It was with the greatest sadness to report that our former international player John Cheshire died on 4th September, at the age of 91. He was our oldest surviving player. Born in Wattsville, Cross Keys, Wales, in 1933, John first took up rugby union, before signing for Salford from his local club, Cross Keys, in …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones round up last weekend’s action from our Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Karen Booth. The Wales men’s squad for the three matches this autumn, starting with the friendly against Jamaica in Neath, was released yesterday, and many of those players were in action in Super League and the Championship play-offs …
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Wales Men’s head coach, John Kear, has named a 26-player squad ahead of the Autumn internationals. Led by captain Elliot Kear, the squad includes Keighley Cougars winger and former Aber Valley Wolves junior, Billy Walkley as one of twelve uncapped players. Under 19s international, Charlie Glover is in line for a first senior cap having …
North Wales Crusaders will take on Argonauts in the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League Grand Final on a date and location to be confirmed. That’s after they beat Hereford Harriers 38-6 in the second game of three in Treforest today. Hereford still had an outside chance of joining Argonauts in the end-of-season clash, but that was …
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North Wales Crusaders destroyed York 126-0 in the RFL Wheelchair Championship play-offs showing no mercy against a York side who had only conceded 162 points in the whole of the regular season. Pic: Karen Booth. The Crusaders started off the game in red hot fashion as Stuart Williams regathered a short kick-off and just two …
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Ian Golden and Harry Jones look back at last weekend’s matches containing our Welsh internationals and hopefuls. Wales PDRL international player David Jones helped his Wakefield Trinity Wildcats side to the PDRL Super League title last weekend. Playing in a festival, which included semi-finals and a final, Wakefield beat Castleford Tigers in the final. Cas …
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Ian Golden reviews the latest action from our Welsh internationals and hopefuls as the regular seasons draw to a close. London Broncos moved a step closer to promotion to Women’s Super League with a 28-8 win at Cardiff Demons in the Women’s Championship South Final. Kathryn Salter kicked two goals for London, with Emily Hughes …
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Cardiff Demons are just three wins away from a place in the 2025 Women’s Super League, with the first of these at home against London Broncos on Saturday at the Cardiff University Sports Park in Llanrumney (kick-off 2pm). This game is the Women’s Championship South Grand Final, with the winners going on to play the …
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Ian Golden and Harry Jones look back at last weekend’s performances from our internationals and hopefuls. The North Wales Crusaders men’s side celebrated their final League 1 match of the season with an outstanding 40-10 win over Cornwall played in front of a large crowd. Debutant Lloyd Evans marked his debut by scoring the opening try …
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Wales Wheelchair international Stephen Halsey has decided to retire from the game to concentrate on his new business. The 37-year old has had a fantastic run in the sport, winning 16 caps for Wales, scoring 19 tries, kicking 67 goals and one drop-goal, equalling 211 points. Those statistics currently puts him second in the goal-scoring …
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