Jodie Boyd-Ward has been named as Wales Wheelchair captain for the Celtic Cup matches against Scotland and Ireland this Saturday at Archer’s Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University (kick-off 11am). The 32-year-old, who was co-captain on Wales’ tour to USA last year, went on to lead Leeds Rhinos to their Super League title win in 2024. She …
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Harry Jones will become the first Wales Wheelchair international to officiate at the Celtic Cup, when he takes the part of second referee in the Scotland v Ireland match at Archer’s Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University on Saturday 24 May. This will be game two of the one-day tournament, which is sandwiched between Wales v Scotland …
Brogan Evans is set to make international rugby league history when she plays for the Wales Wheelchair side against Ireland and Scotland in the Celtic Cup at Archers Arena, Cardiff Metropolitan University on Saturday 24 May. The 29-year-old previously won a cap for the Wales women’s rugby league in 2023 when she played against England. Now, …
Harry Jones and Ian Golden report on how Wales’ internationals and hopefuls got on last weekend. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com. It looks likely that there will be a Welsh winner at the Women’s Challenge Cup Final on Saturday 7th June, after Wigan Warriors and St Helens qualified with semi-final wins last weekend. The semi-finals have …
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Harry Jones and Ian Golden report on how Wales’ internationals and hopefuls got on last weekend… In the Wheelchair Challenge Cup, Jodie Boyd-Ward captained her Leeds Rhinos squad as they managed to sneak out a narrow 48-44 victory at Hull FC. She scored a try in each half to get her team a spot in …
In the clash between the top two sides in the league, the battle was as everyone expected, with Torfaen Tigers excelling in both attack and defence to achieve a hard-fought 44-26 win over North Wales Crusaders in a classic game of Wheelchair Rugby League. The scores were level at half-time and rightly so as …
Connor Davies got the better of his twin brother Curtis Davies in a rare battle between the two in the RFL Championship. Connor’s Halifax Panthers beat London Broncos, with Huw Worthington and Matt Ross also in the Broncos side. Mike Butt scored a try for Widnes Vikings but couldn’t prevent defeat at York Knights. Matty Fozard, …
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Torfaen Tigers remain top of the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League after beating Cardiff Blue Dragons 48-10 in Cwmbran on Sunday. The home side, who played the whole game with the same five players, were dominant for most of the encounter with Jamie Reynolds going over for their first try on three minutes before Scott …
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 …
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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 …
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