Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 22-25 2022

Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Saturday saw Torfaen Tigers take to the court for the first time this season as they faced off against reigning Wheelchair Rugby League Championship Champions, Hereford Harriers. With Harriers fielding five current members of the Welsh …

Wales name Masters squad for festival on May 14

Wales have named an 19-man squad for the Masters International Festival at Bethesda RUFC on Saturday 14 May. The Welsh will take on Ireland and England in the three-team one-day festival. Each match will be 20 minutes long, with Wales taking on Ireland first at 2pm. England v Ireland follows at 2.25pm with Wales v …

Cardiff Demons to compete in the RFL Women’s Nines

Cardiff Demons have accepted an invitation to compete in the National Women’s Rugby League Nines next Sunday May 1 at Victoria Park in Warrington. The Nines competition has been introduced to provide a new exciting playing format to the current players, allowing teams from different tiers of the women’s game to compete against one another …

Wales name their squad for this year’s Wheelchair Celtic Cup tournament

Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has released an 11-person squad for the Celtic Cup matches against Scotland and Ireland on Saturday 7 May at Plas Madoc Leisure Centre in Wrexham. There are three changes from the side who beat Scotland in Wrexham last autumn, with record test cap holder Alan Caron returning, looking to …

Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 14-18 2022

With no women’s or Wheelchair matches on Easter Weekend, the focus was completely on the men’s game for the Welsh internationals or Rugby League World Cup hopefuls. Alex Paynter, our Heritage and Eligability Manager, has done his usual research on these players. The result of the weekend for Wales was North Wales Crusaders beating Swinton …

Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 7-13 2022

Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. North Wales Crusaders’ men’s side kept going in their charge for the League 1 title as they beat London Skolars 54-6 in Tottenham. Rob Massam was on the scoresheet with a try. West Wales Raiders had …

Next Wales Rugby League girls taster session announced

Wales Rugby League and Coleg Y Cymoedd are looking for U16s & U18s female athletes from all sports to give League a try!! This fun, fast, enjoyable contact sport never disappoints!! This is the first step on the pathway to playing international rugby league for Wales. The pathway includes regional development squads, East v West …

Alex Paynter appointed WRL Heritage and Eligibility Manager

Long-time rugby league fan, player and coach Alex Paytner has been appointed to the role of Wales Rugby League Heritage and Eligibility Manager. Alex, who has this season contributed weekly to the WRL website with weekly updates on Wales men’s players, will primarily concentrate his efforts on the Wales men’s side ahead of this autumn’s …

Wales men’s side to return to action and will face France in Albi

The Wales Rugby League men’s side will return to action on Sunday, June 19 as they travel to Stadium Municipal d’Albi to take on France (kick-off time TBC). It will be the first time in 1,316 days that the Wales men’s side will have played a full international, with much of the break due to …

Gwylio’r Cymry: Mis Mawrth 31-Ebrill 4 2022

Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Jodie Boyd-Ward was one of Wales’ star players of the week last weekend as she went over for five tries, despite still recovering from bruised ribs and hand from the week before, in Leeds Rhinos’ 114-24 …