Welsh referee Kristoff Young, who hails from Chepstow, will blow his whistle to officially start the 2022 Betfred Rugby League Challenge Cup at 7pm on Friday January 14 at Pyle RFC when 2021 WRL men’s champions, Bridgend Blue Bulls take on the Royal Navy in the historic competition. It’s the first time a Challenge Cup […]
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Bridgend Blue Bulls to face Royal Navy in Challenge Cup First Round
Wales men’s league champions Bridgend Blue Bulls have drawn the Royal Navy at home in the first round of the 2022 Betfred Rugby League Challenge Cup. The match will be played at Pyle RFC on the weekend of January 15/16. The Welsh champions always enter the Cup in the first round and the Blue Bulls […]
Welsh Internationals who have won the Cup
Port Talbot born Regan Grace has joined a long list of Wales born players who have won the Rugby League Challenge Cup. The number of Welshmen who have played in the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final goes into the hundreds and there have been plenty of winners, going right back to the very first Challenge […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Mehefin 5-6
We analyse how Wales internationals are getting on with their clubs in the latest edition of Gwylio’r Cymry.
Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 10-12
In the latest edition of Gwylio’r Cymry, we recap how internationals for Wales’ men’s team got on with their clubs.
Gwylio’r Cymry: Mawrth 26-28
With Super League action now underway, we’ve renamed Around the Leagues as Gwylio’r Cymry, looking at how internationals for Wales’ men’s team are getting on with their clubs.
Around the Leagues: March 19-21
With the Challenge Cup and other competitive action now underway, we review how Wales men’s team internationals got on with their clubs last weekend.
Challenge Cup Report – West Wales Raiders 4 Widnes Vikings 58
Widnes Vikings overcame 12-man West Wales Raiders at Stebonheath as the Welsh side’s new half-back pairing of Rangi Chase and Gavin Chase were halted in their tracks just as they were starting to make an impact. It could have been so different though. Raiders made an outstanding start, nearly taking the lead on nine minutes. […]
West Wales Raiders v Widnes Vikings live on BBC Sport this Sunday
Eleven years ago today (Friday), we witnessed Gareth Thomas’s rugby league debut, playing for Crusaders against Catalans Dragons at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham. The then 35-year old, with a century of Wales RU caps behind him, had a baptism of fire in Super League and, playing alongside now current Wales captain Elliot Kear, had […]
Three Wales internationals named in Salford’s Challenge Cup Final squad
There could be three Wales Rugby League developed players in the Challenge Cup Final for the first time, after Gil Dudson, Elliot Kear and Rhys Williams were all named in Salford Red Devils’ 21-man squad to face Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium this Saturday (kick-off 3pm). The last time there were three Welsh born players […]