WALES took bronze in the first ever Rugby League Commonwealth Championship in Glasgow after beating Canada 20-8.
All of Wales’s players came from South Wales Scorpions.
Papua New Guinea won the tournament, beating favourites Australia 22-8 in the final.
Wales put in a fine second-half performance to beat the plucky Canadians.
Canada had already won plaudits by beating England 24-4 on day one, consigning the English to sixth place in the competition, and they almost overcame Wales as well.
Canada lost the ball from the first set after kick-off and Wales didn’t waste the opportunity. Curtis Davies laid off to James Taylor who scored in the corner.
Paul Edwards missed the kick.
Canada struck back as Matt Gallagher scored. Then a 50-metre break from Cole Keffer put Canada in the ascendancy, giving them an 8-4 half-time lead.
However, the second half belonged to the Welsh.
Marcus Webb struck first with a 40-metre run down the wing. Ben Jones converted to make the score 10-8.
Then came one of the tries of the tournament. James Taylor picked the ball up on his own ten-metre line and he went on a 90-metre run, going past the whole Canada side to score.
Finally, Alex King chased a chip kick and outran the exhausted defence to seal the win.
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Wales claim bronze medal in Commonwealth Rugby League Championship
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