Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team

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Scotland
Team information
Governing body Scotland Rugby League
Region Europe
Head coachMartyn Gill
IRL ranking 6 Steady2.svg (21 July 2025) [1]
Team results
First international
World Cup
Appearances3 (first time in 2013 )
Best result6th, 2013

The Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team represents Scotland in wheelchair rugby league. They have competed at the World Cup, the European Championships and several tournaments within the British Isles, such as the Celtic Cup and Four Nations competitions.

Contents

History

In July 2012 Scotland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. [3] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year. [4] At the 2013 World Cup Scotland finished sixth after suffered heavy defeats against Australia and France in their group matches and losing twice to Ireland who they played in an inter-group match and the fifth-place play-off. [5] [6] Scotland recorded their first win in 2014 against Wales in the Four Nations. [7] [8] In 2015 Scotland played Ireland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches [9] but became an annual three-team round robin with the addition of Wales in 2016. [10] At the European Championships in 2015 Scotland started well with wins over Ireland and Wales. They came third in the group table but ended in fourth place after losing a play-off against Ireland. [11] [12] Scotland finished 7th at the 2017 World Cup after losses to Italy and Spain. [13] In April 2019 Scotland defeated Ireland 52–42 in the Celtic Cup to record their first win since 2015. [14] At the 2021 World Cup Scotland failed to progress from the group stage after losses to the United States, France and Wales. [15]

Squad

Scotland squad for 2025 Celtic Cup
First team squadCoaching staff
  • Connor Blackmore – Edinburgh Giants
  • Calum Davidson – Edinburgh Giants
  • Sarah Devlin – Edinburgh Giants
  • Mark Dougan – Rochdale Hornets
  • Hamish Douglas – Edinburgh Giants
  • Olivia Fulton – Edinburgh Giants
  • David Hill – Edinburgh Giants
  • Calum Japes – Edinburgh Giants
  • Mark Robertson – Edinburgh Giants
  • John Willans – Edinburgh Giants

Head coach

  • Martyn Gill


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 25 May 2025
Source(s): [16]

Competitive record

World Cup

World Cup Record
YearFinish
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of England.svg 2013 6th
Flag of France.svg 2017 7th
Flag of England.svg 2021 Group stage

Celtic Cup

Celtic Cup results by year: Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Opponent \ Year20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland L-LDLLW–LLLLL
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales xLLLL–LLLWL
Finish:23332–33323
Source: [17] [18]
Notes:
  • 2015: Wales did not take part – Ireland and Scotland played each other twice [19]
  • 2020: The tournament was cancelled in 2020 [20]

Results

DateScore [a] OpponentCompetitionRef.
7 July 20126–20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2012 Four Nations [21] [22]
8 July 20120–50Flag of England.svg  England [23]
8 July 20128–14Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [24]
3 July 20130–148Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2013 World Cup Group stage [5]
6 July 20132–154Flag of France.svg  France [5] [6]
9 July 20136–26Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [5]
13 July 201314–36Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off [5]
13 September 201414–104Flag of England.svg  England 2014 Four Nations [25] [26]
13 September 201434–14Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [7]
14 September 201410–60Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [27]
18 April 201528–52Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2015 Celtic Cup [28]
25 May 201548–80Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [9]
24 September 201526–25Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2015 European Championship Group stage [29]
24 September 201532–16Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [30]
25 September 20156–88Flag of France.svg  France [31]
26 September 20150–102Flag of England.svg  England [32]
26 September 201516–20Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off [33]
30 April 201658–58Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2016 Celtic Cup [34]
30 April 201622–92Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [35]
24 September 201610–90Flag of England.svg  England 2016 Four Nations [36] [37]
24 September 201628–41Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [38]
24 September 201624–62Exiles [b] [37]
25 September 201626–29Exiles [b] [40]
29 April 201716–26Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2017 Celtic Cup [41]
29 April 20170–71Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [42]
20 July 20176–110Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2017 World Cup Group stage [5]
22 July 201718–54Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [5]
28 April 201841–112Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2018 Celtic Cup [43]
28 April 201836–68Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [44]
27 April 201910–102Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2019 Celtic Cup [45]
27 April 201952–42Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [46]
28 September 201912–90Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2019 Tri-Nations [47] [48]
28 September 20191–136Flag of England.svg  England [49]
12 June 202132–52Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2021 Celtic Cup [50]
12 June 202118–102Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [51]
30 October 202134–70Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Friendly [52]
7 May 202235–38Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2022 Celtic Cup [53]
7 May 20226–116Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [54]
18 June 202222–52Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Friendly [55]
31 October 20221–129Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Friendly [56]
4 November 202241–62Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2021 World Cup Group stage [57]
7 November 202215–80Flag of France.svg  France [58]
10 November 202236–70Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [59]
18 June 202324–58Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2023 Celtic Cup [60]
18 June 202330–76Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [60]
8 June 202434–68Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 2024 Celtic Cup [61]
8 June 202464–52Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [62]
24 May 202554–62Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2025 Celtic Cup [63]
24 May 202520–92Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland [63]

Records and rankings

IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svgFlag of England.svg  England 100
2Steady2.svgFlag of France.svg  France 96
3Steady2.svgFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 60
4Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 52
5Steady2.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49
6Steady2.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41
7Steady2.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 27
8Steady2.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 25
9Increase2.svg 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com
Scotland historical IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Jun
2020		Dec
2021		Jun
2022		Dec
2022		Jun
2023		Dec
2023		Jun
2024		Dec
2024		Jun
2025
Ranking65 (Green Arrow Up Darker.svg1)56 (Red Arrow Down.svg1)66666
References [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77]

Notes

  1. ↑ Scotland score given first
  2. 1 2 The Exiles were a mix of Irish, Welsh and English players as Ireland were unable to travel with a full side to the 2016 Four Nations [39]

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