A new Women’s Super League club is to be launched in Cardiff and will play in the newly formed Betfred Women’s Super League South. The club will be overseen by Wales Rugby League and will train at the University of South Wales. The side will be coached by Ian Newbury, the Wales’s Women’s Assistant Coach, …
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Wales Rugby League have shown solidarity with the Rugby Football League, Super League Europe, Rugby League World Cup 2021 and the Rugby League Players’ Association to add further sporting support to the boycott of social media this Bank Holiday Weekend. The national governing body will not post on any key platforms from 3pm on Friday …
James Jones, Wales Rugby League’s head of match officials, is delighted with the news that he has been named in the newly formed International Match Officials Squad (IMOS) by the International Rugby League. IMOS will operate underneath the Elite Match Officials Squad (EMOS) and will generally officiate games that do not involve the top four …
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Valley Cougars and Torfaen Tigers will again play in the Southern Conference League this year, with the West Division set to kick off on May 22. The opening West Division fixtures will see Valley Cougars facing Torfaen Tigers in an all-Welsh match while the All Golds host Swindon St George – with Devon Sharks making …
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Wales Rugby League have named an extended 36-person Wales Women’s train-on squad as they prepare for the test match against England in Warrington on June 25 (kick-off 6pm). Nineteen players remain from the first ever squad in 2019, and 15 new players were selected following elite athlete ID days in both the north and south …
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The 2013 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the second in the history of the sport and was won by France, who beat reigning champions England in the Final. Held between Wednesday July 3 to Saturday July 13, it formed part of the Festival of World Cups that was staged in England and Wales. The …
Craig Fisher has been appointed as the inaugural head coach of the Wales Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) side. The 40-year old has previously been involved in the coaching set-ups with North Wales Origin and Wales Dragonhearts. He has also coached at community level for Hindley ARLFC in Wigan, where he won the Rugby Football …
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Clive Sullivan, the first black captain for Great Britain in any sport, has been honoured by the daily Google Doodle on the day that would have been his 78th birthday. The Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures. It …
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As part of the identification process for the Women’s international Rugby League Squad, Wales Rugby League are inviting elite athletes from all sports who have international or representative honours to apply for trial and testing. In an historic first for Women’s Rugby League, Wales will be taking on England at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, home …
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Coleg y Cymoedd are encouraging any 16-18 year-old rugby players, boys and girls, who want to join a rugby league academy with a clear pathway to play in Super League, to register their interest now for a course that will start in September 2021. The Wales Rugby League National Development Academy is now partnered with …
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