By Jacqui Walker Blwyddyn Newydd Dda pawb. 2013 is finally upon us, which means Rugby League World Cup is most definitely on its way, and I hope all you fans are as excited as me! As a proud Wales RL supporter, I was thrilled to spend last Saturday (December 29) at Leigh Sports Village cheering …
WALES legend Billy Boston has been recognised among the greatest black sportsmen and women of all time. To coincide with Black History Month, Sporting Equals have named their top ten greatest athletes ever – and Wales star Boston, who will be among the legendary Welsh rugby league players at the Test match with England at …
South Wales Hornets’ and Wales Student international Louis Singleton finally has chance to reflect on a rollercoaster month. The hooker, along with club, country and university teammate Simon Wright, linked up with Great Britain Pioneers Rugby League on the tour to Poland immediately after being crowned Student Four Nations champions with Wales. “It all happened …
Wrexham have selected two lucky fans as Rugby League World Cup ambassadors to represent its community at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Jacqui Walker and Liam Partyn will represent Wrexham and its district on the Fans Local Advisory Group (FLAG) and will have a say in how the tournament is run, and they have …
High performance Rugby League is coming to Deeside, thanks to a unique partnership between Flintshire County Council and Wales Rugby League. Wales’ fastest growing sport now has a permanent home at Deeside Leisure Centre for its International team and North Wales Crusaders Academy squads. The development at the centre has witnessed the creation of an …
Cardiff Demons’ duo Shaun Bartlett and Joey Davies were in the Malta side on Saturday helping them to a 24-12 win over Denmark in the first leg of the 2012 Dove Men+Care International Series in Hamrun, Malta. Cardiff Demons’ duo Shaun Bartlett and Joey Davies were in the Malta side on Saturday helping them to …
Former Wales international winger Brian Juliff had been appointed as the new Chairman of Wales Rugby League. Juliff, who turns 60 in December, won eight caps for Wales from 1978 to 1984, scoring a try against England in 1980. In his club career, he played for Wakefield Trinity, Wigan, Halifax and Castleford after starting out …
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will kick off at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a spectacular first day including the opening ceremony, host nation Wales taking on Italy and co-hosts England playing Australia. Rugby League World Cup 2013 today announced the full schedule of matches for the tournament being held in October and …
It is with great pleasure that Wales Rugby League announces that our President Mike Nicholas has joined the RFL Roll of Honour for 2012. The Roll of Honour was introduced in 2003 and recognises individuals who have performed exceptionally on behalf of the game over a long period of time as players and/or administrators and …
It is with sadness that we have learned of the sudden death of Welsh international Idwal Fisher. He passed away at the age of 76 in Lockerbie, Scotland. He signed for Warrington on his 27th birthday, 3rd February 1962, having played rugby union for Swansea. Initially he lodged with coach Ernie Ashcroft, before he was …
