Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. West Wales Raiders achieved their first-ever professional shutout as they won 20-0 at Cornwall. Full men’s international Joe Burke was one of 11 Welshmen in the side. There were two Welshmen in the defeated Cornwall […]
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Gwylio’r Cymry: Mai 5-11 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Wales Wheelchair, as already reviewed here, won the Celtic Cup for a sixth successive time on Saturday, beating Ireland 64-22 and Scotland 116-6, the latter being a record win for any Welsh international rugby league […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 29-Mai 1 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. The story of the weekend came from the RFL Women’s Nines where 21 Welsh players, including 14 who are already capped, played for six different sides in the 20-team tournament that acted as qualifiers for […]
Plenty to watch in North Wales in the first half of May
Our new North Wales correspondent, Barry Andrews, takes a look ahead at what to expect in the region in an exciting first three weekends of May. North Wales Rugby League in May is set to be big, starting on the May 1 with a double header at Stadiwm Zip World in Colwyn Bay. The action […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 22-25 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Saturday saw Torfaen Tigers take to the court for the first time this season as they faced off against reigning Wheelchair Rugby League Championship Champions, Hereford Harriers. With Harriers fielding five current members of the Welsh […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Ebrill 14-18 2022
With no women’s or Wheelchair matches on Easter Weekend, the focus was completely on the men’s game for the Welsh internationals or Rugby League World Cup hopefuls. Alex Paynter, our Heritage and Eligability Manager, has done his usual research on these players. The result of the weekend for Wales was North Wales Crusaders beating Swinton […]
North Wales Crusaders, West Wales Raiders and Cornwall launch the Celtic Shield
Cornwall RLFC, North Wales Crusaders and West Wales Raiders will compete for the newly incepted and titled Celtic Shield during the 2022 season. The Shield will be up for grabs this coming Saturday, April 2 at Stadiwm Eirias when North Wales Crusaders host Cornwall RLFC (kick-off 5.30pm) in what will be the Choughs’ first ever […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Mis Mawrth 18-21 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. In the men’s Super League, Lewis Dodd kicked two goals for St Helens but he and Morgan Knowles couldn’t stop his side from losing 22-20 at Toulouse Olympique XIII. Carys Marsh took the field for Wigan […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Mis Mawrth 11-14 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Starting this week in the men’s game, where in Super League, Morgan Knowles (St Helens) and Gil Dudson (Catalans Dragons) featured in almost identical winning performances. Both at home, Saints beat Warrington Wolves 28-2 and Catalans […]
Gwylio’r Cymry: Mis Mawrth 4-7 2022
Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. The highlight of the weekend came at the Salford City Roosters ground where 12 Welsh players took to the field over two Salford Red Devils matches, one of which was refereed by a […]