Both of North Wales Crusaders’ Wheelchair Rugby League sides are in a double header of Grand Finals this Sunday at Sedbergh Sports Centre in Bradford. With all rounds of the second phase of the 2022 season now complete, the RFL Wheelchair Middle Fives Grand Final between North Wales Crusaders and Hull FC takes place at …
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Wales Rugby League are delighted that two more Welsh internationals, Clive Sullivan MBE and David Watkins MBE are to be inducted into Great Britain’s Rugby League Men’s Hall of Fame, which is run by Rugby League Cares and the Rugby Football League. The former players, both of whom starred in the 1975 World Championship for …
Ian Golden and Harry Jones looks at the form of Wales’ World Cup hopefuls, who were in play-off action last weekend, with mixed results. In the men’s game, the Betfred League 1 Grand Final could have Welsh internationals on each side. Swinton Lions are already there, after beating Doncaster 32-12. Mike Butt and Rhodri Lloyd …
The Men’s senior team have continued preparations for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup with three additions to John Kear’s staff. Mark Houlton will join the team for the tournament as Performance Analyst, a role he has held at Wakefield Trinity since 2017. Mark’s first experience of rugby league came under former Wales international, Justin …
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The WRL Men’s Origin Series is back after a three-year break, with North Wales hosting West Wales at The Pavilion ground at Bangor University this Saturday (kick-off 2pm). Entry is free, but if you can’t be there, please click here to follow the live score feed. Origin matches are a big part of Wales Rugby …
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If you’re someone with excellent organisational skills and a passion for supporting the next generation of rugby league talent in Wales, we have the opportunity for you. Wales RL under 16s require a Team Manager who will plan, control and implement all activities set down by the Head Coach, including training sessions and matchdays. You …
Alex Paynter, Ian Golden and Harry Jones review last week’s elite action featuring Welsh international players and qualified hopefuls. Gil Dudson has been banned for three games following his red card for Catalans Dragons in their 20-10 home defeat to Leeds Rhinos. Catalans’ season is also now over following that elimination play-off defeat, but Salford …
Wales Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones has released an experienced 12-player train-on squad for the Rugby League World Cup, and warm-up fixtures against Ireland and Australia. Fifty per-cent of the squad come from Wales’ largest club North Wales Crusaders, including captain Stuart Williams; and all bar three of the those selected in the …
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It’s not just the Welsh players who have been impressing at the U19 Rugby League European Championship. For the first time, Wales have sent two match officials to a major international rugby league tournament, with Rob Apsee and Kristoff Young representing WRL in Italy. The big news that Young has been selected to referee tomorrow’s …
North Wales Crusaders will be playing their 250th game as a club this Sunday, when they host Doncaster at Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay (kick-off 2.30pm). This is a play-off match, meaning that if the Crusaders win, they’ll be one step further to promotion to the Betfred Championship, a level they’ve not played in since …
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