Sunday will see farewells to at least three Wales international Rugby League players when the Dragons take on Australia at the Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium in Wrexham (kick-off 5.45pm). In addition to Lee Briers, who announced his international retirement on Friday, Ian Watson and Chris Beasley will also both be playing their last game for …
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Wales Rugby League have welcomed North Wales Crusaders as they were accepted into Co-operative Championship 1 officially today. “I’m delighted to hear that North Wales Crusaders have been officially accepted,” said Wales Rugby League’s General Manager Mark Rowley. “The growth of Rugby League all around Wales is fantastic for the sport and I look forward …
Wales Dragonhearts were honoured at the South Wales Scorpions’ second annual presentation night at The Gnoll on Saturday where a full house of 120 turned up to see awards given to three major sides in the area. Joining the Scorpions were players from Wales Dragonhearts and Crusaders under 18s as another successful year of development …
RFL Chairman Richard Lewis today gave an assurance that the sport’s governing body will do as much as possible to maintain the momentum that has seen thousands of people experience Rugby League in Wales at first hand for the first time in recent years. The decision earlier this week by the Directors of Crusaders to …
South Wales Scorpions held the second annual Scorpions Primary Schools Cup last Sunday in association with Wales Rugby League and IntroSport / IntroTeach which was won by Narberth Primary School who beat holders Parc-y-Tywyn School from Burry Port near Llanelli 3 tries to 1. The tournament, contested by eight schools from the breadth of South …
South Wales Scorpions were outclassed by a higher division team on Sunday when Championship side Dewsbury Rams knocked them out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. It wasn’t the best of starts for new Director of Rugby Mark Rowley who saw his side go down 62-6 to the far more experienced Yorkshire side. Five Scorpions debutants, …
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Departing South Wales Scorpions’ coach Anthony Seibold is delighted at that so many of his players from the Scorpions 2010 squad have made it into the Wales side this year. The Welsh national side are playing their first ever international match at The Gnoll in Neath, the home of the Scorpions, on Sunday when they …
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South Wales Scorpions’ Head Coach and Wales Rugby League’s Head of Football Anthony Seibold has won the Co-operative Championship 1 Coach of the Year award. He beat off the challenges of his peers from Workington Town and Blackpool Panthers to take home the trophy after leading the Scorpions to the play-offs in their very first …
CYFARTHFA SCHOOL / TYDFIL WILDCATS (MERTHYR TYDFIL) 48 MAESYDDERWEN / GA GIANTS (YSTRADGYNLAIS) 22 By Ian Golden at The Gnoll, Neath The South Wales Scorpions High Schools Clubs Cup reached its conclusion on Sunday when Cyfarthfa School from Merthyr Tydfil beat Maesydderwen School from Ystradgynlais 48-22 in an exciting game. Sixteen high school teams of …
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The Intro-Sport Scorpions Cup Primary School rugby league competition reached its climax in Neath on Sunday when Parc-y-Tywyn School from Burry Port near Llanelli beat Georgetown from Tredegar by 1 try to 0 in the Grand Final before the South Wales Scorpions v Swinton Lions match. The game was part of “Super Sunday” at The …
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