Two years of Salford partnership celebrated as Wales build for the future

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Salford Red Devils and Wales Rugby League are celebrating the two-year anniversary of their talent pathway partnership. Three players joined the reserve squad from the same partnership last season and a further three will be joining the club for the 2023 campaign. Finley Yates, Billy Walkley and Scott Pritchard already have reserves contracts, with Kieran …

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Wales unfortunate in 18-12 defeat against the Cook Islands

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Report by Andy Morgan, photo by Alex Livesey Wales fell to an 18-12 defeat in their first game of this year’s men’s Rugby League World Cup, but could have clinched a draw at the very end after a Rhodri Lloyd interception set up a final set of six that nearly resulted in a potential leveller. …

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Cardiff Demons U16 girls side to kick-off this Saturday

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Wales Rugby League will field their first-ever girls regional representative U16s side this Saturday when Cardiff Demons travel to Yorkshire to take on Dewsbury Moor (kick-off noon). Over the last few months, a dedicated squad have been in training and as Louise Morgan, the head of women’s rugby league in Wales explains, can’t wait for …

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Wales Wheelchair Stephen Jones happy with Ireland performance as World Cup beckons

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Wales Wheelchair head coach Stephen Jones has confirmed that no injuries were picked up in the 67-52 warm-up win over Ireland last Saturday, so the 12-player train-on squad that was named last month is confirmed as the actual squad for the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The victory was Wales’ seventh in the last eight …

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Clive Sullivan documentary to be screened by BBC1 Wales

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This Wednesday on BBC1 at 10.40pm sees the launch of a new documentary about one of Wales and Great Britain’s greatest-ever rugby league players, Clive Sullivan MBE. “Clive Sullivan: Rugby League Legend” is half an hour in length, has been created by “Cardiff Productions” and “Jams and Mr B Productions”, and it sees former footballer, …

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Wales going places with major sponsorship deal

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Wales aim to be going places when the Rugby League World Cup kicks-off this month with a major sponsorship by the UK’s largest independent travel agent. Their red shirts will be proudly emblazoned with the brand logo of Hays Travel for the prestigious tournament which kicks-off in the game’s northern powerbase on Saturday, October 15, …

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Wales win two from three as women take Euro title

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All three Wales elite international sides played at the same time for the first time today, with Wales women picking up silverware. There were mixed results for our wheelchair and men’s sides as they prepare for the Rugby League World Cup… WOMEN’S EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP B NORTH IRELAND 4 WALES 44 Ian Golden at Donnybrook, Dublin …

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Coleg y Cymoedd win their first game of the season

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The Wales Rugby League Development Academy have won in their first game of the season, beating Swansea University 62-0. Through the hard work, of the volunteer staff who have run the 2022 Wales Rugby League pathways, the National Development Academy at Coleg y Cymoedd has had excellent success in recruitment this year. This was highlighted …

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