Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named his two squads to face the UK Armed Forces at Wrexham University on Saturday 14th March. Two matches will take place, the main encounter kicking off at 2.15pm with a Wales A match taking place at 1pm. A total of 17 players have been named, with eight in …
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Wales Rugby League Masters head coach Nick Harkin has announced his squad to take on Scotland at the Royal High School, Edinburgh on Saturday 23rd May (kick-off TBC). It’s the first-ever meeting between the two nations at Masters level, with Scotland side only being formed last year, and there are seven potential debutants for Wales. …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Porch as its new Non-Executive Director (Finance), effective from 25 October 2025. Matthew brings a strong background in finance, governance, and strategic planning, with experience across both the public and private sectors. ACCA and AAT qualified, his career began as an accounting apprentice, where …
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Nick Harkin has been appointed as the new Wales Rugby League Masters head coach. Masters Rugby League is played by those aged 35 and over, with modified rules for different age groups to encourage participation for all ages. No scores are officially kept in this version of the sport, but try scorers are recorded. A …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Thomas as its new Non-Executive Director for People. This role will support strong leadership across the organisation and help build closer links with communities. Jo has a strong interest in both people and sport, at national and grassroots level. She is focused on developing …
Wales Wheelchair will play their first friendly match of the year on Saturday 14th March, when they will take on UK Armed Forces at Wrexham University (kick-off 2.15pm). The match will be preceeded by an “A” match between the two sides as head coach Alan Caron looks to allow all of his training squad to …
We are thrilled to announce that for the 2026 season, Wales Rugby League will host a special two-game series at U17s level against the England Community Lions and Scotland. The matches will take place at The Gnoll in Neath on the following dates: Wales vs. Scotland – Sunday, June 7, 2026 Wales vs. England …
Wales Wheelchair will be holding open trials for our international side on Saturday 14th February from 12pm-4pm at Plas Madoc Leisure Centre, Llangollen Rd, Acrefair, Wrexham, LL14 3HL. This is ahead of our World Cup in Australia in October/November, plus the Celtic Cup in Edinburgh in May. All players must be Welsh qualified (Welsh born/lived …
Wales Rugby League have appointed Dave Abel as their second assistant coach for the Wheelchair international side, as we prepare for this year’s World Cup. Abel will work alongside Gary Taylor as assistant coaches to head coach Alan Caron The 35-year-old completes the set of Celtic sides, having previously been assistant coach with Ireland and …
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International Rugby League has announced that the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair World Cups will continue to be played together, with the three disciplines to again be staged concurrently in 2030. A meeting of the IRL Board on Tuesday decided that the 2030 World Cup should maintain the same format as RLWC26 in Australia, New Zealand and …
