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Martin Coyd OBE

Martin Coyd OBE is the General Manager of England Wheelchair Rugby League, having played a leading role in the development of Wheelchair Rugby League over the last two decades. 

Prior to that, he was one of the driving forces behind the recognition of Rugby League as a sport that could be played in the Armed Forces, having served for 18 years in the Royal Engineers – A member of the RFL Roll of Honour, he was awarded the Spirit Of Rugby League Award in 2013 and made an OBE in the 2014 New Year’s Honours List for Services to Rugby League. 

He has established Wheelchair and running Rugby League at the Medway Dragons in Kent, was Chair of London RL for 10 years and is a long-serving member of the RFL Community Board. 

Away from the sport, he is a Stonewall Champion and was named in the SHP list of the 10 Most Influential in Health and Safety in 2017, 2018 and 2019.