Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair

Sheffield Eagles
Club information
Full nameSheffield Eagles Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
ColoursRed and Gold
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021)
Website[1]
Current details
CompetitionRFL Wheelchair Super League
20241st (Championship East)
Uniforms
Home colours

The Sheffield Eagles Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club was established in 2021.

History

Sheffield Eagles formed their wheelchair team in 2021.[1] After holding several trial sessions the club began training to field a side in the 2022 season. In 2022, Sheffield failed to win a single match, but by 2023 reached the final of the Challenge Trophy[2] and finished the season in 3rd. In the 2024 season, Sheffield won the RFL Wheelchair Championship by defeating Gravesend Dynamite 38–36 in the Championship Grand Final.[3] In December 2024, it was announced that the club had been accepted into the Super League for the 2025 season.[4]

Seasons

Season League Challenge Trophy
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Play-offs
2022 Championship North 5 0 0 5 46 442 0 6th — Round Robin stage[5]
Phase 2 4 0 0 4 50 228 0 5th
2023 Championship 10 5 0 5 364 500 10 3rd Lost in semi-final Runners-up[2]
2024 Championship East 8 8 0 0 710 298 16 1st Champions Lost in semi-final[6]
Source:[7]

Honours

Leagues

Cups

Runners Up (1): 2023

References

  1. ^ "The mum playing wheelchair rugby league with her son and daughter for Sheffield Eagles". Total Rugby League. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Wheelchair team lose out in Challenge Cup Final". Leeds Rhinos. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Leeds Rhinos and Sheffield Eagles enjoy deserved wheelchair title successes". Total Rugby League. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Leeds face Edinburgh in Wheelchair Super League opener". BBC Sport. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Leeds Rhinos to face Catalans Dragons in 2022 Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final". RFL. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Hereford Harriers crowned Wheelchair Challenge Trophy champions". RFL. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Match Centre". RFL.