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Rob Hawkins is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Halifax Panthers in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
Background
Rob Hawkins is a disabled wheelchair rugby league player. He suffers with chronic fatigue syndrome which he had diagnosed at age 14.[1]
Career
In 2020, Rob Hawkins won Young Player of the Year for 2019 at the Wheelchair Rugby League Awards,[2][3] after helping Halifax the inaugural 2019 Super League.[4] He repeated this feat in February 2023, winning Player of the Year for the 2022 season,[2][3] In which he won the 2022 Super League with Halifax, and doing so winning man of the match in the Grand Final.[5][6][7]
International
Rob Hawkins represented England at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8] He received praise in England's second group game, scoring five tries in a 104–12 win over Spain which qualified England for the semi-finals.[9] England reached the final, beating France 28–24.[10]
Personal life
In January 2023, Hawkins gave a talk at Shelf Junior and Infant School.[11] In April of the same year, he opened the Children's Community Health Centre in Elland.[1]
Honours
Halifax
- Super League (and predecessor tournaments):
England
References
- ^ a b https://www.cht.nhs.uk/news/wheelchair-world-cup-rugby-star-rob-hawkins-opens-new-childrens-community-health-hub-in-elland
- ^ a b https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61454/rlwc2021-star-rob-hawkins-completes-double-at-wheelchair-rugby-league-awards
- ^ a b https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134409/rob-hawkins-wheelchair-rugby-league
- ^ "Wheelchair finals are just grand for Halifax and Hull". Rugby-League.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Halifax Panthers win thriller final 52–48 vs Leeds Rhinos". Sky Sports. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Halifax Panthers beat Leeds Rhinos to win title". BBC Sport. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Leeds Rhinos come up short in thrilling Wheelchair Grand Final against Halifax despite sensational comeback". Serious About Rugby League. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/19/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-official-wheelchair-squads/
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63534738
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-league/55510706/page/2
- ^ https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/23273958.world-cup-star-rob-hawkins-visits-shelf-junior-infant-school/