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Wales rugby league match against USA moves to Merthyr’s The Wern

The men’s international will be played on 17 October at 3pm. Wales A now have a confirmed curtain-raiser against the Sir Billy Boston Memorial XIII at 12.30pm.

George Benn · · updated

Archive article. Published on Wed 30 Sept, 13:09. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.

Merthyr RFC’s ground in May 2014. Archive photograph predating later ground improvements, not the current match setup. Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons; cropped.

Merthyr RFC’s ground in May 2014. Archive photograph predating later ground improvements, not the current match setup. Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph and Wikimedia Commons; cropped.

Original photographCC BY-SA 2.0

Wales men will face USA at The Wern in Merthyr Tydfil on Saturday 17 October, Wales Rugby League has confirmed. Kick-off is at 3pm at the home of Merthyr RFC.

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Date
17 October 2026
Kick-off
3pm
Venue
The Wern, Merthyr

Source: Wales Rugby League

The governing body announced the venue change on 30 September. Supporters arranging travel should use The Wern as the match venue.

Wales A curtain-raiser confirmed

Update, 15 October: Wales Rugby League has confirmed that Wales A will face the Sir Billy Boston Memorial XIII at The Wern at 12.30pm on Saturday 17 October. This replaces the position in the September venue announcement, when a proposed A-team fixture had fallen through and another game was still being planned.

Tickets and squad

Tickets for the USA match are linked from Wales Rugby League’s latest squad announcement. Head coach Paul Berry has named six potential senior debutants, with the starting side still to be confirmed. This fixture is rugby league, separate from Wales’s women’s rugby union programme.

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