Category: Wales
Obituary: Gordon Pritchard – the well-travelled Cardiff codebreaker
GORDON PRITCHARD (September 26, 1954 – May 15, 2025) GORDON PRITCHARD was a son of the Welsh Valleys who played for both Cardiff City/Bridgend Blue…
Ireland retain Wheelchair Celtic Cup after record wins
IRELAND retained the Wheelchair Celtic Cup on Saturday after recording the two biggest wins in their history at Cardiff’s Archers Arena. Playing in the second…
Mark Jones: How the hardest of hard men battled a debilitating stammer
Dual-code Wales forward Mark Jones has died at the age of 59. In 2023, he spoke to League Express about how his aggressive style of…
Former Hull FC, Warrington and Wales forward Mark Jones dies aged 59
MARK JONES was a dual-code Wales forward who played for Hull FC and Warrington, mainly as a prop, and once for Great Britain. That was…
Wheelchair Celtic Cup preview as Ireland, Scotland and Wales meet in Cardiff
WALES host the Wheelchair Celtic Cup this Saturday with one of their players on the brink of history. If she takes to the pitch at…
‘I cannot lose rugby’: Women’s star takes up wheelchair game after injury
When injury cut short her career in running rugby league, Brogan Evans turned to the wheelchair game as a means of continuing her involvement in…
Wales and France to receive ‘significant’ new funding from international governing body
WALES have welcomed their selection as a ‘priority nation’ by the international game’s governing body. Along with France, Papua New Guinea and a yet-to-be confirmed…
Six countries have places confirmed for Wheelchair World Cup
THE International Rugby League have confirmed six of the eight nations that will take part in the wheelchair tournament at next year’s World Cup. It…
‘My body has had enough’: Former Wales captain retires at 38
FORMER Wales captain Craig Kopczak has called time on his career after 19 years and more than 400 matches at senior level, saying: “My body…
Ex-Super League player bids to become wheelchair international following injury
A FORMER Women’s Super League player could become a wheelchair international after switching games following an injury. Brogan Evans has been named in Wales’ 14-player…