There is a momentous occasion next Monday (11th April) when Wales Rugby League stages what are believed to be the first Rugby League Grand Final matches contested entirely by Welsh speakers. They are the culmination of the Carnegie Champions Schools Wales Finals series, which sees the top two Rugby League playing schools from each high …
The Crusaders’ junior sides completed an outstanding weekend for the club after the under 15s, under 16s and under 18s all beat Salford City Reds at Caerphilly RFC on Sunday. This gave the Crusaders a quadruple over Salford City Reds in under 24 hours following the 16-10 win in Super League on Saturday. The under …
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Wales relinquished their Student Regional Championships title to the Midlands last weekend but they did win the consolation Plate Final, beating Yorkshire 7-0. Patrick Evans scored the only try of the game that was converted by Scott Amber. In the dying moments of the game, Amber added the extra point with a superbly executed field …
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History was made in Mold as the NORTH WALES CRUSADERS JUNIORS grabbed their win first ever league win in just their second outing as they beat WARRINGTON RYLANDS SHARKS 30-22. This was only the second time some of the Welsh lads had ever played rugby league and the game was also watched by Super League …
UWIC’s Rugby League side have been promoted to the University League Premier South which is the second level down in the British Student competition underneath the Super 8. They beat Nottingham Trent 46-32 in the promotion play-off final on Wednesday in Birmingham to qualify. Simon Wright led the way with a hat-trick of tries, the …
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South Wales Scorpions were outclassed by a higher division team on Sunday when Championship side Dewsbury Rams knocked them out of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. It wasn’t the best of starts for new Director of Rugby Mark Rowley who saw his side go down 62-6 to the far more experienced Yorkshire side. Five Scorpions debutants, …
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Wales Rugby League have linked up with the website, Rugby League Project, to display the official statistics for the Welsh national side. Rugby League Project is a free online database accessible to all. It is an ongoing project that has been created with the intention to store the results, scorers and line-ups from every Rugby …
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The 2011 Masters Rugby League season kicks off at Millennium Magic with around 200 players taking part in a festival at nearby Caerphilly on Saturday February 12. Masters is a strictly social version of Rugby League for players over 35 years of age and has slightly modified rules to cater for the older player. Pete …
UWIC’s Rugby League side clinched the BUCS Wales and West title on Wednesday after destroying University of Gloucestershire 2nds 40-0. This scoreline is made all the greater as Gloucester are second in the BUCS Wales and West division and are seen as the Welsh side’s nearest rivals so this result therefore serves as an indication …
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By Karl Jones at Nelson RFC The Army have progressed to the second round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup after a hard fought 30-24 victory over the Valley Cougars. The moment that ultimately decided the contest came through a contentious try by Army centre Josh Lyons. The Cougars were forced to surrender possession after knocking …
