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WRL, in partnership with Sporting Records Online Ltd, launches new data website

by Behind the Scenes, Community RL, International RL, Juniors, Nines, Students, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL September 23, 2019October 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League have today officially launched www.rugbyleague.wales, their new online home for Wales international rugby league stats. The brainchild of Ian Golden, the head of media at Wales Rugby League, he is providing the data through his company “Sporting Records Online Ltd” who are the official data partners for top level rugby union clubs like …

History to be made in third game of triple header Origin Day on Sunday in Neath

by Community RL, Juniors September 20, 2019October 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

History will be made in Neath on Sunday where three brothers take to the field in a Wales representative side for the first time, as East Wales face West in the first match of the men’s Origin series. Liam Watton, 28, the captain of the East Wales side for the series, welcomes his brothers Shaun, …

Wales Dragonhearts to celebrate 25th anniversary with three matches

by Community RL, International RL, Juniors, Nines, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL, WRL Premier League September 17, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side of Wales Rugby League’s community game, will celebrate their 25th anniversary season with matches against North-West England Lions, Slovakia and England Lions U23. They will open their season at Sardis Road on Saturday 26th October against North-West England Lions (kick-off 3pm) in the second part of a double header of …

Wales announce their first ever women’s international rugby league matches

by Community RL, International RL, Womens RL September 11, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League will play women’s international matches for the first time this autumn, taking on Great Britain Teachers, before their first ever test match against England Lions Women. Sardis Road in Pontypridd, which has hosted many big matches in the WRL calendar this year, will stage the first game, where GB Teachers will visit …

WALES DEVELOPMENT 30 NORTH-WEST ENGLAND LIONS 28

by Community RL, International RL, Juniors August 31, 2019September 5, 2019Comments are Disabled

U16 DEVELOPMENT MATCH – WALES DEVELOPMENT 30 NORTH-WEST ENGLAND LIONS 28 By Sian Golden at Stebonheath Park Wales made history later in the day by fielding their first ever U16 development side and in a dramatic fiery encounter against North-West England Lions, they came back from 28-6 down to win 30-28. In the development capped …

YOUTH INTERNATIONAL – WALES 16 ENGLAND 38

by Community RL, International RL, Juniors August 31, 2019September 5, 2019Comments are Disabled

YOUTH INTERNATIONAL – WALES 16 ENGLAND 38 By Ian Golden at Stebonheath Park England won the annual under 16 international against Wales for the second year in a row but not without surviving a scare in the first half where Wales took a 12-6 lead. The visitors took advantage of Welsh errors in the first …

WRL WOMEN’S ORIGIN – EAST WALES 32 WEST WALES 6

by Community RL, Womens RL August 25, 2019September 5, 2019Comments are Disabled

WRL WOMEN’S ORIGIN EAST WALES 32 WEST WALES 6 By Ian Golden at Glamorgan Wanderers East Wales won the first ever Wales Rugby League Women’s Origin game, beating West 32-6 in hot conditions. It was a difficult game for both sides with onfield temperatures nearing 30 degrees. With the most important aspect of this game …

Teams are ready for historic women’s Origin clash on Sunday

by Community RL, Womens RL August 23, 2019September 5, 2019Comments are Disabled

The historic first Welsh Women’s Origin game between East Wales and West Wales takes place at Glamorgan Wanderers in Cardiff this Sunday (kick-off 2.30pm). Both camps have been training hard with the eventual goal being a place in the first ever Wales Women’s Rugby League side. East Wales have been training with a squad of …

Wales Rugby League thanks Rhondda Outlaws and Pontypridd RFC for hosting Grand Finals

by Community RL August 12, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League have thanked Rhondda Outlaws and Pontypridd RFC for organising a very successful Grand Final day. The Outlaws organised much of the event, from running the gate, to the PA announcing and even sourcing sponsorship for the match programme printing. If that wasn’t enough, Ieuan Griffiths, the Outlaws substitute in their senior Grand …

WRL Grand Finals day line-up confirmed

by Community RL August 5, 2019November 4, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League’s domestic finals day line-up is complete following five entertaining semi-final matches last weekend. All four finals will take place at Pontypridd’s Sardis Road this Sunday 11th August between 11am and 5pm. The main event – the 17th Welsh Grand Final, which kicks off at 3pm, will be between “home side” Rhondda Outlaws and nine-time …