WELSH YEAR 10 CHAMPION SCHOOLS FINAL – YSTALYFERA 42 CWM RHYMNI 18 Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Ystalyfera have become the first ever Welsh speaking side to reach a National Rugby League Final after beating fellow Welsh speaking school Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni 42-18 in the semi-final of the Year 10 Champions Schools competition at The Gnoll …
YEAR 8 WELSH FINAL – PENCOED 32 ST JOSEPH’S (NEWPORT) 14 Pencoed were made to work for their win against a spirited St Joseph’s side to become Year 8 Welsh Champions. They took the lead in the second minute after Josh Raikes caught an excellent cross-field kick. Brendon Thrasher converted well from the touchline. Raikes …
WRL CHAMPIONS SCHOOLS YEAR 11 FINAL – MONMOUTH 42 MAESYDDERWEN 16 Monmouth inflicted revenge on Maesydderwen in the Year 11 Welsh Carnegie Champions School Final after winning 42-16 in Caerphilly on Tuesday afternoon. It was a repeat of the 2011 Year 10 Final where the West Wales side won 42-36 in a thriller. But this …
YEAR 10 FINAL / NATIONAL SEMI-FINAL – YSTALYFERA 42 CWM RHYMNI 18 Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Ystalyfera have become the first ever Welsh speaking side to reach a National Rugby League Final after beating fellow Welsh speaking school Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni 42-18 in the semi-final of the Year 10 Champions Schools competition at The Gnoll …
Stefan Sankala, a PE teacher at St. Joseph’s RC High School in Newport has won the National Teacher of the Year Award in Rugby League from the sport’s governing body, the RFL. Stefan was presented with his award at Wembley Stadium during Saturday’s Carnegie Challenge Cup Final, the day after the St Joseph’s Year 8 …
CHAMPIONS SCHOOLS YEAR 8 NATIONAL FINAL ST JOSEPH’S (NEWPORT) 38 TEMPLE MOOR (LEEDS) 28 By Ian Golden at Twickenham Stoop St Joseph’s RC School from Newport wrote a piece of Welsh history on Friday afternoon after beating the more experienced Temple Moor School from Leeds 38-28 to become National Year 8 Rugby League Champions. It’s …
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South Wales Scorpions held the second annual Scorpions Primary Schools Cup last Sunday in association with Wales Rugby League and IntroSport / IntroTeach which was won by Narberth Primary School who beat holders Parc-y-Tywyn School from Burry Port near Llanelli 3 tries to 1. The tournament, contested by eight schools from the breadth of South …
YEAR 9 FINAL – YSTALYFERA 30 CWM RHYMNI 28 History was made at Caerphilly RFC on Monday where two completely Welsh speaking sides took part in Rugby League Grand Final for the very first time. The Year 9 Wales Rugby League Champions Schools Grand Final, played in front of the S4C cameras (report above) saw …
There is a momentous occasion next Monday (11th April) when Wales Rugby League stages what are believed to be the first Rugby League Grand Final matches contested entirely by Welsh speakers. They are the culmination of the Carnegie Champions Schools Wales Finals series, which sees the top two Rugby League playing schools from each high …
CYFARTHFA SCHOOL / TYDFIL WILDCATS (MERTHYR TYDFIL) 48 MAESYDDERWEN / GA GIANTS (YSTRADGYNLAIS) 22 By Ian Golden at The Gnoll, Neath The South Wales Scorpions High Schools Clubs Cup reached its conclusion on Sunday when Cyfarthfa School from Merthyr Tydfil beat Maesydderwen School from Ystradgynlais 48-22 in an exciting game. Sixteen high school teams of …
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