Wales take on the Army this Sunday

This Sunday, the Wales Wheelchair squad do their final preparations before their tour, as they face The Army in a full 80-minute encounter at Cwmbran Stadium (kick-off 1.30pm). Wales travel to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina at the end of the month to play two full international matches against USA on February 2-3. Those matches …

Flower and White to coach Jets in centenary Cup match

Former Wales internationals Ben Flower and Lloyd White are taking charge of South Wales Jets this Saturday as they host Stanningley in the first round of men’s Betfred Rugby League Challenge Cup at Ebbw Vale RFC (kick-off 1.30pm). The Jets beat all-comers in the domestic season this year to qualify for the tournament and this …

RIP Malcolm Price

We were sad to hear that former Great Britain international, the Welsh-born Malcolm Price, died yesterday aged 86. Malcolm played rugby league during a time where Wales played few games so he didn’t ever win a Wales RL cap. He was however capped twice by Great Britain, both on the Kangaroos tour in 1967, and …

Wales name leadership team for USA tour

Wales Wheelchair head coach Alan Caron has named his leadership group for the 2024 USA tour that takes place in a few weeks. Jodie Boyd-Ward of Leeds Rhinos and Gary Preece of Hereford Harriers have been named co-captains of the side for the week in South Carolina, whilst Martin Lane, a Super League winner with …

WADA releases 2024 Prohibited List with inclusion of tramadol

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2024 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport. Following an extensive consultation period by WADA, the 2024 Prohibited List was published on 27 September 2023. This gives athletes and support personnel sufficient time to make themselves aware of the …

USA v Wales tickets now available

Tickets are now available for the USA v Wales Wheelchair Rugby League international series, that takes place on February 2nd and 3rd at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in South Carolina. The two senior international matches are part of the inaugural The Beers of America – Adaptive Sports Festival, run in conjunction with Visit Myrtle …

Wales Wheelchair to take on the Army

In preparation for their tour of the USA, Wales will take on The Army in a Wheelchair Rugby League match on Sunday 14 January at Cwmbran Stadium (kick-off 1.30pm). The match won’t be capped or count towards the players’ international appearance totals, but it will be a full 80-minute match where Wales head coach Alan …

RIP Dale Tucker

Everyone at Wales Rugby League was really shocked to hear about the sudden passing of former Wales Dragonhearts and Wales U19 international Dale Tucker, aged just 32. Hailing from Newport, Dale last played for Torfaen Tigers in 2021 and his last ever sports match was this recent Saturday when he turned out for Newport Saracens …

What Wales has to do to qualify for the 2026 Women’s World Cup

If Wales win two matches in the middle of 2024, they will qualify for the 2026 Women’s Rugby League World Cup. That’s the easy scenario for us, revealed today after International Rugby League announced details of the qualifying process and guiding principles for determining women’s berths at the event.   The IRL Women’s World Cup 2026, …

PDRL Talent ID day

People are invited to two talent ID days that will help create our 2024 Physical Disability Rugby League squad. Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) is a full contact version of the game adapted for participants with a physical disability who want to access a running version of Rugby League. PDRL was initially developed in Australia …