With many community rugby league clubs in Wales returning to training this week, Wales Rugby League are now looking to grow the game further in West Wales. Llanelli Knights RLFC will be running open age sides for both men and women, as well as for girls and boys at junior level, and WRL are also …
A knee injury has forced Wales Rugby League international Rhian Stephens to call time on her career. The Blaina-based 32-year old has played in every open-age women’s rugby league match in Wales so far, starring for her club Rhondda Outlaws, her region West Wales and then playing twice for the Welsh national side, coming on …
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Alana Sargent has made history for the third time after being appointed the first ever Head of Wheelchair Rugby League Match Officials for Wales Rugby League. The Ferndale-based 37 year old was appointed head coach of the Wales Wheelchair side in 2014, after a spell in charge of Swindon St George, becoming WRL’s first ever …
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North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League and Disability Sports Club are forming their own physical disability rugby league (PDRL) team, aiming to compete in the 2021 season.
Following today’s Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures announcement, Lyndon Price, the Wales Wheelchair side’s assistant coach and the South and East Wales Wheelchair Rugby League insport Development Officer, is advertising for new players. Wheelchair Rugby League in South Wales is about to enter its most exciting time to date, working in partnership with insport …
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An update from Gareth Kear, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wales Rugby League… Following a webinar meeting on Wales Rugby League’s ‘phased return to play strategy’ with all key stakeholders including all clubs, match officials, coaches, international pathways and volunteers, I am pleased to confirm that from August 1, outdoor structured and sanctioned rugby league …
Wales’ Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones and assistant coach Lyndon Price have been appointed as the WRL’s new lead Wheelchair RL development officers. The move follows WRL’s recent acceptance into Disability Sport Wales’ insport programme, one of 26 Welsh sporting governing bodies who are members. Jones and Price were appointed in their roles …
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As a result of the statement from the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, Wales Rugby League will soon be releasing a ‘phased Return to play strategy’ for all outdoor forms of Rugby League and also an action plan for all the community clubs to follow. There will be further meetings for WRL with both …
By Barry Andrews Torfaen Tigers have announced the launch of a Wheelchair Rugby League team and will be looking to compete in a proposed South Wales based league in 2021. This follows the news earlier this week that Wales Rugby League have become one of the 26 National Governing bodies accepted onto Disability Sport Wales’ …
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Wales Rugby League have been accepted as part of Disability Sport Wales’ insport programme. The programme’s aim is to contribute to the ‘Vision for Sport’ by creating a more inclusive sports sector where every disabled person is hooked on sport, offering real choice as to where, when and how often people play sport. They believe …
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