Cardiff Blue Dragons are looking to stage the first ever East v West Masters games in South Wales. The first two matches will be played on March 11 at Pencoed and May 20 at Cardiff. Masters is strictly a social version of the sport, played by people aged 35 and over, and the rules are …
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Wales Rugby League have named their Team of the Year for 2022. We wanted to do a team of 17, but in the end, felt we needed to recognise more, so we did “an NRL style” 21-player squad release. We also wanted to be inclusive and not just concentrate on our three elite sides, so …
After we reported last week that a record number of players took part in rugby league in Wales in 2022, we’d like to reflect on the successes that those players achieved, be that trophy wins or participation at a high level. Internationally, we ran eight sides and played 35 international matches. The Wales Wheelchair side …
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Wales Rugby League are pleased to report that participation levels for 2022 in club, regional and international sides are at an all-time high. With a record 2,313 players recorded in the year ending November 30, it’s an increase of 40 per cent on last year’s figure, and the largest since 2013. Over a thousand junior …
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The largest ever international Festival of Masters Rugby League saw teams from Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Wales and hosts England gather on a misty November Sunday in York. The weather might have been cool but the warmth of the Masters spirit together with the greetings and welcomes from friends new and old meant everyone enjoyed …
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Wales will take on Ireland and Australia in York this Sunday at York St John’s University Sports Park in the Masters International “World Cup” Festival, an afternoon event for players aged 35 and over to celebrate England’s staging of multiple World Cups this autumn. Masters Rugby League is played with the intention of playing great …
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Wales have named a 23-player squad for the Masters Rugby League World Cup Festival which will be played on Sunday 13 November in York. There are 12 potential new caps, the most prominent being Christiaan Roets, who already has 45 Wales caps to his name, 24 for the full men’s side, 12 for Wales Students …
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The first Masters International Festival of the year saw Wales host both England and Ireland in a tri-nations at Bethesda Rugby Club writes Barry Andrews. On a warm spring afternoon in North Wales, it saw three teams made up of players over 35 years old representing their national sides in a festival with every game …
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Wales Masters have added three players to their squad for this Saturday’s festival in Bethesda, where they will take on England and Ireland (2pm start). Dave Ward and Dafydd Curry, both from the North Wales Buccaneers club, and Julian McTavish of Cardiff Blue Dragons, are the new additions. They replace three injured players who have had …
Our new North Wales correspondent, Barry Andrews, takes a look ahead at what to expect in the region in an exciting first three weekends of May. North Wales Rugby League in May is set to be big, starting on the May 1 with a double header at Stadiwm Zip World in Colwyn Bay. The action …
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