Old met young today in the first day of Wales Rugby League’s new Invitational Wheelchair Rugby League when North Wales Crusaders beat Cardiff Blue Dragons 58-20 in the first-ever game. The league rules state that only one current full international player can be on the field at one time during a game, leading to an …
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Words: Ian Golden Pic: Siwan Williams Rhondda Outlaws lost their grip on the Welsh title in as they went down 40-10 at Aberavon Fighting Irish in an exciting semi-final match. However the 30-point margin was an imbalance to the quality of the game, as the Outlaws were still in the contest right up until the …
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It’s time for the men’s League semi-finals in South Wales with the unbeaten South Wales Jets hosting Bridgend Blue Bulls at The Wern in Merthyr Tydfil and holders Rhondda Outlaws travelling to Harlequins Field in Port Talbot to face Aberavon Fighting Irish. Both games kick-off at 2.30pm. Playing their first games of rugby league this …
The next IRL Rugby League World Cup will take place in the Southern Hemisphere in 2026, with men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments to again be played alongside each other, with Wales confirmed as having already qualified for the Wheelchair World Cup. An IRL board meeting in Singapore has agreed to shift the World Cup from …
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The inaugural Wales Rugby League Wheelchair Invitational League kicks off this Sunday with a mouth-watering couple of fixtures at the Cardiff City House of Sport, starting at noon. First up, newcomers Cardiff Blue Dragons have a baptism of fire against the experienced North Wales Crusaders in what will be the hosts’ first ever game. Argonauts …
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Ian Golden and Barry Andrews review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: Paul Brookes Rob Massam found himself going over the line but unfortunately was part of the losing North Wales Crusaders side in a thriller against Cornwall which finished 40-34. The Cornwall side included Ewan Badham, Ieuan Badham, …
The South Wales Men’s League regular season was completed yesterday with the final positions now confirmed. South Wales Jets completed their 100 percent record in the regular season with a crushing 96-1 win over South Wales Saints. It was the highest margin of win by any team in the 20-year history of the WRL Men’s …
Two play-off places are still up for grabs as the WRL Men’s League South goes into its final weekend, and Bridgend Blue Bulls will hope to celebrate their 20th anniversary day with a victory over rivals Cynon Valley Cavaliers. The 20th anniversary of the men’s league hasn’t disappointed, with four sides still fighting for the …
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Wales have regained third place in the new Wheelchair World Rankings after winning their seventh successive Celtic Cup in Edinburgh last month, leapfrogging Australia. Under new coach Alan Caron, who has returned to the job after playing for Wales at last year’s World Cup, the defending Celtic Cup champions drew with Ireland and beat Scotland …
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Ian Golden, Harry Jones and Barry Andrews review the weekend’s action in matches that featured Wales internationals and hopefuls. Pic: SW Pix. It was semi-final weekend in the English rugby league and we were guaranteed a finalist in two out of the three competitions. The only question was “who would qualify?” In the Women’s Betfred …
