Wales Rugby League have congratulated Jim Mills, after the former international player was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame last night. The 78-year old was an uncompromising prop forward. He originally played rugby union with Cardiff RFC, before turning professional with Halifax in 1965. He won 17 full caps for Wales, including appearances in …
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Wales Students rugby league head coach Craig Fisher has named a 24-player squad for the men’s Student Rugby League Four Nations Championships this July. The Championships will be held at Sardis Road in Pontypridd, which was the venue in 2018 when Wales last hosted the tournament. England, Ireland and Scotland will be their opponents with …
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Harry Jones, Andy Morgan and Ian Golden look back at last weekend’s elite rugby league action that had a Welsh presence… The Physical Disability Rugby League season kicked off last weekend with a festival at Robin Park Arena in Wigan. Wales internationals Justin Martin, Paul Jones, Connor Rice and Tyma Hughes (above) played for Salford …
Wales will host Netherlands enjoy a trip to Greece later this year in the qualifiers for the 2025 Women’s Rugby League World Cup. They’ll complete their campaign in May 2024 with an away match against Turkey. It’s the first time Wales will have played any of these sides at full international level. These fixtures, part …
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Words: Ian Golden. Pic: Cornwall Sports Media North Wales Crusaders had an outstanding 70-0 win over the Royal Navy in the Challenge Cup. Rob Massam scored his 199th career try with Owain Abel also scoring. There were Welsh on each side when Rochdale Hornets beat London Skolars, with Ewan Badham making his Hornets debut and …
Following on from last night’s qualifying draw, come and take your opportunity to trial for the Wales Women’s Rugby League team before they aim to get to the Rugby League World Cup in 2025 in France. Wales Rugby League are holding trials for the Women’s national team, the Cardiff Demons squad, and to increase the …
Words: Ian Golden, Pic: Mark Stringer Super League kicked off last weekend and Rhys Williams helped Salford Red Devils to a 20-10 win at the newly promoted renamed Leigh Leopards. Luis Roberts made his Leeds Rhinos debut in the competition’s opening match, but his side lost 42-10 at Warrington Wolves. Three Welsh-qualified players were on …
Wales Rugby League’s record international point scorer, the Wheelchair Rugby League player, Andrew Higgins has announced his retirement from the game after a stellar nine-year career. The 24-year old Wrexham born player, who made his debut for North Wales Crusaders in 2014, is moving to the USA for study purposes. He made his Welsh debut …
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Here’s a round up of how our Welsh internationals got on in their rugby league matches this week. Words: Ian Golden. Pic: Steve Mower. In the Rugby League Championship, Swinton Lions earned a fantastic 30-16 away win at Batley Bulldogs with Mike Butt and Ollie Olds being amongst the try scorers, the latter his first …
Wales Rugby League are to hold U18s boys trials on Sunday 26th February from 4.30-6.30pm at the Centre of Excellence, Ystrad Mynach. Successful trialists could be selected for Wales for upcoming international matches. To qualify for the Wales U18s side, players need to be born between 01/09/2004 and 31/08/2006. They must also either be born …
