PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …
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Former Wales Rugby League captain John Mantle has died at the age of 76 after a long illness. Heritage #273 for Wales, he won 16 caps, seven of which were in the 1975 World Cup, including the infamous Battle of Brisbane, where he came on as a substitute in Wales’ 12-7 win over England. He led …
The tributes have poured in for Rhondda Outlaws RLFC chairman Clive Batchelor who died suddenly on Monday 13th August 2018 aged 53. Batchelor helped to establish the open age side at the Outlaws two years ago after they were originally founded as a junior club. Before that, he worked tirelessly for many years at Valley …
The former Wales Rugby League board member Martin Roscommon Roddy MBE sadly passed away on Monday night aged 63 following a 20-month battle with cancer. His wife Tessa made the following announcement early on Wednesday morning… “Poppet Martin Roddy passed away peacefully at 22:06 on Monday 2nd July 2018. It was how we had hoped …
Wales Rugby League are saddened to hear that our former World Cup head coach Les Pearce died yesterday, Saturday 21st April 2018, aged 94. Pearce coached Wales throughout 1975, a record breaking year for the country where we played 10 international matches, two in the European Championship and then eight in the World Cup. Four of those …
Wales Rugby League are saddened to hear about the death of our former international player Johnny Freeman. Johnny was born in 1934 and was brought up in rugby union with the famous Cardiff International Athletic Club playing alongside Billy Boston. Both went up north at a similar time to join Rugby League, with Freeman going …
Welshman and Halifax Hall of Fame inductee Ronald “Ronnie” James sadly died this week. An esteemed fullback, he played rugby union for Ystalyfera RFC and Maesteg RFC in the 1950s before turning professional for Halifax, playing for them between 1961 to 1971. He became one of Halifax’s greatest players of all time, making 372 appearances, …
We have just learned of the death of former Wales international Terry Robbins who passed away on November 17 aged 81 of a heart attack, after failing to properly recover from a serious injury last year. Born on 28th July 1934 in Merthyr Tydfil, Robbins made his name in rugby union with Swansea, played 24 …
Wales Rugby League have sent their condolences to the friends and family of their international half-back Danny Jones, who has sadly died aged 29 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest when playing for his club Keighley Cougars against London Skolars. Jones collapsed after being replaced early in the match and was treated by the match …
Former Wales Rugby League international, active rugby player of both codes and local cricket player, Paul Morgan, has sadly died aged 40 following a short illness. Paul, who hailed from Pencoed near Bridgend, leaves a wife Heidi, two sons Tyler and Harry and daughter Maddison. He won two full Welsh Rugby League caps and was …
