Wales Wheelchair to face Ireland ahead of Rugby League World Cup

Wales Wheelchair will finalise their preparations for the IRL Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup when face Ireland on Saturday 8 October at Calderdale Leisure Centre, Halifax (kick-off: 2pm). The game will be the second meeting of the year between the two nations, with Wales winning 64-22 in the Celtic Cup. It will be the last …

Triple header of action in North Wales on Saturday

This Saturday sees a rugby league takeover in North Wales as a triple header heads to Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay. First up is the 2022 Clecs Media North Wales Grand Final between Flintshire Falcons and Conwy Celts (kick-off: 11am). The Celts – who topped the league – will look to add to their three …

Road To France 2025 Announced

The International Rugby League has finalised the qualification framework for the 2025 Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair IRL Rugby League World Cups to be staged concurrently in France. The qualifying process for the 2025 Youth World Cup to be played alongside the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair tournaments will be announced in 2023. Wales will be looking …

Big Triple Header on July 23 – North Wales Final, Wales U16 v Cumbria, and Crusaders v Hunslet

It’ll be a super Saturday of rugby league on July 23 as a triple header takes place at Stadiwm CSM. The action will get underway at 11am as Flintshire Falcons take on Conwy Celts in the 2022 Clecs Media North Wales Grand Final. Conwy qualified for the showpiece event last Saturday following their 32-18 win …

Wales Wheelchair celebrates ten years

The Wales Wheelchair Rugby League side turns 10 years old today, Thursday 7th July 2022. Wales took part in the first-ever Wheelchair Four Nations tournament ten years ago today in Hull, where they took on Scotland and beat them 20-6. This was also Scotland’s first ever Wheelchair Rugby League international match. The 26-point game remains …

Wales Rugby League launch domestic women’s programme for 2022

Wales Rugby League have released details of their Women’s Rugby League programme for the summer and autumn. This comes off the back of Cardiff Demons’ excellent start to the Super League South season which has seen them win three out of three, which includes two shut-outs. Demons’ players will rejoin their club team-mates for three …

Wales Wheelchair international side to tour Brazil in 2023

The Wales Rugby League Wheelchair side are set to make history in February 2023 as they become the first rugby league team outside of the Americas to tour Brazil. The six-time Celtic Cup champions, who will be competing in this autumn’s Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, will take part in a number of collaborative training …

Wales name U19 squad for European Championships

Wales U19 head coach Wayne Ponting has named a 24-player squad who will play in the Men’s U19 European Championship this September. The squad contains no less than 11 players who have come through the Wales Rugby League National Development Academy at Coleg y Cymoedd, with five who have been signed by Super League partners Salford …

Fundraising Plan for Ukraine for the European U19 Championship

The participating nations have been confirmed for the U19s European Championships, which will be held in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy between 1-11 September. France will be aiming to defend their 2018 title, with England, Ireland, Italy, Serbia, Scotland and Wales also set to compete and, following negotiations with their Ministry of Sport, Ukraine will also take …

Match officials announced for the international weekend

The match officials have been announced for the international weekend with Wales’ James Jones appointed to referee the big women’s clash between England and France in Warrington on Saturday. Jones, who made his international rugby league refereeing debut last year, making him a unique dual code international referee, is delighted to be officiating in the …