The famous Orrel St James club attended the recent North Wales Juniors RL Festival at Rhyl last weekend. They brought their under 10s squad along to do battle against the local under 10s from Prestatyn & Rhyl Panthers and Flintshire Falcons. Rhyl’s Waun Ground looked in great condition on a bright and sunny Saturday morning, …
At a time when Wales Rugby League is burgeoning with quality players in their youth set ups, you could be forgiven for thinking that these players are likely to be concentrating solely on their own careers. Nevertheless, two players for the Maesteg-based South Wales AASE Academy have been assisting in the development of youngsters as …
North Wales Crusaders will launch a new U13s side with a trials and development day at Mold Alun High School on Saturday 10 May. The Crusaders already run an established U15s, who play fixtures in the English North West Counties League, and the proposed new U13s side is the next step in the club’s youth …
North Wales Crusaders U15s make their long awaited league debut this Sunday against St Helens club Portico Vine (11am kick-off). It has been a frustrating period for the squad, as their first three league games have all been postponed by thier opponents for various reasons. “It’s been a nghtmare start to the season for us …
A Wrexham-based Rugby League coach has been recognised for his commitment to develop the sport in the County Borough. Community Rugby League Coach Allen Jones, picked up two awards at Wrexham Council’s Recognition of Achievement awards, which recognises the efforts of local authority staff and partners. He was picked up his first award in recognition …
By Ian Golden, South Wales Scorpions media manager Wales Rugby League President Mike Nicholas has said that he’s delighted at the continued growth of Rugby League in Wales at community and junior level. The former Warrington and Wales forward attended Sunday’s South Wales biggest ever club Rugby League Grand Finals day, where Taff’s Well RFC …
UNDER 13s FINAL NEATH AND DISTRICT SCORPIONS 36 CARDIFF SPARTANS 20 Neath and District Scorpions won the first final of the day, the under 13s encounter, in a competitive match against Cardiff Spartans. The final score was 36-20 but the youngsters from the capital made the Scorpions’ youngest outfit fight all the way. Neath went …
PARC-Y-Tywyn came through a great final at The Gnoll, Neath, on Sunday to win the Wales Rugby League Primary Schools Cup. The tournament, run in conjunction with South Wales Scorpions, saw a great number of talented boys and girls on show and Parc-Y-Tywyn reached the title the hard way by winning by a single try …
Queensway Stadium played host to a feast of rugby league last weekend as it welcomed some very special international guests. A touring party of youngsters from the French town of Cahors were in Wrexham to take on Wales Rugby League U14s Development Squad and the Wrexham Bradley raiders U12s team.. The fixture was organised with …
THE DELAYED Street Rugby Finals Day in North Wales will kick-off next Wednesday (September 26) at Queensway Sports Stadium, Wrexham. The finals were delayed from earlier this month but are now ready to go with teams from across the region coming together for a day of rugby action. It all starts at 6pm, with pick-up …
