The 2026 Welsh Rugby League men’s domestic season gets underway on Saturday 30 May, as clubs across South Wales begin their chase for silverware and representative honours. Defending champions Aberavon Fighting Irish will be targeting a third consecutive Rugby League Conference title when they travel to Rhondda Outlaws in the opening round, while South Wales …
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The Wales U19 side have organised two warm-up matches ahead of their European U19 Championships campaign. The first is tomorrow, Saturday 2nd May, where they’ll take on Widnes Vikings U19s at Halton Farnworth Hornets ARLFC, kick-off 2.30pm. Then, on Saturday 6th June, they take on Aberavon Fighting Irish at Harlequins Field, Port Talbot, also a …
Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named a 13-player squad to train ahead of the Celtic Cup on Saturday 23rd May in Edinburgh. The final training session ahead of the one-day three-nation tournament will take place on Saturday 2nd May in Wrexham, and this will allow Caron to reduce the squad to 10 for …
South Wales Jets and Cardiff Demons have entered into a new partnership that will bring the Demons under the Jets banner. The Demons travel to Wigan Warriors this Saturday in their first match of this year’s Women’s Challenge Cup competition, their 50th competitive game as a club since their formation in 2021. But this club name will continue …
Thirty years ago today, the development of local rugby league players in South Wales took a big step forward when Hull Kingston Rovers came to Port Talbot. For just the one season, we had South Wales RLFC, coached by Clive Griffiths and managed by Mike Nicholas, were playing in the newly named “Super League Division …
The newly-formed partnership between Hull FC and Wales Rugby League commenced last night (Thursday) when the Swansea Rams U13 side attended a training session at The Gnoll in Neath. To start the evening, Hull FC staff Richard Tate, Francis Cummins and Gareth Ellis delivered an open coaching CPD workshop for community and pathway coaches at …
Wales U16’s new head coach Tom Marsh has released his 24-player squad who will defend their Four Nations title this summer. The Welsh travel to Ireland first up, facing their opponents at Westmanstown in Dublin on Saturday 23rd May. They’re then back in Wales on Sunday 7th June when take on Scotland in Merthyr Tydfil, …
ORIGIN U14 – EAST WALES 10 WEST WALES 12 West Wales levelled the Under 14 Origin Series at 1-1, but only just. After losing 28-16 in November, they won this encounter 12-10. Jaxon Jones gave East Wales the lead with a try on 17 minutes, but Callum Brown took advantage of a bounce …
Wales U19 head coach Garry Dunn has named a squad of 25 players for the 2026 season that includes the European Championships in France in July. All of the 25 have come through the Wales Rugby League development pathways, with 20 of the squad having previously played for Wales U18s and the other five elevated …
We are sorry to hear that Ethan Griffiths, who made his West Wales U14 debut just last month, has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Everyone at WRL wishes him a speedy recovery. Ethan, who has just turned 14, has been a regular in the Bridgend Blue Bulls youth sides for three years. His family have …
