Nearly two decades ago, the powerhouses of rugby league in South Wales were Bridgend Blue Bulls and Aberavon Fighting Irish. In 2003 and 2004, they met in the Welsh Grand Final with Bridgend winning on each occasion. They even met in the first ever Welsh Conference match back in 2003 with the Bulls winning 56-16. …
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A new season of community men’s rugby league begins in North Wales on Saturday 4 June with a double header of action in Colwyn Bay. The competition will be sponsored by Clecs Media, who have invested a substantial amount into North Wales Rugby League by providing playing kits for every community club. The season will …
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It was a big weekend for Wheelchair Rugby League in Wales, as North Wales Crusaders lifted the first ever Cwpan Sialans Cadair Olwyn, beating Torfaen Tigers 44-18. John Doyle got a hat trick of tries for the Crusaders and converted five of the eight tries scored, Gary Taylor was also on the scoresheet. Following this, …
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. West Wales Raiders achieved their first-ever professional shutout as they won 20-0 at Cornwall. Full men’s international Joe Burke was one of 11 Welshmen in the side. There were two Welshmen in the defeated Cornwall …
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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Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. The story of the weekend came from the RFL Women’s Nines where 21 Welsh players, including 14 who are already capped, played for six different sides in the 20-team tournament that acted as qualifiers for …
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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Wales have named an 19-man squad for the Masters International Festival at Bethesda RUFC on Saturday 14 May. The Welsh will take on Ireland and England in the three-team one-day festival. Each match will be 20 minutes long, with Wales taking on Ireland first at 2pm. England v Ireland follows at 2.25pm with Wales v …
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Jodie Boyd-Ward was one of Wales’ star players of the week last weekend as she went over for five tries, despite still recovering from bruised ribs and hand from the week before, in Leeds Rhinos’ 114-24 …
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. The highlight of the weekend came at the Salford City Roosters ground where 12 Welsh players took to the field over two Salford Red Devils matches, one of which was refereed by a …
