Women’s trial session – Saturday 17 February

We are running an open trial session for our women’s team at Cardff University sports fields (CF3 4JN) on Saturday 17 February (10am-2pm). With a World Cup qualifying campaign this Spring, it’s a fantastic opportunity to earn a place in the squad as we aim to qualify for the World Cup for the first time. …

Cymru to face Ireland in World Cup qualifiers

We will renew rivalries with Ireland in a bid to qualify for a first ever Rugby League World Cup. Captain Bethan Dainton and her teammates have been drawn against the Irish and either Italy or Netherlands in group A of the European qualifiers, with teams playing each other once and the nation topping the group …

Draw to be made for European Women’s Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers

Seven European nations will learn their next step for the Women’s Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers tomorrow (Wednesday) when the draw for the group stage of the competition takes place. It will be broadcast live on European Rugby League’s Facebook page at 13.30hrs (UK). The draw will determine the make-up of two groups of three, …

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 …