Dragonhearts Open Session

Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side for the men’s community game in this country, are running an open session for anyone who wants to claim international honours this autumn. This open session will take place on Sunday 20th July in South Wales at a venue to be confirmed. The timings will be emailed to those registered …

Wales Students release squad for Four Nations

Wales Students’ head coach Clive Griffiths has released his squad for the Four Nations in Nottingham that starts next Sunday 29th June. Wales open their campaign by taking on Scotland (kick-off 2pm). They then face England on Wednesday 2nd July (kick-off 7pm) before finishing their campaign against Ireland on Saturday 5th July (2pm). Up to …

Summer Smash a big hit with Welsh fans

Wales Rugby League’s first ever Summer Smash was a big success as 1,074 passed through the gates at Cardiff Arms Park to watch four exciting matches of rugby league.   Actually that total could be increased to 12 as two junior encounters, at U8 and U9 levels, took place at half-time of each open-age match. …

RIP Peter Banner

We were sad to learn of last week’s passing of former Wales international Peter Banner aged 76. Rochdale-born, Peter Banner qualified for Wales due to the heritage rule through his Welsh grandfather, famously starring in the “Battle of Brisbane” in the 1975 World Championship where Wales beat England and eventually denied them the trophy as …

Important ticketing information

Ahead of Saturday’s fixtures at The Gnoll (Neath RFC), we would like to inform spectators of some important ticketing information. As part of our partnership with Ticketpass, all tickets must be purchased through the Ticketpass website, available via https://wrl.wales/tickets When arriving at the turnstile, all spectators must have a QR code on their phone to …

Dunn heads up under 18s coaching team that includes Ben Evans

Garry Dunn will head up the coaching staff for our under 18s in 2025 – a coaching setup that includes former international Ben Evans. Dunn has been involved in the sport as a player and coach for 35 years, including seven years as Head Coach of the Royal Air Force rugby league side, and spent …

Wales Masters name squad for Summer Smash

Wales Masters have named a 19-player squad for when they face Ireland as part of Summer Smash at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday 14th June. Summer Smash is a day-long event in the nations’ capital which includes four matches in the JES Group Rugby League Conference and a host of U8 and U9 matches. Wales …

RIP former Wales dual code player Mark Jones

The former Wales dual code international Mark Jones has sadly died of a heart attack yesterday (Thursday) in his local gym in the Middle East, aged 59. Known to his friends as “Scooby”, he played for Wales in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup after making his debut in the WRL comeback match against Papua …