Halifax Panthers Wheelchair Explained

Clubname:Halifax Panthers
Nickname:The Panthers
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Colours:Blue and White
Web:halifaxpanthers.co.uk
Position:4th (Semi-finalists)
Current:2024 Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair season
Cup1titles:5
Cup2titles:4
Cup2years:2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Cup3:European Club Challenges
Cup3titles:1
Cup3years:2023
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The Halifax Panthers Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club was formed in 2005.

History

In July 2005, wheelchair rugby league was introduced to England by a French team who played against a team from Halifax.[1] [2] [3] The team was known as Calderdale in 2008 when several players were selected for the England world cup squad,[4] but became Halifax RLFC Wheelchair Tag Rugby League in 2009.[5] [6]

Halifax Panthers wheelchair team was one of the three founding members of the wheelchair rugby league competition in the United Kingdom along with Bury Jigsaw and Mersey Storm, with the former beating the Panthers in the inaugural competition grand final.[7] [8] Bury would be the dominant force in the early days of the competition, winning the round robin format national championship in 2012 and 2013.[9] [10] 2015 saw Halifax's first silverware winning the league and cup double,[11] [12] which they would retain twice over winning the double again in 2016 and 2017.[13] Halifax missed out of the league in 2018 but retained the cup for a fourth year running.[14] Halifax won the first official Super League in 2019.[15] Halifax's next league title came in 2022,[16] [17] [18] qualifying them for the newly formed European Club Challenge in which they shared the inaugural title with French champions Catalans Dragons after a 32–32 draw.[19]

Seasons

SeasonLeagueChallenge
Cup		European Club Challenge
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlay-offs
2011Super League 2nd/3rdrowspan="12"
2012National Championship 2nd/3rd
2013National Championship 2nd/3rd
2014National Championship 2nd/3rd/4th
2015Premier League ChampionsChampions
2016Premier League ChampionsChampions
2017Premier League ChampionsChampions
2018Premier League Runners-upChampions
2019ChampionsSemi-finals
2020Super Leaguecolspan="10"
2021743031231683rdLost in Semi-finalThird-place
202211100167548716ChampionsFourth-place
202310550519351104thLost in Semi-finalFourth-placeChampions

Honours

Leagues

Winners (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022

Cups

Winners (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

International

Winners (1): 2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major stages and big events . Rugby XIII Fauteuil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081113052854/http://www.rugby13fauteuil.fr/en/historique.htm . 13 November 2008.
  2. Web site: Rugby League pioneers recognised in New Year's Honours . Rugby Football League . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209160845/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/29307/rugby-league-pioneers-recognised-in . 9 February 2014.
  3. Web site: Challenge GB . Rugby XIII Fauteuil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081115014501/http://www.rugby13fauteuil.fr/en/challenge-GB/index.html . 15 November 2008.
  4. Web site: England Wheelchair team reach World Cup Final . 12 November 2008 . RLEF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228102423/http://www.rlef.eu.com/news.php?id=970 . 28 December 2009.
  5. Web site: England Wheelchair Tag RL squad named . Rugby Football League . 3 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120512015858/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/14895 . 12 May 2012.
  6. Web site: Halifax RLFC Wheelchair Tag Rugby League . Calderdale Community Coaching Trust . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091014230939/http://www.communitycoaching.org.uk/introduction.htm . 14 October 2009.
  7. Web site: SLTV: England Wheelchair prepare for French test . therfl.co.uk . 6 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008032734/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/23730/sltv-england-wheelchair-rugby-league . 8 October 2011.
  8. Web site: England and France clash in Wheelchair International . RFL . 3 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111026202517/http://therfl.co.uk/news/article/23688/england-and-france-clash-in . 26 October 2011.
  9. Web site: Wheelchair rugby league season reaches thrilling climax . Activity Alliance . 12 September 2013 . 20 May 2023.
  10. Web site: News . Wheelchair Rugby League . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017003952/http://www.wheelchairrl.co.uk/news . 17 October 2013.
  11. Web site: Halifax claim Wheelchair RL double . Rugby-League.com . 12 September 2016 . 17 May 2023.
  12. Web site: Challenge Cup round up. www.rugby-league.com. 10 May 2016. 25 October 2023.
  13. Web site: Brown scores 15 tries as Halifax win Wheelchair Challenge Cup. www.rugby-league.com. 17 May 2023.
  14. Web site: Halifax retain Wheelchair Challenge Cup title. www.rugby-league.com. 17 May 2023.
  15. Web site: Wheelchair finals are just grand for Halifax and Hull . Rugby-League.com . 29 September 2019 . 17 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Halifax Panthers win thriller final 52–48 vs Leeds Rhinos . Sky Sports . 2 October 2022 . 17 May 2023.
  17. Web site: Wheelchair Super League Grand Final: Halifax Panthers beat Leeds Rhinos to win title . BBC Sport . 1 October 2022 . 17 May 2023.
  18. Web site: Leeds Rhinos come up short in thrilling Wheelchair Grand Final against Halifax despite sensational comeback . Serious About Rugby League . 1 October 2022 . 17 May 2023.
  19. Web site: Wheelchair Rugby League European Club Challenge . www.rugby-league.com . 25 August 2023 . 27 August 2024.

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