Gwylio’r Cymry – first trophy of the season awarded

The first RFL domestic trophy of the season was competed for last Saturday with Castleford Tigers winning the Wheelchair Challenge Trophy, beating North Wales Crusaders 4-0 in the final. The sides had already drawn 0-0 in the group stages. Pic: TSME Photography. It was an all-day event where 52 10-minute matches were played by 15 sides …

Wales officially confirmed for the 2026 Wheelchair World Cup

It’s official – the Wales Wheelchair side will compete in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup in Australia. International Rugby League this morning officially confirmed the names of six of the eight participants for the tournament with Wales joining 2022 winners England, 2026 hosts Australia and 2022 runners-up England, as we reached the semi-finals of …

Wales Wheelchair name Celtic Cup training squad

Wales have named a 14-player squad to prepare for the Celtic Cup on May 24th when they’ll take on Scotland and Ireland in Cardiff in the action-packed full-day event. This squad will then be reduced to 10 players ahead of matchday. Brogan Evans of Salford Red Devils, one of three potential debutants, could be the …

Women’s Championship kicks off – Gwylio’r Cymry

Words: Ian Golden, Pic: Adam Tate The Women’s Championship season kicked off last weekend with Cardiff Demons and London Broncos playing in the main competition for the first time after a few years in the south. London won last year’s southern competition after beating Cardiff in the final, and the two sides met in round …

Gwylio’r Cymry – Welsh internationals perform well again

Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the latest action from our Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com. There were no shocks in the Challenge Cup last weekend as our Championship players performed well against Super League opposition. Widnes Vikings went out at home to Warrington Wolves, pushing the Super League club all the …

Gwylio’r Cymry – Welsh success at the weekend

The Super League Reserves kicked off last weekend with a number of our up-and-coming stars featuring. Sam Grice was successful in the Castleford Tigers side that beat Finn Yates‘ Salford Red Devils. Luke Thomas starred in Warrington Wolves’ win over Wakefield Trinity, whilst Lewis Owens helped Bradford Bulls to a win over Hull FC. Back to …

Torfaen top after Wheelchair league openers

Torfaen Tigers top the WRL Wheelchair Development League after the first round of matches at University of South Wales on Sunday afternoon. The Pontypool-based side beat newcomers Swindon St George 56-6 in the second match of the double-header, which was enough to see them rise above North Wales Crusaders, who had beaten Cardiff Blue Dragons …

Two sides launched in Caerphilly on St David’s Day

It was a happy St David’s Day for rugby league in the Caerphilly County Borough when not one but two new rugby league sides launched today. In Ystrad Mynach, South Wales Jets launched their U14 girls side, whilst at Caerphilly Leisure Centre, it was the first ever training session for the new Aber Valley Wolves Wheelchair …

Celtic Cup to be held in Cardiff for the first time

The Wheelchair Celtic Cup is to be held in South Wales for the first time, when Wales, Scotland and Ireland clash at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Archers Arena on Saturday 24 May. In the Celtic Cup, each nation plays each other once during the course of a day, meaning fans are able to enjoy three complete 80-minute …