Sheffield Eagles will partner the Rugby Football League in hosting the first Women’s Wheelchair Rugby League Festival this Saturday (11 May).
The event will take place at Concord Leisure Centre in Sheffield, 2pm to 4pm. The first hour will see England Head Coach Tom Coyd MBE lead a carousel of coaching stations before moving onto game play opportunities for all taking part.
The event is free and is open to both women who would like to try Wheelchair Rugby League for the first time or who already have experience.
“Ahead of the 2023 Betfred Challenge Cup Final we hosted a small women’s only Wheelchair Rugby League taster event,” explained Martin Coyd OBE, England Wheelchair RL General Manager.
“The interest was huge and whilst plenty of the women taking part said they loved playing in the mixed environment with men, they also said that they liked their own space and we should look at staging more women’s only events. The event on 11th May is in response to that – it will be the first of some new and exciting women’s only activity which we plan will take place at all levels of the pathway.”
To sign up, simply email jack.pemberton@eaglesfoundation.co.uk and provide your name, email, a mobile number and whether or not you will be brining your own sports wheelchair no later than Thursday 9th May. Further details will be sent to you in due course.
