The JES Group Rugby League Conference is now reaching its half-way point for 2024 with three matches this weekend. Cynon Valley Cavaliers host South Wales Jets in a top of the table clash at the Welfare Ground in Hirwaun, Aberavon Fighting Irish take on South Wales Saints at Harlequins Field, Port Talbot, whilst Rhondda Outlaws …
Read more “Justin Johnson – our league’s major partner talks to us”
Wales Rugby League is delighted to welcome Buffoon Media as our new video and streaming partner. Buffoon Media has been creating and streaming content for Welsh sport for over a decade. Working out of their bases in Port Talbot and London, they have worked with the likes of Football Association of Wales, Swim Wales, Sport …
Disability Sport Wales are excited to share with us that Disability Inclusion Training Level 1 is now free. As part of the count-down and celebration of the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 and Deaflympic Games Tokyo 2025, Disability Sport Wales and Sport Wales are launching the UK Disability Inclusion Training Coaches & Volunteers and Education Level …
Read more “Free Disability Inclusion Training Level 1 from Sport Wales”
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 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 …
Read more “Wheelchair rugby league coming to Caerphilly on Saturday”
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 …
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 …
Read more “Dan 19 | Westwood to lead experienced coaching staff”
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 …
Read more “Richard Hibbard appointed as Chief Executive Officer”
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 …
Read more “Clive Griffiths appointed Director of Performance”
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 …
Read more “World Autism Awareness Day – Brogan Evans’ story”
