Thanks to Chris and Kate Pronger for reporting and photographing at The Gnoll Three teams successfully retained their Wales Rugby League Junior Grand Final titles as another memorable Finals Day took place at Neath on Saturday. Swansea Rams Under 13s, South Wales Jets Under 14s and Torfaen Tigers Under 16s all lifted trophies again, having …
The schedule for the WRL Junior Grand Finals has been confirmed. Swansea Rams have created a record for reaching every final that it is possible to do so, and will compete in the U12, 13, 14 and 15 events. They did not enter an U16 side this season. All Golds from Bristol will also create …
This Saturday marks a special milestone for Masters Rugby League in Wales as Cardiff Arms Park hosts the inaugural Celtic Nations Masters Festival. Masters Rugby League is a version of the sport designed for older players, with participants aged 35 and over. Rather than focusing on winning at all costs, it promotes participation, enjoyment, …
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It’s 100 days until Wales start their Wheelchair World Cup campaign, when we take on England at WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong on Friday 30th October, just 90 minutes south of Sydney. The match, which kicks off at 3.30 pm local time (4.30 am GMT), is the second match in the tournament, immediately following the …
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Canada pulled out all the stops to beat Wales, with their defence excelling throughout the game. Wales looked to have more possession and more attacks, but their visitors always had an answer for everything that was thrown at them, with full-back Petra Woods and substitute Tamisha Toussaint especially excelling. Canada, coached by former Wales men’s …
In one of the most entertaining of Welsh performances, our U19 side showed some great skills to earn a 58-28 win over a battling Scotland side. Rhys Hughes went over for an early opening try for Wales. Charlie Newton converted. Scotland hit back after Oscar Elliott-McCulloch pounced on a loose ball for an unconverted try, …
A former Wales World Cup player will be looking to defeat Wales tomorrow at The Gnoll when Wales take on Canada in a women’s international (kick-off 3pm). Canada, whose women’s side are playing in Wales for the first time, are being coached by Matty Barron, a former Toronto Wolfpack captain who won 10 caps for …
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Wales Women’s head coach Tom Brindle could hand as many as four players their international debuts when his side faces Canada at The Gnoll in Neath this Sunday (kick-off 3pm). London Broncos’ Jade Mullen, along with Zoe Heeley, Frances Layton and Sioned Young of Cardiff Demons, are all in line to earn their first Wales …
This Sunday’s big World Cup warm-up match between Wales and Canada will also include a curtain raiser, with the events starting at 11.30am. Wales Women will take the centre stage at 3pm, when Tom Brindle’s side play their first warm-up match ahead of the World Cup, but earlier in the day, there’s an U14 Girls’ …
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Errors and indiscipline cost Wales U19 the match against England Lions, as we suffered a 28-16 loss at Centre de Ressources, Font Romeu in France on Wednesday. Wales were leading 16-4 and looking good for it, only for Finlay Walker to be sinbinned, which is when England scored three tries to turn the game around. …
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