Men’s Side Round Up – May 2026

Here’s how our men’s side players have performed in the elite competitions in the month of May where there was plenty of try-scoring action. Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com Luke Thomas starred in two wins for Warrington Wolves, scoring a try against Bradford Bulls. Caleb Aekins played for Bradford in that loss, but …

Perfect day in Ireland for Wales U16 and Students

It was a perfect day for Wales in Dublin on Saturday, as our U16s and Student sides tasted comprehensive victories as the Four Nations opened in both disciplines. Wales U16 extended their unbeaten run to ten matches following a 64-20 win over Ireland. Captain Charlie Eatly was close to unstoppable as Wales, who were 12-0 …

World Cup Watch 2026 – Edition 2

In the first of our monthly “World Cup Watch” articles, we look at how our hopefuls in the women’s and wheelchair games are performing in their respective competitions, with the Wheelchair side preparing for this Saturday’s Celtic Cup. Picture – Matthew Merrick/SWpix.com. Our wheelchair captain Jodie Boyd-Ward has prepared well for the Celtic Cup, after …

Wales U19 to face Widnes and Aberavon

The Wales U19 side have organised two warm-up matches ahead of their European U19 Championships campaign. The first is tomorrow, Saturday 2nd May, where they’ll take on Widnes Vikings U19s at Halton Farnworth Hornets ARLFC, kick-off 2.30pm. Then, on Saturday 6th June, they take on Aberavon Fighting Irish at Harlequins Field, Port Talbot, also a …

Men’s Side Round Up – 2026 – edition 3

Here’s how our men’s side players have performed in the elite competitions in the month of April. Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Luke Thomas played in three matches in April, two for Warrington Wolves and one for Oldham, all victories, including a dominant win over Wigan Warriors. He scored his first try …

Wales release training squad for Celtic Cup

Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named a 13-player squad to train ahead of the Celtic Cup on Saturday 23rd May in Edinburgh. The final training session ahead of the one-day three-nation tournament will take place on Saturday 2nd May in Wrexham, and this will allow Caron to reduce the squad to 10 for …

Men’s Side Round Up – 2026 – edition 2

Ahead of the Easter weekend’s fixtures, here’s how our men’s side players have performed over the last few weeks. Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Billy Walkley has had a good few weeks, scoring in every match he’s played for Sheffield Eagles, four tries in three games. Denive Balforth scored a try for York …

Men’s Side Round Up – 2026 – edition 1

The start of a new monthly round up on how the players in our men’s side are doing in the English RFL professional game. A new “World Cup round-up” will follow later in the season for our women’s and wheelchair players when they start in their RFL seasons. Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Alex …

Welsh sides find out Challenge Cup opponents

Both North Wales Crusaders’ sides landed home draws against Super League clubs in the Betfred Challenge Cups after the draws were made today at the DIY Kitchens Stadium, Wakefield.  In the first round of the Wheelchair Challenge Cup, the Crusaders will take on Wigan Warriors, who could field one of their former players in Mark …

Gwylio’r Cymry – Marsh helps Wigan to the win

In this, our final round-up of the season, the domestic running rugby league season is now over for our players, and there were mixed fortunes for the three who were in action in yesterday’s Grand Finals. Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Carys Marsh was a winner with Wigan Warriors in the Women’s Super League Grand Final …