The Wales Rugby League domestic season opens this Saturday at Penallta RFC with a seven-team Nines tournament as Rhondda Outlaws defend their trophy that they won two years ago. The first game, between hosts South Wales Jets and their local rivals Torfaen Tigers, kicks off at 10am. All sides play each other once, played on …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones look back at the weekend’s action that featured Welsh internationals and hopefuls. North Wales Crusaders Wheelchair claimed a victory in their first-ever meeting against Edinburgh Giants. They were also the first ever non-Scottish side to take on the Giants up in Scottish capital. The Crusaders came back from an 8-0 early …
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The Wales Physical Disability team are to play two matches in South Wales in June. Their first match is a friendly against Team Colostomy UK at Sardis Road in Pontypridd in a month’s time on Sunday 9 June (kick-off 2.30pm). The second is a full international on Friday 21 June at Swansea RFC against a …
Ian Golden rounds up last weekend’s action that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Jude Ferreira was the star of the week, scoring four tries to lead Hunslet to a 26-18 win over Keighley Cougars. His team-mate, Billy Walkley continued his amazing scoring run, running in two tries for Keighley but it wasn’t enough this week, as …
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The 21st season of the WRL South Wales Men’s League will kick-off on June 1, with South Wales Jets defending their title. This year’s league will consist of eight sides, playing eight matches. All sides will play each other once with one randomly drawn loop fixture. The top four sides will then qualify for the …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to appoint Adam Malcolm to the Non-Executive Board of Directors. Adam is a seasoned professional in the financial services sector, who currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Hastings Financial Services Ltd. The company is an agile, digital, data driven lending business that aims to offer lending products in …
Wales Students will take on South Wales Jets in a memorial game for Gabriel Holt this Saturday 11 May at the Caerphilly Centre of Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach (kick-off 2pm). Both sides are preparing for their respective summer campaigns, Wales Students for the Four Nations in the England, whilst the Jets will be looking …
Words: Ian Golden, Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com Cardiff Demons won three out of three in Warrington in the third annual Super League Women’s 9s to qualify for finals day in July. In their first match against Hull Kingston Rovers, the Demons won 33-6, opening the scoring after three minutes through a Sioned Young try. Rovers …
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Rugby League’s Year 7 Boys Champion Schools Final returns to Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8 June, when St Peters Catholic High School of Wigan take on Cardiff’s Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf in the Steven Mullaney Memorial Game. Supported by inspiresport, Champion Schools is the RFL’s flagship schools’ competition for girls and boys at years 7 …
Wales U19 head coach Lee Westwood has named a 26-player squad to train ahead of matches against Ireland and France later this year. Of the 26, eight players, Oliver Ford, Charlie Glover, Jayden Grey, Lewis Ingram, Calum Jones, Lewis Jones, Dafydd Morgan and Charlie Stoddart – have already been capped at U19 level. Thirteen players …
