDIFF DEMONS 4 Ian Golden at Dewsbury Moor RLFC Tia Jones made history on Saturday at Dewsbury Moor as she scored the first ever Cardiff Demons Girls U16 try as they went down 36-4 to this year’s Heavy Woollen Cup winners. The score came just three minutes from the end of the …
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Wales Rugby League will field their first-ever girls regional representative U16s side this Saturday when Cardiff Demons travel to Yorkshire to take on Dewsbury Moor (kick-off noon). Over the last few months, a dedicated squad have been in training and as Louise Morgan, the head of women’s rugby league in Wales explains, can’t wait for …
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Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has confirmed that no injuries were picked up in the 67-52 warm-up win over Ireland last Saturday, so the 12-player train-on squad that was named last month is confirmed as the actual squad for the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The victory was Wales’ seventh in the last eight …
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This Wednesday on BBC1 at 10.40pm sees the launch of a new documentary about one of Wales and Great Britain’s greatest-ever rugby league players, Clive Sullivan MBE. “Clive Sullivan: Rugby League Legend” is half an hour in length, has been created by “Cardiff Productions” and “Jams and Mr B Productions”, and it sees former footballer, …
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The Wales Rugby League Development Academy have won in their first game of the season, beating Swansea University 62-0. Through the hard work, of the volunteer staff who have run the 2022 Wales Rugby League pathways, the National Development Academy at Coleg y Cymoedd has had excellent success in recruitment this year. This was highlighted …
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Wales will field all three elite international sides at the same time this Saturday as the men, women and wheelchair squads are all in action. The Wales women’s side have an honour to aim for. If they beat Ireland at Donnybrook (kick-off 3pm), they’ll lift the first ever Women’s European Championship B North trophy. Wales …
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Wales Dragonhearts head coach Simon Reynolds has named 32 players in a train-on squad before they face England Lions on Saturday 12 November (venue and time TBC). The Dragonhearts are the representative side of the community game in Wales and have been on hiatus since the pandemic, having last played a game in 2019. The …
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Wales Rugby League are pleased to confirm their coaching and backroom staff for the forthcoming Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. Stephen Jones remains as head coach. With 25 games in charge of Wales so far, that’s over half of the side’s history, Stephen has coached Wales to five Celtic Cup trophy wins. Initially a rugby …
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