France national wheelchair rugby league team
Team representing France in Wheelchair Rugby League
Team information | |
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Governing body | French Rugby League Federation |
Region | Europe |
IRL ranking | 2nd |
Team results | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 4 (first time in 2008) |
Best result | Winners (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
Squad selected for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (played in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[1]
- Mostefa Abassi (Saint-Jory)
- Lionel Alazard (Montauban)
- Jérémy Bourson (Dragons Handi)
- Gilles Clausells (Dragons Handi)
- Nicolas Clausells (Dragons Handi)
- Dany Denuwelaere (Montauban)
- Thomas Duhalde (Euskadi)
- Florian Guttadoro (SO Avignon)
- Guillaume Mautz (SO Avignon)
- Julien Penella (Euskadi)
- Arno Vargas (Dragons Handi)
- Yann Verdi (SO Avignon)
- Jonathan Hivernat (Dragons Handi, standby)
- Adrien Zittel (Arbent, standby)
Competitive record
World Cup Record | |
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Year | Finish |
2008 | Third Place |
2013 | Champions |
2017 | Champions |
2021 | Runners-up |
Results
Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
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3 June 2006 | Great Britain | 20–6 | Friendly | CREPS Centre, Bourges | [2] | |
2007 | England | ?–? | Friendly | Harrow, London | [3] | |
7 November 2008 | Barbarians[a] | 108–0 | 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage | Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen | [5] | |
10 November 2008 | Australia | 44–14 | Mount Druitt, Sydney | |||
12 November 2008 | England | 16–28 | 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 | [6][7] | |
16 October 2010 | England | 44–34 | Friendly | Cahors | 1,060 | [8] |
8 October 2011 | England | 32–34 | Friendly | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | [9] | |
27 August 2012 | England | 43–22 | Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | Medway Park, Gillingham | 700 | [10][11] |
3 July 2013 | England | 28–20 | 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage | Medway Park, Gillingham | [12][13] | |
6 July 2013 | Scotland | 154–2 | [12] | |||
9 July 2013 | Australia | 72–6 | [12] | |||
11 July 2013 | Wales | 71–30 | 2013 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final | [12][14] | ||
13 July 2013 | England | 42–40 | 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final | [15] | ||
9 May 2014 | England | 64–46 | Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | Kindarena, Rouen | 2,700 | [16][17] |
23 September 2015 | England | 26–56 | Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | Medway Park, Gillingham | [18] | |
24 September 2015 | England | 26–24 | 2015 Rugby League European Championship Group Stage | Medway Park, Gillingham | ||
25 September 2015 | 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 | [19] | ||
18 July 2017 | Australia | 70–16 | Friendly | Gymnase L'Olympie, Limoux | [20] | |
20 July 2017 | England | 71–31 | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage | Halle aux Sport, Carcassonne | [12] | |
22 July 2017 | Australia | 102–22 | Complexe La Rijole, Pamiers | [12] | ||
24 July 2017 | Wales | 118–10 | Gymnase du Lac, Saint-Jory | [12] | ||
25 July 2017 | Italy | 98–6 | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final | Gymnase Compans Cafferlli, Toulouse | [12] | |
28 July 2017 | England | 38–34 | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final | Parc des Expositions, Perpignan | [12] | |
21 June 2019 | England | 25–31 | Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | Gymnase M. Guigou, Apt | [21][22] | |
23 June 2019 | England | 50–46 | Palais des Sports de Toulon | [23] | ||
10 November 2021 | England | 49–24 | Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy[24] | Medway Park, Gillingham | [25] | |
13 November 2021 | England | 39–26 | [26] | |||
19 June 2022 | England | 48–62 | Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | National Basketball Centre, Manchester | [27] | |
4 November 2022 | Wales | 104–6 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield | 1,129 | [28] |
7 November 2022 | Scotland | 80–15 | 1,200 | [29] | ||
10 November 2022 | United States | 116–6 | 1,129 | [30] | ||
13 November 2022 | Australia | 84–40 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final | English Institute of Sport, Sheffield | 1,318 | [31] |
18 November 2022 | England | 24–28 | 2021 Rugby League World Cup final | Manchester Central, Manchester | 4,526 | [32] |
5 November 2023 | England | 43–34 | Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy | Leeds Arena, Leeds | 2,373 | [33] |
25 November 2023 | England | 18–34 | Palais des Sports, Marseille | [34] |
Upcoming fixtures
- England at Robin Park Arena, Wigan on Saturday, 26 October 2024.[35]
- Kick-off scheduled for 14:30 PM BST (UTC+1:00)
Records and statistics
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Official rankings as of June 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | England | 100 | |
2 | France | 89 | |
3 | 1 | Australia | 61 |
4 | 1 | Ireland | 49 |
5 | 2 | Wales | 47 |
6 | Scotland | 38 | |
7 | 1 | United States | 27 |
8 | 1 | Spain | 23 |
9 | Italy | 0 | |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
Honours
- World Cup (2): (2013, 2017)
- Fassolette-Kielty Trophy: 6 Titles
See also
- Rugby league in France
- France men's national rugby league team
- France women's national rugby league team
- Fassolette-Kielty Trophy
- French Rugby League Federation
Notes
- ^ a b The Barbarians/Pacific Islands were a replacement team due to New Zealand withdrawing from the 2008 World Cup[4]
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