Wales Rugby League have congratulated former international player Brynmor Williams on being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List, released last night. Williams, 70, played once for Wales, which was in 1982 at Ninian Park in Cardiff, scoring our only try against the touring Australian Kangaroos side, who went on to be …
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Wales Women’s Rugby League head coach Tom Brindle has named a 26-player squad for their upcoming matches against England and Italy, both of which are to be played at Pandy Park, Cross Keys. The stand-alone England test match is on Sunday 12 June, whilst the Italy game, Wales’ first ever in the newly formed European …
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Wales are to be part of the first ever Women’s European Championship B competition, with their opening game being on Sunday 19 June when they’ll host Italy at Cross Keys RFC’s Pandy Park (kick-off 1pm). For Italy, it’ll be their second game in the competition. Three nations will form the “northern group”, which kicks off …
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It was a big weekend for Wheelchair Rugby League in Wales, as North Wales Crusaders lifted the first ever Cwpan Sialans Cadair Olwyn, beating Torfaen Tigers 44-18. John Doyle got a hat trick of tries for the Crusaders and converted five of the eight tries scored, Gary Taylor was also on the scoresheet. Following this, …
Cross Keys RFC will stage international rugby league for the first time in 24 years next month, and only the second time ever, as the Wales Women’s side visit the famous Pandy Park to host England on Sunday, June 12 (kick-off 1pm). The only other international in the 13-person code that’s been played at Keys …
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Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. West Wales Raiders achieved their first-ever professional shutout as they won 20-0 at Cornwall. Full men’s international Joe Burke was one of 11 Welshmen in the side. There were two Welshmen in the defeated Cornwall …
The first Masters International Festival of the year saw Wales host both England and Ireland in a tri-nations at Bethesda Rugby Club writes Barry Andrews. On a warm spring afternoon in North Wales, it saw three teams made up of players over 35 years old representing their national sides in a festival with every game …
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Wales Masters have added three players to their squad for this Saturday’s festival in Bethesda, where they will take on England and Ireland (2pm start). Dave Ward and Dafydd Curry, both from the North Wales Buccaneers club, and Julian McTavish of Cardiff Blue Dragons, are the new additions. They replace three injured players who have had …
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Wales Wheelchair, as already reviewed here, won the Celtic Cup for a sixth successive time on Saturday, beating Ireland 64-22 and Scotland 116-6, the latter being a record win for any Welsh international rugby league …
Tickets are now on sale for Wales Rugby League men’s side fixture with France at the Stadium Municipal d’Albi on Sunday 19 June (kick-off: 3.30pm – subject to change for broadcasters). Tickets are priced at €15 for the East Stand of the stadium, and €25 for the Honor Stand. Tickets can be purchased online. It …
