West Wales Raiders finally celebrated winning a professional match to end a 44-game losing run. The Raiders, who took over the South Wales Scorpions two years’ earlier, had lost all 15 of their Betfred League 1 matches this season before a 44-16 win against Coventry Bears in Llanelli. They made a nonsense of that record …
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Wales captain Elliot Kear believes the elite train-on squad will provide a long-term vision, allowing the team to build momentum ahead of the 2021 World Cup. A 35-man elite train-on squad was announced earlier today and will be used by head coach John Kear for selection over the next two years. Wales travel to Australia …
Wales have been chosen as one of the eight competing sides for the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The Welsh will be competing in their third World Cup, after taking third place in 2013 and fifth in 2017. Wheelchair Celtic Cup winners for the last four years with a 100% record against Scotland and …
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Wales head coach John Kear has named an elite train-on squad for the next two years. Kear will use the 35-man elite train-on squad to select players for this autumn’s 9s World Cup and next year’s European Championship. The elite train-on squad has been created for 2019 and 2020 to bring together a pool of …
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Wales Rugby League will also be applying to participate in a 2021 Women’s Emerging Nations Rugby League World Cup. In the female game, this would be the first such competition to underpin the main tournament, whose eight competitors were announced this morning. Wales are just launching an international side with its first clubs, Cardiff Blue …
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Wales under 16 head coach Lee Crooks has named an initial 17-man squad for this autumn’s international match against England on Saturday 31st August (venue TBC). The players were chosen following a final trial match in Ystrad Mynach last week which pitted sides chosen from the initial north and south trial locations, the northern-based outfit …
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North Wales Crusaders Community has recently delivered its community educational programme which was led by Conrad Anderson. The programme started by attending Ysgol Cefn Mawr during it’s “Healthy Living Week” where Anderson delivered short workshops on rugby league ball skills. These short sessions were delivered to Keystage 1 and Keystage 2 children. Commenting on the …
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Sunday 7th July 2019 sees the first day of the Junior Origin Series. Origin matches are the first step for a player on a representative pathway that could one day see them win full Welsh international honours. Check out the links below that will be updated as the games progress. The South v North U16 …
Wales Rugby League international Ian Newbury has been appointed as the new head coach of Wales Dragonhearts, the representative side for the community rugby league game in Wales. The 32-year old played three times for the Dragonhearts in 2013, scoring four tries, before winning his lone full cap in 2016 in Wales’ drawn friendly match …
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There will be a Masters Rugby League Event at Rhyl RUFC on Saturday July 27th from 11am until 2pm. Masters Rugby League is a game for those aged 35 and over. Rugby league’s Laws of the Game apply except for amendments made by the governing bodies. There are slight differences between the laws, but the general …
