Declan Roberts is an English former wheelchair rugby league player who played for Wigan Warriors in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team, having retired from the sport in December 2024.[1]
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Career
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Club
editRoberts began playing wheelchair rugby league in 2013, winning the Grand Final a year later. He joined Wigan Warriors in the years of the creation of the club's wheelchair team in 2018.[2][3] Roberts was a key player for Wigan's victory in the 2023 Super League Grand Final, scoring two tries and kicking seven goals.[4][5]
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edit- ↑ "Coyd pays tribute to World Cup winner Roberts". www.rugby-league.com. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Declan Roberts". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ Fletcher, Charlotte (30 November 2024). "Declan Roberts retires from Wheelchair Rugby". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Leeds Rhinos in thrilling final". BBC Sport. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ Bazeley, Marc (15 October 2023). "Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors fall back on experience for title clash". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "England 24 v 49 France". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads". National Rugby League. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "England beat France to win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup - reaction". BBC Sport.
- ↑ Wynn, Amos (9 November 2022). "Wigan Warriors father and son meet in England Wheelchair's victory over Ireland". Wigan Today. Retrieved 31 January 2025.