Dual-code rugby legend David Watkins has been inducted into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame. He becomes the fourth Welshman to be honoured in this way following Billy Boston, Gus Risman and Mike Nicholas since the Hall of Fame was introduced two years ago. The presentation occurred at the Greenmeadow Golf Club in Cwmbran on Friday 16th March as …
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WRL CEO Chris Thair discusses the benefits of Wales U23s in the recent Commonwealth Championships. The Wales under 23 side returned from the Commonwealth Championships in Australia this week and here, Wales Rugby League CEO Chris Thair discusses the legacy for the sport. He said: “Legacy is always a discussion point around any major sporting …
Following the success of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, the new world rankings have been announced for the men’s game and, significantly, for the first time, the women. Australia, after picking up the silverware in both tournaments, are at the head of the respective tables. “One of our goals since 2016 has been to …
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Wales Rugby League have revealed their five-person backroom staff who will travel, along with 15 players, to Australia in February to compete in the 2018 Rugby League Commonwealth Nines Championships. The eight-team U23 mens tournament is officially endorsed by Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for which Rugby League has held Category 3 status since 2011, meaning …
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Ian Golden writes from the Celtic Manor Resort For two years in a row, the Wales Sports Awards have recoginsed a Welsh Rugby League great. Former Salford, Wales and Great Britain International David Watkins MBE was on Monday evening presented with the Special Recognition Award at the Sport Wales Awards at the luxurious Celtic Manor …
Wales Rugby League chief executive Chris Thair speaks to the official website about the recent World Cup and the plans for the future in an extended interview… “The fundamental lesson we must take from this World Cup is that, when all else is equal, our competitiveness in tournaments is dependent upon the quality of players …
On November 19th 2000, Wales scared World Cup favourites Australia for an hour before eventually going down 46-22. Here, Richard de la Rivière looks back at the game in article originally published in Rugby League World in 2008 and then here. Printed with permission from both parties. Richard features this game in his new book, 100 Days that shook …
Wales Rugby League’s President Mike Nicholas was inducted into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame on Wednesday evening at a celebration dinner at the Village Hotel in Deeside that also saw all three of Wales’ World Cup sides honoured. Nicholas, born in Port Talbot in 1946, known to almost everyone as “Nicko”, becomes the …
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Wales head coach John Kear has named his final 24-man squad for Rugby League World Cup 2017. A 38-man train-on squad was announced back in July, but it has now been whittled down to 24 names for the tournament. 13 of the 17 players who featured in Wales’ victory over Italy last October to secure …
On Sunday October 15 1995, Wales took on Western Samoa in a winner takes all World Cup group game. The prize was to be a place in the semi-finals against England at Old Trafford. Memories were painfully fresh in Wales of their defeat in the 1991 rugby union World Cup at the hands of Western …
