Former Wales and Great Britain international winger Roy Francis became the 136th entrant into the “Welsh Sports Hall of Fame” last night. The citation to induct Francis was read by Carolyn Hitt, the presenter and producer of the recent BBC Wales documentary “Rugby’s Codebreakers”. The award was received by Roy’s son Geoff. Francis became famous …
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Wales captain Craig Kopczak has announced his retirement from international rugby league. The current skipper of Salford Red Devils, the 31-year old has also turned out for Bradford Bulls, Halifax and Huddersfield Giants in this, his 13th season in the professional game. Wales heritage #442, he made his debut on October 28th 2007 in Wales’ 50-10 …
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Wales Rugby League are saddened to hear that our former World Cup head coach Les Pearce died yesterday, Saturday 21st April 2018, aged 94. Pearce coached Wales throughout 1975, a record breaking year for the country where we played 10 international matches, two in the European Championship and then eight in the World Cup. Four of those …
Former Wakefield Trinity, St Helens and Wales International Anthony Walker has been appointed as the new head coach of the Wales under 19 rugby league side. He will lead the under 19s in the forthcoming European Championships and will remain as head coach of the side until at least December 2020. The 26-year old retired …
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North Wales Crusaders’ Tommy Johnson will be the first player to make 150 appearances for a professional Welsh club when he takes to the field against Oldham this afternoon. The closest player to reaching the milestone previously was Christiaan Roets, who recently retired and made 148 appearances during his spells with Crusaders and South Wales …
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Wales Rugby League held their annual cap presentation night at the University of South Wales on Saturday evening where almost 100 regional and international caps were handed out to players who took to the field in 2017. First the players who took part in the annual East v West Wales games were rewarded. East Wales …
LUKE Briscoe crossed four times as Featherstone booked their place in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup’s fifth round, the Rovers sweeping aside North Wales 66-6 in a 13-try demolition. Despite making a slow start to proceedings, with the Crusaders looking to upset the odds, John Duffy’s men took a comfortable three-score lead into the half-time break. …
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Dual-code rugby legend David Watkins has been inducted into the Wales Rugby League Hall of Fame. He becomes the fourth Welshman to be honoured in this way following Billy Boston, Gus Risman and Mike Nicholas since the Hall of Fame was introduced two years ago. The presentation occurred at the Greenmeadow Golf Club in Cwmbran on Friday 16th March as …
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WRL CEO Chris Thair discusses the benefits of Wales U23s in the recent Commonwealth Championships. The Wales under 23 side returned from the Commonwealth Championships in Australia this week and here, Wales Rugby League CEO Chris Thair discusses the legacy for the sport. He said: “Legacy is always a discussion point around any major sporting …
Bradford dominated their fellow League 1 opponents for the full 80 minutes; only a late consolation try, preventing a complete shut out of their opponents. Liam Johnson opened the scoring in the third minute, breaking through the defensive line before stepping the fullback. From here in the Bulls continued in the same vein as Steve …
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