The squads have been named for the eighth Wheelchair Celtic Cup, which takes place at the Oriam Performance Centre, Edinburgh on Sunday. Wales are the holders, having won all the seven tournaments they have entered, Ireland beating Scotland in the inaugural encounter in 2015. The Welsh, whose opening game against Ireland will be their 50th …
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The fixtures for the inaugural Wales Rugby League Wheelchair Invitational League have been announced, with the first matches to be held in the Welsh capital at Cardiff City House of Sport on Saturday 6 August. The ethos around this new league is for the growth and development of the sport, not only in Wales, but …
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Ian Golden, Harry Jones and Andy Morgan review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: SW Pix. Rhys Williams scored a brace of tries for Salford Red Devils as they maintained their place in the Betfred Super League play-off places with a win at Castleford Tigers. That brings Rhys up …
Ian Golden, Harry Jones and Andy Morgan review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Cornwall Sports Media. Both of Wales’ Wheelchair sides were in action on Saturday. In the day’s early kick-off, Torfaen Tigers took on former Super League side, Hereford Harriers in the second of their three league …
In one of the busiest days of the season for Welsh rugby league, there’s so much to enjoy throughout Wales today, and even over the border in England too. There’s a triple header of rugby league action in Abertillery with two internationals and one representative match. First up is the encounter between Wales U16 and their …
Ian Golden, Harry Jones and Andy Morgan review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Ian Lovell. Cardiff Demons qualified for the quarter-finals of the Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup after running eight tries past Featherstone Rovers. All 17 players were Welsh qualified with Molly Reardon, Rosie Carr, Eleri Michael, Kaitlin …
By Harry Jones North Wales Crusaders claimed their first piece of silverware of the season last Sunday as they won their fifth consecutive Peacock Cup in Wrexham. The Peacock Cup is a tournament celebrating the life of Crusaders supporter Thomas Jones who sadly passed away just days after his third birthday back in 2018. Thomas, …
Ian Golden and Andy Morgan review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Echoing their performances in last year’s Women’s Super League 9s, Cardiff Demons again finished second in their group, but were close to getting top spot. They beat Salford Red Devils 26-4 and Bradford Bulls 32-8 before narrowly losing …
New Wales Wheelchair Rugby League side head coach Alan Caron has released his first squad since taking over the role, selecting 11 players to travel to Scotland for the Celtic Cup next month. This will be the eighth edition of the Celtic Cup. The gruelling one-day tournament, which sees Wales, Scotland and Ireland play consecutive …
Today marks the 10-year anniversary since the first domestic Wheelchair Rugby League took place in Wales, as on May 11, 2013, North Wales Crusaders played their inaugural Wheelchair match as they hosted and defeated Swindon St. George 26-6 at Deeside Leisure Centre. Over the last decade, North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League and Disability Sports …
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