JES Group announced as principal league partner

Wales Rugby League is thrilled to announce JES Group as principal partner of the South Wales men’s league. As part of the partnership, the competition will be known as the JES Group Rugby League Conference and will feature eight teams facing each other once, plus one randomly drawn loop fixture. The top four sides will …

Wheelchair rugby league coming to Caerphilly on Saturday

Wheelchair rugby league will come to Caerphilly this Saturday with a taster session at Caerphilly Leisure Centre. Aber Valley Wolves are providing the chance for the local community to get a taste for the sport on a day that will also see three fixtures from the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League played in the town, providing …

Adam Malcolm appointed as Commercial Director

Wales Rugby League is pleased to appoint Adam Malcolm to the Non-Executive Board of Directors. Adam is a seasoned professional in the financial services sector, who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Hastings Financial Services Ltd. The company is an agile, digital, data driven lending business that aims to offer lending products in …

Dan 19 | Westwood to lead experienced coaching staff

Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce the appointment of Lee Westwood as our new under 19s Head Coach. Westwood is currently Assistant Coach of the Warrington Wolves Academy and Reserves, having coached the Women’s side for the previous five seasons, leading them to Super League. Westwood has been involved at the Super League club …

Richard Hibbard appointed as Chief Executive Officer

Wales Rugby League is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Hibbard as our new Chief Executive Officer. An entrepreneur from Port Talbot, Richard owns two restaurants in his home town and has successfully launched the ‘Mortal Bunny Rum’ brand, that can be found in high street supermarket chains including Tesco, Morrisons, and Marks and …

Clive Griffiths appointed Director of Performance

Clive Griffiths has been appointed to the Non-Executive Board of Wales Rugby League as our new Director of Performance. With extensive experience in high-performance environments across both codes of the sport, Griffiths will support all Wales Rugby League pathways and programmes to ensure players and coaches are able to perform at their best. Griffiths’ first …

World Autism Awareness Day – Brogan Evans’ story

Today we celebrate World Autism Awareness Day by talking to Wales Women’s international player Brogan Evans, who is openly autistic – she has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). WRL’s head of media, Ian Golden, who is also autistic, performed the interview. “I talk quite openly about my autism and …

Stephen Jones given prestigious award

Stephen Jones, the head of development for Wheelchair Rugby League in Wales, was honoured at the weekend as he received a prestigious award at the historic Brynkinalt Hall in Wrexham. The High Sheriff of Clwyd Awards, that are supported by the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham and Crimebeat North Wales, celebrates the area’s charitable …

WADA releases 2024 Prohibited List with inclusion of tramadol

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2024 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport. Following an extensive consultation period by WADA, the 2024 Prohibited List was published on 27 September 2023. This gives athletes and support personnel sufficient time to make themselves aware of the …