Wales opened their European U19 Championship match with a 52-30 win over Serbia, in what was a sometimes undisciplined but still an entertaining match. Serbia were never pushovers and were led superbly by Tyson Walker, one of four Australian-based players brought into the Serbia side for the Championships. The remainder of their side were from …
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The Summer Smash schedule has been confirmed, with six community clubs now taking part in the day. Pic: Captured by Kate The JES Rugby League Conference takes centre stage with matches between Aberavon Fighting Irish and Rhondda Outlaws (kick-off 1pm) and Bridgend Blue Bulls v South Wales Jets (kick-off 4pm), but in between these two …
Wales U19 head coach Gary Dunn has confirmed his 23-player squad for the European Championships in France, that start next Sunday 12th July, with a match against Serbia (kick-off 6pm local time). A total of 20 players have been developed through the community clubs in Wales, where around 2,500 youngsters play every summer. Most of …
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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr Year 7 Girls dominated the second half to storm to a 28-10 win over Castleford Academy to become just the second Welsh school to win a Girls’ Champion Schools final. This completes a perfect season for the school side, after being unbeaten in the group stages and having won all Welsh …
Two Cardiff-based Welsh-speaking schools, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, will contest British rugby league finals next Friday 3rd July, after already becoming champions in rugby union. It will be like an away game for both schools as the finals are being held at the home of Goole Vikings, a Yorkshire-based RFL …
Wales took the U16 Four Nations title of the fourth year in a row, after a powerful second half against England, to win 30-10 and remain unbeaten in the history of the tournament. Wales took the lead on seven minutes. A good run from Danny Jones, created a try for Max Phillips who dived over …
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Wales U17s are looking to finish on a high in the second of their two matches this season, as they take on England Lions at The Gnoll in Neath this Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm) The match is the second in a triple-header of encounters against England, with the U16s and Students also meeting in the deciding …
Wales U16s are looking for a fourth successive Four Nations title, when they take on England this Saturday at The Gnoll in Neath (kick-off 11am). The match is the first in a triple-header of encounters against England, with an U17s friendly at 2.30pm, before the countries’ respective Students sides meet in the deciding match of …
An exciting weekend of international rugby league is coming up, with Wales U19 playing a warm-up match on Saturday in Ystrad Mynach, followed by a triple header of Wales matches in Merthyr on Sunday. Saturday’s match sees Wales U19 take on South Wales Jets (kick-off noon) in a match to prepare our international side for …
It was a perfect day for Wales in Dublin on Saturday, as our U16s and Student sides tasted comprehensive victories as the Four Nations opened in both disciplines. Wales U16 extended their unbeaten run to ten matches following a 64-20 win over Ireland. Captain Charlie Eatly was close to unstoppable as Wales, who were 12-0 …
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