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Six Wigan Warriors players in Ireland and Wales squads for Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

Six Wigan Warriors players will feature at this year’s Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup
Six Wigan Warriors players in Ireland and Wales squads for Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup

Six players from Wigan Warriors have earned selection in the Ireland and Wales squads for the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

The Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup gets underway at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong on Friday, October 30, with eight nations battling it out to be crowned World Cup winners in Australia.

Wigan quartet Oran Spain, Toby Burton-Carter, Mel Griffith and Phil Roberts will represent Ireland at the World Cup, while Matthew Turner and Mark Williams have been named in Wales’ squad.

Ireland and Wales have been drawn in Pool A alongside the USA and reigning World Cup holders England, while Australia, France, New Zealand and Scotland are in Pool B.

The Irish and Welsh will go head-to-head in Wollongong on Tuesday, November 3, when all six of the aforementioned Warriors could be in action.

Matches from the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Rugby League World Cups will be available to watch on Premier Sports.

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