Nathan Collins (wheelchair rugby league)
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Nathan Collins is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Leeds Rhinos in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
Background
[edit]Nathan Collins is a disabled wheelchair rugby league player. He was born with dwarfism. His sporting journey began in 2010, aged 10, with wheelchair basketball before transferring to rugby six months later.[1] Outside of sport, Collins works for Leeds City Council.[2]
Career
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Club
[edit]Nathan Collins joined Leeds Rhinos in 2011, aged 10.[3] He was part of the Leeds squad which won their first ever national championship in 2018.[4] He again was a key player in Leeds's 2021 Super League Grand Final victory against Leyland Warriors.[5] At the Wheelchair Rugby League Awards he was named as the 2022 Young Player of the Year.[6]
International
[edit]Collins made his England debut aged 16 at the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in 2017[1][7] where England finished runners-up losing to France in the final.[8] He again played in the 2021 tournament,[9] where England finished the tournament as champions, beating France 28–24.[10] He played in England's 2023 international series wheelchair game against France.[11]
Honours
[edit]Leeds
[edit]- Super League (and predecessor tournaments):
- Champions (2): 2018, 2021
- Challenge Cup:
- Champions (3): 2019, 2021, 2022
- League Leaders' Shield:
England
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Wheelchair Rugby League Awards
- Young Player of the Year: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b "England wheelchair star Nathan Collins chasing crowning glory of game-changing World Cup". Yorkshire Post. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Nathan's home fixture shows Leeds is top of the league for sport". Leeds City Council. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Collins". Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos claim first-ever Grand Final title". Rugby Football League. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos win Wheelchair Super League Grand Final". Rugby Football League. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "World Cup winner Hawkins takes Wheelchair Rugby League Player of the Year Award". Inside the games. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "England Wheelchair RL announce World Cup squad". Rugby Football League. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Des Guerriers d'Exception!" (in French). FFRXIII. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads". National Rugby League. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "England beat France to win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup - reaction". BBC Sport. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Halliwell excited for Leeds homecoming". Rugby Football League. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.