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England win wheelchair Rugby League World Cup again by beating France
ENGLAND defended their World Championship title with a 50-38 victory over France in a tremendous advert for wheelchair rugby league at Wollongong, New South Wales this morning. It was the fourth strai
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It was the fourth straight final between the two nations and ensured England kept hold of the trophy they claimed with a 28-24 triumph in Manchester in 2022.
In a tournament that has been blighted by high-scoring one-sided matches, this was an absolute cracker with both teams in contention for the win until the latter stages of the second half.
Two early Joe Coyd tries gave England a 10-0 lead before ex-Halifax player Jeremy Bourson inspired a French fight-back as they scored four times without reply to lead 20-10. After England’s world player of the year Rob Hawkins was incorrectly denied a superb touchdown, the momentum shifted again with the English roaring back into the game and going in 28-22 up at half-time.
Coyd ended the game with four tries and Jack Brown, playing in his fifth final, weighed in with a hat-trick as England imposed themselves on the second half with a disciplined defensive display and well-worked attacking sets.
England have appeared in every final since the World Cup was inaugurated in 2008, winning it three times with the French picking up the silverware on the other two occasions. In today’s early kick-off Australia swamped Ireland 70-24 to claim the honours in the third-place match.
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