Wales Women to take on England at Headingley

Wales will take on England in a Women’s international at AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium on Saturday November 2 (kick-off noon). The match will be a double header with a men’s international between England and Samoa. This will be the fourth clash between England and Wales in women’s rugby league and the third to take place …

Gwylio’r Cymry – try scorers and trophy wins

Ian Golden and Harry Jones report on the last week’s worth of action for our Welsh internationals and hopefuls… Mike Butt scored a try for Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship with Rhodri Lloyd and Matty Fozard also playing in their win over Bradford Bulls. Connor Davies‘ Halifax Panthers side won away from home at …

RIP Bill Arthur

Everyone at Wales Rugby League is saddened to hear about the passing of Sky Sports commentator and friend of WRL, Bill Arthur, following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 68 years old. Sky Sports have reported that Bill died peacefully yesterday (Wednesday) surrounded by his family and inspired many with his courageous battle …

Men’s Rugby League World Cup qualifiers announced

Wales men will travel to France at the end of October in our first step towards qualifying for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup in Australia and Papua New Guinea. We will take part in a straight knock-out tournament, facing Serbia in the semi-final in Carcassonne on Tuesday 22 October. If we win that match, …

Australia to host the 2026 World Cup

International Rugby League has announced that Australia will host the most competitive and culturally rich IRL Rugby League World Cup in 2026, featuring Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair tournaments. RLWC2026, which has been awarded to the Australian Rugby League Commission by the IRL Board, will be contested by a total of 26 teams – comprising of …

Welsh match officials success in Belgrade

Wales Rugby League’s match officials Craig Davies and James Jones were recently involved in the U19 European Championships in Belgrade. Davies was touch judge for the first round match between Serbia and Ukraine, refereed a semi-final between France and Scotland then ran the line again for England v France. He said: “It was great to …

WRL x Rhino

The very best rugby league players in Wales will now be playing international matches with Rhino’s elite-level rugby balls after Rhino and Wales Rugby League (WRL) entered a three-year partnership. The partnership will see WRL be the first in rugby league to showcase Rhino’s recycled ball range, the first international-standard match and training balls that are made of …