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 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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
IT’S the penultimate week of the 2019 Welsh Rugby League domestic season with semi-finals at four different levels taking place. The prize at stake is a place in Grand Finals day at Sardis Road on Sunday 11th August and Rhondda Outlaws, who finished top of the Premier League table, are determined to reach the event …
The Masters Rugby League mini festival in North Wales was a day of firsts. It was the first time North Wales Buccaneers had held their now annual mini festival at Rhyl Rugby Club as their planned venue became unavailable at short notice. Although Leyland Warriors Masters and Blackpool Masters were once again the invited visitors …
Wales Rugby League have named their first ever Under 14 Development Squad. No matches are planned, but, following their individual performances in the recent East Wales v West Wales Origin match, this is the next step for these young players with a potential for them to earn a Wales U16 cap in the next two …
The first women’s open-age club rugby league match in Wales will take place this Saturday when Cardiff Blue Dragons host Rhondda Outlaws at Glamorgan Wanderers RFC (kick-off 1pm). Cardiff named their side following training on Wednesday evening and they can’t wait for this encounter, which will be played before the men’s game between the two …
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Wales Rugby League will also be applying to participate in a 2021 Women’s Emerging Nations Rugby League World Cup. In the female game, this would be the first such competition to underpin the main tournament, whose eight competitors were announced this morning. Wales are just launching an international side with its first clubs, Cardiff Blue …
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