Wheelchair RL - Wales Rugby League

WRL accredited with insport Ribbon Award from Disability Sport Wales.

by Behind the Scenes, Wheelchair RL November 26, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League have been accredited with the insport Ribbon Award from Disability Sport Wales. The insport standards are a part of the broader insport project, which aims to support physical activity, sport and leisure organisations to deliver provision inclusively of disabled people. The Ribbon marks the first phase of a commitment to inclusivity, with …

Torfaen Tigers to compete in Wheelchair Rugby League’s Peacock Cup

by Community RL, North Wales, Wheelchair RL November 25, 2020Comments are Disabled

Torfaen Tigers have been named as the fifth and final team that has been selected to participate in the 2021 Peacock Cup. The Peacock Cup is a charity wheelchair rugby league tournament hosted by North Wales Crusaders in aid of Hope House Children’s Hospice in the memory of Crusaders supporter, Thomas Jones who sadly passed …

Wales Rugby League officially cancel 2020 season

by Community RL, COVID-19 Updates, Juniors, Masters RL, North Wales, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Students, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL, WRL Premier League September 9, 2020September 9, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 rugby league season in Wales with immediate effect. This decision was taken after consulting all of the community rugby league clubs in an emergency meeting held on Tuesday night, and the WRL board have been informed. Further more, no structured …

Alana Sargent appointed first Head of Wheelchair RL Match Officials in Wales

by Community RL, Match Officials, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL July 29, 2020July 29, 2020Comments are Disabled

Alana Sargent has made history for the third time after being appointed the first ever Head of Wheelchair Rugby League Match Officials for Wales Rugby League. The Ferndale-based 37 year old was appointed head coach of the Wales Wheelchair side in 2014, after a spell in charge of Swindon St George, becoming WRL’s first ever …

Crusaders launch a PDRL team

by Community RL, North Wales, Wheelchair RL July 25, 2020Comments are Disabled

North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair Rugby League and Disability Sports Club are forming their own physical disability rugby league (PDRL) team, aiming to compete in the 2021 season.

Do you want to play Wheelchair Rugby League for Wales?

by Community RL, Wheelchair RL July 21, 2020July 21, 2020Comments are Disabled

Following today’s Rugby League World Cup 2021 fixtures announcement, Lyndon Price, the Wales Wheelchair side’s assistant coach and the South and East Wales Wheelchair Rugby League insport Development Officer, is advertising for new players. Wheelchair Rugby League in South Wales is about to enter its most exciting time to date, working in partnership with insport …

Wales men's team captain Elliot Kear models some of the new kit

Wales’ fixtures announced for RLWC2021

by International RL, Wheelchair RL July 21, 2020July 21, 2020Comments are Disabled

The Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) tournament organisers have today revealed the much-anticipated fixture schedule for what promises to be the biggest and best World Cup in the history of the sport as the men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams all compete at the same time in a major sporting first. Wales will be represented …

WRL appoint lead Wheelchair RL development officers in North and South Wales

by Community RL, Wheelchair RL July 16, 2020Comments are Disabled

Wales’ Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones and assistant coach Lyndon Price have been appointed as the WRL’s new lead Wheelchair RL development officers. The move follows WRL’s recent acceptance into Disability Sport Wales’ insport programme, one of 26 Welsh sporting governing bodies who are members. Jones and Price were appointed in their roles …

COVID-19 update

by Community RL, COVID-19 Updates, International RL, Juniors, Masters RL, Match Officials, North Wales, Schools RL, Semi Professional Clubs, Students, Wheelchair RL, Womens RL, WRL Premier League July 13, 2020July 18, 2020Comments are Disabled

As a result of the statement from the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, Wales Rugby League will soon be releasing a ‘phased Return to play strategy’ for all outdoor forms of Rugby League and also an action plan for all the community clubs to follow. There will be further meetings for WRL with both …

Torfaen Tigers launch Wheelchair Rugby League side

by Community RL, Wheelchair RL July 10, 2020July 10, 2020Comments are Disabled

By Barry Andrews Torfaen Tigers have announced the launch of a Wheelchair Rugby League team and will be looking to compete in a proposed South Wales based league in 2021. This follows the news earlier this week that Wales Rugby League have become one of the 26 National Governing bodies accepted onto Disability Sport Wales’ …