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Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team

Scotland
Team information
Governing bodyScotland Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachMartyn Gill
IRL ranking 6 Steady (21 July 2025)[1]
Team results
First international
World Cup
Appearances3 (first time in 2013)
Best result6th, 2013

The Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team represents Scotland in wheelchair rugby league. They have competed at the World Cup, the European Championships and several tournaments within the British Isles, such as the Celtic Cup and Four Nations competitions.

History

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In July 2012 Scotland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[3] The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year.[4] At the 2013 World Cup Scotland finished sixth after suffered heavy defeats against Australia and France in their group matches and losing twice to Ireland who they played in an inter-group match and the fifth-place play-off.[5][6] Scotland recorded their first win in 2014 against Wales in the Four Nations.[7][8] In 2015 Scotland played Ireland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches[9] but became an annual three-team round robin with the addition of Wales in 2016.[10] At the European Championships in 2015 Scotland started well with wins over Ireland and Wales. They came third in the group table but ended in fourth place after losing a play-off against Ireland.[11][12] Scotland finished 7th at the 2017 World Cup after losses to Italy and Spain.[13] In April 2019 Scotland defeated Ireland 52–42 in the Celtic Cup to record their first win since 2015.[14] At the 2021 World Cup Scotland failed to progress from the group stage after losses to the United States, France and Wales.[15]

Squad

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Scotland squad for 2025 Celtic Cup
First team squad Coaching staff
  • Connor Blackmore – Edinburgh Giants
  • Calum Davidson – Edinburgh Giants
  • Sarah Devlin – Edinburgh Giants
  • Mark Dougan – Rochdale Hornets
  • Hamish Douglas – Edinburgh Giants
  • Olivia Fulton – Edinburgh Giants
  • David Hill – Edinburgh Giants
  • Calum Japes – Edinburgh Giants
  • Mark Robertson – Edinburgh Giants
  • John Willans – Edinburgh Giants

Head coach

  • Martyn Gill


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Updated: 25 May 2025
Source(s): [16]

Competitive record

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World Cup

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World Cup Record
Year Finish
Australia 2008 Did not enter
England 2013 6th
France 2017 7th
England 2021 Group stage

Celtic Cup

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Celtic Cup results by year:  Scotland
Opponent \ Year20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
 IrelandL-LDLLW–LLLLL
 WalesxLLLL–LLLWL
Finish:23332–33323
Source: [17][18]
Notes:
  • 2015: Wales did not take part – Ireland and Scotland played each other twice[19]
  • 2020: The tournament was cancelled in 2020[20]

Results

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Date Score[a] Opponent Competition Ref.
7 July 2012 6–20  Wales 2012 Four Nations[21] [22]
8 July 2012 0–50  England [23]
8 July 2012 8–14  Ireland [24]
3 July 2013 0–148  Australia 2013 World Cup Group stage [5]
6 July 2013 2–154  France [5][6]
9 July 2013 6–26  Ireland [5]
13 July 2013 14–36  Ireland 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off [5]
13 September 2014 14–104  England 2014 Four Nations[25] [26]
13 September 2014 34–14  Wales [7]
14 September 2014 10–60  Ireland [27]
18 April 2015 28–52  Ireland 2015 Celtic Cup [28]
25 May 2015 48–80  Ireland [9]
24 September 2015 26–25  Wales 2015 European Championship Group stage [29]
24 September 2015 32–16  Ireland [30]
25 September 2015 6–88  France [31]
26 September 2015 0–102  England [32]
26 September 2015 16–20  Ireland 2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off [33]
30 April 2016 58–58  Ireland 2016 Celtic Cup [34]
30 April 2016 22–92  Wales [35]
24 September 2016 10–90  England 2016 Four Nations[36] [37]
24 September 2016 28–41  Wales [38]
24 September 2016 24–62 Exiles[b] [37]
25 September 2016 26–29 Exiles[b] [40]
29 April 2017 16–26  Ireland 2017 Celtic Cup [41]
29 April 2017 0–71  Wales [42]
20 July 2017 6–110  Italy 2017 World Cup Group stage [5]
22 July 2017 18–54  Spain [5]
28 April 2018 41–112  Wales 2018 Celtic Cup [43]
28 April 2018 36–68  Ireland [44]
27 April 2019 10–102  Wales 2019 Celtic Cup [45]
27 April 2019 52–42  Ireland [46]
28 September 2019 12–90  Wales 2019 Tri-Nations[47] [48]
28 September 2019 1–136  England [49]
12 June 2021 32–52  Ireland 2021 Celtic Cup [50]
12 June 2021 18–102  Wales [51]
30 October 2021 34–70  Wales Friendly [52]
7 May 2022 35–38  Ireland 2022 Celtic Cup [53]
7 May 2022 6–116  Wales [54]
18 June 2022 22–52  Ireland Friendly [55]
31 October 2022 1–129  Australia Friendly [56]
4 November 2022 41–62  United States 2021 World Cup Group stage [57]
7 November 2022 15–80  France [58]
10 November 2022 36–70  Wales [59]
18 June 2023 24–58  Ireland 2023 Celtic Cup [60]
18 June 2023 30–76  Wales [60]
8 June 2024 34–68  Ireland 2024 Celtic Cup [61]
8 June 2024 64–52  Wales [62]
24 May 2025 54–62  Wales 2025 Celtic Cup [63]
24 May 2025 20–92  Ireland [63]

Records and rankings

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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
Scotland historical IRL Wheelchair World Rankings
Jun
2020 		Dec
2021 		Jun
2022 		Dec
2022 		Jun
2023 		Dec
2023 		Jun
2024 		Dec
2024 		Jun
2025
Ranking 6 5 (Rise1) 5 6 (Fall1) 6 6 6 6 6
References [64] [65][66] [67][68] [69] [70] [71][72] [73] [74][75] [76][77]
  • Biggest win: 34–14 v. Wales (13 September 2014)[7]
  • Biggest defeat: 2–154 v. France (6 July 2013)[6][78]

Notes

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  1. ^ Scotland score given first
  2. ^ a b The Exiles were a mix of Irish, Welsh and English players as Ireland were unable to travel with a full side to the 2016 Four Nations[39]

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