Wales to take on England in two Student internationals

England and Wales Students will clash in a two-match series starting later this month, with the old rivals meeting in home and away games. Wales will host England on Sunday 30th June at Aberavon Harlequins RFC, kick-off 3pm, in the first game of the series. Then six days later on Saturday 6th July, England then …

Craig Davies selected as European U19 match official

Wales Rugby League’s Craig Davies has been selected to be a match official in the European U19 Championships later this year. He will also be the man in the middle for the Wales U16 international against Scotland on June 30 at Chester RUFC. Davies has officiated in rugby league matches in Wales since 2021, taking …

RIP Norman Dawkin

Wales Dragonhearts “original”, Norman Dawkin, who played in the first-ever international match in this category 30 years ago, has died aged 67 after a long battle with cancer. Heritage number 11 for the Dragonhearts, the representative side of the community game in Wales, his appearance against England on March 27, 1994 was his only capped …

Caron reflects on Wheelchair Celtic Cup and looks to the future

We may have lost our grip on the Wheelchair Celtic Cup last weekend, but head coach Alan Caron insists that the sport of Wheelchair Rugby League is thriving in Wales. Ireland won the trophy after beating both Scotland and Wales in the gruelling six-hour three-match event that was held in the University of Galway on …

Tries galore for Wales players last weekend – Gwylio’r Cymry

Ian Golden looks back at how our elite players fared last weekend. Pic: Colin Bradbury. In League 1, Cornwall finally got their first home win of the season with Harry Boots scoring a try against Newcastle Thunder. Matt Ross also played for Cornwall with George Birch lining up for Newcastle. As one Wales hopeful in …

Dan 16 | Ireland 12 Wales 44

Wales started their defence of the U16 Four Nations with a comprehensive 44-12 win over Ireland at Terenure College in Dublin on Saturday afternoon. The victory was Wales’ fourth out of four over Ireland at this level and it was an excellent performance from the young Welsh. However it didn’t go all their way at …

Big first weekend of June for WRL sides

It’s a big weekend for rugby league in Wales, all over the country, and over the Irish Sea. In North Wales on Saturday, all roads lead to Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay where North Wales Crusaders take on Oldham in the men’s Betfred League 1 (kick-off 5pm). Crusaders will be boosted by the return of …

Wales name squad for Wheelchair Celtic Cup

Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named a nine-player squad to travel to the University of Galway to take on Scotland and Ireland in the Celtic Cup on Saturday 8 June. The Celtic Cup is the most gruelling competition in Wheelchair Rugby League, with three teams playing three 80-minute matches over a period of …