WRL enter into strategic partnership with Salford Red Devils

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https://youtu.be/50EpIanD688 Salford Red Devils have agreed a groundbreaking strategic partnership agreement with Wales Rugby League, which will focus on the provision of a player talent...

Wales U16 international signs for Hull FC

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Torfaen Tigers and Wales U16 international Jermarie Chatham has signed for Super League club Hull FC. The winger, who turned 18 last week, has been at Torfaen...

Wales Rugby League officially cancel 2020 club season

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Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 rugby league season in Wales with immediate effect. This decision...

STEVE PHILLIPS APPOINTMENT

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Group finance director, Steve Phillips, will become interim chief executive officer of the Welsh Rugby Union when incumbent Martyn Phillips leaves the role after...

Greg Ashcroft, the former Dewsbury RLFC and Pontypridd RFC player, and...

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RIP Greg Ashcroft The Welsh rugby league player and coach Greg Ashcroft has sadly died aged 69 following a 15-month battle with a rare form...

Andrew ‘Tommo’ Thomas – A Tribute

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It is hard to imagine a match day experience at Parc y Scarlets without the enthusiastic tones of Andrew Thomas on the mic. ‘Tommo’,...

Ammanford AFC link with Arsenal F.C.

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Well the 2020 FA Cup Final will certainly go down in history. An enforced non attendance at Wembley (the home of English Football)...

Wales international Rhian Stephens hangs up her boots

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A knee injury has forced Wales Rugby League international Rhian Stephens to call time on her career. The Blaina-based 32-year old has played in every open-age women's...

Ammanford ready for the 2020/2021 JD Cymru South football season, with...

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Ammanford's newest recruit for the forthcoming 20/2021 JD Cymru South Football Season - Anthony Finselbach brings vast experience to Ammanford's squad having played previously...

Alana Sargent appointed first Head of Wheelchair RL Match Officials in...

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Alana Sargent has made history for the third time after being appointed the first ever Head of Wheelchair Rugby League Match Officials for Wales...

Cardiff City Council look to honour their rugby league past

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Wales Rugby League CEO Gareth Kear has become part of a new working group set up by Cardiff Council to find a way to...

Wales Rugby League National Development Academy launched in partnership with Coleg...

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The Ystrad Mynach based college, Coleg y Cymoedd, have become the official academy partners of Wales Rugby League. The partnership, which is now to be...

WRL appoint lead Wheelchair RL development officers in North and South...

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Wales’ Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Stephen Jones and assistant coach Lyndon Price have been appointed as the WRL’s new lead Wheelchair RL development...

WRL links up with Preston City Council and UCLan

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With Wales' men's team based in Preston for Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), Wales Rugby League (WRL) is entering an exciting partnership with Preston...

Torfaen Tigers launch Wheelchair Rugby League side

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  Torfaen Tigers have announced the launch of a Wheelchair Rugby League team and will be looking to compete in a proposed South Wales based...

Sporting Capitals Around the World

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We live in a world where sports is not just a hobby, but peoples passion and livelihood with both players and fans surviving through...

Wales Rugby League select their all-time BAME XIII (plus a substitute)

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Black lives matter. In rugby league, this is something we’ve always been proud of. Our inclusion record is amongst the best in sport, and...

Wales Dragonhearts international Scott Bessant dies aged 37

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RIP Scott Bessant Former Wales Dragonhearts rugby league international Scott Bessant has sadly died in hospital of complications from pneumonia, aged just 37. Pontypool-born, he was a keen...

Dr Richard Lawrence appointed as WRL’s chief medical officer

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Wales Rugby League have appointed Dr Richard Lawrence (MBBS, BSc, MRCP, PhD, PGDip SEM) as chief medical officer as part of their ongoing strategic re-structure. As part...

Jones appointed to intermediate team set-up

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Matthew Jones has been appointed as Cymru U18 manager, taking charge of a new age group team that is due to participate in UEFA...

Marc Lovering joins WRL non-executive board of directors

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Cardiff-born Marc Lovering has joined the non-executive board of directors at Wales Rugby League. Lovering works at the Rugby Football League in England as the...

Wales propose to play England for the NHS Cup

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Wales Rugby League have proposed to England that they face each other in a double header later in the year to celebrate and honour...

Rugby Stars’ Charitable Efforts During Lockdown

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As the world continues in these unprecedented times during the fight against the Coronavirus, all aspects of life as we know it have been...

One thousand days since Scott Bessant’s attack

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This Saturday (9th May) marks one thousand days since dual-code rugby player Scott Bessant was found with severe life changing injuries near a bridge...

VIRTUAL RACE AROUND WALES TO RAISE MONEY TO COMMUNITY HEALTH/RAS RHITHIOL...

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Ras123 campaign calls on the public to run one mile (or more) to raise money for Wales’ health sector charities in May. Ras123 is...

Wayne Pivac Discusses Lockdown and Rugby’s Future

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Whilst the world continues in the current unprecadated state in the fight against the Coronavirus, Wales Head Coach, Wayne Pivac has described his new-found...

Wales Rugby League’s spring international programme postponed

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Wales Rugby League’s international matches for the spring have all been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wales Wheelchair were due to face Scotland and...

Former dual code Wales international suspected of contracting COVID-19 virus

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Former dual code Wales international suspected of contracting COVID-19 virus Former dual code Wales rugby international Lenny Woodard has been self-isolating after shown all the...

New team managers for the Wales U19 and U16 international sides

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Wales Rugby League have appointed Pontypridd-born Wayne Mansell as the new team manager for Wales u19s whilst Llanharan-born Tom Buckle takes a similar position...

FAW Cancel Football Friendlies

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The FAW can confirm that the upcoming match between Cymru v USA has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The US Soccer Federation...

WELSH SCHOOLS INDOOR SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS FINALS – ATHLETAU DAN DÔ YSGOLION...

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Pupils from five school districts headed to the Cwmbran Stadium Sports Centre on Sunday (8th March) to compete at the 2020 Welsh Secondary Schools...

Mark Jones reappointed as WRL National Development Manager

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Llantwit Major based Mark Jones has been reappointed as the Wales Rugby League National Development Manager after four and half years away from the...

Wales select first ever Masters Rugby League international side

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Wales have selected their first ever “Masters Rugby League” squad, who will compete against England and Ireland in a Tri-Nations Day in Bethesda on...

Wrexham’s Vicky Lea selected for UK Armed Forces World Cup train-on squad

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Vicky Lea selected for UK Armed Forces World Cup train-on squad Wrexham-born Vicky Lea, who was in the first ever Wales Women’s rugby league squad year,...

CALL TO NOMINATE HEROES FOR THE McDONALD’s & FAW GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL...

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John Hartson and McDonald’s UK are looking to celebrate grassroots football volunteers in the 2020 FAW & McDonald’s Grassroots Football Awards Nominations are officially open...

Big National cross country fixture returns to Pembrey Country Park for...

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The 116th staging of the annual George Crump MBE Memorial Welsh Athletics Clubs Cross Country Championships took place in Carmarthenshire on Saturday (22nd February)...

Scarlets Secure Bonus Point Win Against Spirited Kings

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For only the second time this season, the Scarlets actually had a home game in dry conditions. Werner Kruger took over the captaincy from...

Dates Every Racing Fan Needs Marked in the Calendars.

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10th March 2020 Cheltenham Festival will run from the 10th to the 13th of March in 2020 and includes several Grade 1 races. The National...

Welsh XC Championships Weekend

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Pembrey Country Park, near Llanelli will welcome hundreds of club runners from all corners of Wales to another major athletics event on Saturday. The 116th...

Wales Rugby League looking for new non-executive directors

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As part of the continued growth of Wales Rugby League (WRL), the board wishes to appoint new specialist directors. Wales Rugby League is the National...

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Dyfed Secondary Schools pupils and teachers have been in action over a busy fortnight for the District on the cross country and indoor sportshall...

Eddie Butler’s Six Nations

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Join rugby legend Eddie Butler as he previews the S‌ix Nations while a new era for Welsh rugby kicks off. From new Wales coach Wayne...

New Match Officials roles appointed in Wales

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Wales Rugby League have appointed James Jones as their new Head of Match Officials, whilst Rob Apsee has been appointed as the new WRL Match Officials Appointments Officer. Jones,...

Meet Mohamed Akbor – Martial Arts World Champion

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Mohamed Akbor is familiar face in Llanelli, particularly for those of you who frequent the Ali Raj Indian Restaurant in Trinity Road, but how...

World class Astro Turf pitch in Carmarthen

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A new state of the art Astro Turf pitch opens at Carmarthen Leisure Centre. The world class pitch welcomed its first players on Saturday with...

Men’s and wheelchair teams find out World Cup opponents

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Wales Rugby League’s men’s and wheelchair teams have discovered who they will face at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Both tournaments will take place...

West Wales Indoor Athletics Championships 2020 attracts big crowds to Swansea...

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Following a busy start to the New Year, it was the turn of the West Wales and North Wales athletes to shine over the...

Three Welsh nominations in the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League Awards

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Wales Wheelchair rugby league’s captain Stuart Williams and head coach Steve Jones, are both up for honours at the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League awards on Friday 31st...

Glan Letheren is looking for an ideal young sports person for...

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Glan Letheren is looking for an ideal young sports person to be the recipient from the Ian Holloway dinner on 28th Feb. Should be a...

Mike Nicholas awarded MBE in The 2020 Queen’s New Year honours...

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Wales Rugby League’s president Mike Nicholas has been awarded an MBE in The 2020 Queen’s New Year honours list for his services to rugby league. Nicholas, 73,...