Craig Fisher appointed as Welsh national PDRL head coach

Craig Fisher has been appointed as the inaugural head coach of the Wales Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) side. The 40-year old has previously been involved in the coaching set-ups with North Wales Origin and Wales Dragonhearts. He has also coached at community level for Hindley ARLFC in Wigan, where he won the Rugby Football …

Clive Sullivan honoured on his birthday with Google Doodle

Clive Sullivan, the first black captain for Great Britain in any sport, has been honoured by the daily Google Doodle on the day that would have been his 78th birthday. The Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures. It …

Wales Rugby League invite elite female athletes to apply for talent ID selection

As part of the identification process for the Women’s international Rugby League Squad, Wales Rugby League are inviting elite athletes from all sports who have international or representative honours to apply for trial and testing. In an historic first for Women’s Rugby League, Wales will be taking on England at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, home …

Conwy Celts make return to community game

As part of the continued strategic development partnership between Wales Rugby League (WRL) and North Wales Crusaders, Conwy Celts will rejoin the community game in North Wales after a four-year absence.

Coleg y Cymoedd invite 16-18 year olds to begin their path to Super League

Coleg y Cymoedd are encouraging any 16-18 year-old rugby players, boys and girls, who want to join a rugby league academy with a clear pathway to play in Super League, to register their interest now for a course that will start in September 2021. The Wales Rugby League National Development Academy is now partnered with …

Wales Wheelchair announce squad for the Celtic Cup

By Barry Andrews Wales Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones has announced his squad for the Celtic Cup after holding a successful camp in March. A 17-person train on squad was announced in March but this has now been cut down to 15. The named squad includes four potential debutants, one of whom in …

Wales Women to move into top class international training base at USW

Wales Rugby League’s women international side move into their new training base at the University of South Wales (USW) in Trefforest this Sunday, when they return for the first time in 16 months. Wales are preparing for a full international test match against England at Warrington’s Halliwell Jones Stadium on Friday 25th June, which will …