Wales Rugby League in partnership with Salford Red Devils are inviting all players eligible for U16s age group to an open training session at Ystrad Mynach, Saturday 11th December, 10am-12pm. The session will be delivered by Wales RL and Salford Red Devils coaching staff. Players wanting to register for the session are asked to complete […]
Category Archives: Juniors
Coleg y Cymoedd presentation on Thursday evening
After the success of last month’s open evening, Coleg Y Cymoedd and Wales Rugby League are hosting another opening evening on Thursday 2nd of December at 6pm at the Ystrad Mynach Campus. For any players boys and girls who missed our first evening, and are interested in being part of the full-time Wales Rugby League […]
Wales Rugby League and Coleg y Cymoedd regional programme update
Wales Rugby League have started their regional rugby league junior programme at U14s, U16s and U18s every week from November 26th in both East and West Wales. These will be eight-week blocks culminating in East vs West matches in February 2022. This is also open to girls at U14 and U16 level. WRL would like […]
Junior development in Wales could reach new highs following development programme launch
It’s a big happy 18th birthday to this season’s Wales U17 captain Lewis Pinder. We couldn’t have done a similar birthday wish 21 years ago, as at that time, there was no junior rugby league development in Wales. This week however, we’ve proved that there’s an appetite for junior rugby league in Wales for 12 […]
Wales Rugby League celebrate Black History Month
Wales Rugby League have continued to celebrate Black History Month by making a presentation about discrimination and racism in sport to their National Development Academy students at Coleg y Cymoedd. Gareth Kear, the Wales Rugby League CEO and director of the One Team One Race project, which is fundraising to build a statue of Billy […]
Salford welcome first three players through Wales Rugby League and Coleg y Cymoedd partnership
Wales Rugby League and Coleg y Cymoedd are delighted that Salford Red Devils have welcomed in the first three players through our partnership with the Super League club. Ieuan Roberts, Jake Lee and Joe Coope-Franklin will join the club’s reserve Squad for 2022. The trio visited the AJ Bell Stadium on Wednesday to meet key […]
Wales Rugby League look forward to Super Saturday
A South Wales U13 representative match will kick-off Super Saturday at Sardis Road this weekend as the Wales U17’s and South Wales Men’s Premier League also come to a conclusion. South Wales U13 will face a York and District touring side (kick-off 10am), and a 26-player squad has been named for the occasion. The side […]
One Energy to sponsor Wales U17 shirts on Sunday
Wales Rugby League are delighted to announce ‘One Energy’ as sponsor of the U17s side that take on England Community Lions at Stadiwm Zipworld, Colwyn Bay this Sunday (kick-off 4pm). The sponsorship, which covers the 2021 season will include the ‘One Energy’ logo placed on the front of the team kit as well as coverage […]
20 years of junior Wales Rugby League internationals wish current players good luck
Wales Rugby League are celebrating 20 years of junior Rugby League internationals this year, and the current crop of U16 and U17 players take to the field this Sunday at Stadiwm Zipworld in Colwyn Bay to take on England Lions. On October 7, 2001, a Wales U15 side, that had previously beaten the South of […]
Squad news for Wales v England Lions U16s this Sunday
Wales U16 head coach Mark Jones has named a 19-player train-on squad to face England Lions at Stadiwm Zipworld in Colwyn Park on Sunday 22 August (kick-off 2pm). The match, which will celebrate 20 years of junior international rugby league in Wales, is the first of a double header which also sees the two sides […]