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France national wheelchair rugby league team

France
Team information
Governing bodyFrench Rugby League Federation
RegionEurope
IRL ranking 2 Steady (21 July 2025)[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 champions in both 2013 and 2017. They finished as runners-up in 2021 and also finished runners-up in the 2015 European Rugby League Championship.

In May 2021, International Rugby League classified wheelchair rugby league in France as having Tier 1 status under its eligibility rules.[2]

Current squad

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Squad selected for November 2024 fixtures against  Ireland and  England.[3]

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 Score[a] Opponent Competition Venue Attendance Ref.
3 June 2006 20–6 United Kingdom Great Britain Friendly CREPS Centre, Bourges [4]
2007 ?–?  England Friendly Harrow, London [5]
7 November 2008 108–0 Barbarians[b] 2008 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen [7]
10 November 2008 44–14  Australia Mount Druitt, Sydney
12 November 2008 18–26  England Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen
14 November 2008 20–22  Australia 2008 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final Whitlam Centre, Sydney
17 November 2008 52–0 Barbarians[b] 2008 Rugby League World Cup 3rd/4th play-off Mount Druitt, Sydney
28 August 2009 38–36  England Friendly Brunel University, London [8][9]
16 October 2010 44–34  England Friendly Cahors 1,060 [10]
8 October 2011 32–34  England Friendly Leigh Sports Village, Leigh [11]
27 August 2012 43–22  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Medway Park, Gillingham 700 [12][13]
29 June 2013 102–12  Australia 2013 World Cup warm-up match Centre Sportif du Mont-Valérien, Nanterre [14][15]
3 July 2013 28–20  England 2013 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Medway Park, Gillingham [16][17]
6 July 2013 154–2  Scotland [16]
9 July 2013 72–6  Australia [16]
11 July 2013 71–30  Wales 2013 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final [16][18]
13 July 2013 42–40  England 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final [19]
9 May 2014 64–46  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Kindarena, Rouen 2,700 [20][21]
23 September 2015 26–56  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Medway Park, Gillingham [22]
24 September 2015 26–24  England 2015 Rugby League European Championship Group Stage Medway Park, Gillingham
25 September 2015 52–5  Wales
25 September 2015 100–8  Ireland
25 September 2015 88–6  Scotland
26 September 2015 24–28  England 2015 Rugby League European Championship Final [23]
18 July 2017 70–16  Australia Friendly Gymnase L'Olympie, Limoux [24]
20 July 2017 71–31  England 2017 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage Halle aux Sport, Carcassonne [16]
22 July 2017 102–22  Australia Complexe La Rijole, Pamiers [16]
24 July 2017 118–10  Wales Gymnase du Lac, Saint-Jory [16]
25 July 2017 98–6  Italy 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final Gymnase Compans Cafferlli, Toulouse [16]
28 July 2017 38–34  England 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Parc des Expositions, Perpignan [16]
21 June 2019 25–31  England Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Gymnase M. Guigou, Apt [25][26]
23 June 2019 50–46  England Palais des Sports de Toulon [27]
10 November 2021 49–24  England Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy[28] Medway Park, Gillingham [29]
13 November 2021 39–26  England [30]
19 June 2022 48–62  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy National Basketball Centre, Manchester [31]
3 September 2022 108–4  Spain Friendly Fitou [32]
4 November 2022 104–6  Wales 2021 Rugby League World Cup Group Stage English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 1,129 [33]
7 November 2022 80–15  Scotland 1,200 [34]
10 November 2022 116–6  United States 1,129 [35]
13 November 2022 84–40  Australia 2021 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 1,318 [36]
18 November 2022 24–28  England 2021 Rugby League World Cup final Manchester Central, Manchester 4,526 [37]
5 November 2023 43–34  England Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy[38] Leeds Arena, Leeds 2,373 [39]
25 November 2023 18–34  England Palais des Sports, Marseille [40]
26 October 2024 33–66  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Robin Park Arena, Wigan [41]
21 November 2024 62–20  Ireland Friendly CREPS des Pays de Loire, Nantes [42]
23 November 2024 32–28  England Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Saint-Lô ~2,000 [43]

Records and statistics

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IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  England 100
2 Steady  France 96
3 Steady  Ireland 60
4 Steady  Australia 52
5 Steady  Wales 49
6 Steady  Scotland 41
7 Steady  Spain 27
8 Steady  United States 25
9 Increase 1  Italy 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com
France historical IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Jun
2020 		Dec
2021 		Jun
2022 		Dec
2022 		Jun
2023 		Dec
2023 		Jun
2024 		Dec
2024 		Jun
2025
Ranking 1 1 1 2 (Fall1) 2 2 2 2 2
References [44] [45][46] [47][48] [49] [50] [51][52] [53] [54][55] [56][57]

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ France score given first
  2. ^ a b The Barbarians/Pacific Islands were a replacement team due to New Zealand withdrawing from the 2008 World Cup[6]

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