Our weekly review of how our Welsh internationals and hopefuls got on in the elite leagues… In the RFL Championship, London Broncos, starring the Welsh-speaking partnership of Curtis Davies and Huw Worthington, claimed a hard-fought win over Caleb Aekins‘ Featherstone Rovers for their first victory of the season. Rhys Williams scored a try for Widnes …
A total of 25 tries were scored over two games at Cardiff University Sports Park on Saturday as East Wales took on West Wales at under 16 level. In addition to the main Origin encounter between the two regions, a development match was also played. West clinched a tight encounter 34-28 in the Origin match …
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The postponed first games of the U16 East Wales v West Wales Origin season take place this Saturday 22nd February at Cardiff University Sports Park. East U16s Development Vs West U16s Development – Kick off 12pm (30 Minutes each way) East U16s Origin Vs West U16s Origin – Kick off 1.30pm (30 Minutes each way) Gates Open 11:30 Adults: £5 …
Our weekly round-up of how our Welsh internationals and hopefuls performed in the elite leagues. Words: Ian Golden, Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Fin Yates, after making his Wales debut against Jamaica last year, played in Super League for the first time on Saturday when he starred for Salford Red Devils at St Helens. He became …
The men’s Rugby League Challenge Cup entered the Third Round stage last weekend, where the Super League sides entered the fray. Here’s how our players fared. Pic: RL Pix. Widnes Vikings had to come back from behind three times against North Wales Crusaders in their 26-20 win in Colwyn Bay. Rhys Williams led the way …
Words: Ian Golden, Pic: Harry Lowery The 1895 Cup kicked off last weekend with North Wales Crusaders cruising to their second big win in successive weeks, this time winning 60-0 at Newcastle Thunder. Welsh-qualified Paddy Jones was in the Crusaders side with George Birch playing for Thunder. Elsewhere in the competition, which only had three …
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Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com The men’s Betfred Challenge Cup reached its second round stage last weekend, and there was a lot of Welsh international presence. Our own North Wales Crusaders, who fielded Paddy Jones, sailed into the third round with a 52-0 win at Cornwall. The home side had …
Ireland U19s face Wales at Featherstone Rovers RLFC on Sunday (kick-off 2pm) for a chance to win the inaugural Tony Dale Cup. The series is currently tied at one game apiece, setting up an exciting final game. Wales claimed victory in the first game, edging out Ireland 26-22, but Ireland came back strong in the …
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The Lextan Gnoll has been used for rugby league since 2010 and our media manager/historian Ian Golden has been there at most of them. Here’s his “Six of the Best at The Gnoll” in preparation for our next big event, which is Wales v Jamaica on Tuesday (kick-off 7.30pm). 1 The first game – South …
As the domestic season draws to a close, Ian Golden looks at how things are going for our Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Pic: RL Pix. It was the final weekend of the regular season in the RFL men’s Championship and Widnes Vikings edged out Barrow Raiders to secure an away eliminator at York Knights next …
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