The Wales Rugby League domestic season kicks off this weekend with matches at four venues over two days. Cardiff Blue Dragons host a double header of matches at Riverside Park in Llanrumney where their A side host Valley Cougars A in the Welsh Premier League (kick-off 1.15pm) before the first team faces Gloucestershire All Golds …
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Wales Rugby League are pleased to announce that their 2019 Grand Finals Day will be held at the Sardis Road stadium in Pontypridd on Sunday 11th August. The home of Pontypridd RFC and Rhondda Outlaws RLFC, the stadium held last year’s successful quadruple header Grand Finals event as well as the student international Four Nations tournament. There …
Wales Rugby League held their annual community cap presentation evening last Saturday at the University of South Wales in Trefforest. There to receive their caps were members of the East and West Wales squads from under 13, 15 and senior levels, as well as the Wales Dragonhearts side who toured Serbia. The trophy for the …
Wales Rugby League have appointed the backroom staff who will work under Lee Crooks for the Wales under 16 international side. Crooks, who was appointed as head coach last month, will have five assistant coaches in Neil Belshaw, Paul Berry, John Isaacs and Jason Oates, whilst Australian Yoni Charlupski will also be Strength and Conditioning …
PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …
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Wales Rugby League have appointed Great Britain legend Lee Crooks as their new under 16 international side’s head coach. The 55-year old will work in this role alongside his current positions in rugby league in Hull, where he is Director of Rugby at St Mary’s College and also assists with the development programmes at City …
Welsh community clubs have voted to increase the number of junior age categories in the 2019 domestic competition following a successful 2018 season and growing confidence in the sport in South Wales. For the last few years, WRL have run successful leagues at under 13, 15 and 17 levels. The clubs have now voted to run …
UNDER 17 FINAL CARDIFF BLUE DRAGONS 36 TORFAEN TIGERS 10 Cardiff Blue Dragons didn’t have it easy against an understrength Torfaen Tigers side but they eventually had too much in the tank for the Cwmbran side, winning 36-16 They went into an early 12-0 lead. Jac Powell scored under the sticks, converting his own try, …
Former Wakefield Trinity, St Helens and Wales International Anthony Walker has been appointed as the new head coach of the Wales under 19 rugby league side. He will lead the under 19s in the forthcoming European Championships and will remain as head coach of the side until at least December 2020. The 26-year old retired …
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Wales Rugby League held their annual cap presentation night at the University of South Wales on Saturday evening where almost 100 regional and international caps were handed out to players who took to the field in 2017. First the players who took part in the annual East v West Wales games were rewarded. East Wales …
