| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team 16:12 - Aug 12 with 2926 views | dickythorpe |
Stuffed at home 130-0 by York.
Playing in Llanelli now after being called South Wales Scorpions.
I had no idea they existed. |  | | |  |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 16:23 - Aug 12 with 2904 views | Jonathans_coat |
The experiment had potential at Bridgend (as Bridgend and the valleys have been disenfranchised by regional rugby), but as soon as it moved to Wrexham it seemed doomed to fail. |  | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 17:50 - Aug 12 with 2827 views | dickythorpe |
Bridgend tried in the early 80's and failed. The Celtic Crusaders was a catastrophic failure.
No interest here. No proper base and weak player base, many of which are union converts or those that aren't good enough for the level they thought they would get to at union. | | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 18:02 - Aug 12 with 2815 views | bryncochjack |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 16:23 - Aug 12 by Jonathans_coat |
The experiment had potential at Bridgend (as Bridgend and the valleys have been disenfranchised by regional rugby), but as soon as it moved to Wrexham it seemed doomed to fail. |
So how exactly have Bridgend been disenfranchised? Ospreys play there regularly. Leighton Samuels was not up to the task of running a region. |  | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 18:03 - Aug 12 with 2812 views | Lohengrin |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 17:50 - Aug 12 by dickythorpe |
Bridgend tried in the early 80's and failed. The Celtic Crusaders was a catastrophic failure.
No interest here. No proper base and weak player base, many of which are union converts or those that aren't good enough for the level they thought they would get to at union. |
I can remember going up to watch the Blue Dragons play at Ninian Park a few times. I’d guess that would have had to have been around the ‘80/81 mark?
They had a lot of ‘names’ at the time in the twilight of their playing careers. Steve Fenwick, Tommy David, Brynmor Williams, Dai Watkins etc.. The crowds weren’t too bad to begin with, as I recall, but there wasn’t really much in the way of new talent coming through behind the old boys. It was never going to be able to compete with union but it was fun for a while. |  |
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| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 19:00 - Aug 12 with 2758 views | phact0rri |
I do wish there was a better answer than the regional rugby set up. But l'm not sure if there is, if we want professional rugby with television contracts and the like, there is little choice.
Though of course I don't know the particulars but I would like to know how much dosh Pro14 brings to our grassroots and welsh leagues. |  |
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| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 19:58 - Apr 18 with 2322 views | deepdale81 |
I have only just found out about the west wales raiders myself.
It looks like they are improving and have a long term strategy,with an a new experienced aussie coach.I think I might go down to stebonheath to check them out. I mean they are in league one ,two down from the superleague .
There is an un19 wales v ireland International 17th may.after all it is a summer sport and we dont get much of that around here.
Here is a link https://www.raidersrugbyleague.co.uk/ |  | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 22:06 - Apr 18 with 2268 views | majorraglan |
I am pretty sure the South Wales Steelers played at the Talbot Athletic Ground going back about 20 years, there’s also been a team playing at the Gnoll. Rugby League isn’t a bad game, it’s just never really taken off down here. | | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 22:57 - Apr 18 with 2226 views | builthjack |
North Wales Crusaders are in the same league.
Good game is rugby league. Might pop and take a look in June. |  |
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| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 23:34 - Apr 18 with 2202 views | longlostjack |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 22:57 - Apr 18 by builthjack |
North Wales Crusaders are in the same league.
Good game is rugby league. Might pop and take a look in June. |
I always used to prefer a scrum to a chicken scratch but not much difference now - whatever happened to the crooked throw in? Guess work who’s collapsing it too. More exciting running from the backs in League. On balance still prefer Union but it’s nowhere near as attractive as it used to be. Don’t suppose the Baa Baas are playing at St. Helens next Monday either.
Happy Easter YJBs
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| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 06:27 - Apr 19 with 2151 views | dickythorpe |
Easter Monday at St. Helens was a fantastic occasion. Some of the world's best there , and of course the Baa Baas were half decent  | | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 20:47 - Mar 17 with 1548 views | deepdale81 |
Gavin Henson is playing for them on sunday against Widnes in the .It is available to watch on bbc Iplayer 12.45 kick off. | | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 21:10 - Mar 17 with 1529 views | Fireboy2 |
Yes it is and I will be supporting my team from afar, a team I've supported for over 33 years, not as long as the swans though.
Already purchased a season ticket, hopefully I will watching them I've before watching the swans live. |  | | |
| West Wales Raiders Rugby League team on 10:19 - Mar 18 with 1462 views | onehunglow |
League is a great game much maligned unfairly.
Skills are different obviously but fitness levels ,I would suggest,far higher. No hiding place either for full backs by lumping the ball hopefully in the air and hoping for the best.
Lads in south Wales do not play both codes ,in the north they can and do.
There is well over 120 years of contempt and hatred shown from Rugby Union to the League game,which was and is a working class game.One of the oddities of port is why Wales took up such a middle class games born on the public schools much detested .
I enjoy both
I am lucky enough to have seen John,Bennett,Edwards,Gerald,JPR,Shane in their prime.
I have also seen Maninga,Hanley,Offiah,Lydon,Connolly,Edwards and several Australian touring sides-who are on another stratosphere.
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