It was all good news for the captains last weekend, with Bethan Dainton, Gary Preece and Elliot Kear all scoring tries as they led their sides to important victories, as Ian Golden and Harry Jones reports… In the Women’s Challenge Cup, the favourites all won their games. Leeds Rhinos beat Warrington Wolves 70-10 with Dainton …
Wales Dragonhearts are going back 30 years with their kit for the end of season internationals, by replicating the strip that was worn by the “originals” back in 1994. The first ever international match played by the side that was then known as “Wales Amateurs” was on March 27, 1994 when they took on England …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones look at the last weekend’s elite action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Saturday in Wigan saw the RFL Wheelchair Rugby League season launch with a press call and a 4s event. Jodie Boyd-Ward captained the Leeds Rhinos Super League team, whilst also coaching one of the Rhinos’ development side. …
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Croesyceiliog School near Cwmbran, will be the venue of the opening games of the second season of the WRL Wheelchair Invitational League, when it all kicks off on Saturday 20 April. The Argonauts from Kent, won the inaugural title last year, and they’ll feature in the first match of the season as they take on …
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Everyone at Wales Rugby League is shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of current Wales Students squad member Gabriel Holt, aged just 21. Gabriel currently played rugby league for Wigan St Patricks and the University of Central Lancashire and qualified for Wales via the heritage rule. He won three caps for Wales …
Clive Griffiths has been appointed to the Non-Executive Board of Wales Rugby League as our new Director of Performance. With extensive experience in high-performance environments across both codes of the sport, Griffiths will support all Wales Rugby League pathways and programmes to ensure players and coaches are able to perform at their best. Griffiths’ first …
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Keith Barnes, one of the greatest Welsh-born rugby league players never to play for Wales, has died aged 89. Born in Port Talbot, Wales on 30 October 1934, he was 15 years old when his family emigrated to Australia in 1948 to Wollongong where Barnes learned rugby league at Wollongong High School, having only played …
Pic: Gary Taylor (Wales Wheelchair RL assistant coach), Stephen Jones (head of Wheelchair RL in Wales), William Todd-Jones (Movie Industry Legend), Mark Jones (General Manager, WRL, plus Course Leader for Rugby League at Coleg y Cymoedd), Martin Turner (North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair RL – in the chair), Sammie Hann (WRL Wheelchair Strength and Conditioning), Alistair …
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With it being Easter Weekend, it was local rivals round, so almost all of our men’s player’s side were in action, many facing up against each other, with only Cornwall sitting out the round. In the Championship, Rhodri Lloyd, Ant Walker and Matty Fozard were on the scoresheet for Widnes Vikings as they beat Swinton …
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Today we celebrate World Autism Awareness Day by talking to Wales Women’s international player Brogan Evans, who is openly autistic – she has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and also Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). WRL’s head of media, Ian Golden, who is also autistic, performed the interview. “I talk quite openly about my autism and …
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