Junior Grand Finals 2015

UNDER 15 FINAL – TORFAEN TIGERS 24 CARDIFF CITY RL SPARTANS 20 Torfaen Tigers and Cardiff City Spartans fought out a 10-try thriller in the WRL under 15 Final but it in the end it was Jon Watkins’ two conversions for the Cwmbran based side that was the difference. A Karling Claridge try in the …

North Wales RL to celebrate 25 years… in Cardiff

Rugby League in Wrexham and indeed North Wales will turn 25 years old on the weekend of the Big Welsh Derby which sees South Wales Scorpions take on North Wales Crusaders at Cardiff Arms Park on Sunday 10th May (kick-off 3pm). The first ever Rugby League match to be played in North Wales was on …

Challenge Cup 2015 – Round 2 Oulton Raiders 48 Valley Cougars 0

Valley Cougars were applauded off the pitch for their gutsy performance at Oulton Raiders on Saturday despite going down 48-0 to crash out of the Ladbroke’s Challenge Cup. The Welsh side had two players withdraw at the last minute meaning that they travelled with just two substitutes, and after two early injuries, played most of …

Cougars win to get through to Cup second round

Conference South champions Valley Cougars are into the second round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup after a thrilling 27-22 win over their divisional counterparts Leicester Storm at Treharris RFC on Sunday. Cougars looked to be sailing with almost a perfect first 29 minutes where they led 14-0 but Leicester came back into the game with …

Growth in Europe pleases WRL

A recently published map by George Stilianos of the Hellenic Federation of RL highlighting all the clubs in the Rugby League European Federation shows how the sport has taken huge steps forward in recent years. WRL Chief Operating Officer Chris Thair, said: “It is truly heart warming to see so many clubs on the map …

RIP Paul Morgan

Former Wales Rugby League international, active rugby player of both codes and local cricket player, Paul Morgan, has sadly died aged 40 following a short illness. Paul, who hailed from Pencoed near Bridgend, leaves a wife Heidi, two sons Tyler and Harry and daughter Maddison. He won two full Welsh Rugby League caps and was …

Tigers and Raiders join RFL Conference South

South Wales will have three sides in the RFL Conference South competition in 2015 following the successful applications of Torfaen Tigers and Gwendraeth Valley Raiders. They will join the 2014 Conference South champions Valley Cougars in an extended ten-team league joining seven sides from the South and Midlands of England in this RFL run competition. …

Tributes pour in for Jacqui Walker

Tributes have poured in for Wales Rugby League volunteer Jacqui Walker who sadly passed away this Monday following an illness. Her funeral will take place on Friday 19th of September at 12.30. The service will be in Gresford Parish Church near Wrexham followed by burial in Gresford cemetery. It was her wish that people wear …

Junior Grand Finals 2014

UNDER 14 – CARDIFF SPARTANS 28 NEATH AND DISTRICT SCORPIONS 12 By Ian Lovell A strong second half saw the Spartans pull away and claim the Under 14 Grand Final. Scorpions scored first with an early try from scrum half Jac Morgan with Kurtis Davies adding the goal. It didn’t take long for Spartans to …