Llantwit Major based Mark Jones has been reappointed as the Wales Rugby League National Development Manager after four and half years away from the role. The 49-year old first joined WRL in 2009 and spent six years in the National Development Manager role where we headed up school, junior and community development, was the team […]
Category Archives: North Wales
Another award for North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair side
The North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League side have been named as the Parasport Club of the Month for March. The award was presented to the club this week, with dual code Wales rugby legend Gareth Thomas visiting at one of their sponsors’ events to congratulate them. Parasport, powered by Toyota, is the new way […]
Four Welsh teams in the Wheelchair Rugby League this season
The 2020 RFL Wheelchair Rugby League season will open on Saturday 7th March with a double header of matches at Darland High School near Wrexham with a Super League game between North Wales Crusaders and Leeds Rhinos (1pm) before the first ever Wheelchair RL Welsh derby where new clubs Crusaders Celts and Ebbw Rollers face […]
Wales Rugby League to hold U19 trial
Wales Rugby League will soon be holding a trial for the upcoming campaign for the Wales U19 international side. This trial will take place on Saturday 22nd February at the Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellent at Ystrad Mynach from midday. If you wish to take part, please can you complete the attached form. If you […]
Mike Nicholas awarded MBE in The 2020 Queen’s New Year honours list
By Ian Golden Wales Rugby League’s president Mike Nicholas has been awarded an MBE in The 2020 Queen’s New Year honours list for his services to rugby league. Nicholas, 73, born in Port Talbot in 1946 and known to almost everyone as “Nicko”, has been actively involved behind the scenes for Rugby League in Wales […]
FREE update to the WRL charity publication
Wales Rugby League’s head of media Ian Golden has published an eight-page update to his charity publication, “100 Months of Rugby League in Wales” that was launched in May this year. This has been produced as a PDF – Click to download here. The update, which now ensures that the whole of the 2010s is chronicled, […]
Wales’ top 20 moments of the 2010s – the fifth four nominations
The decade is coming to an end and what an eventful one it has been for Wales Rugby League. To celebrate, we’ve selected our top 20 moments from this last decade and we’ll be asking you, the fans, to vote for your favourite. In addition to voting, we do ask that you please, if not […]
Wales’ top 20 moments of the 2010s – the third four nominations
The decade is coming to an end and what an eventful one it has been for Wales Rugby League. To celebrate, we’ve selected our top 20 moments from this last decade and we’ll be asking you, the fans, to vote for your favourite. In addition to voting, we do ask that you please, if not […]
Wales’ top 20 moments of the 2010s – the first four nominations
The decade is coming to an end and what an eventful decade it has been for Wales Rugby League. To celebrate, we’ve selected our top 20 moments from this last decade and we’ll be asking you, the fans, to vote for your favourite. In addition to voting, we do ask that you please, if not […]
Wales Students to hold Origin day to trial for national side
Wales Rugby League are holding their first ever one-day Student Rugby League Origin Series so potential players can trial for the Welsh national side who will compete in the 2020 Four Nations. To qualify you must be a full or part-time student anywhere in the world and be one or more of these: Welsh born […]