Ian Golden looks back at how our elite players fared last weekend. The match of the weekend was in Caerphilly when Crusaders Celts edged out Cardiff Blue Dragons 41-40 in the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League. The match ended up as a battle between the two experienced internationals in Scott Trigg-Turner, Wales’ newly appointed co-captain, and …
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Ian Golden rounds up last weekend’s elite action for Wales internationals and hopefuls… Wales Women’s captain Bethan Dainton is returning to Wembley Stadium. A year after her Leeds Rhinos’ side lost to St Helens, she will have a chance to put things right after they beat Wigan Warriors last weekend in the Women’s Challenge Cup …
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Ian Golden and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s action that featured Welsh internationals and hopefuls. North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair claimed a victory in their first-ever meeting against Edinburgh Giants. They were also the first ever non-Scottish side to take on the Giants up in Scottish capital. The Crusaders came back from an 8-0 early …
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Ian Golden rounds up last weekend’s action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Jude Ferreira was the star of the week, scoring four tries to lead Hunslet to a 26-18 win over Keighley Cougars. His team-mate, Billy Walkley continued his amazing scoring run, running in two tries for Keighley but it wasn’t enough this week, as …
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The weekend was dominated by our Wales Women’s side who beat Ireland, but there was also plenty of club action from our men’s and wheelchair players as Ian Golden and Harry Jones report… In the men’s Super League, Gil Dudson came off the bench for Salford Red Devils to help them to a win over …
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Ian Golden reports on the weekend’s events featuring Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Ben Challis. Billy Walkley had the performance of the week, scoring his first-ever first team hat-trick of tries, leading Keighley Cougars to an 82-6 win at Newcastle Thunder in League 1. That’s seven tries in the last three matches for the former …
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It was all good news for the captains last weekend, with Bethan Dainton, Gary Preece and Elliot Kear all scoring tries as they led their sides to important victories, as Ian Golden and Harry Jones reports… In the Women’s Challenge Cup, the favourites all won their games. Leeds Rhinos beat Warrington Wolves 70-10 with Dainton …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones look at the last weekend’s elite action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Saturday in Wigan saw the RFL Wheelchair Rugby League season launch with a press call and a 4s event. Jodie Boyd-Ward captained the Leeds Rhinos Super League team, whilst also coaching one of the Rhinos’ development side. …
Read more “Gwylio’r Cymry – Wheelchair launches in the dry, running rugby in the rain”
With it being Easter Weekend, it was local rivals round, so almost all of our men’s player’s side were in action, many facing up against each other, with only Cornwall sitting out the round. In the Championship, Rhodri Lloyd, Ant Walker and Matty Fozard were on the scoresheet for Widnes Vikings as they beat Swinton …
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Ian Golden looks at how the Welsh internationals and hopefuls all around the world performed in elite rugby league competitions last weekend. North Wales Crusaders opened their League 1 campaign last weekend as their fans made a 750-mile round trip to cheer them onto a 40-16 victory at Cornwall. Superfan Paula Evans, who hasn’t missed …
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