Ian Golden writes from the Wales Millennium Centre Former Wigan and Great Britain legend Billy Boston MBE was honoured with a BBC Wales Elite Lifetime Achievement at the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year Awards at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff on Monday night. It’s been quite a year for honours for the 82 …
David Hanson, the Labour Party MP for Delyn in North Wales, has called on the UK Government to officially congratulate Wales for reaching the finals of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The exact wording of the motion is “That this House congratulates the Wales Rugby League team, along with England, Scotland and Ireland, on …
A former rugby player who was once named the “hardest” player in Pontypridd RFC’s history has been given a Welsh cap – from an international fixture 36 years ago. Chris Seldon, 63, played for both rugby codes was selected to play rugby league for Wales against France and England in 1980 while he was playing …
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Wales Rugby League’s head coach John Kear has received one of the biggest awards in domestic Rugby League, that of “Championship Coach of the Year” for his work at Batley Bulldogs this year. Kear’s side topped the Kingstone Press Championship table in the initial stages of the season and they eventually made the middle eights …
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Wales Rugby League have wished their president Mike Nicholas a happy 70th birthday. Born in Margam on July 30th 1946, Nicko has done more in Rugby League in Wales than many others in the history of the game. Exactly one year older than Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a child Nicholas was already mixing with the stars …
Former Salford and Wales forward Paul Highton knows first hand just how difficult it is for players at the end of their career dealing with change. Highton, 39, also played for Halifax, Featherstone and Oldham during a 16-year career that started back in 1994. He won nine caps for Wales between 1999 and 2002. He …
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Ten First Utility Super League clubs have supported Wales Rugby League in the last two years and WRL’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Thair says the sport needs to now build upon this growing influence. Thair has spoken on the 20th anniversary of the first Super League game to be played in Wales, an on the …
Wales Rugby League legend Billy Boston has at last received what he’s wanted for most of his life – a Welsh cap. The 81-year old was in attendance at the recent inaugural Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame dinner, where he, along with fellow Cardiffian Gus Risman became the first two inductees. Due to a …
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Wales Rugby League have chosen Billy Boston and Gus Risman as their first two inductees in their newly formed official Hall of Fame. It was a natural choice as both are already in the RFL’s Hall of Fame and were immortalised on the recently unveiled Rugby League statue outside Wembley Stadium. The first celebration dinner …
Wales Rugby League are celebrating a successful second annual caps presentation evening at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff where with over 500 in attendance, international players at most levels below the senior side were presented with the caps that they won in 2015. Players from the Wales under 16, 18, Students and Dragonhearts (pictured) sides …
