Up and down Wales, our clubs, coaches and volunteers have been supporting their communities during the tough months of the pandemic. This week, the National Lottery’s Dedicated To…campaign is shining a light on the grassroots sporting heroes that have been keeping us all going – mentally and physically – since Covid-19 hit the headlines earlier …
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This week, the National Lottery Dedicated To…campaign celebrates our grassroots sporting heroes for their community spirit during 2020. Covid-19 may have changed the way we go about our lives but one thing remains the same: our clubs are the very heart of our communities. And when it comes to commitment to rugby league and disability …
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Torfaen Tigers have been named as the fifth and final team that has been selected to participate in the 2021 Peacock Cup. The Peacock Cup is a charity wheelchair rugby league tournament hosted by North Wales Crusaders in aid of Hope House Children’s Hospice in the memory of Crusaders supporter, Thomas Jones who sadly passed …
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Wales Rugby League have continued to be active during this lockdown period by running a number of online courses for their members. WRL held their own “Mental Health Week” from October 26-31 with the “Rugby League Cares” charity hosting two online Zoom meetings – “Managing Emotions” hosted by Keith Senior and Paul Wood, and “Challenging …
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By Barry Andrews North Wales Crusaders Physical Disability Rugby League have announced that they have entered into a partnership with England PDRL founding club, the Warrington Wolves Charitable Foundation. The partnership will allow the coaches at Crusaders to develop their skills and knowledge of the sport within their debut year. It will also see both …
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Torfaen Tigers and Wales U16 international Jermarie Chatham has signed for Super League club Hull FC. The winger, who turned 18 last week, has been at Torfaen since he was 12-years old and came through all of their junior sides before making his first team debut aged 16 and then his full East Wales debut …
Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 rugby league season in Wales with immediate effect. This decision was taken after consulting all of the community rugby league clubs in an emergency meeting held on Tuesday night, and the WRL board have been informed. Further more, no structured …
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The Welsh rugby league player and coach Greg Ashcroft has sadly died aged 69 following a 15-month battle with a rare form of cancer. He became famous in 1973, when as a 22-year old, he played for Dewsbury, alongside future Sky Sports pundit Mike Stephenson, as they won the RFL Championship Final (the equivalent to …
Wales Rugby League have moved onto stage three of their return to play with “touch rugby” in training now being allowed. Following discussions with Sport Wales and the Welsh Government, all are agreed that the ability to breach social distancing guidelines for organised outdoor sports is now possible, but still with certain restrictions. Contact must be kept …
Wales Rugby League National Development Manager, Mark Jones got back to the Coach Education side of his role last weekend on his two visits to community clubs. His trips to Cardiff Blue Dragons and Bridgend Blue Bulls were to assess two female and one male who were all on the Rugby League European Federation’s Level …
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