Ireland Wolfhounds 16 Wales Dragonhearts 28 Steve Hogan at Morton Stadium, Santry Wales Dragonhearts kicked off their autumn international campaign with a hard-fought 28-16 win over Ireland in Santry near Dublin on Saturday afternoon. This fixture, on the back of Ireland’s impressive victory in Poland last weekend, was a chance for both sets of players to …
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The Board of International Rugby League (IRL) has confirmed significant details about the game’s new international calendar and the next two Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League World Cups. After announcing a new look World Cup format and international calendar until 2030 at July’s Board meeting in Singapore, the IRL Board met again this week …
Wales Rugby League is pleased to announce that Paul Berry has been appointed as the new Head of Youth The 39-year-old first joined Wales Rugby League in 2019 as assistant to Lee Crooks as part of the U16’s programme. In 2021, he was promoted to head coach of the Wales U17 side in the one …
Wales international Jodie-Boyd Ward mixed with royalty today as she helped introduce the Princess of Wales to Wheelchair Rugby League. It was all part of a celebration of inclusivity in Rugby League staged at the University of Hull today. Her Royal Highness made an impressive Wheelchair Rugby League debut, under the expert guidance of Boyd-Ward, …
Wales Dragonhearts will be taking a 28-man travelling squad to face Ireland ‘A’ at Morton Stadium in Dublin on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm). The squad will train in North Wales on Friday before heading to Ireland for Saturday’s match, the first between the two sides at this level in over nine years. The side itself will …
A 20-player squad has been named for the Chairman’s XIII fixture against Cumbria on Friday 13 October at the LEL Arena (7.30pm). The squad includes eight players who were part of the Men’s senior squad in Rugby League World Cup 2021 last Autumn, including Luke Thomas. Thomas is also one of four players who have …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. In Saturday’s Wheelchair Super League semi-final, Jodie Boyd-Ward led her Leeds Rhinos to a 54-44 win over Halifax Panthers, successfully bouncing back after last week’s regular season defeat to the same size. She scored two tries in the …
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The final round of the regular season of the inaugural WRL Wheelchair Invitational League saw two dominant performances on Sunday at Glyndwr University in Wrexham with three finals day places being decided. Click on the links below to watch the games and see the stats In the first game, North Wales Crusaders secured their place …
Wales Students’ head coach Craig Fisher has appointed Peter Eccles as his assistant coach and Doug Owen as the Strength and Conditioning Coach. They will take their position alongside their current roles, and will be heavily involved as Wales Students recruit for next year’s Four Nations competition. Eccles, who has worked with Wales before, assisting …
The final round of regular season matches in the inaugural WRL Wheelchair Invitational League takes place this Sunday at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, with places in both the Grand Final and Cwpan Sialans Cadair Olwyn in November still at stake. The Grand Final will be between the top two sides in the league, with Kent-based Argonauts, …
