Wales Rugby League’s 500th capped player will either come from South Wales Scorpions or North Wales Crusaders when the Welsh take on France in Albi this Saturday in the European Championship (kick-off 3pm CET). Wales head coach John Kear has confirmed that the team, which will be announced in full on Saturday morning, will definitely …
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Tributes have poured in for Wales Rugby League volunteer Jacqui Walker who sadly passed away this Monday following an illness. Her funeral will take place on Friday 19th of September at 12.30. The service will be in Gresford Parish Church near Wrexham followed by burial in Gresford cemetery. It was her wish that people wear …
North Wales Crusaders Coach Clive Griffiths is to take up the role of rugby director at the Championship team, with a view to helping guide the future development of the club both on and off the field. The former Wales coach took the club to a league and cup double in 2013, winning the first …
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Wales Rugby League have congratulated their longest serving professional player, Ian Watson, for reaching 500 professional career games. The 37-year old Swinton Lions player-coach, whose family hail from North Wales, is the joint record caps holder for Wales win 30 and his 470th club game was for the Lions against Gateshead Thunder in the Tetley’s …
Hemel Stags defeated the Scorpions in Maesteg for the second time in 15 days after lack of concentration cost the home side on a number of occasions. It was disappointing for the home side as they started the game well, creating opportunities and looking like a different outfit to that has played over the last …
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Wales Rugby League, the sport’s National Governing Body, have agreed to take over the running of South Wales Scorpions for the 2014 season after their founder and inaugural chairman Phil Davies decided to step down. Davies founded the club in late 2009 following the old Celtic Crusaders’ decision to move north and has been at …
Welshmen Rob Massam and Dalton Grant head the list for the Kingstone Press Championship 1 Dream Team announced today. The two Welsh born wingers were named in the mythical 13 announced by the Rugby Football League for their performances this season. Between them they notched up 44 tries this season as they compete for a …
Wales Rugby League’s Chief Operating Officer Chris Thair has congratulated North Wales Crusaders on their promotion to the Championship following their thrilling win over South Wales Scorpions on Sunday. The 35-22 victory was full of drama throughout and ended in celebrations not seen in Wrexham since the old Crusaders club qualified for the play-offs. “I’d …
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NORTH Wales Crusaders are the first team to have their name on the Northern Rail Bowl as they beat London Skolars 42-24 at the Shay Stadium, Halifax. The pressure was firmly on Crusaders as favourites ahead of the game, and although the physical Skolars made life very difficult for the Wrexham-based side, they showed just …
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By Ryan Gould at KC Stadium North Wales Crusaders fell out of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup at the fourth round stage despite a valiant effort against a strong Hull FC outfit containing a number of their Super League stars. Two Kirk Yeaman tries late in the first half gave the home side a 26-6 lead …
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