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Team representing France in Wheelchair Rugby League
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 .
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)
Date
Opponent
Score
Competition
Venue
Attendance
Ref.
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]
Records and statistics [ edit ]
^ 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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