Congratulations to Caleb Aekins of Leigh Centurions, and Rhodri Lloyd and Mike Butt of Swinton Lions. All three were influential last weekend as their sides won the respective promotion play-off finals in the Betfred Championship and League 1 to return to the higher levels after both being relegated last year. Aekins scored a stunning try …
East Wales and North Wales face off at Glyncoch Sports and Social, home of Rhondda Outlaws, this Saturday at 2.30pm to decide who will be crowned Wales Origin Champions 2022. North Wales opened the series in an exhilarating fashion a fortnight ago by beating West Wales 62-18 in Bangor. Then last Sunday, West bounced back …
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North Wales Crusaders took the Middle Fives Grand Final title after beating Hull FC 102-36 in Bradford last Sunday. The Crusaders took control of the game from the off set as Welsh international, Harry Jones crossed for an early duet of tries and was soon followed by captain Stuart Williams and former England player, Fred …
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Wales women’s head coach Thomas Brindle has named an 18-player squad to travel to Dublin to face Ireland in the crucial European Championship B North clash on Saturday 8th October. A win or draw for Wales will give them the title after both teams beat Italy earlier this season. Wales won 60-0 in Cross Keys …
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Wales Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) head coach Craig Fisher has released a 15-player squad for the upcoming PDRL World Cup. PDRL is an adapted version of rugby league aimed at facilitating those with physical disabilities the opportunity to play. It is a nine-a-side running format of the game, and is both full contact and …
West Wales and East Wales meet this Sunday at Skewen RFC (kick-off 2pm) in the second of this year’s WRL Origin Series. West need a good win this week to bounce back from their defeat in North Wales last Saturday. For East, it’s their first game of the series and are defending the title that …
Both of North Wales Crusaders’ Wheelchair Rugby League sides are in a double header of Grand Finals this Sunday at Sedbergh Sports Centre in Bradford. With all rounds of the second phase of the 2022 season now complete, the RFL Wheelchair Middle Fives Grand Final between North Wales Crusaders and Hull FC takes place at …
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Wales Rugby League are delighted that two more Welsh internationals, Clive Sullivan MBE and David Watkins MBE are to be inducted into Great Britain’s Rugby League Men’s Hall of Fame, which is run by Rugby League Cares and the Rugby Football League. The former players, both of whom starred in the 1975 World Championship for …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones looks at the form of Wales’ World Cup hopefuls, who were in play-off action last weekend, with mixed results. In the men’s game, the Betfred League 1 Grand Final could have Welsh internationals on each side. Swinton Lions are already there, after beating Doncaster 32-12. Mike Butt and Rhodri Lloyd …
The WRL Men’s Origin Series is back after a three-year break, with North Wales hosting West Wales at The Pavilion ground at Bangor University this Saturday (kick-off 2pm). Entry is free, but if you can’t be there, please click here to follow the live score feed. Origin matches are a big part of Wales Rugby …
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