Wales received a tough lesson from England on Saturday, as the hosts won the one-off Wheelchair test 102-22, giving the English two wins out of three in their international weekend. Despite Wales having some good spells during the game, England took them to the sword as the Welsh conceded 100 points for the first time …
Interview by Barry Andrews. Photos by Stephen Halsey New Wheelchair Wales Rugby League international Jodie Boyd-Ward is looking forward to taking on her old England team-mates this Saturday in Sheffield (kick-off 12.30pm). The 28-year old made the switch earlier this year and hasn’t regretted a minute of it, especially after scoring for Wales in the …
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Ffion Lewis is looking forward to becoming Welsh rugby’s 100th dual code international when she runs out for the Wales Rugby League women’s international side this Friday against England at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington (kick-off 6pm). The 24-year old is in great company. The first rugby union codebreaker was in 1908 when Dai …
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Wales Rugby League’s U17 head coach Paul Berry has named a 24-man squad that will prepare to face England in August. It’s the first time that Wales have played a match at U17 level. Ordinarily it would be U16s but the age level has been increased for this year so players who missed out in …
Wales Rugby League have named their squads for this weekend’s international matches against England, with the women’s match taking place at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington on Friday (6pm) and the wheelchair encounter on Saturday at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield (12.30pm). The women’s match is being shown live on Sky Sports …
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Wales Rugby League will be running U16s and U17s international teams in 2021 and are delighted to announce the coaching staff for this years U17’s representative programme. Paul Berry will lead the coaching team as Head Coach, replacing Lee Crooks who has decided to move to a wider role with Wales Rugby League in a …
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By Barry Andrews in Edinburgh Jason and Jamie Reynolds from Tredegar made history on Saturday after becoming the first ever father and son to appear in the same Wales international rugby league side. Jason, 39 and Jamie, 15, starred for the Wales Wheelchair side as they beat Ireland 96-16 and Scotland 102-18 in Edinburgh. The …
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Wales have won their fifth Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup trophy in a row after comprehensive wins over Ireland and Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday. The Welsh have an unbeaten record in this tournament, which was suspended last year to Covid-19 and have now won all ten games in the five competitions. Ireland took the …
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By Barry Andrews The Celtic Cup wheelchair rugby league tournament is returning this Saturday, with Scotland Rugby League and Oriam, Scotland’s Performance Sports Centre at Heriot-Watt University hosting the three-team event. The Celtic Cup is played between Scotland, Wales and Ireland who all play each other once over the space of one day. The hosts, …
