The Wales Rugby League U19 side have been preparing well for their one-off test match against Ireland this Friday at Stebonheath Park in Llanelli (kick-off 7pm) writes Ian Golden. It’s the first time in five years that Wales and Ireland have met at this level, the last occasion being in Wrexham in 2014 where Wales ran out 86-12 winners in a game…
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THE 2019 Wheelchair Rugby League Celtic Cup takes place tomorrow (Saturday 27 April) in Halifax. Ireland and Scotland, together will holders Wales, will contest the event, at Calderdale College. The schedule is: Noon: Ireland v Scotland 2.00pm: Scotland v Wales 4.00pm: Ireland v Wales
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Norway Rugby League have named three debutants in their 19-man squad to face an Irish Club Select XIII at the Franciscan College, Gormonston Park, Gormonston, County Meath tomorrow (Saturday, kick off 3pm). The match, which will also act as a warm up for the Norwegians prior to their European Championship C decider with Greece (London on 18 May), acts as…
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Following the draw for the final European qualifying groups for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, undertaken Friday night by St Helens’ international stars Tommy Makinson, Regan Grace and Theo Fages, the dates for nest year’s fixtures have been confirmed. In a quirk of fate, the nations in group one (Italy, Ireland and Spain) have all faced each other before…
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“It’s unbelievable, this result is very special for us,” said Brian Juliff, chairman of Wales Rugby League, as his nation became the tenth team to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup with a fine win in Wrexham. The opening exchanges were all Wales as they established a 20-0 lead inside 28 minutes, principally on the back of a…
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Respective head coaches John Kear and Stuart Littler have named their squads for the 2021 World Cup qualifying showdown between Wales and Ireland in Wrexham tomorrow, (Sunday, kick off 3pm); the final game of the 2018 European Championship. Ireland, thanks to their superior point’s difference, need a point to achieve automatic qualification, whilst the defending European Champions, Wales have to…
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France became the ninth nation to qualify for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, and need a point at home to Scotland next week to claim their first European Championship title since 2011, after overcoming resistant Ireland 24-10 at the Morton Stadium. The significant damage was done in the first half when, with the strong Santry wind behind them, Les…
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Ireland and France have named their 19-man squads for the European Championship clash at the Morton Stadium, Santry tomorrow (Saturday, kick off 2pm) Both nations won their opening round matches, at home to Scotland and Wales respectively, and the winners stand on the verge of attaining automatic qualification to the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England – the top…
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New Ireland head coach Stuart Littler, having taken over from Mark Aston, marked his first game in charge with a comfortable win at Santry’s Morton Stadium, to set the Wolfhounds on the road to 2021 World Cup qualification. His men ran in seven tries, establishing a decisive lead by the break, with veteran skipper Liam Finn at the heart of…
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The 2018 European Championship match officials list has been confirmed, with the group drawn from seven of the RLEF’s ember federations, the most diverse representation ever. A number of graduates from the RLEFs part EU-funded technical development programmes will feature after the appointments were made by the recently formed RLEF Match Officials Panel, made up of Steve Ganson (RFL), Mohammed Drizza…
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