The funeral of our former international captain Dai Watkins, will take place on Tuesday 19th September at 11.30am at St Basil’s Church in Bassaleg. This will then be followed by a service at the crematorium in Langstone, then on to Rodney Parade for the wake. Please click on the link for directions to each venue. …
Ian Golden reviews the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: SW Pix Leeds Rhinos secured third place in the Women’s Super League final table after beating fourth-placed Wigan Warriors 24-0. Bethan Dainton was once again part of the Rhinos side, with Carys Marsh starting for Wigan. Leigh Leopards missed out …
WEST WALES 38 NORTH WALES 24 Ian Golden at Tata Sports Ground. Pic: Catrin Golden. In a competitive encounter that showed off Welsh regional rugby league at its finest, West Wales came back from 24-12 down to win 38-24 and take the WRL Senior Origin trophy for the first time since it became a three-way …
Chris Thomas has been appointed as Wales Masters head coach, and will take up the new role in November. Masters is strictly a social version of the sport and the rules are slightly modified to cater for players over the age of 35. There are no winners, no champions and no cup finals, and every …
Cymru will face England live on BBC2 and iPlayer in a one-off test match this Autumn. The match at Headingley Stadium in Leeds will kick-off at midday on Saturday 4 November. It is part of double-header, followed by England and Tonga in a men’s international. Tickets for the game are on sale now. Partnership opportunities …
It’s a massive game for both West Wales and North Wales on Sunday as they meet in a winner-takes-all clash at Tata Steel RFC on Sunday (kick-off 2pm). Both sides have recorded wins over East Wales in the last two weeks, meaning that whoever wins on Sunday will take the title. It’s the fourth year …
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Wales Rugby League president Mike Nicholas has spoken fondly of his playing days with David Watkins, who was Nicholas’ captain when he first played for Wales. Nicholas played alongside Watkins in three full international matches, twice in the 1975 European Championships and once in the 1977 competition where they enjoyed a win over England. They …
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Ian Golden and Harry Jones review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Andrew Cudbertson North Wales Crusaders produced a memorable performance at Workington Town on Sunday as they qualified for the second round of the Betfred League 1 play-offs. The Crusaders recovered from a half-time deficit to the delight …
Wales under 16s showed a ruthless edge to score 15 tries in a comprehensive win over Scotland in Barrow. The game started in ominous fashion, with captain Jake Nottingham sent to the sin-bin in the opening set for a dangerous tackle, with Scottish winger, Henry Grierson taking advantage of the extra space afforded to get …
Everyone at Wales Rugby League was sad to hear about the passing of David Watkins MBE, one of our greatest ever players. He was aged 81. Dai, as he was affectionately known as, is recognised as one of the greatest Welshmen to have ever pulled on a rugby shirt. He became Wales’ 28th captain in …
