Saints flying winger Regan Grace has committed his future to the club by signing a contract extension until the end of the 2021 season. Grace is Saints leading try scorer this season thus far scoring four times in the first five Super League rounds. The 22-year-old Welsh international scored 18 tries in 33 appearances for …
Welsh dual code rugby legend Garfield Owen has died aged 86 after suffering with Parkinson’s Disease since the 1990s. Wales rugby league heritage #246, his lone cap came against France in 1959 where he kicked one goal in Wales’ 25-8 defeat. Born on 20 March 1932, Owen, who was educated at Cowbridge Grammar School, played …
Wales Rugby League have appointed the backroom staff who will work under Lee Crooks for the Wales under 16 international side. Crooks, who was appointed as head coach last month, will have five assistant coaches in Neil Belshaw, Paul Berry, John Isaacs and Jason Oates, whilst Australian Yoni Charlupski will also be Strength and Conditioning …
PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …
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Wales Rugby League have appointed Great Britain legend Lee Crooks as their new under 16 international side’s head coach. The 55-year old will work in this role alongside his current positions in rugby league in Hull, where he is Director of Rugby at St Mary’s College and also assists with the development programmes at City …
Kel Coslett has become the fifth player to be inducted into the Welsh Rugby League Hall of Fame. He follows Billy Boston, Gus Risman, Mike Nicholas and David Watkins who were inducted over the last few years. The presentation occurred at half-time of the recent Rugby League World Cup qualifier between Wales and Ireland which Wales won to qualify for …
Former Wales Rugby League captain John Mantle has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Heritage #273 for Wales, he won 16 caps, seven of which were in the 1975 World Cup, including the infamous Battle of Brisbane, where he came on as a substitute in Wales’ 12-7 win over England. He led …
Wales booked their place at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with a 40-8 victory over Ireland in Wrexham on Sunday. What have we learned from their success? THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT One thing that stands out from this year’s tournament is that the future of rugby league in Wales is bright. John Kear named …
Main photo (left to right): Heath Roberts, PowerEPOS technical director, Craig Poskitt, Wales Rugby League commercial director and Tony Franklin, PowerEPOS sales director Electronic point of sale (EPOS) company PowerEPOS have become the official EPOS and payments partner of Wales Rugby League. Their logo will go above the number on the back of Wales’ shirts for …
Header photo. Back row (left to right): Chris Thair, Wales Rugby League chief executive, Tim Strange, Utility Alliance senior indirect business development manager, and Craig Poskitt, Wales Rugby League commercial director. Front row (left to right): Vicky Boynton and Sadie Wise, both Utility Alliance. Wales Rugby League is delighted to announce Utility Alliance as its …
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