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The England national wheelchair rugby league team represents England in
wheelchair rugby league
Wheelchair rugby league is a wheelchair-based version of rugby league football, one of two recognised disability versions of the sport. It was developed by French rugby league player, coach and official, Wally Salvan in 2004. Unlike other wheelcha ...
. The team have played in all four World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
tournaments, winning both the inaugural competition in 2008 and the 2021 edition on home soil, and being runners up in both 2013 and 2017. They also won the 2015 European Wheelchair Rugby League Championship.
The team was established in 2007 under the auspices of the British Wheelchair Tag Rugby League Association and played its first test match, against France the same year.
The team are sponsored by Betfred
Betfred is a bookmaker based in the United Kingdom, founded by Fred Done.Pronounced to rhyme with "bone". It was first established as a single betting shop in Ordsall, Salford, in 1967. Its turnover in 2004 was reported to be more than £3.5 bi ...
in a two-year deal signed in 2022 that included the wheelchair, men's and women's teams. They train at Calderdale College
Calderdale College is a further and higher education college based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
The college is the largest provider of further education (post-16) courses and work-based learning (apprenticeships) and—through Universit ...
in Halifax.
Current squad
Squad selected for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (played in 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
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).
* Tom Coyd (Coach)
* Sebastien Bechara (Catalans Dragons)
* Jack Brown (Halifax Panthers)
* Wayne Boardman (Halifax Panthers)
* Nathan Collins (Leeds Rhinos)
* Joe Coyd (London Roosters)
* Rob Hawkins (Halifax Panthers)
* Tom Halliwell (Leeds Rhinos)
* Lewis King (London Roosters)
* Adam Rigby (Wigan Warriors)
* Declan Roberts (Wigan Warriors)
* James Simpson (Leeds Rhinos)
Competitive record
Results
Records and statistics
The team has only ever lost to France, the originators of the wheelchair game. England's biggest defeat was 31–71 on 20 July 2017. England's biggest win was 136–1 over Scotland on 28 September 2019; their biggest win without conceding was 121–0 over Ireland on 9 November 2022.Honours
*World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
(2): ( 2008, 2021)
See also
*Rugby league in England
Rugby league is played across England but is most popular in Northern England, especially Yorkshire and Lancashire where the game originated. These areas are the heartland of rugby league. The sport is also popular in Cumbria where the amateur ga ...
* England men's national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represents England in international rugby league.
The team, largely formed from the Great Britain team which also represented Wales and Scotland, is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League. ...
* England women's national rugby league team
The England women's national Rugby League team represents England in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the Rugby Football League. As Great Britain, they toured Australia in 1996, New Zealand in 1998, and reached the first-ever Wo ...
* Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league in England, and until 1995 for the whole British Isles. The name Rugby Football League previously also referred to the main league competition run by the organisati ...
* British Rugby League Hall of Fame
The Rugby League Hall of Fame honours the leading players of the sport of rugby league. It was established by the sport's governing body in the UK, the Rugby Football League, in 1988. Players must have been retired for at least five years to be ...
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References
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