Four Rugby League players from Welsh universities have been chosen to represent the Great Britain Pioneers Student side on the tour to Ghana next week. The players leave on the weekend, arriving on Monday and will be in the West African nation for two weeks. Callum Williamson and Sean Pattimore will represent Swansea University, George …
Wales have 11 players in the 2014 Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions squad, which has been announced following last week’s Student Four Nations. The week long competition hosted this year at the University of Nottingham culminated on Good Friday with England defeating Wales in a thrilling final. The Great Britain and Ireland Academic Lions …
STUDENT RUGBY LEAGUE FINALS SWANSEA UNIVERSITY 48 EXETER UNIVERSITY 18 Five tries for second row forward Scott Morris, in only his fourth ever game of Rugby League, made sure that Swansea University beat Exeter 48-18 in the BUSC Western Conference Cup Final. His, and Swansea’s first came in under two minutes after he made a …
Wales Rugby League have named former London Skolars head coach Latham Tawhai as the new Head Coach of Wales Students following Clive Griffiths’ departure from the role last year. The New Zealand born 41-year old now resides in Colwyn Bay and will work in this post alongside his role at Raging Bull Sportswear, Wales Rugby …
South Wales Hornets’ and Wales Student international Louis Singleton finally has chance to reflect on a rollercoaster month. The hooker, along with club, country and university teammate Simon Wright, linked up with Great Britain Pioneers Rugby League on the tour to Poland immediately after being crowned Student Four Nations champions with Wales. “It all happened …
Wales Rugby League are sad to announce that following a year-long battle against cancer, one of our former pioneers of the game, Dr Phil Melling, died overnight on Friday. Our condolences go out to his family and friends. He leaves behind his wife Sue, three children, Tom, Kirsten and Hannah and a grandchild. Born in …
Five Wales students starred in the Great Britain Students Rugby League side this Saturday as they recorded an historic 10-4 win over Australia Students in Brisbane. One of the Welshmen, Chris McNamara (Loughborough University) was Man of the Match with Mark Wool (Leeds Met), Patrick Evans (Gloucester University) and brothers Owain and Iwan Brown (both …
Wales relinquished their Student Regional Championships title to the Midlands last weekend but they did win the consolation Plate Final, beating Yorkshire 7-0. Patrick Evans scored the only try of the game that was converted by Scott Amber. In the dying moments of the game, Amber added the extra point with a superbly executed field …
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UWIC’s Rugby League side have been promoted to the University League Premier South which is the second level down in the British Student competition underneath the Super 8. They beat Nottingham Trent 46-32 in the promotion play-off final on Wednesday in Birmingham to qualify. Simon Wright led the way with a hat-trick of tries, the …
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UWIC’s Rugby League side clinched the BUCS Wales and West title on Wednesday after destroying University of Gloucestershire 2nds 40-0. This scoreline is made all the greater as Gloucester are second in the BUCS Wales and West division and are seen as the Welsh side’s nearest rivals so this result therefore serves as an indication …
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