Ian Golden looks back at how our elite players fared last weekend. The match of the weekend was in Caerphilly when Crusaders Celts edged out Cardiff Blue Dragons 41-40 in the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League. The match ended up as a battle between the two experienced internationals in Scott Trigg-Turner, Wales’ newly appointed co-captain, and …
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Ian Golden rounds up last weekend’s elite action for Wales internationals and hopefuls… Wales Women’s captain Bethan Dainton is returning to Wembley Stadium. A year after her Leeds Rhinos’ side lost to St Helens, she will have a chance to put things right after they beat Wigan Warriors last weekend in the Women’s Challenge Cup …
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Ian Golden and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s action that featured Welsh internationals and hopefuls. North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair claimed a victory in their first-ever meeting against Edinburgh Giants. They were also the first ever non-Scottish side to take on the Giants up in Scottish capital. The Crusaders came back from an 8-0 early …
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Ian Golden rounds up last weekend’s action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Jude Ferreira was the star of the week, scoring four tries to lead Hunslet to a 26-18 win over Keighley Cougars. His team-mate, Billy Walkley continued his amazing scoring run, running in two tries for Keighley but it wasn’t enough this week, as …
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Words: Ian Golden, Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Cardiff Demons won three out of three in Warrington in the third annual Super League Women’s 9s to qualify for finals day in July. In their first match against Hull Kingston Rovers, the Demons won 33-6, opening the scoring after three minutes through a Sioned Young try. Rovers …
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By Ian Golden at Cardiff University Sports Park. Pic – Tracey Lintern, Penallta Photographics Wales Women Rugby League are one step closer to joining the sport’s wheelchair side into the 2026 World Cup finals, after beating Ireland 28-10 in their first qualifying match on Saturday afternoon. The Women’s, Men’s and Wheelchair World Cups will all …
Wales Women begin their 2026 Rugby League World Cup campaign this Saturday when they take on Ireland at Cardiff University Sports Park in Llanrumney (kick-off 2.45pm). It’s the first of two matches in a three-team group, the other team being the winner of the Italy v Netherlands game that also takes place on Saturday. Ireland …
Ian Golden reports on the weekend’s events featuring Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Ben Challis. Billy Walkley had the performance of the week, scoring his first-ever first team hat-trick of tries, leading Keighley Cougars to an 82-6 win at Newcastle Thunder in League 1. That’s seven tries in the last three matches for the former …
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It was all good news for the captains last weekend, with Bethan Dainton, Gary Preece and Elliot Kear all scoring tries as they led their sides to important victories, as Ian Golden and Harry Jones reports… In the Women’s Challenge Cup, the favourites all won their games. Leeds Rhinos beat Warrington Wolves 70-10 with Dainton …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones look at the last weekend’s elite action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Saturday in Wigan saw the RFL Wheelchair Rugby League season launch with a press call and a 4s event. Jodie Boyd-Ward captained the Leeds Rhinos Super League team, whilst also coaching one of the Rhinos’ development side. …
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