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2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

The 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the fourth staging of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, and was one of three major tournaments part of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in England from 3 November to 18 November 2022. It was originally planned to be held in November 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[1] It was the first occasion on which the wheelchair rugby league competition took place concurrently with the men's and women's tournaments.[2] The competition was also the first time that participants in the wheelchair tournament received the same participation fees as players in the other competitions and the first time that prize money was awarded.[3]

2021 (2021) Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup  ()
Number of teams8
Host country England
Winner England (2nd title)
Runner-up France
Matches played15
Attendance19,450 (1,297 per match)
Tournaments
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The tournament was won by England who beat France 28–24 in the final on 18 November 2022.[4]

Teams

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Qualification

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England, as hosts, and France, as holders of the world cup were given automatic entry to the competition. Other nations were invited to submit entries and six were chosen against a range of criteria including current international and domestic infrastructure and plans for growth. The six nations selected to join England and France in the tournament are Australia, Norway, Scotland, Spain, United States and Wales.[2] Norway was replaced by Ireland due to the former being unable to prepare sufficiently for the tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.[5]

Draw

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The teams were drawn into two groups of four. The two seeded teams were England (Group A) and France (Group B). The draw was made at Buckingham Palace on 16 January 2020. Teams from pool 1 were drawn by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, pool 2 was drawn by Katherine Grainger and pool 3 by Jason Robinson.[6] Norway was replaced by Ireland after the draw.[5] The fixtures were announced on 21 July 2020.[7] All the games in the tournament weree played as double headers.[8]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

  England
  France

  Australia
  Wales

  Spain
  Scotland

  Norway[a]
  United States

Squads

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Main article: 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup squads

Each nation named 12-player squads to compete in the tournament.[9]

Venues

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Stadium locations

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The tournament was played at three venues, the Copper Box Arena in London was used for the Group A games, the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield hosted the Group B games as well as both semi-finals. These venues were confirmed when the revised schedule for the tournament was issued.[10] The final was scheduled for the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool but the postponement of the tournament from 2021 to 2022 resulted in a venue change with the final played in Manchester at Manchester Central.[10]

Team base camp locations

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Two locations were used by the national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament;[11]

  • London: Australia, England, Norway[a] and Spain
  • Sheffield: France, Scotland, United States and Wales

Officiating

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The match officials for the tournament were announced on 5 October 2022.[12]

Warm-up matches

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8 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Ireland   52–67   Wales
Report
Calderdale Leisure Centre, Halifax[13]
26 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
British Army v   Australia
Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham
29 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Wales   38–86   Australia
Report
Cardiff Met University Cyncoed Campus, Cardiff
31 October 2022
14:00 BST (UTC+01:00)
Scotland   1–129   Australia
Report
Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham

Group stage

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Group A

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All six matches in group A were played at Copper Box Arena in London.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   England 3 3 0 0 263 20 +243 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 136 88 +48 4
3   Spain 3 1 0 2 99 188 −89 2
4   Ireland 3 0 0 3 50 252 −202 0
Source: rlwc2021
3 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Ireland   32–55   Spain
Tries: Johnston (4) 31', 46', 50', 78'
Roberts 3'
McCarthy 65'
Goals: Johnston (4)
 Report (RLWC)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Lacombe 7'
Monedero 59'
Martin (2) 5', 62'
Gonzalez (2) 23', 69'
Berty (3) 9', 26', 45'
Goals: Gonzalez (8)
Seron
Drop goals: Gonzalez
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,033
Referees: Laurent Abrial (France), Kim Abel (Wales)
Touch judges: Matthew Ball (England), David Roig (France)
Player of the Match: Theo Gonzalez (Spain)
Team details
Ireland Position Spain
Name Number Number Name
Toby Burton-Carter 1
Starter
 1 Joel Lacombe (c)
Peter Johnston Jnr 8
Starter
 2 Raphael Monedero
Rick Rodgers 3
Starter
 3 Yannick Martin
Phil Roberts 9
Starter
 7 Theo Gonzalez
Tom Martin 2
Starter
 5 David Berty
Paddy Forbes 5
Interchange
 9 Eric Perez
Oran Spain 11
Interchange
 4 David Raymond
Kenneth Maloney 6
Interchange
 5 Jonathan Palomo
Stephen Campbell 4
Interchange
 8 Wilfrid Seron
James McCarthy 10
Interchange
 10 Pascal Ambrosino
Damian McCabe
Coach
 Jean-Marc Gonzalez
3 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England   38–8   Australia
Tries: Coyd (2) 19', 22'
Brown (2) 25', 35'
Collins (2) 32', 71'
King 47'
Goals: Hawkins
Collins (4)
 Report (RLWC)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Karim 10'
Goals: Karim
McKenna
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,033
Referees: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), David Roig (France)
Touch judges: Kim Abel (Wales), Steven Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: Jack Brown (England)
Team details
England Position Australia
Name Number Number Name
Tom Halliwell (c) 7
Starter
 1 Peter Arbuckle
Robert Hawkins 2
Starter
 5 Cory Cannane
Joe Coyd 3
Starter
 6 Brad Grove (c)
Sebastien Bechara 4
Starter
 12 Diab Karim
Lewis King 5
Starter
 5 Zac Schumacher
Jack Brown 6
Interchange
 10 Craig Cannane
Nathan Collins 1
Interchange
 4 James Hill
Adam Rigby 8
Interchange
 2 Liam Luff
Declan Roberts 9
Interchange
 11 Bayley McKenna
Wayne Boardman 10
Interchange
 9 Adam Tannock
Tom Coyd
Coach
 Brett Clark
6 November 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England   104–12   Spain
Tries: Brown (2) 1', 6'
Simpson 13'
Boardman (2) 15', 33'
Halliwell 21'
Hawkins (5) 31', 37', 39', 70', 77'
Roberts (3) 41', 47', 74'
King 50'
Coyd (2) 57', 62'
Rigby 67'
Goals: Boardman (3/5)
Collins (7/7)
Roberts (6/6)
 Report
 Tries: Gonzalez 3'
Monedero 8'
Goals: Gonzalez (2/3)
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,268
Referees: Kim Abel (Wales), Laurent Abriel (France)
Touch judges: David Roig (France), Grant Jackson (Wales)
Player of the Match: Robert Hawkins (England)
Team details
England Position Spain
Name Number Number Name
Tom Halliwell (c) 7
Starter
 1 Joel Lacombe (c)
Lewis King 5
Starter
 2 Raphael Monedero
Wayne Boardman 10
Starter
 3 Yannick Martin
Jack Brown 6
Starter
 7 Theo Gonzalez
James Simpson 11
Starter
 5 David Berty
Nathan Collins 1
Interchange
 10 Pascal Ambrosino
Joe Coyd 3
Interchange
 5 Jonathan Palomo
Robert Hawkins 2
Interchange
 9 Eric Perez
Adam Rigby 8
Interchange
 4 David Raymond
Declan Roberts 9
Interchange
 8 Wilfrid Seron
Tom Coyd
Coach
 Jean-Marc Gonzalez
6 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia   76–18   Ireland
Tries: Karim (2) 6', 74'
Tannock 9'
McKenna (3) 15', 37', 69'
Grove (3) 28', 35', 37'
Arbuckle 38'
Hill 45'
Luff (2) 59', 62'
Goals: McKenna (10/10)
Karim (2/3)
 Report
 Tries: Roberts 20'
McCarthy (2) 22', 65'
Goals: Johnston (3/3)
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,268
Referees: Matthew Ball (England), Grant Jackson (Wales)
Touch judges: Laurent Abrial (France), David Roig (France)
Player of the Match: Bayley McKenna (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Bayley McKenna 11
Starter
 1 Toby Burton-Carter
Diab Karim 12
Starter
 8 Peter Johnston
Brad Grove (c) 6
Starter
 2 Tom Martin
Adam Tannock 9
Starter
 9 Phil Roberts
Peter Arbuckle 1
Starter
 5 James McCarthy
Craig Cannane 10
Interchange
 11 Oran Spain
Shaun Harre 3
Interchange
 5 Paddy Forbes
James Hill 4
Interchange
 7 Scott Robertson
Zac Schumacher 8
Interchange
 6 Kenneth Maloney
Liam Luff 2
Interchange
 3 Rick Rodgers
Brett Clark
Coach
 Damian McCabe
9 November 2022
11:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Australia   52–32   Spain
Tries: Arbuckle 3'
Karim (2) 9', 15'
Hill (4) 28', 32', 34', 48'
Cory Cannane 62'
Grove 72'
Goals: McKenna (3/4)
Karim (3/6)
Craig Cannane (2/2)
 Report
 Tries: Gonzalez (2) 12', 44'
Monedero (2) 22', 76'
Lacombe 50'
Martin 53'
Goals: Gonzalez (3/5)
Seron (1/1)
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,847
Referees: David Butler (England), David Roig (France)
Touch judges: Grant Jackson (Wales), Steve Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: James Hill (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position Spain
Name Number Number Name
Bayley McKenna 11
Starter
 11 David Berty
Diab Karim 12
Starter
 7 Theo Gonzalez
Brad Grove (c) 6
Starter
 1 Joel Lacombe
Adam Tannock 9
Starter
 3 Yannick Martin
Peter Arbuckle 1
Starter
 5 Raphael Monedero
Craig Cannane 10
Interchange
 4 David Raymond
Cory Cannane 5
Interchange
 5 Jonathan Palomo
James Hill 4
Interchange
 8 Wilfrid Seron
Zac Schumacher 8
Interchange
 9 Eric Perez
Liam Luff 2
Interchange
 10 Pascal Ambrosino
Brett Clark
Coach
 Jean-Marc Gonzalez
9 November 2022
13:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England   121–0   Ireland
Tries: Bechara (2) 3', 15'
Coyd (4) 6', 17', 28', 78'
Halliwell (2) 9', 24'
Simpson (4) 12', 20', 75', 80'
Brown (3) 32', 38', 46'
Collins (3) 35', 54', 59'
King 62'
Rigby (2) 65', 71'
 Report
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 3,847
Referees: Oliver Cruickshank (Scotland), Grant Jackson (Wales)
Touch judges: David Roig (France), Steve Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: Joe Coyd (England)
Team details
England Position Ireland
Name Number Number Name
Tom Halliwell (c) 7
Starter
 1 Toby Burton-Carter
Joe Coyd 3
Starter
 8 Peter Johnston
Seb Bachara 4
Starter
 2 Tom Martin
James Simpson 11
Starter
 9 Phil Roberts
Lewis King 5
Starter
 5 James McCarthy
Wayne Boardman 10
Interchange
 11 Oran Spain
Nathan Collins 1
Interchange
 5 Paddy Forbes
Adam Rigby 8
Interchange
 7 Scott Robertson
Declan Roberts 9
Interchange
 3 Rick Rodgers
Jack Brown 6
Interchange
 4 Stephen Campbell
Tom Coyd
Coach
 Damian McCabe

Group B

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All six matches in group B were played at English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 350 27 +323 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Wales 3 2 0 1 126 222 −96 4
3   United States 3 1 0 2 100 207 −107 2
4   Scotland 3 0 0 3 92 212 −120 0
Source: rlwc2021
4 November 2022
11:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France   154–6   Wales
Tries: Alazard (6) 1', 3', 14', 21', 25', 51'
Clausells (2) 5', 53'
Guttadoro (2) 16', 74'
Bourson (5) 10', 18', 23', 33', 45'
Penella (3) 19', 37', 48'
Abassi (5) 35', 42', 55', 69', 78'
Vargas (2) 38', 71'
Hivernat 40', 67'
Goals: Alazard (13)
Guttadoro (4)
Penella (6)
 Report
 Tries: Jones 27'
Goals: Halsey
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,129
Referees: David Butler (England), Matthew Ball (England)
Touch judges: Grant Jackson (Wales), Steven Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: Lionel Alazard (France)
Team details
France Position Wales
Name Number Number Name
Lionel Alazard 1
Starter
 1 Stephen Halsey
Gilles Clausells (c) 2
Starter
 2 Scott Trigg-Turner
Mostefa Abassi 3
Starter
 3 Gary Preece
Jeremy Bourson 4
Starter
 5 Jodie Boyd-Ward
Julien Penella 6
Starter
 5 Stuart Williams (c)
Florian Guttadoro 10
Interchange
 8 Lucie Roberts
Guillaume Mautz 12
Interchange
 9 Martin Lane
Arno Vargas 7
Interchange
 11 Harry Jones
Jonathan Hivernat 11
Interchange
 6 Andrew Higgins
Interchange
 10 Mark Williams
Sylvain Crismanovich
Coach
 Stephen Jones


4 November 2022
13:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Scotland   41–62   United States
Tries: Young (4) 6', 13', 17', 67'
Grant (2) 22', 51'
Blackmore 25'
Willans 43'
Goals: Willans (4)
 Report (RLWC)
Report (ERL)
 Tries: Johnson (4) 1', 3', 28', 46'
Wooloff (2) 20', 31'
Lind (2) 34', 40'
Townsend (4) 48', 56', 66', 70'
Goals: Johnstone (5)
Stewart
Townsend
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,129
Referees: Grant Jackson (Wales), Steven Hewson (Australia)
Touch judges: Matthew Ball (England), Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland)
Player of the Match: Mackenzie Johnson (United States)
Team details
Scotland Position USA
Name Number Number Name
Connor Blackmore 9
Starter
 5 Mackenzie Johnson
Dan Grant 6
Starter
 10 William Johnstone
Mike Mellon 7
Starter
 7 Micah Stewart
John Willans 11
Starter
 1 Jeffrey Townsend (c)
Callum Young 1
Starter
 5 Matthew Wooloff
Gregor Anderson 4
Interchange
 2 Jesse Lind
Paul Hartley 8
Interchange
 11 Andy Kingsley
Peter Lauder 12
Interchange
 3 Jensen Blaine
Greame Stewart 5
Interchange
 4 Freddie Smith
Caydn Thomson 2
Interchange
 8 Jabrier Lee
Mark Roughsedge
Coach
 Geoff Mason
7 November 2022
17:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France   80–15   Scotland
Tries: N Clausells (4) 1', 6', 31', 40'
Mautz (2) 16', 44'
Verdi (2) 19', 55'
Vargas (2) 22', 67'
Gattadoro 29'
Abassi (2) 26', 59'
Penella 53'
Goals: N Clausells (7/9)
Duhalde (5/5)
 Report
 Tries: Young 13'
Mellon 63'
Grant 75'
Goals: Grant (1/2)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Steven Hewson (Australia), Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland)
Touch judges: Grant Jackson (Wales), David Butler (England)
Player of the Match: Arno Vargas (France)
Team details
France Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
Nicolas Clausells 8
Starter
 1 Callum Young
Florian Gattadoro 10
Starter
 7 Michael Mellon
Guillaume Mautz (c) 12
Starter
 6 Dan Grant
Arno Vargas 7
Starter
 11 John Willans
Yann Verdi 9
Starter
 5 Connor Blackmore
Mostefa Abassi 3
Interchange
 3 Dave Anderson
Jeremy Bourson 4
Interchange
 4 Gregor Anderson
Gilles Clausells 2
Interchange
 10 David Birtles
Thomas Duhalde 5
Interchange
 12 Pete Lauder
Julien Penella 6
Interchange
 2 Cadyn Thomson
Sylvain Crismanovich
Coach
 Mark Roughsedge
7 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Wales   50–32   United States
Tries: Preece (2) 13', 59'
S. Williams (3) 25', 29', 39'
Halsey 31'
Jones 46'
Higgins 61'
Trigg-Turner 67'
Goals: Halsey (5/6)
Higgins (2/3)
 Report
 Tries: Townsend (4) 8', 19', 54', 72'
Johnson 11'
Wooloff 36'
Goals: Johnstone (3/4)
Stewart (1/2)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: David Roig (France), David Butler (England)
Touch judges: Matthew Ball (England), Steven Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: Stuart Williams (Wales)
Team details
Wales Position USA
Name Number Number Name
Stephen Halsey 1
Starter
 5 Mackenzie Johnson
Gary Preece 3
Starter
 1 Jeffrey Townsend (c)
Jodie Boyd-Ward 5
Starter
 7 Micah Stewart
Stuart Williams 2
Starter
 10 William Johnstone
Martin Lane 9
Starter
 5 Matthew Wooloff
Alan Caron 12
Interchange
 12 Tony Leboutillier
Harry Jones 11
Interchange
 2 Jesse Lind
Andrew Higgins 6
Interchange
 11 Andy Kingsley
Mark Williams 10
Interchange
 9 Gabi Cha
Scott Trigg-Turner 2
Interchange
 3 Jensen Blaine
Stephen Jones
Coach
 Geoff Mason
10 November 2022
11:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France   116–6   United States
Tries: Bourson (5) 1', 7', 9', 17', 38'
Hivernat (3) 11', 20', 23'
Abassi (5) 13', 18', 63', 75', 78'
Duhalde (2) 34', 60'
G Clausells (3) 41', 45', 51'
Mautz 55'
N Clausells 58'
Alazard 65'
Goals: Alazard (9/11)
G Clausells (3/4)
Duhalde (4/6)
 Report
 Tries: Johnson 72'
Goals: Stewart (1/1)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,129
Referees: Matthew Ball (England), Kim Abel (Wales)
Touch judges: David Butler (England), David Roig (France)
Team details
France Position USA
Name Number Number Name
Lionel Alazard 1
Starter
 1 Jeffrey Townsend
Jonathan Hivernat 11
Starter
 5 Mackenzie Johnson
Mostefa Abassi 3
Starter
 6 Matthew Wooloff
Jeremy Bourson 4
Starter
 7 Micah Stewart
Nicolas Clausells 8
Starter
 5 William Johnstone
Julien Penella 6
Interchange
 3 Jensen Blaine
Arno Vargas 7
Interchange
 9 Gabi Cha
Thomas Duhalde 5
Interchange
 11 Andy Kingsley
Gilles Clausells 2
Interchange
 8 Jabrier Lee
Guillaume Mautz 12
Interchange
 2 Jesse Lind
Sylvain Crismanovich
Coach
 Geoff Mason
10 November 2022
13:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
Wales   70–36   Scotland
Tries: Trigg-Turner (3) 2', 12', 53'
Preece 5'
Higgins (4) 16', 46', 48', 74'
Lane (2) 34', 78'
Jones (2) 36', 42'
Goals: Higgins (9/11)
M. Williams (2/2)
 Report
 Tries: Grant (4) 8', 38', 70', 80'
Willans 22'
Mellon (2) 26', 57'
Goals: Willans (1/3)
Dan Grant (3/4)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,129
Referees: Laurent Abrial (France), Steve Hewson (Australia)
Touch judges: Kim Abel (Wales), Grant Jackson (Wales)
Player of the Match: Andrew Higgins (Wales)
Team details
Wales Position Scotland
Name Number Number Name
Scott Trigg-Turner 2
Starter
 9 Connor Blackmore
Gary Preece 3
Starter
 6 Dan Grant
Jodie Boyd-Ward 5
Starter
 7 Michael Mellon
Andrew Higgins 6
Starter
 11 John Willans
Stuart Williams 7
Starter
 5 Callum Young
Martin Lane 9
Interchange
 3 Dave Anderson
Harry Jones 11
Interchange
 10 David Birtles
Lucie Roberts 8
Interchange
 8 Paul Hartley
Mark Williams 10
Interchange
 12 Pete Lauder
Alan Caron 12
Interchange
 2 Cadyn Thomson
Stephen Jones
Coach
 Mark Roughsedge

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 November – Sheffield
 
 
  France 84
 
18 November – Manchester
 
  Australia 40
 
  France 24
 
13 November – Sheffield
 
  England 28
 
  England 125
 
 
  Wales 22
 

Semi-finals

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Both semi-finals were played at English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.[8]

13 November 2022
12:00 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France   84–40   Australia
Tries: Guttadoro (3) 1', 5', 60'
Bourson (5) 6', 8', 17', 21', 26'
N Clausells (2) 28', 78'
Abassi (4) 31', 35', 39', 52'
Duhalde 75'
Goals: Alazard (7/8)
G Clausells (5/7)
 Report
 Tries: Grove (2) 3', 69'
Schumacher 13', 58'
Karim 41'
Luff 62'
Craig Cannane 73'
Goals: McKenna (4/5)
Karim (2/2)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,318
Referees: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), David Butler (England)
Touch judges: Kim Abel (Wales), Grant Jackson (Wales)
Player of the Match: Jeremy Bourson (France)
Team details
France Position Australia
Name Number Number Name
Lionel Alazard 1
Starter
 1 Peter Arbuckle
Mostefa Abassi 3
Starter
 6 Brad Grove (c)
Jeremy Bourson 4
Starter
 12 Diab Karim
Florian Guttadoro 10
Starter
 8 Zac Schumacher
Nicolas Clausells 8
Starter
 5 Bayley McKenna
Gilles Clausells (c) 2
Interchange
 5 Cory Cannane
Julien Penella 6
Interchange
 10 Craig Cannane
Guillaume Mautz 12
Interchange
 4 James Hill
Arno Vargas 7
Interchange
 2 Liam Luff
Thomas Duhalde 5
Interchange
 3 Shaun Harre
Sylvain Crismanovich
Coach
 Brett Clark
13 November 2022
14:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
England   125–22   Wales
Tries: Bechara (4) 2', 4', 7', 32'
Coyd (4) 11', 20', 23', 43'
Brown (8) 26', 30', 34', 36', 41', 50', 57', 59'
Hawkins (2) 28', 77'
King 46'
Collins 53'
Roberts 68'
Simpson 75'
Goals: Hawkins (7/8)
Collins (10/11)
Roberts (1/3)
Drop goals: Roberts
 Report
 Tries: Trigg-Turner 17'
Preece 49'
S. Williams 55'
Caron 65'
Goals: Preece (1/2)
Higgins (2/2)
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,318
Referees: Laurent Abriel (France), Matthew Ball (England)
Touch judges: David Roig (France), Steven Hewson (Australia)
Player of the Match: Jack Brown (England)
Team details
England Position Wales
Name Number Number Name
Rob Hawkins 2
Starter
 6 Andrew Higgins
Joe Coyd 3
Starter
 9 Martin Lane
Seb Bechara 4
Starter
 3 Gary Preece   75' to 80'
Lewis King 5
Starter
 2 Scott Trigg-Turner
Tom Halliwell (c) 7
Starter
 5 Stuart Williams (c)
Nathan Collins 1
Interchange
 11 Harry Jones
Jack Brown 6
Interchange
 8 Lucie Roberts
Declan Roberts 9
Interchange
 12 Alan Caron
Wayne Boardman 10
Interchange
 6 Jodie Boyd-Ward
James Simpson 11
Interchange
 1 Stephen Halsey
Tom Coyd
Coach
 Stephen Jones

Final

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Main article: 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final

The final was played at Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, the day before the men's and women's finals.[8]

18 November 2022
19:30 GMT (UTC±00:00)
France   24–28   England
Tries: Alazard 10'
Abassi 29'
G Clausells 57'
Goals: Alazard (1/1)
N Clausells (5/6)
 Report
 Tries: Halliwell (2) 19', 78'
Brown (2) 39', 53'
King 42'
Goals: Hawkins (1/1)
Collins (3/5)
Manchester Central, Manchester
Attendance: 4,526
Referees: Ollie Cruickshank (Scotland), Laurent Abrial (France)
Touch judges: David Butler (England), David Roig (France)
Player of the Match: Tom Halliwell (England)
Team details
France Position England
Name Number Number Name
Mostefa Abassi 3
Starter
 7 Tom Halliwell (c)
Lionel Alazard 1
Starter
 2 Rob Hawkins
Jérémy Bourson 4
Starter
 3 Joe Coyd
Julien Pennella 6
Starter
 4 Seb Bechara
Nicolas Clausells 8
Starter
 5 Lewis King
Florian Guttadoro 10
Interchange
 1 Nathan Collins
Jonathan Hivernat 11
Interchange
 6 Jack Brown
Guillaume Mautz 12
Interchange
 9 Declan Roberts
Gilles Clausells (c) 2
Interchange
 10 Wayne Boardman
Arno Vargas 7
Interchange
 11 James Simpson
Sylvain Crismanovich
Coach
 Tom Coyd


Team of the Tournament

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Between the Semi-finals and final the RLWC2021 organisers announced the Wheelchair Team of the Tournament:[14]

  1. Lionel Alazard – France
  2. Seb Bechara – England
  3. Jérémy Bourson – France
  4. Jack Brown – England
  5. Nicolas Clausells – France
  6. Joe Coyd – England
  7. Theo Gonzalez – Spain
  8. McKenzie Johnson – United States
  9. Bayley McKenna – Australia
  10. Stuart Williams – Wales

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Norway was replaced by Ireland in March 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby World Cup postponed 12 months later". rlwc2021.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Nations Confirmed For Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2021". Able Magazine. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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