Wales are ranked number three in the world as the official International Rugby League (IRL) Wheelchair Rugby League World Rankings are issued for the very first time. The world rankings only consider full international matches played over the past four-year period, and are based upon the result of the game and the strength of the …
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With 500 days to go until the opening fixture of Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), tournament organisers have announced that Wales’ men’s squad will be based in Preston and the wheelchair squad will locate themselves in Sheffield for next year’s tournament.
Please find below our latest guidelines to rugby league training in Wales. Click on either graphic to enlarge…
After no less than 32,232 votes were cast, the fans have voted for their Wales Dragonhearts Team of the Decade. There was a lot of fierce rivalry in most of the positions, with some leads changing hands regularly. So we thought it would be good to name a first and second XIII to honour those …
Cardiff-born Marc Lovering has joined the non-executive board of directors at Wales Rugby League. Lovering works at the Rugby Football League in England as the Director of Participation and Development, and has always maintained a keen interest in rugby league in his country. He said: “I am delighted to be given the opportunity to join …
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Wales Rugby League have launched their new training T-shirt with the profits going to the NHS. Made by the WRL’s official clothing suppliers VX3, the exclusive limited edition T-shirt is priced at just £30 for adult sizes and £25 for children, with £7.50 from the sale of each shirt going directly to the NHS. All …
Following the announcement that the 2020 Coral Challenge Cup Final will be postponed from its scheduled Wembley date of July 18, the RFL today confirms the cancellation of the Warners Champion Schools competitions. A number of Welsh schools were still involved in the knockout stages of this RFL-run competition, including the Year 7 road to …
For the last two weeks, the general public have been invited to vote on their Dream WRL XIII and World Cup squad. Here were the results and how it compares to Ian Golden’s selection that was published in late April… These were the voting rules… Only players who had won 10 full Wales or 10 …
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Wales Rugby League’s head of communications and historian, Ian Golden, reviews Carolyn Hitt’s BBC documentary and explains why he felt a few more minutes screentime would have added to the story. So who watched last night’s BBC2 documentary “Codebreakers”? If you didn’t, you missed a treat, but don’t worry, you can still see it on …
Wales Rugby League have proposed to England that they face each other in a double header later in the year to celebrate and honour the NHS and key workers in each country. In addition, WRL CEO Gareth Kear has confirmed that if we are out of lockdown by the autumn and it’s safe to play …
