The RFL Championship kicked off this weekend with mixed results for our Welsh international players. Widnes Vikings, coach by John Kear, had an excellent 19-12 win away at York City Knights. Matty Fozard and Ant Walker both came off the bench for Widnes with Bailey Antrobus starting for York. Josh Ralph had a winning start…
Wales will be hosting the Student Four Nations in June this year, and are now looking for players for the first Wales Students side since the Covid pandemic. You’ll need to either be Welsh born, have Welsh parents or grandparents, be living in Wales for at least five years, or must be currently studying any…
Are you Welsh qualified and playing Wheelchair Rugby League? If you’ve not yet been capped for Wales and want to try out, there are trials at Glyndwr University Sports Centre on Saturday 18 February at 12pm. You must be actively play Wheelchair Rugby League to apply. Please fill in the form below to register your…
Wales Rugby League are delighted to have given trials to over 90 South Wales-based boys for this year’s Wales U16 squad. Over 130 applied for a trial but many were cut due to numbers, so the coaches only saw boys who were actively playing rugby league for community clubs. A polite reply was sent to…
The Wales Rugby League Wheelchair international side’s tour to Brazil has been pushed back until September 2023. Last year’s World Cup semi-finalists were due to tour the South American nation next month, however, following requests from the host nation, this has been pushed back until autumn. The tour has been moved to coincide with the…
Wales international Harry Jones has become the first ever Wheelchair Rugby League player to ever be awarded a testimonial. The Welsh international has been recognised for his long service to the game, good character and service in the community. Jones was one of the founding members of North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair side back in 2013,…
Wales Rugby League have named their Team of the Year for 2022. We wanted to do a team of 17, but in the end, felt we needed to recognise more, so we did “an NRL style” 21-player squad release. We also wanted to be inclusive and not just concentrate on our three elite sides, so…
After we reported last week that a record number of players took part in rugby league in Wales in 2022, we’d like to reflect on the successes that those players achieved, be that trophy wins or participation at a high level. Internationally, we ran eight sides and played 35 international matches. The Wales Wheelchair side…
Wales Rugby League are pleased to report that participation levels for 2022 in club, regional and international sides are at an all-time high. With a record 2,313 players recorded in the year ending November 30, it’s an increase of 40 per cent on last year’s figure, and the largest since 2013. Over a thousand junior…
The Wales Rugby League Students side will return to action in 2023. Wales Students are one of our oldest international sides having run since 1984 and have competed in eight World Cups. We need a new management staff for the new team – a head coach, assistant coaches and team managers. If you’d like this…
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