Wales men to take on Jamaica in October

Wales will take on Jamaica in a senior men’s rugby league international at The Lextan Gnoll in Neath on Tuesday 15th October (kick-off 7.30pm). The match takes place a week before we start our Men’s World Cup qualifying campaign and four days before Jamaica fly to Canada for their next match. We face Serbia in …

East v West U16 on Saturday

The postponed first games of the U16 East Wales v West Wales Origin season take place this Saturday 22nd February at Cardiff University Sports Park. East U16s Development Vs West U16s Development – Kick off 12pm (30 Minutes each way) East U16s Origin Vs West U16s Origin – Kick off 1.30pm (30 Minutes each way) Gates Open 11:30 Adults: £5 …

Fin Yates makes his Super League debut

Our weekly round-up of how our Welsh internationals and hopefuls performed in the elite leagues. Words: Ian Golden, Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Fin Yates, after making his Wales debut against Jamaica last year, played in Super League for the first time on Saturday when he starred for Salford Red Devils at St Helens. He became …

1975 World Championship players honoured

Fifty years since the historic 1975 Rugby League World Championship was celebrated last Saturday when many of the surviving players from the Wales and England sides, along with over 400 other guests, gathered in Bradford in a lunch organised by the Rugby League Lions Association. The tournament was the first to feature Wales and England …

Men’s Challenge Cup round-up 2025 R3

The men’s Rugby League Challenge Cup entered the Third Round stage last weekend, where the Super League sides entered the fray. Here’s how our players fared. Pic: RL Pix. Widnes Vikings had to come back from behind three times against North Wales Crusaders in their 26-20 win in Colwyn Bay. Rhys Williams led the way …

East take the spoils in the first U14 Origin game of the year

East Wales U14 came back from a 16-12 half-time deficit to beat West Wales 36-22 at Cardiff University Sports Park. Led by enthusiastic captain Mason Lloyd, who scored two tries and Torfaen Tigers’ Sam Kings, who scored a hat-trick, the East Wales side fought hard for their win against a West side who were in …

East v West U14 on Saturday

The postponed first games of the U14 East Wales v West Wales Origin season take place this Saturday 8th February at Cardiff University Sports Park. East U14s Development Vs West U14s Development – Kick off 12:00 (30 Minutes each way) East U14s Origin Vs West U14s Origin U14s Origin – Kick off 13:30 (30 Minutes …

Gwylio’r Cymry – mixed fortunes for Welsh in cups.

Words: Ian Golden, Pic: Harry Lowery The 1895 Cup kicked off last weekend with North Wales Crusaders cruising to their second big win in successive weeks, this time winning 60-0 at Newcastle Thunder. Welsh-qualified Paddy Jones was in the Crusaders side with George Birch playing for Thunder. Elsewhere in the competition, which only had three …

Celtic Cup to be held in Cardiff for the first time

The Wheelchair Celtic Cup is to be held in South Wales for the first time, when Wales, Scotland and Ireland clash at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Archers Arena on Saturday 24 May. In the Celtic Cup, each nation plays each other once during the course of a day, meaning fans are able to enjoy three complete 80-minute …

Men’s Challenge Cup round-up 2025 R2

Words – Ian Golden. Pic – Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com The men’s Betfred Challenge Cup reached its second round stage last weekend, and there was a lot of Welsh international presence. Our own North Wales Crusaders, who fielded Paddy Jones, sailed into the third round with a 52-0 win at Cornwall. The home side had …