Semi Professional Clubs - Wales Rugby League

Gym equipment donated to West Wales Raiders and Coleg y Cymoedd

by Semi Professional Clubs January 29, 2019July 16, 2019Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League have permanently loaned £10,000 of performance gym equipment to West Wales Raiders RLFC and Coleg y Cymoedd in support of improving performance levels. The apparatus, which includes a huge array of Olympic standard equipment such as dumbbells, discs, bars, collars, power racks, benches, holding racks, spotting frames and large rubber jigsaw floor, …

WRL chairman Brian Juliff’s New Year’s Eve message

by Challenge Cup, Community RL, International RL, Juniors, Masters RL, North Wales, Obituaries, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Students, Super League, Wheelchair RL, WRL Premier League December 31, 2018July 16, 2019Comments are Disabled

PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …

RIP Martin Roscommon Roddy MBE

by Community RL, Obituaries, Semi Professional Clubs, Wheelchair RL July 2, 2018July 24, 2019Comments are Disabled

The former Wales Rugby League board member Martin Roscommon Roddy MBE sadly passed away on Monday night aged 63 following a 20-month battle with cancer. His wife Tessa made the following announcement early on Wednesday morning… “Poppet Martin Roddy passed away peacefully at 22:06 on Monday 2nd July 2018. It was how we had hoped …

Tommy Johnson becomes first player to make 150 appearances for Welsh club

by Semi Professional Clubs March 25, 2018July 24, 2019Comments are Disabled

North Wales Crusaders’ Tommy Johnson will be the first player to make 150 appearances for a professional Welsh club when he takes to the field against Oldham this afternoon. The closest player to reaching the milestone previously was Christiaan Roets, who recently retired and made 148 appearances during his spells with Crusaders and South Wales …

CHALLENGE CUP – FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 66 NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 6

by Challenge Cup, Semi Professional Clubs March 20, 2018July 26, 2019Comments are Disabled

LUKE Briscoe crossed four times as Featherstone booked their place in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup’s fifth round, the Rovers sweeping aside North Wales 66-6 in a 13-try demolition. Despite making a slow start to proceedings, with the Crusaders looking to upset the odds, John Duffy’s men took a comfortable three-score lead into the half-time break. …

CHALLENGE CUP REPORT : Bradford Bulls 82 West Wales Raiders 6

by Challenge Cup, Semi Professional Clubs February 25, 2018July 26, 2019Comments are Disabled

Bradford dominated their fellow League 1 opponents for the full 80 minutes; only a late consolation try, preventing a complete shut out of their opponents. Liam Johnson opened the scoring in the third minute, breaking through the defensive line before stepping the fullback. From here in the Bulls continued in the same vein as Steve …

CHALLENGE CUP REPORT : North Wales Crusaders 28 Keighley Cougars 24

by Challenge Cup, Semi Professional Clubs February 25, 2018July 26, 2019Comments are Disabled

NORTH WALES CRUSADERS completed a stunning comeback to send Keighley Cougars crashing out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup at the Queensway Stadium following a 28-24 victory. Mike Grady’s side trailed 24-6 at the break, however, an impressive second-half performance saw the Wrexham-based side score 22 unanswered points to book their place in the fourth round. …

Welsh referee James Jones to take charge of League 1 match

by Match Officials, Semi Professional Clubs August 1, 2017July 30, 2019Comments are Disabled

Welsh referee James Jones is making his Kingstone Press League 1 refereeing debut this Sunday when Oxford take on Hunslet at Tillsley Park in Abingdon. Jones has been in the WRL then RFL system for the last four years after transferring over from rugby union and has worked his way up the community and junior …

The match that meant everything to our national side – ten years on

by Semi Professional Clubs July 26, 2017July 30, 2019Comments are Disabled

Ten years ago today, Celtic Crusaders beat Featherstone Rovers in a National League Two game in Featherstone. That first sounds like a run of the mill game, but it put the Crusaders just two points behind Featherstone at the top of NL2 (now League 1) with a game in hand and six games remaining. It …

New owners for South Wales Ironmen

by Semi Professional Clubs July 13, 2017July 30, 2019Comments are Disabled

South Wales Ironmen Rugby League Club have new owners after the Rugby Football League approved a takeover by Andrew Thorne, the owner of West Wales Raiders RLFC, along with the board of the WRL Premier League club. The new ownership means that the club will move to Llanelli’s Stebonheath Park with immediate effect and will …