What Wales has to do to qualify for the 2026 Women’s World Cup

If Wales win two matches in the middle of 2024, they will qualify for the 2026 Women’s Rugby League World Cup. That’s the easy scenario for us, revealed today after International Rugby League announced details of the qualifying process and guiding principles for determining women’s berths at the event.   The IRL Women’s World Cup 2026, …

Women’s international to be streamed in Australasia and Oceania

NOVOSPORTS and Rugby League Commercial are pleased to announce two more games from this weekend’s festival of internationals in Leeds will be broadcast into Australasia and Oceania. Novosports has the rights to the third and final Test of the historic first series between England and Tonga, which will be beamed from AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium …

Wales squad named for France trip this Sunday

Wales Women’s coach Tom Brindle has named a 19-player squad to travel to Carcassonne to face France this Sunday (kick-off 3pm local time). After two years away, Lowri Norkett-Morgan returns to the Wales side following a successful stint in international rugby union, whilst former captain Shaunni Davies returns after last playing internationally in mid-2021 before …

Capten Cymru: Bethan Dainton

Bethan Dainton has been named the new captain of Wales ahead of the upcoming international matches against France and England. The 35-year-old from Hengoed made her Wales RL debut in 2022 against England, becoming the fourth woman to be a dual-code international, having won eight caps for Wales in rugby union between 2016 and 2021. …

Wales Women to take on France next week

Wales women will play a second senior international this autumn after it was announced we will travel to the Stade Albert Domec in Carcassonne to face France on Sunday 29 October (kick off 3pm, local time). After winning the European Championship B last season, beating Italy and Ireland, Wales head coach Tom Brindle knows that this …

Gwylio’r Cymry/Welsh Watch: Mis Hydref 7-8

Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the penultimate weekend of the 2023 elite domestic season, looking at Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Pic: David Gibson It was always guaranteed that there would be a Welsh winner in the RFL men’s Championship Final, selection pending of course, as Wales internationals faced up to each other in last …

Gwylio’r Cymry/Welsh Watch: Mis Medi 22-24

Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. North Wales Crusaders ‘A’ took the RFL Wheelchair Championship North title on Saturday after beating York giving them a 100 per cent record in the English season and their first ever league trophy. The Crusaders held a slender …

Gwylio’r Cymry/Welsh Watch: Mis Medi 8-10

Ian Golden reviews the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: SW Pix Leeds Rhinos secured third place in the Women’s Super League final table after beating fourth-placed Wigan Warriors 24-0. Bethan Dainton was once again part of the Rhinos side, with Carys Marsh starting for Wigan. Leigh Leopards missed out …