Wales Rugby League have sent their condolences to the friends and family of their international half-back Danny Jones, who has sadly died aged 29 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest when playing for his club Keighley Cougars against London Skolars. Jones collapsed after being replaced early in the match and was treated by the match …
A recently published map by George Stilianos of the Hellenic Federation of RL highlighting all the clubs in the Rugby League European Federation shows how the sport has taken huge steps forward in recent years. WRL Chief Operating Officer Chris Thair, said: “It is truly heart warming to see so many clubs on the map …
Former Wales Rugby League international, active rugby player of both codes and local cricket player, Paul Morgan, has sadly died aged 40 following a short illness. Paul, who hailed from Pencoed near Bridgend, leaves a wife Heidi, two sons Tyler and Harry and daughter Maddison. He won two full Welsh Rugby League caps and was …
Wales Rugby League and My Club Betting are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership that will help underpin the development of the sport from grassroots to elite level all the way through to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. A record-breaking six-figure sponsorship deal has been agreed that will see My Club Betting become …
Wales Rugby League’s 500th capped player will either come from South Wales Scorpions or North Wales Crusaders when the Welsh take on France in Albi this Saturday in the European Championship (kick-off 3pm CET). Wales head coach John Kear has confirmed that the team, which will be announced in full on Saturday morning, will definitely …
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Tributes have poured in for Wales Rugby League volunteer Jacqui Walker who sadly passed away this Monday following an illness. Her funeral will take place on Friday 19th of September at 12.30. The service will be in Gresford Parish Church near Wrexham followed by burial in Gresford cemetery. It was her wish that people wear …
Wales Rugby League have appointed the experienced former England and France coach John Kear as their new head coach. The 59-year old will take charge of Wales for the first time this autumn when they will take on France, Scotland and Ireland in the European Championships. He was coach of the England team in the …
Wales put in a dominating second half performance to beat the plucky Canadians to the Bronze Medal in the first ever Rugby League Commonwealth Championship. Canada had already won plaudits by beating England 24-4 on day one, consigning the English to sixth place in the competition, and they almost overcame Wales as well. Canada lost …
Former Wales dual code rugby international Thomas Kelvin “Kel” Coslett has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to Rugby League. The 72 year old, who hails from Bynea in Carmarthenshire, also coached the Wales Rugby League side from 1978 until 1981. Coslett played for Llanelli and Aberavon …
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Wales have 11 players in the 2014 Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions squad, which has been announced following last week’s Student Four Nations. The week long competition hosted this year at the University of Nottingham culminated on Good Friday with England defeating Wales in a thrilling final. The Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions …
