Wheelchair RL has arrived and with a bang (sometimes literally). It has men, women, able and disabled playing. As the game at the top develops, the physicality is increasing and that tends to favour men. There have to be at least two disabled on the court at any time so that is important to keep to the point of why it was started in the first place.
So is the game going too far in the physical side of things? Below the top flight, there is much less intensity and more about having some fun so that is still catered for. As long as remains so, then it will thrive. Get too rough in lower levels and something would need to be done.
Here are my top trivia picks:
1) England has made all four finals, winning two of them.
2) France and England share the most trophy wins with two apiece.
3) 34,400 spectators came to watch the WC games in 2021, a record.
4) Three nations have been at all four WCs, Australia, England and France.
5) New Zealand is a strong RL nation but has yet to attend a Wheelchair WC.
6) The winners have scored the following percentages per match: 2013 - 84%, 2017 - 74% and 2021 - 79%.
7) Scotland is the only side not to win a game with nine losses over three tournaments.