The 2015-16 school year in North Wales ended with the 2016 Crusaders Cup Touch Rugby League Grand Final Day at Queensway Stadium Wrexham where Cefn Mawr and Ysgol Bryn Coch ended up taking home the trophies. The Grand Finals were the culmination of a number of qualifying tournaments through the spring which ended with a …
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WALES RUGBY LEAGUE CHAMPION SCHOOLS YEAR 7 FINAL YSGOL GYFUN GYMRAEG GLANTAF 16 YSGOL GYFUN YSTALYFERA 34 By Ian Golden at Cardiff University 4G Pitch Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera will be Wales’ representatives on the road to Wembley this year after beating Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf 34-16 in the Wales Rugby League Year 7 Champion Schools …
South Wales Scorpions will be rolling out the award winning Embed the Pathway (ETP) programme in schools outside England for the first time. The programme is being run as part of the club’s on-going commitment to developing the game in the region, and this announcement is being made following close work with Wales Rugby League …
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The Rugby League Academy at Coleg Y Cymoedd will soon transfer from Wales Rugby League to South Wales Scorpions, in alignment with all the other category 3 academies in the UK which are all linked to professional clubs. Wales Rugby League’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Thair said: “Wales Rugby League put a lot of time, …
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic and Anglican High School defeated Darland High School Girls 16-14 in the second North Wales female Rugby League fixture late last week. The game was played between girls in year 10 and 11 and it was another thriller of a game played under lights on the superb all-weather surface at Glyndwr …
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Two High Schools from North East Wales broke new ground on Thursday by playing a game of Girls Rugby League. Elfed High School from Buckley played hosts to St Joseph’s High School of Wrexham in a game of Touch played under lights on the Elfed’s all-weather pitch. The game was played over four quarters to …
CHAMPION SCHOOLS YEAR 7 NATIONAL FINAL YSGOL GYFUN GYMRAEG GLANTAF (CARDIFF) 40 WADE DEACON (WIDNES) 6 By Ian Golden at Wembley Stadium It was the biggest day in the history for Cardiff-based Welsh speaking school Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and they didn’t disappoint as they dominated the Year 7 Rugby League Champion Schools Final, …
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Wales Rugby League stars have been assisting their former schools as they prepare for national Champion Schools Cup Finals in London this weekend. On Friday, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera from the Swansea valleys take on St Peter’s School from Wigan in the Year Final at Richmond RFC (kick-off 1pm) before Cardiff school Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf …
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YEAR 7 CHAMPION SCHOOLS SEMI-FINAL YSGOL GYFUN GYMRAEG GLANTAF (CARDIFF) 20 ST BERNARD’S (BARROW) 12 By Ian Golden at Chorley Panthers RLFC Welsh speaking school Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf have made history in becoming the first Welsh school to ever play Rugby League at Wembley Stadium after beating St Bernard’s of Barrow 20-12 in a …
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Wales Rugby League Champion Schools finals day was a tale of two schools with Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and Pencoed Comprehensive School each taking two trophies. The Year 8 final between Ysgol Y Strade and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni was postponed due to a clash with exams for one side and will be replayed. Here …
