Wales Rugby League’s head of communications and historian, Ian Golden, reviews Carolyn Hitt’s BBC documentary and explains why he felt a few more minutes screentime would have added to the story. So who watched last night’s BBC2 documentary “Codebreakers”? If you didn’t, you missed a treat, but don’t worry, you can still see it on …
Wales Rugby League have pledged to look after the welfare of all personnel from their domestic clubs and international sides during this lockdown period, and are constantly communicating to all, primarily via WhatsApp groups and Zoom webinars. Spearheaded by CEO Gareth Kear, WRL are driving this through all pathways, looking after the well-being of players …
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Wales Rugby League’s international matches for the spring have all been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wales Wheelchair were due to face Scotland and Ireland in the annual Celtic Cup in Dundee this month, whilst Wales Students were to face the Royal Navy and England in Nelson. The first ever Wales Masters internationals against …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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, …
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 …
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