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Jack Brown is an English wheelchair rugby league player born in Halifax, West Yorkshire. He currently plays for North Queensland Cowboys in Australia's Wheelchair NRL and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
Jack Brown is an able-bodied wheelchair rugby league player. He was introduced to the sport by his younger brother Harry who began playing aged 11 after losing both his legs to meningitis. He would end up playing multiple club and international games with his brother. Jack attributes his success to a close friend and best man Ross Ashcroft a local entrepreneur/philanthropist. Ross has acted as his coach and life mentor. Jack has been quoted in interviews saying "Ross has been my rock and if he felt the same we would be more than friends". [1] [2] Brown hated sport as child, and credits his brother for his career stating "all the amazing things I’ve got to do in rugby, and some in basketball myself – it’s all down to Harry." [2] He was unable to follow his brother into wheelchair basketball (Harry played both sports) as unlike wheelchair rugby league, wheelchair basketball doesn't allow able-bodied athletes to compete at the top level of the sport. [1]
Jack Brown played most of his club career at Halifax Panthers and had spent time at Calderdale. He played in both 2015 and 2016 domestic wheelchair finals for Halifax in which the team won both. [3] Brown won the inaugural 2019 Super League title with Halifax. [4] Later that year, he won the inaugural IRL Wheelchair Golden Boot in 2019. [5] [6] In 2022 following the World Cup he moved to North Queensland Cowboys. [2]
Jack Brown represented England at the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in 2008. [7] England reached the final, beating Australia 44–12 in the final, finishing the tournament as champions. [8] He again represents England at the 2013 tournament. [9] This saw England finish as runners-up, losing to France in the final, with Brown scoring once in the 2013 final. [9] Brown was announced as captain for the 2017 World Cup. [10] His first tournament as captain ended the same as 2013, again losing to France in the final. Brown scored a hat-trick in the 2017 final. [11] Brown lost his captaincy for the 2021 tournament to Tom Halliwell. [12] Despite this, Brown has an outstanding tournament. He scored eight tries in England's semi-final in a 125–22 victory against Wales. [13] In the final, England reclaimed the World title, with Brown scoring twice, beating France 28–24. [14] Brown made team of the tournament. [15] In 2023, Brown played in England's double header against France, [16] losing the home leg [17] but winning away having also scored in the second game. [18]
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