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For the fourth World Cup in a row, the wheelchair rugby league final was England against France. For the second in a row, England won it. Joe Coyd scored four tries on Friday in Wollongong, Australia, and England beat France 50-38 to become the first nation to win the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup three times.

It was not a comfortable afternoon. England led 10-0, then watched France run in four unanswered tries to go up 22-10, according to the Rugby Football League's match report. England had the lead back by halftime, 28-22, and never gave it up again.

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Coyd was named Player of the Match. Jack Brown scored three tries and Rob Hawkins two, and Nathan Collins kicked six goals, with Hawkins adding one more. Tom Coyd is England's head coach.

France got three tries from Dany Denuwelaere and one each from four teammates, including Leo Hivernat, who also kicked three goals. In wheelchair rugby league a try is worth four points and conversions are punched off a tee with the fist, which is how a final can produce 88 points and still turn on one 18-0 run before the break.

England Beat Australia 86-18 to Reach the Wheelchair World Cup Final

England reached the final by beating the host nation 86-18 in the semifinal on Nov. 10. France beat Ireland 82-26 on the other side. Australia took third place with a 70-24 win over Ireland, ABC News Australia reported.

The last final was closer. England beat France 28-24 in Manchester in 2022. The two countries have now met in four straight finals.

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The wheelchair tournament was staged in Wollongong as part of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, and it ended the way the last one did, with these two nations in the final and England holding the trophy. More global coverage is on the BallerTube international news page.