Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair

Sheffield Eagles

Club information
Full name	Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Colours	Red and Gold
Founded	2021;4 years ago (2021)
Website
Current details
Competition	RFL Wheelchair Super League
2024	1st (Championship East)
Uniforms
Home colours

The Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club was established in 2021.

History

Sheffield Eagles formed their wheelchair team in 2021. ^[1] After holding several trial sessions the club began training to field a side in the 2022 season. In 2022, Sheffield failed to win a single match, but by 2023 reached the final of the Challenge Trophy ^[2] and finished the season in 3rd. In the 2024 season, Sheffield won the RFL Wheelchair Championship by defeating Gravesend Dynamite 38–36 in the Championship Grand Final. ^[3] In December 2024, it was announced that the club had been accepted into the Super League for the 2025 season. ^[4]

Seasons

Season	League										Challenge Trophy
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Play-offs
2022	Championship North	5	0	0	5	46	442	0	6th	—	Round Robin stage [5]
	Phase 2	4	0	0	4	50	228	0	5th
2023	Championship	10	5	0	5	364	500	10	3rd	Lost in semi-final	Runners-up [2]
2024	Championship East	8	8	0	0	710	298	16	1st	Champions	Lost in semi-final [6]

Source: ^[7]

Honours

Leagues

• RFL Wheelchair Championship
  • Grand Final

    Winners (1): 2024

  • League Leaders' Shield

    Winners (1): 2024

Cups

• Wheelchair Challenge Trophy

Runners Up (1): 2023

References

1. "The mum playing wheelchair rugby league with her son and daughter for Sheffield Eagles". Total Rugby League. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
2. "Wheelchair team lose out in Challenge Cup Final". Leeds Rhinos. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
3. "Leeds Rhinos and Sheffield Eagles enjoy deserved wheelchair title successes". Total Rugby League. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
4. "Leeds face Edinburgh in Wheelchair Super League opener". BBC Sport . 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
5. "Leeds Rhinos to face Catalans Dragons in 2022 Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final". RFL. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
6. "Hereford Harriers crowned Wheelchair Challenge Trophy champions". RFL. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
7. "Match Centre". RFL.

External links

• Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair