Wales Women and Wheelchair to face England in June international weekend

Wales will be playing a major part in a ground-breaking weekend triple bill of international rugby league in England this June, as sides prepare for the Rugby League World Cup. To kick the weekend off, there will be an historic double-header featuring the England Men’s and Women’s teams at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday …

Public Zoom call on Wednesday to discuss WRL’s strategic partnership

Representatives from Wales Rugby League, Salford Red Devils and Coleg y Cymoedd will be taking part in a joint public Zoom call this Wednesday at 7pm to discuss the official link between the three parties. The strategic partnership between the parties was announced last October. Present on the call will be Wales men’s captain Elliot …

Around the Leagues: March 6

As rugby league clubs begin their pre-season campaigns, we restart our Around the Leagues reports, looking at how Wales men’s team internationals are getting on ahead of Rugby League World Cup 2021.

Zoe Lewis looking for success in two sports in 2021

Wales Rugby League international winger Zoe Lewis has two sporting goals in 2021, to beat England again and to win a point-to-point steeplechase for the first time. The 23-year old was in the first ever Wales Women’s rugby league squad in 2019 and scored a try in their 24-20 win over England Lions in St …

Jodie-Ann Boyd-Ward commits to Wales

By Barry Andrews Leeds Rhinos star Jodie-Ann Boyd-Ward has confirmed that she is up for selection for the Wales Wheelchair international side ahead of the 2021 Celtic Cup and World Cup. If selected, she will become the fourth female player to feature for the Welsh national team following on from Sarah-Anne Evans in 2016, Claire …

Wales Wheelchair announce train-on squad for Celtic Cup

By: Barry Andrews Wales Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones has announced a 17 player train-on squad, which includes six potential debutants, for camps in both March and April to prepare for the upcoming Celtic Cup. Jones will later narrow the squad down to a maximum of 13 for the Celtic Cup, which is …

Gareth Kear prepares WRL for an exciting 2021

Just over a year in post, Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has reprioritised the organisation setting it on, what he believes, will be a path to greater growth and relevance in the country under the strapline ‘future is bright.’ “I believe in inclusion and equality and am immensely proud that these values have been …

Ian Newbury appointed assistant coach of the Wales Women’s side

Former Wales Rugby League international Ian Newbury has been appointed as the new assistant coach of the Wales Women’s national side. The 34 year old will work with new head coach Thomas Brindle, specifically focusing on attack, where he will bring all of his try scoring flair developed at international and professional level. Newbury’s most …

Wales Wheelchair return to bio-secure training as Celtic Cup fixtures announced

Wales Rugby League can confirm that there were no positive tests for the Wheelchair national side after they returned to training at the end of January. After almost a year since they last trained, 14 players and four staff members attended training in a bio-secure environment with all coming back negative. Full contact training was …

Wales appoint Thomas Brindle as their new Women’s side head coach

Wales Rugby League have appointed Thomas Brindle as the new head coach of the Women’s national side, after an extensive recruitment process. He replaces Craig Taylor, who stood down for personal reasons at the end of last year. Brindle, 34, has been involved in rugby league most of his life, representing England at junior level …