The fixtures for the 2020 RFL Southern Conference season have been released, with Valley Cougars and Torfaen Tigers being Wales’ two representatives in the five team “West Division”. The two Welsh sides will open the season by facing each other on the weekend of Saturday 2 May at The Park in Nelson. Other Welsh derbies …
Wales Wheelchair and North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair head coach Steve Jones has won the first Wheelchair Rugby League Coach of the Year Award. Jones (pictured) had an outstanding 2019 with club and country. He coached North Wales Crusaders to a creditable third in the Wheelchair Super League, only behind Grand Finalists Leeds Rhinos and Halifax, …
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Wales Rugby League fans will be looking forward to an autumn trip to Spain, following the draw for the 2020 European Championships that was made today. This, the 34th edition of the European Championships, is returning to the six-team two-group format that was popular in four tournaments in the early part of this century, with …
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Wales Rugby League will soon be holding a trial for the upcoming campaign for the Wales U19 international side. This trial will take place on Saturday 22nd February at the Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellent at Ystrad Mynach from midday. If you wish to take part, please can you complete the attached form. If you …
The draw will take place in Serbia on Friday evening (7pm, CET 8pm) for the expanded men’s 2020 European Championships, which will feature four levels of competition for the first time. In the senior Championship, holders France, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, who last won the Championship in 2015, will be joined by Italy and, for …
Wales Rugby League have appointed James Jones as their new Head of Match Officials, whilst Rob Apsee has been appointed as the new WRL Match Officials Appointments Officer. Jones, 41, has been Wales’ leading match official for a number of years after transferring over from rugby union in 2013. Once the second choice referee to …
Wales Rugby League’s men’s and wheelchair teams have discovered who they will face at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
Two free coaching courses will take place at Sport Wales on Sundays January 26th and February 9th from 10am until 4pm on each day. There will be a grade 1 match officials’ course and a Wales’ first ever level 1 coaching course. UPDATE – The coaches course is now full. You can go on a …
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Wales Rugby League’s new schools competition for 2020 kicks off this month with the first round of games in a straight knock-out tournament. The winners of each year then go through to the national knock-out rounds with the Year 7 national final being at Wembley Stadium. The WRL have held Champion Schools tournaments over the …
Wales Wheelchair rugby league’s captain Stuart Williams and head coach Steve Jones, are both up for honours at the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League awards on Friday 31st January at Emerald Headingley in Leeds. Williams, who is also Wales’ top test try scorer with 41, is one of eight players who have been nominated for the …
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