Wales Rugby League

Wales Rugby League
Wales Rugby League
Rygbi Cynghrair Cymru
Founded 2005
RLIF affiliation Full member[1]
RLEF affiliation Associate member[2]
Responsibility Wales
Headquarters Treforest Industrial Estate
Key people Mark Rowley[1] (Chair)
Website cymrurl.com
Wales
As of 7 May 2010

Wales Rugby League is the national governing body for rugby league football in Wales.[3]

In 1907 The Welsh Northern Rugby Football Union was formed in Wrexham, but the English Northern Rugby Football Union refused it affiliation as they wanted the body located in the south of Wales and the Welsh body soon folded.

In 1926 the English body, now called the Rugby Football League (RFL) formed a Welsh commission in an attempt to convert rugby union clubs to rugby league. The Wales Rugby League achieved governing body status in 2005 and employed its first professional chairman, Mark Rowley, in 2006. The WRL is responsible for the running of the game in Wales, for organising games and competitions and for selecting the squad for the national teams. In addition to managing professional and amateur national representative senior teams, WRL runs several age grade international sides from under 13s to a student team. The senior teams each play in annual European competitions, and the professional side compete in the World Cup every 4 years.[4][5]

In 2006 the WRL achieved autonomous status from the Rugby Football League.[1] In 2010, at a meeting of the Rugby League International Federation in Melbourne, Australia, the WRL were made full members of the Federation.[1]

WRL has 14 affiliated clubs, including four university clubs. Wales Rugby League is based at Treforest Industrial Estate [6][7]

The national team will play in the 2011 Gillette Four Nations tournament against Australia, England and New Zealand.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Wales given 2013 World Cup spot". BBC Sport. 2010-05-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/8667818.stm. Retrieved 7 May 2010. 
  2. ^ RLEF. "Overview". RLEF. http://www.rlef.eu.com/eurofed.php. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  3. ^ "NGB websites:About us:Sport Wales-Chwaraeon Cymru". Sport Wales-Chwaraeon Cymru website. Sport Wales. 2011. http://www.sportwales.org.uk/about-us/how-we-can-help/working-in-partnership/national-governing-bodies-of-sport/ngb-websites.aspx. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "http://www.cymrurl.com/files/WRLConstitution-March2006.pdf" (pdf). Wales Rugby League constitution. Wales Rugby League. 2006. http://www.cymrurl.com/files/WRLConstitution-March2006.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  5. ^ "Cymru RL". Wales Rugby League-Cymru RL website. Wales Rugby League. 2009. http://www.cymrurl.com/corporate.html. Retrieved 2009-07-16. 
  6. ^ "Cymru RL". Wales Rugby League-Cymru RL website. Wales Rugby League. 2009. http://www.cymrurl.com/clubs.html. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 
  7. ^ "Cymru RL". Wales Rugby League-Cymru RL website. Wales Rugby League. 2009. http://www.cymrurl.com/contacts.html. Retrieved 2009-07-26. 

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v · d · eRugby league in Wales
Federation:
Wales Rugby League
National teams:
International competitions:
Rugby League World Cup • Home Nations Championship • Rugby League European Cup
Domestic competitions:
Welsh Conference • Welsh Conference Junior League • North Wales League • Challenge Cup • Championship 1
Professional clubs
Crusaders Rugby League • South Wales Scorpions
Domestic teams
Amman Valley Rhinos • Blackwood Bulldogs • Bonymaen Broncos  • Bridgend Blue Bulls • Cardiff Demons • CPC Bears • Dinefwr Sharks • Dyffryn Devils • Merthyr Tydfil Wildcats • Neath Port Talbot Steelers • Rhyl Coasters • Swansea-Llanelli Dragons • Titans RLFC • Torfaen Tigers • Valley Cougars • West Wales Wild Boars
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