Rugby League World Cup glory again for England’s wheelchair champions
Sport | The Guardian
England prevail 50-38 over France in Wollongong final
Joe Coyd scores four tries to set successful title defence
England men’s wheelchair rugby league team completed an historic defence of their World Cup title, defeating their great rivals France in a thrilling final in Wollongong which underlined the overwhelming positives of the sport.
The English and the French have been the two dominant nations in the wheelchair game, sharing the previous four World Cup titles between them. On the field, they have produced thunderous and often controversial encounters but off it, there is great respect in a sport that allows disabled and able-bodied athletes to compete alongside one another.
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