Wales plan for a women’s side for the 2021 World Cup with regional competitions to start this year

Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce plans for its first ever open-age female competition as they aim to field a side in the 2021 Women’s Rugby League World Cup. A South Wales-based three-game East v West Origin series will be played over the summer, with those playing earning regional representative caps. A training squad …

St Joesph’s win second North Wales girls fixture

St Joseph’s Roman Catholic and Anglican High School defeated Darland High School Girls 16-14 in the second North Wales female Rugby League fixture late last week. The game was played between girls in year 10 and 11 and it was another thriller of a game played under lights on the superb all-weather surface at Glyndwr …

First North Wales girls game played

Two High Schools from North East Wales broke new ground on Thursday by playing a game of Girls Rugby League. Elfed High School from Buckley played hosts to St Joseph’s High School of Wrexham in a game of Touch played under lights on the Elfed’s all-weather pitch. The game was played over four quarters to …

Wales appoint Alana Sargent as Wheelchair Coach

Wales Rugby League have made history by naming a female head coach for a predominantly male national side. This is after Alana Sargent has been named as head coach of the Wales Wheelchair side that will compete in this September’s Four Nations in Medway, Kent on September 13th and 14th and ultimately the 2017 World …

Wales’ first ladies’ team starts

South Wales Scorpions launched their ladies team on Monday with the first ever taster training session in Treforest. Thirteen ladies, enough to form a team if needed, were taught the basics of Rugby League by club captain Neil Dallimore and top try scorer Steve Parry, while Strength and Conditioning coach Dean Fouache tested their fitness. …

Girls Rugby League kicks off in Wales

Last Friday saw the first ever school girls rugby league game to be played in Wales. The participants were Tre gib (Llandeilo) and Dyffryn Taf (Whitland) Schools. The game was played under slightly modified rugby league rules, though the game proved to be of an exciting, fast flowing and hard hitting spectacle. Tre gib came …