The race for the next Welshman to score 200 first class rugby league tries is now in full swing, as both contenders, Rhys Williams and Rob Massam scored their 190th last Sunday. Williams’ career total includes a record 22 for Wales, 157 in the English league system, plus 11 for Central Queensland Capras in the …
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Ian Golden, Alex Paynter and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s elite action featuring Wales internationals and other World Cup prospects. Jodie Boyd-Ward cemented herself as one of the most successful female Rugby League players ever as she was a part of the history-making Leeds Rhinos side that lifted the Betfred Challenge Cup in a very …
It was a big weekend for Wheelchair Rugby League in Wales, as North Wales Crusaders lifted the first ever Cwpan Sialans Cadair Olwyn, beating Torfaen Tigers 44-18. John Doyle got a hat trick of tries for the Crusaders and converted five of the eight tries scored, Gary Taylor was also on the scoresheet. Following this, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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