Everyone at Wales Rugby League is saddened to hear about the death of former Wales Rugby League men’s international player Glyn Shaw, aged 71. Heritage #306, Glyn won seven caps for Wales, making his debut against France in 1978, and one cap for Great Britain, playing against New Zealand in 1980. Born on April 11, …
Wales Wheelchair Rugby League international Stuart Williams (pictured above receiving the Celtic Cup from WRL general manager Mark Jones) has become the first player to ever score 50 tries in Wales RL colours as he helped his side to win their sixth successive Celtic Cup. No player in any other Wales international rugby league side …
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Any international heritage number is something special, but Alan Caron may just have the prized number of them all. Wales Wheelchair international number one, Caron will go into the Celtic Cup in Wrexham this weekend almost a decade since making his debut for Wales. In that time he has become Wales’ most capped rugby league …
Wales Wheelchair Head Coach, Steve Jones, has his eyes set on a sixth successive Celtic Cup crown when Scotland and Ireland come to Wrexham this Saturday (7th May). Plas Madoc Leisure Centre will play host to the annual meeting of the three Celtic nations, with Welsh dominance something Jones and his squad are aiming to …
Our new North Wales correspondent, Barry Andrews, takes a look ahead at what to expect in the region in an exciting first three weekends of May. North Wales Rugby League in May is set to be big, starting on the May 1 with a double header at Stadiwm Zip World in Colwyn Bay. The action …
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Wales have named an 19-man squad for the Masters International Festival at Bethesda RUFC on Saturday 14 May. The Welsh will take on Ireland and England in the three-team one-day festival. Each match will be 20 minutes long, with Wales taking on Ireland first at 2pm. England v Ireland follows at 2.25pm with Wales v …
Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has released an 11-person squad for the Celtic Cup matches against Scotland and Ireland on Saturday 7 May at Plas Madoc Leisure Centre in Wrexham. There are three changes from the side who beat Scotland in Wrexham last autumn, with record test cap holder Alan Caron returning, looking to …
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With no women’s or Wheelchair matches on Easter Weekend, the focus was completely on the men’s game for the Welsh internationals or Rugby League World Cup hopefuls. Alex Paynter, our Heritage and Eligability Manager, has done his usual research on these players. The result of the weekend for Wales was North Wales Crusaders beating Swinton …
Long-time rugby league fan, player and coach Alex Paytner has been appointed to the role of Wales Rugby League Heritage and Eligibility Manager. Alex, who has this season contributed weekly to the WRL website with weekly updates on Wales men’s players, will primarily concentrate his efforts on the Wales men’s side ahead of this autumn’s …
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The Wales Rugby League men’s side will return to action on Sunday, June 19 as they travel to Stadium Municipal d’Albi to take on France (kick-off time TBC). It will be the first time in 1,316 days that the Wales men’s side will have played a full international, with much of the break due to …
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