Sharks, ladders and a four-year plan - how England won World Cup
On Friday, they beat France 50-38 in the World Cup final in Wollongong, to defend the trophy they won in Manchester four years ago.
Key points
- Sharks and ladders played their part in England's Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup success.
- "If we had not spent the last four years talking about defending the World Cup, we weren't going to spend the last three weeks [at this tournament] talking about it either.
- "Tom's not even [been] in the changing room in the last messages today and hasn't been all tournament." Jack Brown, playing at his fifth World Cup and earning his third winner's medal, added: "I don't think the team missed that [not having a rousing speech] because we saw it as a confidence in the team.
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Additional details
- And his approach ultimately ensured that England became the first nation to win the Wheelchair World Cup three times.
- However, on the western coast of Australia - around 70 miles south of where England won the inaugural competition in Sydney back in 2008 - Coyd's group of players served up an exceptional display.
- "We found that framing to be defensive, to be a bit passive - and knowing that we've been world number one since November 2022, we wanted to come in with an attacking mindset and with a hunter's mindset.
- He's without the doubt the talisman for this group." Joe Coyd - the head coach's younger brother, who scored four of England's nine tries - added: "We don't need a massive rousing 'let's all go together' type of speech.
- For four years, he has wanted his team to have a more attacking mindset in the pursuit of back-to-back world titles.
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