Wales Rugby League’s head coach John Kear has received one of the biggest awards in domestic Rugby League, that of “Championship Coach of the Year” for his work at Batley Bulldogs this year. Kear’s side topped the Kingstone Press Championship table in the initial stages of the season and they eventually made the middle eights …
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The support that North Wales Crusaders RLFC have received from Wales Rugby League has been much welcomed by the club’s board. The League 1 club has recently seen the departure of a few key players after the Crusaders board publicly sought new investment to address its financial challenges. After a recent run of good results …
South Wales Scorpions will be rolling out the award winning Embed the Pathway (ETP) programme in schools outside England for the first time. The programme is being run as part of the club’s on-going commitment to developing the game in the region, and this announcement is being made following close work with Wales Rugby League …
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The Rugby League Academy at Coleg Y Cymoedd will soon transfer from Wales Rugby League to South Wales Scorpions, in alignment with all the other category 3 academies in the UK which are all linked to professional clubs. Wales Rugby League’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Thair said: “Wales Rugby League put a lot of time, …
As the two Welsh professional Rugby League clubs begin their Kingstone Press League 1 campaign this weekend, Wales Rugby League provide a public show of support to both South Wales Scorpions and North Wales Crusaders. WRL Chief Executive Officer, Chris Thair said: “Along with the men’s international team, the two professional clubs are the national …
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Welsh rugby league player Tom Morgan has shown that the sport continues to be an exceptionally inclusive one which further builds upon its wonderful heritage and values. Having appeared on Channel 4’s “Undateables” and ITV’s “Loose Women”, Morgan, who has Tourette’s and Asperger’s syndrome, became a media and Twitter sensation, so is perhaps a name …
Wales Rugby League’s National Development Manager, Idris Evans, has praised South Wales Scorpions following their squad announcement earlier today. The vast majority of the Scorpions’ 53-man senior and under 20 squad are Welsh born with many coming through the WRL junior and community ranks (Liam Maule from Cardiff City RL is pictured above). Evans says …
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS directors have confirmed the club is undergoing a restructure, with boardroom changes expected to be announced before the start of next season. The club was set up just over four years ago by a local consortium, picking up three trophies in their first four years. But, as the League 1 side enters …
Wales Rugby League stars have been assisting their former schools as they prepare for national Champion Schools Cup Finals in London this weekend. On Friday, Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera from the Swansea valleys take on St Peter’s School from Wigan in the Year Final at Richmond RFC (kick-off 1pm) before Cardiff school Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf …
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NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 14 SWINTON LIONS 8 By Sian Golden at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool North Wales Crusaders ensured it was to be a perfect Wales Rugby League week for knockout games as they held on to claim the iProSport League 1 Cup, winning a nail-biting encounter against Swinton Lions at Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road stadium. The …
