In the fourth of our monthly “World Cup Watch” articles, we look at how our hopefuls in the women’s and wheelchair games performed over the last three weeks. Our women’s side are preparing well, not only for the World Cup, but for the friendly match against Canada at The Gnoll on Sunday 19th July. You …
Wales opened their European U19 Championship match with a 52-30 win over Serbia, in what was a sometimes undisciplined but still an entertaining match. Serbia were never pushovers and were led superbly by Tyson Walker, one of four Australian-based players brought into the Serbia side for the Championships. The remainder of their side were from …
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South Wales Jets’ joint head coach Lloyd White scored his first competitive try in 1,882 days as his side cruised to a 66-18 win over Bridgend Blue Bulls in WRL’s Summer Smash at Sardis Road, Pontypridd. The 37-year-old, who last played professionally in 2022, last scored a try on May 16, 2021, when he went …
With 100 days until their World Cup debut against England in Perth, Wales women’s head coach Tom Brindle has named a 23-player squad to face Canada at The Gnoll in Neath on Sunday 19th July (kick-off 3pm). Ffion Lewis returns to the international rugby league stage for the first time in five years following time …
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They may currently be propping up the table ahead of Summer Smash this Saturday at Sardis Road in Pontypridd, but the Rhondda Outlaws name is top of the pile in one list, that of the top scorers. Playing in all four of the Outlaws matches so far this season, 23-year-old Mackenzie Williams has racked up …
The Summer Smash schedule has been confirmed, with six community clubs now taking part in the day. Pic: Captured by Kate The JES Rugby League Conference takes centre stage with matches between Aberavon Fighting Irish and Rhondda Outlaws (kick-off 1pm) and Bridgend Blue Bulls v South Wales Jets (kick-off 4pm), but in between these two …
Aberavon Fighting Irish have moved closer to South Wales Jets at the top of the JES Group Rugby League Conference table, following a hard-fought 24-12 win at Bridgend Blue Bulls on Tuesday evening. Pic: Matt Addicott Unconverted tries from Rhys Evans and Owen Evans gave Aberavon an early lead, but a Juris Kesans try converted …
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Summer Smash returns to South Wales on Saturday 11th July, with the action this year moving to Sardis Road, the home of Pontypridd RFC, with two matches in the JES Group Rugby League Conference, plus junior festivals. The afternoon of rugby league starts at noon with an U8s festival featuring Aber Valley Wolves, Swansea Rams and …
Jets Fest in Penallta on Saturday was another success for rugby league in Wales, with nearly 450 players taking part in 16 matches over eight hours, a record for one ground in one day in Wales, including the first-ever girls club rugby league match to feature two Welsh sides. That was the encounter that kicked …
Wales U19 head coach Gary Dunn has confirmed his 23-player squad for the European Championships in France, that start next Sunday 12th July, with a match against Serbia (kick-off 6pm local time). A total of 20 players have been developed through the community clubs in Wales, where around 2,500 youngsters play every summer. Most of …
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