Wales Wheelchair coach Steve Jones breaks record and looks forward to Australia clash

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Wales Wheelchair RL head coach Stephen Jones beat a long-standing coaching record a fortnight ago when he took charge of his 26th Welsh international. From 1991-2000, Clive Griffiths was head coach of the Wales men’s side and led them to semi-finals of two Rugby League World Cups. When he stood down, following a classic World …

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Wales v New Zealand kicks off the first ever PDRL World Cup on Sunday

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Wales will kick off the first ever Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup this Sunday when they take on New Zealand at Victoria Park in Warrington (kick-off 2pm). The PDRL World Cup is an exhibition event, which is being held during this year’s showpiece tournament – The Rugby League World Cup 2021. The four-team …

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Two years of Salford partnership celebrated as Wales build for the future

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Salford Red Devils and Wales Rugby League are celebrating the two-year anniversary of their talent pathway partnership. Three players joined the reserve squad from the same partnership last season and a further three will be joining the club for the 2023 campaign. Finley Yates, Billy Walkley and Scott Pritchard already have reserves contracts, with Kieran …

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Wales unfortunate in 18-12 defeat against the Cook Islands

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Report by Andy Morgan, photo by Alex Livesey Wales fell to an 18-12 defeat in their first game of this year’s men’s Rugby League World Cup, but could have clinched a draw at the very end after a Rhodri Lloyd interception set up a final set of six that nearly resulted in a potential leveller. …

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Wales Wheelchair Stephen Jones happy with Ireland performance as World Cup beckons

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Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has confirmed that no injuries were picked up in the 67-52 warm-up win over Ireland last Saturday, so the 12-player train-on squad that was named last month is confirmed as the actual squad for the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The victory was Wales’ seventh in the last eight …

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Clive Sullivan documentary to be screened by BBC1 Wales

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This Wednesday on BBC1 at 10.40pm sees the launch of a new documentary about one of Wales and Great Britain’s greatest-ever rugby league players, Clive Sullivan MBE. “Clive Sullivan: Rugby League Legend” is half an hour in length, has been created by “Cardiff Productions” and “Jams and Mr B Productions”, and it sees former footballer, …

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Wales win two from three as women take Euro title

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All three Wales elite international sides played at the same time for the first time today, with Wales women picking up silverware. There were mixed results for our wheelchair and men’s sides as they prepare for the Rugby League World Cup… WOMEN’S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP B NORTH IRELAND 4 WALES 44 Ian Golden at Donnybrook, Dublin …

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Wales to play three matches at the same time this Saturday

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Wales will field all three elite international sides at the same time this Saturday as the men, women and wheelchair squads are all in action. The Wales women’s side have an honour to aim for. If they beat Ireland at Donnybrook (kick-off 3pm), they’ll lift the first ever Women’s European Championship B North trophy. Wales …

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