South Wales Hornets unable to continue

SOUTH Wales Hornets have made the decision not to run this season. A shake-up in the off-season was expected as team manager Martyn Coomber emigrated to Australia, but further disruptions – at both the club and in rugby league in South Wales – has forced Chairman Mark Harris not to enter the club into a …

Mark Rowley leaves Wales Rugby League

WALES Rugby League have announced the departure of general manager Mark Rowley from the organisation from this week. Rowley has been a mainstay of Wales Rugby League for a decade and was key to the organisation’s efforts on achieving National Governing Body status in 2005 and becoming a Full Rugby League International Board Member in …

West Wales Performance Centre is Opened

WALES Rugby League have launched the latest initiative to help youngsters into the sport with a new West Wales Regional Performance Development Centre in Whitland. Robert Newsome OBE, headteacher of Ysgol Dyffryn Taf in Whitland, Caermarthenshire, Mark Rowley, general manager of the Wales Rugby League, and Andy Coley, liaison manager for Wigan Warriors attached to …

Next stage of the Performance Centre is opened

THE SECOND stage of development at our Wales Rugby League Elite Performance Centre Deeside Leisure was revealed last week with the opening of our Elite Performance Gym supported and funded by Sport Wales. Wales Rugby League President Mike Nicholas opened the facility alongside Graham Williams from Sport Wales along with 20 delegates. Since the WRL …

WRL ACHIEVE MAJOR UK ACCREDITATION

WALES Rugby League have gained a prestigious national sports accreditation in child protection. The WRL have been awarded the Child Protection in Sport Unit (CPSU) Level Two standard for safeguarding and protecting children. The accreditation has taken a lot of work to achieve, with Sport Wales, the nation’s sports council, and Collette Eden, from the …

WRL Performance Centre opens in Deeside

High performance Rugby League is coming to Deeside, thanks to a unique partnership between Flintshire County Council and Wales Rugby League. Wales’ fastest growing sport now has a permanent home at Deeside Leisure Centre for its International team and North Wales Crusaders Academy squads. The development at the centre has witnessed the creation of an …

Brian Juliff appointed new WRL chairman

Former Wales international winger Brian Juliff had been appointed as the new Chairman of Wales Rugby League. Juliff, who turns 60 in December, won eight caps for Wales from 1978 to 1984, scoring a try against England in 1980. In his club career, he played for Wakefield Trinity, Wigan, Halifax and Castleford after starting out …

Millennium Stadium to open 2013 World Cup

The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia. Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the full schedule of matches for the tournament being held in October and …

Matt Pritchard named as Olympic Torchbearer

Matt Pritchard, Wales Rugby League’s development officer for North Wales, has been named as one of 55 exceptional community sports leaders who, through Coca-Cola’s Future Flames campaign, will be honoured as official London 2012 Olympic Torchbearers. He will join over 1,300 other inspirational people nominated through Coca-Cola’s Future Flames campaign, and carry the Olympic Flame …

Volunteers presented with awards

Wales Rugby League recently celebrated the achievements of staff and volunteers at half-time during the Wales under 18 international at The Gnoll in Neath. From a short list of nominees, awards were handed out to the Coach of the Year, Children’s Coach of the Year, Unsung Hero, Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer Coordinator. A …