Beach Rugby Wales praises partnership with Wales Rugby League

Beach Rugby Wales organisers are hoping that the partnership with Wales Rugby League will continue to flourish following a successful event in Student Digz sponsored event in Swansea this Saturday. Valley Cougars represented WRL in the first year of the partnership and the Treharris-based side are keen to enter again in 2018 after reaching the …

WRL praise legacy left by work by Jones and Ellis

Wales Rugby League bosses have praised the legacy left by the former junior development managers Allen Jones and Jon Ellis who collectively engaged over 40,000 new people to play Rugby League in Wales during their time in office. Schools, clubs and junior representative rugby have all developed under their stewardship and both were instrumental in …

CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 1 – CHARGERS 116 BLUE BULLS 0

In an historic day at New River Sports Centre, the top four London-based teams played in a triple-header to kick-off the 2017 edition of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. London Chargers faced the Bridgend Bull Bulls, hosts the London Skolars faced London Broncos in a pre-season friendly and new-comers to the Challenge Cup competition, the Wests …

Cougars fall at the final hurdle

London Chargers made it two league wins in successive years after a dominating 42-0 win over Valley Cougars to take the Conference League South trophy. Valley Cougars, who finished top of the table in the regular season, didn’t look like they’d recovered from their long coach ride and were second best to a London Chargers …

Junior Grand Finals 2016

WELSH UNDER 17 GRAND FINAL CARDIFF CITY RL 30 TORFAEN TIGERS 22 By Ian Golden at Caerphilly RFC In the most competitive game of junior Welsh Grand Final day, two tries in the last three minutes gave Cardiff City RL a dramatic 30-22 win over Torfaen Tigers in the under 17 encounter. Torfaen took the …

WRL hold successful cap presentation evening

Wales Rugby League are celebrating a successful second annual caps presentation evening at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff where with over 500 in attendance, international players at most levels below the senior side were presented with the caps that they won in 2015. Players from the Wales under 16, 18, Students and Dragonhearts (pictured) sides …

WRL celebrate positive inclusion record

Welsh rugby league player Tom Morgan has shown that the sport continues to be an exceptionally inclusive one which further builds upon its wonderful heritage and values. Having appeared on Channel 4’s “Undateables” and ITV’s “Loose Women”, Morgan, who has Tourette’s and Asperger’s syndrome, became a media and Twitter sensation, so is perhaps a name …

UNDER 16 GRAND FINAL 2015 – PILL HARRIERS 38 RHONDDA OUTLAWS 22

In their first season playing Rugby League, Pill Harriers under 16s took their first trophy, beating Rhondda Outlaws 38-22 in an exciting contest. Pill Harriers took an early lead through Lennon Greggains and some ill-discipline five metres from the try line by The Outlaws, Fraser Stroud converted. Some big tackles from both sides ensured an …