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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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Around the Leagues: February 21-23
In our latest Around the Leagues report, we take a look at how senior Wales internationals have been getting on with their club sides across rugby league.
Challenge Cup Report – North Wales Crusaders 18-22 Hunslet
Tom Ashton struck in the final four minutes as Hunslet edged a classic Challenge Cup tie with North Wales Crusaders to book their place in the fifth round. Crusaders led from the 30thminute up until Ashton’s late winner and had looked fairly comfortable at 18-10 as the game entered the final stages. Hunslet had plenty …
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Around the Leagues: February 14-16
We take a look at how senior Wales internationals are getting on with their club sides in our latest Around the Leagues report.
Around the Leagues: February 6-9
In our latest Around the Leagues report, we take a look at how senior Wales internationals got on with their club sides.
Challenge Cup Report – West Wales Raiders 8-30 Underbank Rangers
In one of the few surviving matches of Storm Ciara, Underbank Rangers out-thought and out-defended West Wales Raiders to go through to the fourth round of the Coral Challenge Cup. In regards to this fixture, with no disrespect to either side, it was hard to see which result would have been a “Cup shock”. West …
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Challenge Cup Report: Rochdale Mayfield 6-64 North Wales Crusaders
North Wales Crusaders ran riot in the second-half as they scored seven tries in a 16-minute spell to beat Rochdale Mayfield and book their place in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. Mayfield pushed Crusaders all the way in the first-half and would have felt unfortunate to find themselves 16-0 down at half-time. But …
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