A knee injury has forced Wales Rugby League international Rhian Stephens to call time on her career. The Blaina-based 32-year old has played in every open-age women’s rugby league match in Wales so far, starring for her club Rhondda Outlaws, her region West Wales and then playing twice for the Welsh national side, coming on …
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Alana Sargent has made history for the third time after being appointed the first ever Head of Wheelchair Rugby League Match Officials for Wales Rugby League. The Ferndale-based 37 year old was appointed head coach of the Wales Wheelchair side in 2014, after a spell in charge of Swindon St George, becoming WRL’s first ever …
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Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has become part of a new working group set up by Cardiff Council to find a way to honour and promote the history of the City’s great rugby league players. Kear, himself Cardiff born and bred, has been passionately vocal for some time about the need to honour our …
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Following today’s Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures announcement, Lyndon Price, the Wales Wheelchair side’s assistant coach and the South and East Wales Wheelchair Rugby League insport Development Officer, is advertising for new players. Wheelchair Rugby League in South Wales is about to enter its most exciting time to date, working in partnership with insport …
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Wales’ Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones and assistant coach Lyndon Price have been appointed as the WRL’s new lead Wheelchair RL development officers. The move follows WRL’s recent acceptance into Disability Sport Wales’ insport programme, one of 26 Welsh sporting governing bodies who are members. Jones and Price were appointed in their roles …
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As a result of the statement from the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, Wales Rugby League will soon be releasing a ‘phased Return to play strategy’ for all outdoor forms of Rugby League and also an action plan for all the community clubs to follow. There will be further meetings for WRL with both …
By Barry Andrews Torfaen Tigers have announced the launch of a Wheelchair Rugby League team and will be looking to compete in a proposed South Wales based league in 2021. This follows the news earlier this week that Wales Rugby League have become one of the 26 National Governing bodies accepted onto Disability Sport Wales’ …
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The men’s 2020 Rugby League European Championships, where Wales were due to compete against Ireland and Spain this October, have been cancelled. Wales last won this tournament in 2015 and finished second in 2018 to qualify for next year’s Rugby League World Cup. Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear said: “To cancel the Euros was …
Wales Rugby League have been accepted as part of Disability Sport Wales’ insport programme. The programme’s aim is to contribute to the ‘Vision for Sport’ by creating a more inclusive sports sector where every disabled person is hooked on sport, offering real choice as to where, when and how often people play sport. They believe …
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Scott Bessant’s funeral is taking place at the Gwent Crematorium on Friday 10th July at 2pm. The former Wales Dragonhearts international sadly lost his life last Wednesday after complications from pneumonia. Due to Covid-19 restrictions only immediate family will be able to be present at the funeral service, but his parents Howard and Jackie would …
