Words: Ian Golden. Pic: Kate Pronger Wales prepared well for the Celtic Cup with a healthy 44-12 win against a physical, hard-hitting USA side, in an exciting match that had the large crowd enthused throughout. The young Welsh, who fielded the sixth (known) youngest Wales men’s starting side of all time, showed they had the …
Wales Rugby League are inviting players in school years 8,9, 10 and 11 to trial for the East Wales and West Wales Origin sides, who will train during the autumn and winter. Players must have taken part in the WRL Junior Leagues during the 2026 season. Training will be in two areas of South Wales …
Wales Rugby League are pleased to announce the appointment of Liam Price as a Non-Executive Director. Liam brings a wealth of project management, technical services, and governance expertise to the role. He currently serves as a Project Manager with the Global Facilities Service Group, OCS, where he delivers complex, large-scale projects across the BBC estate …
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CUP FINAL – South Wales Jets 62 Aberavon Fighting Irish 26 Ian Golden at The Gnoll South Wales Jets scored a record points haul in a Welsh Final on Saturday, beating Aberavon Fighting Irish 62-26, to lift the first WRL Conference Cup. The winning margin was just four points short of that particular record, achieved …
Three trophies will be presented tomorrow (Saturday) in Neath at the JES Group Conference Cup Final Day, when all four WRL men’s side teams meet at the same venue for the last time this season. Two matches are taking place, the Conference Shield Final at noon between Bridgend Blue Bulls and Rhondda Outlaws, then the …
The final weekend of the 2026 JES Group Rugby League Conference season promises to be a memorable occasion, with the Cup Final (kick-off 4pm) and Shield Final (kick-off noon) bringing the campaign to a close at The Gnoll, Neath, on Saturday 15th August. The finalists were determined by their league positions after the regular season. …
Thanks to Chris and Kate Pronger for reporting and photographing at The Gnoll Three teams successfully retained their Wales Rugby League Junior Grand Final titles as another memorable Finals Day took place at Neath on Saturday. Swansea Rams Under 13s, South Wales Jets Under 14s and Torfaen Tigers Under 16s all lifted trophies again, having …
In one of the most entertaining of Welsh performances, our U19 side showed some great skills to earn a 58-28 win over a battling Scotland side. Rhys Hughes went over for an early opening try for Wales. Charlie Newton converted. Scotland hit back after Oscar Elliott-McCulloch pounced on a loose ball for an unconverted try, …
This Sunday’s big World Cup warm-up match between Wales and Canada will also include a curtain raiser, with the events starting at 11.30am. Wales Women will take the centre stage at 3pm, when Tom Brindle’s side play their first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup, but earlier in the day, there’s an U14 Girls’ …
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Errors and indiscipline cost Wales U19 the match against England Lions, as we suffered a 28-16 loss at Centre de Ressources, Font Romeu in France on Wednesday. Wales were leading 16-4 and looking good for it, only for Finlay Walker to be sinbinned, which is when England scored three tries to turn the game around. …
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