International RL Blog

PNG beat Australia 22-8 to win the gold medal in the first ever Commonwealth RL Championships. The two-day international U-19 Nines tournament took place at the Broadwood Stadium in North Lanarkshire and was an official Commonwealth event endorsed by the Commonwealth Games Federation.  A Glasgow  summer of sport began in good style in front of an enthusiastic crowd who were treated to some excellent RL with some shock results including Canada's 24-4 victory over England, Scotland's 18-18 draw with the favourites Australia and the result in the final   CLICK HERE to read more

The run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will feature RL as an exhibition sport with an U19s 9s Championship involving five of the six Commonwealth Regions.  The RL Commonwealth Championship 2014 will be contested by SA, Canada, Jamaica, England, Scotland, Wales, Australia and PNG with the teams split into two groups.  The matches will take place over the 27-28 th  June as the 9s format looks to continue to spread the sport on the international stage. CLICK HERE for more information