Women’s international to be streamed in Australasia and Oceania

NOVOSPORTS and Rugby League Commercial are pleased to announce two more games from this weekend’s festival of internationals in Leeds will be broadcast into Australasia and Oceania. Novosports has the rights to the third and final Test of the historic first series between England and Tonga, which will be beamed from AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium …

RIP Dave Ward

Everyone at Wales Rugby League is so sorry to hear about the sudden passing of Masters international player Dave Ward, who died this morning aged just 41.   Dave was born in Salford in 1982 and played rugby as soon as he could pick up a ball supporting his local team Salford Red Devils. Moving …

Wales Dragonhearts to take on England in Port Talbot on Saturday

Wales Dragonhearts host England Lions this Saturday at Ynys Park in Port Talbot in the final game of their autumn series (kick-off 2.30pm). The representative side of the community game in Wales faced England a fortnight ago in Port Talbot and put in an admirable performance in defeat, but head coach Simon Reynolds knows his …

Wales squad named for France trip this Sunday

Wales Women’s coach Tom Brindle has named a 19-player squad to travel to Carcassonne to face France this Sunday (kick-off 3pm local time). After two years away, Lowri Norkett-Morgan returns to the Wales side following a successful stint in international rugby union, whilst former captain Shaunni Davies returns after last playing internationally in mid-2021 before …

Capten Cymru: Bethan Dainton

Bethan Dainton has been named the new captain of Wales ahead of the upcoming international matches against France and England. The 35-year-old from Hengoed made her Wales RL debut in 2022 against England, becoming the fourth woman to be a dual-code international, having won eight caps for Wales in rugby union between 2016 and 2021. …

Roy Francis Memorial to be unveiled in Brynmawr

Roy Francis, one of Wales Rugby League’s greatest head coaches of all time, will be immortalised in Brynmawr on Saturday 21 October. The ceremony, organised by the Brynmawr Museum, will take place on the square in Brynmawr at 12 noon and the memorial will be unveiled by Jonathan Davies OBE along with WRL President Mike Nicholas …

Wales Women to take on France next week

Wales women will play a second senior international this autumn after it was announced we will travel to the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne to face France on Sunday 29 October (kick off 3pm, local time). After winning the European Championship B last season, beating Italy and Ireland, Wales head coach Tom Brindle knows that this …

Wales prepare for double header against England on Saturday

We take on England in an exciting double header at Ruskin Drive, St Helens this Saturday as our Dragonhearts and PDRL sides take to the field. First up at 12.30pm is the community international – England Lions U23 v Wales Dragonhearts, as we look to avenge losses in the last couple of encounters in recent …

Parkrow Care Limited sponsor Wales PDRL

Ahead of the return fixture for the Wales Physical Disability (PDRL) side against England on October 14, Parkrow Care Limited have been confirmed as the official main sponsors of the Wales side. Parkrow Care Limited are a family-run home care business in Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan. Their staff team support individuals to manage …