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France national wheelchair rugby league team

France
Team information
Governing bodyFrench Rugby League Federation
RegionEurope
IRL ranking 2 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Team results
World Cup
Appearances4 (first time in 2008)
Best resultWinners (2013, 2017)

The France national wheelchair rugby league team represents France in wheelchair rugby league. The team have played in all four World Cup tournaments, finishing third in the inaugural competition in 2008 tournament before finishing as championns in both 2013 and 2017. They finished as runners-up in 2021 and also finished runners-up in the 2015 European Rugby League Championship.

Current squad

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Squad selected for November 2024 fixtures against  Ireland and  England.[2]

Competitive record

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World Cup Record
Year Finish
Australia 2008 Third Place
England 2013 Champions
France 2017 Champions
England 2021 Runners-up

Results

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Date Opponent Score Competition Venue Attendance Ref.
3 June 2006 United Kingdom Great Britain 20–6 Friendly CREPS Centre, Bourges [3]
2007  England ?–? Friendly Harrow, London [4]
7 November 2008 Barbarians[a] 108–0 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen [6]
10 November 2008  Australia 44–14 Mount Druitt, Sydney
12 November 2008  England 18–26 Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen
14 November 2008  Australia 20–22 2008 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final Whitlam Centre, Sydney
17 November 2008 Barbarians[a] 52–0 2008 Rugby League World Cup 3rd/4th play-off Mount Druitt, Sydney
28 August 2009  England 38–36 Friendly Brunel University, London [7][8]
16 October 2010  England 44–34 Friendly Cahors 1,060 [9]
8 October 2011  England 32–34 Friendly Leigh Sports Village, Leigh [10]
27 August 2012  England 43–22 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Medway Park, Gillingham 700 [11][12]
3 July 2013  England 28–20 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Medway Park, Gillingham [13][14]
6 July 2013  Scotland 154–2 [13]
9 July 2013  Australia 72–6 [13]
11 July 2013  Wales 71–30 2013 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final [13][15]
13 July 2013  England 42–40 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final [16]
9 May 2014  England 64–46 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Kindarena, Rouen 2,700 [17][18]
23 September 2015  England 26–56 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Medway Park, Gillingham [19]
24 September 2015  England 26–24 2015 Rugby League European Championship Group Stage Medway Park, Gillingham
25 September 2015 Wales Wales 52–5
25 September 2015  Ireland 100–8
25 September 2015  Scotland 88–6
26 September 2015  England 24–28 2015 Rugby League European Championship Final [20]
18 July 2017  Australia 70–16 Friendly Gymnase L'Olympie, Limoux [21]
20 July 2017  England 71–31 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Halle aux Sport, Carcassonne [13]
22 July 2017  Australia 102–22 Complexe La Rijole, Pamiers [13]
24 July 2017  Wales 118–10 Gymnase du Lac, Saint-Jory [13]
25 July 2017  Italy 98–6 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final Gymnase Compans Cafferlli, Toulouse [13]
28 July 2017  England 38–34 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Parc des Expositions, Perpignan [13]
21 June 2019  England 25–31 Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Gymnase M. Guigou, Apt [22][23]
23 June 2019  England 50–46 Palais des Sports de Toulon [24]
10 November 2021  England 49–24 Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy[25] Medway Park, Gillingham [26]
13 November 2021  England 39–26 [27]
19 June 2022  England 48–62 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy National Basketball Centre, Manchester [28]
3 September 2022  Spain 108–4 Friendly Fitou [29]
4 November 2022  Wales 104–6 2021 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 1,129 [30]
7 November 2022  Scotland 80–15 1,200 [31]
10 November 2022  United States 116–6 1,129 [32]
13 November 2022  Australia 84–40 2021 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 1,318 [33]
18 November 2022  England 24–28 2021 Rugby League World Cup final Manchester Central, Manchester 4,526 [34]
5 November 2023  England 43–34 Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy[35] Leeds Arena, Leeds 2,373 [36]
25 November 2023  England 18–34 Palais des Sports, Marseille [37]
26 October 2024  England 33–66 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Robin Park Arena, Wigan [38]
21 November 2024  Ireland 62–20 Friendly CREPS des Pays de Loire, Nantes [39]
23 November 2024  England 32–28 Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Saint-Lô ~2,000 [40]

Records and statistics

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IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  England 100
2 Steady  France 96
3 Increase 1  Ireland 55
4 Decrease 1  Australia 52
5 Steady  Wales 47
6 Steady  Scotland 38
7 Increase 1  Spain 27
8 Decrease 1  United States 25
9 New entry  New Zealand 5
10 Decrease 1  Italy 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Barbarians/Pacific Islands were a replacement team due to New Zealand withdrawing from the 2008 World Cup[5]

References

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  2. ^ https://www.intrl.sport/article/324/french-star-bourson-included-in-first-wheelchair-super-league-dream-team--
  3. ^ "Major stages and big events". Rugby XIII Fauteuil. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Rugby League pioneers recognised in New Year's Honours". Rugby Football League. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby League tournament". 9 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Results: 2008". RLEF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009.
  7. ^ "England Wheelchair Tag RL squad named". Rugby Football League. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012.
  8. ^ "RFL Annual Report 2009" (PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2010.
  9. ^ "France 44–34 England". European Rugby League. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ^ "England 34–32 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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  12. ^ "International Rugby League Came to Medway". Medway Dragons. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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  14. ^ "England 20–28 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  15. ^ "England 81–10 Australia". European Rugby League. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Match Report: Wheelchair World Cup final". European Rugby League. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  17. ^ "France 64–46 England". European Rugby League. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Pari réussi pour l'Equipe de France XIII Fauteuil". FFRXIII (in French). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  19. ^ "England 56–26 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  20. ^ https://www.rugby-league.com/article/26715/england-claim-euro-wheelchair-crown
  21. ^ https://www.ffr13.fr/des-francais-contre-les-bleus/
  22. ^ "England 31–25 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  23. ^ "L'équipe de France Rugby XIII Fauteuil face à l'Angleterre ce soir! La feuille de match!" (in French). FFRXIII. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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  26. ^ "England 24–49 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  27. ^ "England 26–39 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  28. ^ "England 62–48 France". European Rugby League. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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  33. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20221128085702/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/66
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  35. ^ "Para Rugby XIII : double confrontation France vs Angleterre en novembre" (in French). FFRXIII. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  36. ^ "World champions England defeated by France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  37. ^ "France 18–34 England". European Rugby League. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  38. ^ "England thump France in wheelchair international". BBC Sport. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  39. ^ "France 62–20 Ireland". European Rugby League. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  40. ^ "France Wheelchair defeat England in Fassolette-Kielty Trophy". Rugby Football League. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.