Fassolette-Kielty Trophy Explained

Sport:Wheelchair rugby league
Founded:2012
Teams:2
Most Champs:France
Count:6
Most Champs2:England
Count2:4

The Fassolette-Kielty Trophy is a trophy awarded in wheelchair rugby league. Inaugurated in 2012, the trophy is competed for between the national teams of England and France.[1] The trophy is not awarded when the two countries meet in the World Cup or another international trophy. The current holders are England who won the most recent encounter on 25 November 2023.[2]

The trophy is named after Frenchman Robert Fassolette and Englishman Malcolm Kielty, both of whom were pioneers in the development of wheelchair rugby league.[3]

Results

Fassolette-Kielty Trophy results!Date!Venue!Home team!Score!Away team!Holders!
27 August 2012Medway Park, GillinghamEngland22–43FranceFrance[4]
14 May 2014Kindarena, RouenFrance64–46England[5]
23 September 2015Medway Park, GillinghamEngland56–26FranceEngland[6]
21 June 2019Gymnase M. Guigou, AptFrance25–31England[7] [8]
23 June 2019Palais des Sports de ToulonFrance50–46EnglandFrance[9]
10 November 2021Medway Park, GillinghamEngland24–49France[10]
13 November 2021England26–39France[11]
19 June 2022National Basketball Centre, ManchesterEngland62–48FranceEngland[12]
5 November 2023Leeds Arena, LeedsEngland34–43FranceFrance[13]
25 November 2023Palais des Sports de MarseilleFrance18–34EnglandEngland[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wheelchair International Live on Sky Sports . State of Mind . 29 November 2023 . 2 May 2022.
  2. News: Brady . Steve . England turn the tables . 29 November 2023 . . 3407 . 27 November 2023.
  3. News: Wheelchair Rugby League: France avenge World Cup final loss with 43-34 win over England in Leeds . 29 November 2023 . . 5 November 2023.
  4. Web site: International Rugby League Came to Medway . Medway Dragons . 3 September 2012 . 4 April 2024.
  5. Web site: France 64 v 46 England . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 14 May 2014.
  6. Web site: England 56 v 26 France . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 24 September 2015.
  7. News: England upset France in wheelchair Test . BBC Sport . 29 November 2023 . 22 June 2019.
  8. Web site: L'équipe de France Rugby XIII Fauteuil face à l'Angleterre ce soir! La feuille de match! . fr . FFRXIII . 21 June 2019 . 9 April 2024.
  9. Web site: France 50 v 46 England . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 23 June 2019.
  10. Web site: England 24 v 49 France . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 11 November 2021.
  11. Web site: England 26 v 39 France . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 14 November 2021.
  12. Web site: England 62 v 48 France . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 29 November 2023 . 19 June 2022.
  13. News: Smith . Peter . France beat England despite Leeds Rhinos players' tries but wheelchair rugby league is the winner . 29 November 2023 . . 5 November 2023.
  14. Web site: France 18 v 34 England . europeanrugbyleague.com . European Rugby League . 4 December 2023.

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