Wheelchair Rugby League will come to South Wales Jets for the 2026 season, as the sport looks forward to the World Cup at the end of the year.
The Torfaen Tigers wheelchair side have asked to come over to us after that club decided to withdraw financial support for the side, so they will train and play in Penallta, just 13 miles from their last base in Pontypool.
With the smallest squad in the competition, Torfaen finished top of WRL’s Wheelchair Invitational League this season with a 100 percent record and also played in two end-of-season finals.
Jason Reynolds, the captain of Torfaen Tigers wheelchair in the 2025 season, said: “We were disappointed when we heard that the Tigers no longer wanted to support a wheelchair side financially, but we understand their reasons.
“However, it means that we are now joining one of the most progressive rugby league clubs in Wales in South Wales Jets. We’ve been looking at their progress in the stand-up game, and we can see the commitment they have to running sides at senior level, plus having boys and girls sides.
“We’d like to thank everyone at Torfaen Tigers for giving us the opportunity to play these last four years, and we’re pleased that Wales Rugby League has let us all transfer to South Wales Jets without an issue.
“A big thanks to Liam Price, the chairman of South Wales Jets, for everything that he’s already done for us, and we look forward to becoming part of the Jets family.”
Price adds: “We had considered a Wheelchair side for some time, so when the Tigers players came to us and asked us if we would consider them being part of our club, we were definitely interested.
“Our men’s side head coach Ben Flower and I went to a training session recently, and we were so impressed with what we saw. The side are few in numbers right now, there’s only eight of them, but they finished top of the league in Wales this year, so you can’t fault their commitment.
“A number of us then went down to watch their recent Cup Final in Caerphilly, and we were blown away. The game was hard-hitting and entertaining, and the effort from both sides was outstanding.
“I know that this version of our sport will be well supported when we play matches next year, as we ensure that when we have a team, they are part of the club, the Jets family, and already we’ve plans in place to give the side all the support they need.
“And hopefully there will be Jets players in the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup at the end of 2026.”
