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Nathan Collins is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Leeds Rhinos in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
Nathan Collins is a disabled wheelchair rugby league player. He was born with dwarfism. His sporting journey began in 2010, aged 10, with wheelchair basketball before transferring to rugby six months later. [1] Outside of sport, Collins works for Leeds City Council. [2]
Nathan Collins joined Leeds Rhinos in 2011, aged 10. [3] He was part of the Leeds squad which won their first ever national championship in 2018. [4] He again was a key player in Leeds's 2021 Super League Grand Final victory against Leyland Warriors. [5] At the Wheelchair Rugby League Awards he was named as the 2022 Young Player of the Year. [6]
Collins made his England debut aged 16 at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in 2017 [1] [7] where England finished runners-up losing to France in the final. [8] He again played in the 2021 tournament, [9] where England finished the tournament as champions, beating France 28–24. [10] He played in England's 2023 international series wheelchair game against France. [11]
Kevin Sinfield is an English rugby union coach, currently the skills and kicking coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league player for Leeds Rhinos, England and Great Britain. His usual position was loose forward, although he played stand-off and hooker on occasion.
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The 2017 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup was the third staging of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held from 20 July to 28 July 2017 and was originally planned to be held in Sydney, Australia, as part of the 2017 Festival of World Cups but was relocated to France. The tournament was won by France who defeated England 38–34 in the final in Perpignan to retain the title.
The Halifax Panthers Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club was formed in 2005.
Tom Halliwell is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Leeds Rhinos in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team whom he has captained since 2021.
Seb Bechara is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Catalans Dragons in Elite One Championship and the England national wheelchair rugby league team. He is captain of both club and country.
Jérémy Bourson is a French wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Catalans Dragons in Elite One Championship and the France national wheelchair rugby league team.
Rob Hawkins is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Halifax Panthers in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
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