Wales name squad for opening Wheelchair World Cup match

Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has named his 10-player squad to open their Rugby League World Cup campaign this Friday against World Champions France at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield (kick-off 11am). Jones makes just one change from the loss to Australia in the friendly on Saturday, with Lucie Roberts coming into …

Wales men lose to Papua New Guinea to go out of the World Cup

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 36 WALES 0 By Ian Golden in Doncaster Wales crashed out of the men’s World Cup in Doncaster as they lost to Papua New Guinea on a wet and windy night in Doncaster. The Dragons needed a 22-point win to qualify for the quarter-finals and any hope of that deficit being overcome …

Wales take third place in the PDRL World Cup

WALES 32 AUSTRALIA 18 Report by Luke Reynolds, photo by Ashley Allen/Getty Images for RLWC The Wales Physical Disability Rugby League side have emulated the 2013 Wheelchair World Cup side by beating Australia twice in one tournament. Their 32-18 win today in the third-place play-off of the tournament, is in addition to beating the same …

Wales Wheelchair go down to Australia in brutal World Cup warm-up game

Wales Wheelchair have been given the warm up game that they needed ahead of their World Cup campaign as they went down 86-38 to a rampant Australia side. The match was evenly poised for half an hour, but after Wales lost their third player through injury, Australia really had the upper hand and let rip. …

Wales beat Australia for only the third time ever

For only the third time ever, Wales have beaten Australia in a full international rugby league match. The Wales Physical Disability Rugby League side were victorious 34-20 in the PDRL World Cup, nine years after the Wheelchair side beat their Australian counterparts twice in the 2013 Wheelchair World Cup. Wales will now face Australia twice …

Wales Wheelchair name squad to face Australia in Cardiff this Saturday

Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has named an 11-player squad for their Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup warm-up match against Australia this Saturday at Archers Arena in the Cyncoed Campus of Cardiff Metropolitan University (kick-off 2pm). Just Lucie Roberts is unavailable for the clash against the Wheelaroos. She will join the rest of the …

Wales lose to England in their second PDRL World Cup match

Match report and photographs from Luke Reynolds. The Wales Physical Disability Rugby League side put in a brave and battling performance in their second game of their World Cup campaign, but eventually went down 32-6 to a powerful English team. On a bright and sunny Tuesday in Warrington, the Welsh team managed by Craig Fisher …

Wales men go down to Tonga but with pride intact

Report by Barry Andrews at St Helens. Pic: Mark Stringer Tonga picked up their second win of the men’s Rugby League World Cup after a dominant second-half display against Wales, winning 32-6. A hat-trick from Daniel Tupou and one each from David Fifita, Keon Koloamatangi and Tesi Niu gave the Tongans the win in a …

Wales win first ever PDRL international

PDRL WORLD CUP – WALES 28 NEW ZEALAND 26 Match report and photographs from Luke Reynolds. Wales, in their first ever Physical Disability Rugby League international, emulated the Wales men’s side from their inaugural game back in 1908, by beating New Zealand with a try in the last few minutes. The Welsh team, managed by …