Wales announce 19-player squad for Canada match

Wales Women’s head coach Tom Brindle could hand as many as four players their international debuts when his side faces Canada at The Gnoll in Neath this Sunday (kick-off 3pm). London Broncos’ Jade Mullen, along with Zoe Heeley, Frances Layton and Sioned Young of Cardiff Demons, are all in line to earn their first Wales …

Wales v Canada this Sunday at Neath to include girls curtain raiser

This Sunday’s big World Cup warm-up match between Wales and Canada will also include a curtain raiser, with the events starting at 11.30am. Wales Women will take the centre stage at 3pm, when Tom Brindle’s side play their first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup, but earlier in the day, there’s an U14 Girls’ …

England edge out Wales in second U19 European match

Errors and indiscipline cost Wales U19 the match against England Lions, as we suffered a 28-16 loss at Centre de Ressources, Font Romeu in France on Wednesday. Wales were leading 16-4 and looking good for it, only for Finlay Walker to be sinbinned, which is when England scored three tries to turn the game around. …

World Cup Watch 2026 – Edition 4

In the fourth of our monthly “World Cup Watch” articles, we look at how our hopefuls in the women’s and wheelchair games performed over the last three weeks. Our women’s side are preparing well, not only for the World Cup, but for the friendly match against Canada at The Gnoll on Sunday 19th July. You …

Wales open European U19 Championships with a win

Wales opened their European U19 Championship match with a 52-30 win over Serbia, in what was a sometimes undisciplined but still an entertaining match. Serbia were never pushovers and were led superbly by Tyson Walker, one of four Australian-based players brought into the Serbia side for the Championships. The remainder of their side were from …

Carfan Cymru | Wales Women release squad to face Canada

With 100 days until their World Cup debut against England in Perth, Wales women’s head coach Tom Brindle has named a 23-player squad to face Canada at The Gnoll in Neath on Sunday 19th July (kick-off 3pm). Ffion Lewis returns to the international rugby league stage for the first time in five years following time …

Wales squad released for U19 European Championships

Wales U19 head coach Gary Dunn has confirmed his 23-player squad for the European Championships in France, that start next Sunday 12th July, with a match against Serbia (kick-off 6pm local time). A total of 20 players have been developed through the community clubs in Wales, where around 2,500 youngsters play every summer. Most of …

Men’s Side Round Up – June 2026

Here’s how our men’s side players have performed in the elite competitions in June. Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Alex Whitehead, SW Pix.  Caleb Aekins had a good start to the month, helping Bradford Bulls to a win over York Knights. He also scored a try in two losses, those to Leigh Leopards and …

World Cup Watch 2026 – Edition 3

In the third of our monthly “World Cup Watch” articles, we look at how our hopefuls in the women’s and wheelchair games are performing in their respective competitions. Picture – Bethan Dainton. Our women’s side are preparing well, not only for the World Cup, but for the friendly match against Canada at The Gnoll on …

Wales U16 clinch title again but U17s and Students miss out

Wales took the U16 Four Nations title of the fourth year in a row, after a powerful second half against England, to win 30-10 and remain unbeaten in the history of the tournament. Wales took the lead on seven minutes. A good run from Danny Jones, created a try for Max Phillips who dived over …