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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Sunday 7th July 2019 sees the first day of the Junior Origin Series. Origin matches are the first step for a player on a representative pathway that could one day see them win full Welsh international honours. Check out the links below that will be updated as the games progress. The South v North U16 …
Wales Rugby League international Ian Newbury has been appointed as the new head coach of Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side for the community rugby league game in Wales. The 32-year old played three times for the Dragonhearts in 2013, scoring four tries, before winning his lone full cap in 2016 in Wales’ drawn friendly match …
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The Wales Rugby League domestic season kicks off this weekend with matches at four venues over two days. Cardiff Blue Dragons host a double header of matches at Riverside Park in Llanrumney where their A side host Valley Cougars A in the Welsh Premier League (kick-off 1.15pm) before the first team faces Gloucestershire All Golds …
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Wales Rugby League are pleased to announce that their 2019 Grand Finals Day will be held at the Sardis Road stadium in Pontypridd on Sunday 11th August. The home of Pontypridd RFC and Rhondda Outlaws RLFC, the stadium held last year’s successful quadruple header Grand Finals event as well as the student international Four Nations tournament. There …
Last Sunday at Glamorgan Wanderers RFC, the home of Cardiff Blue Dragons, eight coaches from five community clubs completed the RLEF Level Two Coaching Course. These coaches will now all complete written CATO tasks including planning, delivering and evaluating six progressive sessions for skill development to gain the full qualification. WRL Development Officer Rob Davies, …
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