England national wheelchair rugby league team information
Team representing England in Wheelchair Rugby League
England
Team information
Governing body
Rugby Football League
Region
Europe
IRL ranking
1st
Team results
World Cup
Appearances
4 (first time in 2008)
Best result
Winners (2008, 2021)
The England national wheelchair rugby league team represents England in wheelchair rugby league. The team have played in all four World Cup tournaments, winning both the inaugural competition in 2008[1] and the 2021 edition on home soil,[2] and being runners up in both 2013 and 2017.[3][4] They also won the 2015 European Wheelchair Rugby League Championship.[5]
Wheelchair rugby league was introduced to England in July 2005 when a team from France toured Yorkshire. On 4 May 2006, the Rugby League International Federation accepted a proposal by France to endorse wheelchair rugby league. Later that month a team representing Great Britain began a tour of France and played the first official test match on 3 June 2006 losing 20–6 to their hosts.[6] The England 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.[7][8]
The team are sponsored by Betfred in a two-year deal signed in 2022 that included the wheelchair, men's and women's teams.[9] They train at facilities including Calderdale College in Halifax[10] and St George's Park National Football Centre.[11]
^"Sculthorpe backs England wheelchair team". LoveRugbyLeague. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^"Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final: Tom Halliwell late try secures trophy for England". BBC. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^"2013 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup – Wales Rugby League (WRL)". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^"2017 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup – Wales Rugby League (WRL)". Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
^"Match Report: European Wheelchair Championship Final". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^"Major stages and big events". Rugby XIII Fauteuil. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008.
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