Train-on squad focus: Ben Flower
Wigan Warriors prop Ben Flower is the latest player we focus on in our series of features with members of the elite train-on squad ahead of Rugby League World Cup 2021.
The Wales Rugby League BAME XIII
Black lives matter. In rugby league, this is something we’ve always been proud of. Our inclusion record is amongst the best in sport, and has been for over 100 years. We, in Wales Rugby League fielded our first black international player 85 years ago. We have since continued to produce quality rugby league players from …
Honouring the Cardiff Bay Codebreakers
1 TEAM . . . . 1 RACE (translation note – race as in humanity) Three of the Wales’ greatest rugby league heroes are to be immortalised in a permanent artwork in Cardiff Bay. This will be designed to ensure their stories – and the story of the proud and vibrant multi-cultural community which helped …
Wales U16 international signs for Hull FC
Torfaen Tigers and Wales U16 international Jermarie Chatham has signed for Super League club Hull FC. The winger, who turned 18 last week, has been at Torfaen since he was 12-years old and came through all of their junior sides before making his first team debut aged 16 and then his full East Wales debut …
Gavin Henson is a massive signing for West Wales Raiders
Wales coach John Kear has welcomed the switch of codes from former British and Lions fly-half Gavin Henson. The former Ospreys and Dragons player has signed for Betfred League 1 club West Wales Raiders and will be eligible to play in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Although he will be 39 by the time …
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Train-on squad focus: Gavin Bennion
In our latest feature with members of the elite train-on squad for Wales’ men’s team ahead of Rugby League World Cup 2021, we speak to Gavin Bennion, who has joined League 1 side Rochdale Hornets for next season.
Train-on squad focus: Rhys Williams
As the countdown to Rugby League World Cup 2021 continues, we’ll be speaking to each of the players in the elite train-on squad for Wales’ men’s team, starting with Salford Red Devils winger Rhys Williams. The 30-year-old, who made his Wales debut back in 2008, is currently the all-time leading try-scorer and joint-top of the …
2021 Student Rugby League and Women’s Emerging Nations World Cups postponed
The 2021 Rugby League Student World Cup and Women’s Emerging Nations World Cup, tournaments that Wales were set to compete in, have been postponed. This action has been taken because of uncertainty faced by nations trying to raise funds and organise their participation against the backdrop of the current pandemic. The tournaments were part of …
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Wales Rugby League National Development Academy and Coleg y Cymoedd update
COLEG Y CYMOEDD UPDATE – In these extraordinary circumstances with this year’s school leavers qualifications being predicted, Coleg y Cymoedd have many education options alongside training full time at the Wales Rugby League National Development Academy. If you would like to discuss your’s or your child’s education pathway and options, then please contact Mark Jones …
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WRL encourages support for Lebanese fund raiser
Wales Rugby League are encouraging support for the appeal organised by the Lebanese Rugby League Federation, who have appealed to the international rugby league community to raise funds to aid relief after devasting explosions. On the afternoon of 4 August 2020, two explosions occurred at the port of the city of Beirut, the capital of …
