Jeremy Bouson on the right receives the golden boot from Sebastien Bechara, last year’s winner. Both played for Halifax in season 2023.
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Training at Sedbergh LC will commence on Friday 12th December 7pm to 9pm for prospective SL squad
With the Championship squad confirmed with college that it will commence Wednesday 6th March 7pm to 10pm
These are shots of the development squad’s last game vs Sheffield which they lost by 2 points with the last play of the game. It underlined that they will be able to complete in the Championship league in 2024.
Join in with a great evening of fund-raising for the Club at the Volunteer Arms, Wakefield Road, Copley, Halifax HX3 0UD
The date is Saturday 14th October and the first race will be at 7-30pm
Sponsor a Race for £30 and/or a Pig at £5 each
Contact Malcolm on 07946510900 or malcolm.kielty@outlook.com for either or for more details.
Proceeds in aid of Halifax Panthers Wheelchair
Catalans Dragons 32 Halifax Panthers 32
Halifax Panthers (pictured above before the match) defied the odds to share the European Club Challenge with Catalans Dragons on a thrilling night of Wheelchair Rugby League in Cabestany, near Perpignan.
The Panthers, who travelled to France to represent the Betfred Wheelchair Super League after their triumph over Leeds Rhinos in last autumn’s Grand Final, started as rank outsiders against a formidable Catalans team who had thrashed the Rhinos in last week’s Challenge Cup Final in Sheffield.
Halifax were then forced to play a quarter of the match with only four players on the pitch as a result of having a player sin-binned in each half.
But they overcame those obstacles to take a 32-28 lead when Jordan Holt was sent over by the England World Cup winner Sebastian Bechara with 12 minutes remaining.
Roared on by a capacity crowd in an impressive new arena, the Dragons finally pulled level deep into stoppage time when the outstanding Nicolas Clausells touched down near the posts for his fifth try of the night.
But Clausells’ uncle, Gilles, miscued his conversion attempt, which rebounded from the crossbar – and the teams shook hands on a draw.
Bechara, who had been a Challenge Cup winner with Catalans last week but returned to Halifax colours with his fellow Frenchman Jeremy Bourson after both played key roles in their 2022 title triumph, had put the Panthers ahead early.
England veteran Wayne Boardman then laid on a second Halifax try for Rob Hawkins, and added his second conversion and a penalty for a 14-0 lead.
But Hawkins, whose starring role in England’s World Cup triumph was recognised this week when a bus was named after him, was then sent to the sin bin for a professional foul, and while he was off, the Dragons cut the deficit to 14-12 with the first two tries for Nicolas Clausells.
He completed his hat-trick after a brilliant move, but the nip and tuck continued in the closing stages of the first half, as Hawkins touched down in the corner, only for Damien Dore to respond and re-establish a 22-20 lead for the Dragons at the break.
Bechara’s second put Halifax back ahead early in the second half, but he was then sent to the sin bin, and again the Dragons capitalised with Nicolas Clausells scoring his fourth.
“It’s been a magnificent occasion for Wheelchair Rugby League,” said Martin Coyd OBE, who travelled to France with the Panthers in his role as General Manager of Wheelchair Rugby League in England.
“Catalans Dragons have laid on an excellent occasion, and the teams delivered a magnificent contest, underlining the appeal of bringing together the champions of England and France for the European Club Challenge.”
Message to all players.
The club has been entered in the ‘ Cash for Kids ‘ competition
run by Pulse Radio.
If we raise more funds than the other sports clubs in our area
during 16th September to 16th October , we could win the 1st
prize of £5,000.
So please ask friends, relatives or work colleagues to donate
as much as they can to; Halifax Wheelchair Rugby League
Club, in cash, (a receipt will be given ), cheques or send direct
to our bank, making sure its marked as a “Cash for Kids
donation”.
Halifax Wheelchair Tag Rugby FC
Branch Sort Code; 30-93-76
Account number; 31123360
Halifax Wheelchair Rugby League Club was represented at the recent Sported Members’ Panel meeting held July 2023.
Amongst the subjects covered in the meeting were preliminary findings from the Member Survey. The Sported grant strategy was also discussed, along with marketing the services of Sported.
Sported are a UK wide charity promoting fairness and equity for young people through grassroots sport and physical activity and which offers grant funding to support these goals.
A new attendee at recent Panthers sessions has been French-speaking South African Oscar Moussima, who is playing the sport for the first time.
Although Oscar does speak a little English, the team have been using an interpreter, thanks to sponsor Cash for Kids, from whom we received funding last year for new sports wheelchairs (which has allowed us to form a second team).
The team have already overcome the language barrier with deaf Spanish player, Julio, who recently made his first start in a super league game against Warrington.
Halifax Wheelchair Rugby League Club 