Schools RL - Wales Rugby League

Five Welsh boys teams in the Champion Schools quarter finals

by Schools RL March 6, 2020March 6, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League proudly have five schools in the quarter-finals of national Champion Schools boys’ tournaments for 2020. Three of them belong to Cardiff-based Welsh language comprehensive, Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf. In the year 9 competition, they will host the winners of Brooksbank from West Yorkshire and Wade Deacon from Widnes, after beating Richmond’s Grey …

Champion Schools national rounds draw made

by Schools RL February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Comments are Disabled

The draw for the first round of the national Champion Schools competition has been made, with Wales entering two sides into the Years 7-11 boys age groups. The Welsh sides have been drawn from six different schools. The prize for getting to the Final of the Year 7 competition is playing the match at Wembley …

Wales Rugby League to hold U19 trial

by Community RL, Juniors, North Wales, Schools RL, Students January 31, 2020February 19, 2020Comments are Disabled

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 …

Level 1 coaching and grade 1 match officials courses to take place

by Behind the Scenes, Community RL, Juniors, Schools RL, Womens RL, WRL Premier League January 14, 2020January 14, 2020Comments are Disabled

Two free coaching courses will take place at Sport Wales on Sundays January 26th and February 9th from 10am until 4pm on each day. There will be a grade 1 match officials’ course and a Wales’ first ever level 1 coaching course. UPDATE – The coaches course is now full. You can go on a …

WRL Champion Schools competition kicks off

by Community RL, Schools RL January 10, 2020January 10, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League’s new schools competition for 2020 kicks off this month with the first round of games in a straight knock-out tournament. The winners of each year then go through to the national knock-out rounds with the Year 7 national final being at Wembley Stadium. The WRL have held Champion Schools tournaments over the …

FREE update to the WRL charity publication

by Behind the Scenes, Challenge Cup, Community RL, Greatest Moments of the 2010s, Hall of Fame, International RL, Juniors, Masters RL, Match Officials, Nines, North Wales, Obituaries, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Students, Super League, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL, WRL Premier League December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Comments are Disabled

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 fourth four nominations

by Community RL, Greatest Moments of the 2010s, Hall of Fame, International RL, Juniors, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Super League November 29, 2019November 29, 2019Comments are Disabled

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

by Community RL, Greatest Moments of the 2010s, International RL, Juniors, North Wales, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Super League November 26, 2019November 27, 2019Comments are Disabled

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 Rugby League to launch new schools competition

by Schools RL October 1, 2019October 8, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League are to launch a brand new schools competition for 2019-20. With the well known competitive history of Welsh schools in the annual RFL Champion Schools tournament, Wales Rugby League have now decided to organise our own tournament, running from the end of October through to early January. In the national tournament, Wales …

Lee Crooks names initial Wales U16 squad for England encounter

by International RL, Juniors, Schools RL July 15, 2019July 15, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales under 16 head coach Lee Crooks has named an initial 17-man squad for this autumn’s international match against England on Saturday 31st August (venue TBC). The players were chosen following a final trial match in Ystrad Mynach last week which pitted sides chosen from the initial north and south trial locations, the northern-based outfit …