Tom Brindle has named a 20-player squad for Saturday’s international match against England at AMT Headingley Stadium, Leeds. Leanne Burnell is the only addition to the squad from the players who travelled to France for the 14-4 defeat in Carcassonne last Sunday. Burnell’s inclusion takes the number of Cardiff Demons players included in the squad …
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Wales suffered defeat in an historic first-ever test match against France. The home side crossed for three tries in Carcassonne to earn the win, against a Welsh side which was led by Bethan Dainton for the first time and included six debutants. Laureane Biville and Dorine Samarra got over for first half tries, with Perle …
Bethan Dainton has been named the new captain of Wales ahead of the upcoming international matches against France and England. The 35-year-old from Hengoed made her Wales RL debut in 2022 against England, becoming the fourth woman to be a dual-code international, having won eight caps for Wales in rugby union between 2016 and 2021. …
Wales Rugby League (WRL) is pleased to welcome two new additions to its non-executive Board of Directors. Paul Richards joins the Board with numerous years’ service as a HR executive working for UK and International companies. Hailing from Llanelli, he has spent most of his working life in the Midlands before returning to Wales to …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce a charity partnership with charity, Anthony Nolan. Anthony Nolan is the charity that makes lifesaving connections between patients in need and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem cells. For someone with blood cancer or a blood disorder, a stem cell transplant from a matching donor could be …
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Ahead of their second international match of the season, against England Lions U23 this Saturday in St Helens, Wales Dragonhearts’ heritage numbers have been released. The numbers include all players who have turned out for the Wales Dragonhearts or Wales A, as they were previously known, against other international opposition. The first proper international match …
The Board of International Rugby League (IRL) has confirmed significant details about the game’s new international calendar and the next two Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League World Cups. After announcing a new look World Cup format and international calendar until 2030 at July’s Board meeting in Singapore, the IRL Board met again this week …
A 20-player squad has been named for the Chairman’s XIII fixture against Cumbria on Friday 13 October at the LEL Arena (7.30pm). The squad includes eight players who were part of the Men’s senior squad in Rugby League World Cup 2021 last Autumn, including Luke Thomas. Thomas is also one of four players who have …
Wales Students’ head coach Craig Fisher has appointed Peter Eccles as his assistant coach and Doug Owen as the Strength and Conditioning Coach. They will take their position alongside their current roles, and will be heavily involved as Wales Students recruit for next year’s Four Nations competition. Eccles, who has worked with Wales before, assisting …
Chris Thomas has been appointed as Wales Masters head coach, and will take up the new role in November. Masters is strictly a social version of the sport and the rules are slightly modified to cater for players over the age of 35. There are no winners, no champions and no cup finals, and every …
