France national wheelchair rugby league team

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. Current squad Squad selected for July 2026 fixtures against . Lionel Alazard (Montauban Pandas) Jérémy Bourson (Catalans Dragons) Gilles Clausells (Catalans Dragons) Nicolas Clausells (Catalans Dragons) Thibaud Dananchy (Decines RL) Dany Denuwelaere (Stade Toulousain Olympique St Jory) Damien Doré (Catalans Dragons) William Drouard (Stade Toulousain Olympique St Jory) Guillaume Dubruel (Stade Toulousain Olympique St Jory) Jorge Gelade Panzo (Catalans Dragons) Florian Guttadoro (SO Avignon XIII) Jonathan Hivernat (Catalans Dragons) Léo Hivernat (Catalans Dragons) Julien Pennella (Aingirak Euskadi) Jérôme Seixas (Montauban Pandas) Adrien Zittel (SO Avignon XIII)

Competitive record

World Cup RecordYearFinish 2008 2013 2017 2021

Results

DateScoreOpponentCompetitionVenueAttendanceRef.3 June 200620–6 Great BritainFriendlyCREPS Centre, Bourges2007FriendlyHarrow, London7 November 2008108–0Barbarians2008 Rugby League World Cup Group StageSydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen10 November 200844–14Mount Druitt, Sydney12 November 200818–26Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen14 November 200820–222008 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalWhitlam Centre, Sydney17 November 200852–0Barbarians2008 Rugby League World Cup 3rd/4th play-offMount Druitt, Sydney28 August 200938–36FriendlyBrunel University, London16 October 201044–34FriendlyCahors1,0608 October 201132–34FriendlyLeigh Sports Village, Leigh27 August 201243–22Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham 70029 June 2013102–122013 World Cup warm-up matchCentre Sportif du Mont-Valérien, Nanterre3 July 201328–202013 Rugby League World Cup Group StageMedway Park, Gillingham6 July 2013154–29 July 201372–611 July 201371–302013 Rugby League World Cup Semi Final13 July 201342–402013 Rugby League World Cup Final9 May 201464–46Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyKindarena, Rouen2,70023 September 201526–56Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham24 September 201526–242015 Rugby League European Championship Group StageMedway Park, Gillingham25 September 201552–525 September 2015100–825 September 201588–626 September 201524–282015 Rugby League European Championship Finalhttps://www.rugby-league.com/article/26715/england-claim-euro-wheelchair-crown18 July 201770–16FriendlyGymnase L'Olympie, Limouxhttps://www.ffr13.fr/des-francais-contre-les-bleus/20 July 201771–312017 Rugby League World Cup Group StageHalle aux Sport, Carcassonne22 July 2017102–22Complexe La Rijole, Pamiers24 July 2017118–10Gymnase du Lac, Saint-Jory25 July 201798–62017 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalGymnase Compans Cafferlli, Toulouse28 July 201738–342017 Rugby League World Cup FinalParc des Expositions, Perpignan21 June 201925–31Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyGymnase M. Guigou, Apt23 June 201950–46Palais des Sports de Toulon10 November 202149–24Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyMedway Park, Gillingham13 November 202139–2619 June 202248–62Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyNational Basketball Centre, Manchester3 September 2022108–4FriendlyFitouhttps://europeanrugbyleague.com/fixtures/1128/france-108-4-spain4 November 2022104–62021 Rugby League World Cup Group StageEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield1,129https://web.archive.org/web/20221128071915/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/357 November 202280–151,200https://web.archive.org/web/20221128075916/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/4410 November 2022116–61,129https://web.archive.org/web/20221128090904/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/5013 November 202284–402021 Rugby League World Cup Semi FinalEnglish Institute of Sport, Sheffield1,318https://web.archive.org/web/20221128085702/https://www.rlwc2021.com/report/6618 November 202224–282021 Rugby League World Cup finalManchester Central, Manchester4,5265 November 202343–34Two match series friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyLeeds Arena, Leeds2,37325 November 202318–34Palais des Sports, Marseille26 October 202433–66Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophyRobin Park Arena, Wigan21 November 202462–20FriendlyCREPS des Pays de Loire, Nantes23 November 202432–28Friendly: Fassolette-Kielty TrophySaint-Lô~2,00011 July 2026FriendlyHalle Marcel Cerdan, Perpignan12 July 202666–36Friendly

Upcoming fixtures 2026 World Cup – 30 October–13 November, WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong

Knockout stage

Records and statistics

+ France historical IRL Wheelchair World Rankings Jun2020 Dec2021 Jun2022 Dec2022 Jun2023 Dec2023 Jun2024 Dec2024 Jun2025 Nov2025 Aug2026Ranking (1) References

Honours World Cup (2): (2013, 2017) Fassolette-Kielty Trophy: 7 Titles

France national wheelchair rugby league team

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