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unusual facts about Wales national rugby league team


Ernest Mair

New Zealand lost the series 0-3 against the Great Britain Lions and also lost a test match against Wales.


Crusaders Rugby League

Their last coach was Wales national team coach Iestyn Harris.

David Treasure

David Treasure won caps for Wales while at Oldham in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against England, Australia, New Zealand, and England.

Don Munro

He played three test matches later in the year, World Championship matches against France, England, and Wales.

Gavin Price-Jones

Gavin Price-Jones won caps for Wales while a Welsh Student in 1995 against United States (2 matches).

Graeme Johns

Graeme Johns is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and Blackpool Borough.

Henderson Gill

Gill made his international debut playing for England with a try in a 20-15 win over Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff.

Owen Phillips

Owen Phillips represented Combined Nationalities in the 15-19 defeat to France at Stade de Gerland, Lyon on Sunday January 3 1954, and won caps for Wales while at Swinton in 1951 against England, Other Nationalities, and New Zealand, in 1952 against France (2 matches), and in 1953 against England.

Stuart Wright

Along with James "Jim" Leytham, Stanley "Stan" Moorhouse, Peter Norburn, Keith Fielding, Martin Offiah, and Sam Tomkins, having scored four tries, Stuart Wright jointly holds the record for the most tries scored in an England match, scoring four tries against Wales at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on 28 May 1978.


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Aberdare RLFC

The only consolation form the season was when one of their players, Will Hopkins was chosen to play for the Wales national rugby league team.