Wales team up with Rugby League Project stats site

Wales Rugby League have linked up with the website, Rugby League Project, to display the official statistics for the Welsh national side. Rugby League Project is a free online database accessible to all. It is an ongoing project that has been created with the intention to store the results, scorers and line-ups from every Rugby …

Wales Rugby League shares Sport Wales vision

Wales Rugby League has rallied behind ambitious plans for sport in Wales, which will radically change the way sporting opportunities are planned, developed and promoted across the country. The Vision, developed by Sport Wales, outlines priorities for sport as well as the big shifts necessary in order to deliver increased participation and improved performance. The …

Wales Rugby League congratulates Ray French on MBE

Wales Rugby League have congratulated Ray French for being awarded an MBE for services to Rugby League. French was the BBC’s primary Rugby League commentator between 1982 and 2008 commentating on every Challenge Cup Final during that period, but was also a top player in both rugby codes, turning out for England in the 1961 …

Dan Clements appointed Head of Performance

Dan Clements has been named as the new Head of Performance for Wales Rugby League. His appointment fills the role that Anthony Seibold vacated when he left to return to Australia last month. As Head of Performance, he will be delivering strategic plans for the development of Welsh Rugby League players, managing the whole process …

Wales to joint host 2013 Rugby League World Cup

Wales are officially the joint hosts with England in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup where they will take on the Cook Islands for only the second time. This was determined following the draw today (Tuesday) when the World Cup was officially launched at Manchester’s new MediaCityUK development. The Cook Islands encounter will be a …

Anthony Seibold given Professional Coach Status

Anthony Seibold, the South Wales Scorpions’ head coach and Head of Football for Wales Rugby League, has become only the 23rd current Australian coach to have been granted “Professional Coach Status” within the Australian Strength and Conditioning Professional coaching structure. Being granted the ASCA Professional coach status gives him further recognition and places him within …

Janet Ryder to talk about rugby league at Senedd

Janet Ryder, the Assembly Member for North Wales, will be presenting at the Senedd from 5.00pm Wednesday 23rd June in front of the whole parliament house, talking about rugby league. The topic title is “Hope: What is hope? – well it can probably have a different definition for everyone here”. Synopsis: For those of us …

Stosic delighted at Wales Rugby League’s progress

Wales Rugby League’s General Manager Sash Stosic has expressed his delight about how successful last Sunday was for Welsh Rugby League. A record Super League points tally for Crusaders in Super League after they beat Bradford Bulls 44-20, with Tony Martin’s try bringing up 4,000 all-time club points in all competitions, was just the headline …

Wales full members of Rugby League International Federation

Wales have become the 12th full member of the Rugby League International Federation following a meeting of the Federation board in Melbourne on Thursday. They were also granted automatic qualification to the 2013 World Cup which will take place in the United Kingdom. Previously, full international membership has gone to Great Britain but since the …