Wales Rugby League are proud to announce that our Wheelchair side have been selected as the hosts for the 2019 Four Nations. It’s only the fourth time this tournament has been held, with Wales taking runners-up sport to England in both 2012 in Hull and 2016 in Rochdale and the wooden spoon in 2014 in …
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The first women’s open-age club rugby league match in Wales will take place this Saturday when Cardiff Blue Dragons host Rhondda Outlaws at Glamorgan Wanderers RFC (kick-off 1pm). Cardiff named their side following training on Wednesday evening and they can’t wait for this encounter, which will be played before the men’s game between the two …
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Wales have been chosen as one of the eight competing sides for the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The Welsh will be competing in their third World Cup, after taking third place in 2013 and fifth in 2017. Wheelchair Celtic Cup winners for the last four years with a 100% record against Scotland and …
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Wales Wheelchair claimed their fourth Rugby League Celtic Cup title in as many years after easily seeing off Scotland and Ireland in Halifax on Saturday. Like in previous years, it was a three-game one-day tournament, all 80-minute matches. Wales’ two victories means that they still have a 100% record in the competition with eight wins. …
PIC – Brian inducts Dai Watkins into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame, earlier in 2018. As 2018 draws to a close I wanted to thank everyone for their support to Wales Rugby League during the year. After returning home from RLWC2017, we faced questions about our strategy and direction following some very tough …
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The North Wales Crusaders wheelchair rugby team recently raised £1,200 in memory of Thomas Jones. The nephew of player Harry Jones, grandson of coach Steve Jones and son of youth coach Sophie Jones, died in May aged just three years old. In a fundraiser event for Charity Hope House, NW Crusaders gathered four Wheelchair Rugby …
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The former Wales Rugby League board member Martin Roscommon Roddy MBE sadly passed away on Monday night aged 63 following a 20-month battle with cancer. His wife Tessa made the following announcement early on Wednesday morning… “Poppet Martin Roddy passed away peacefully at 22:06 on Monday 2nd July 2018. It was how we had hoped …
Mark Andrew Jones, the team manager of Wales’ wheelchair side, won the Volunteer of the Year award at last night’s Wrexham Sports Awards. Jones, who is also known as MAJ, holds the same position with North Wales Crusaders’ wheelchair team. He has been involved with both teams since their inceptions and has been instrumental in …
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WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP FIRST ROUND NORTH WALES CRUSADERS 84 HULL FC 44 Some people may take a second look when they see that North Wales Crusaders have beaten Hull FC 84-44 in an open age Challenge Cup game but that’s exactly what happened on Saturday afternoon in Wrexham. However this wasn’t the running …
The Wales Wheelchair Rugby League Squad have today retained the Celtic Cup in Stirling, beating Scotland Rugby League 72-0 and Rugby League Ireland 51-6. The opening match was a loss for the hosts Scotland, with Ireland winning 26-16. Against Scotland, Andrew Higgins led the way six tries and nine goals, Mark Williams scored a hat-trick …
