Wales Rugby League

Wales Rugby League was officially recognised by the Sports Council of Wales, Sport Wales, in January 2006 as the National Governing Body (NGB) of Rugby League in Wales. So whilst rugby league has a long and proud Welsh heritage in the sport, the NGB is still in its infancy in terms of its development. Wales Rugby League (WRL) is a full international member of the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF) and, as of May 2010, the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF). Whilst completely seperate bodies, WRL has a good working relationship with The RFL, the NGB for rugby league in the United Kingdom which is based in England. Indeed the RFL were the main instigators of establishing WRL by helping to form a new WRL Board in 1995 and funding fulltime development posts in Wales since 1997.