Ian Golden - Media Manager
| Date Of Birth | 24/12/1971 |
| Managed | Wales Wheelchair, South Wales Jets, Wales RL Management, Wales RL, Wales Nines, South Wales Scorpions, Wales RL, Neath, North Wales Crusaders, Celtic Crusaders, Cardiff Demons |
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With over 25 years' experience as a sports writer, Ian's first published work about rugby league was a 1996 article for a Christian newspaper talking about Va'aiga Tuigamala's faith. He first wrote about Welsh rugby league in 2002 and was asked to "fill in" for the then media manager Swansea-based Gareth Jones a year later. Chairman of Cardiff Demons from 2003-05, he then worked as media manager for Celtic Crusaders in its first four years. Following their move north, he transferred to South Wales Scorpions and continued with WRL. He has now reporting all on every one of Wales' international sides, having travelled round Europe and the World to do so.
Also in charge of all rugby data for worldwide organisation Sportradar, in 2017, he founded, and is co-director of Sporting Records Online Ltd. In other sport, he also reports on Cardiff City, having written and edited fanzines in the 1990s, and Wales football for community radio station GTFM, and was a founding member of England cricket's "Barmy Army" in 1994.
Ian has published both a book and charity magazine about rugby league in Wales, the latter based on his monthly columns for Rugby League World and Forty20 Magazines. He also co-wrote the history book of Australian youth TV series "Heartbreak High", published in 2021. This was then published in French in 2023.
Also in charge of all rugby data for worldwide organisation Sportradar, in 2017, he founded, and is co-director of Sporting Records Online Ltd. In other sport, he also reports on Cardiff City, having written and edited fanzines in the 1990s, and Wales football for community radio station GTFM, and was a founding member of England cricket's "Barmy Army" in 1994.
Ian has published both a book and charity magazine about rugby league in Wales, the latter based on his monthly columns for Rugby League World and Forty20 Magazines. He also co-wrote the history book of Australian youth TV series "Heartbreak High", published in 2021. This was then published in French in 2023.
