Lewis King
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Lewis King is an English wheelchair rugby league player. He currently plays for London Roosters in the RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.
Background
[edit]King is a disabled wheelchair rugby league player. In 2009, he suffered with a blood clot in his spinal cord leaving him unable to walk unaided. He began playing the sport in 2016. He had briefly played wheelchair basketball before switching to rugby league.[1]
Career
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Club
[edit]King reached two Challenge Cup finals with Argonauts, losing out to Leeds Rhinos in 2019 and 2021.[2] The following year, his club merged with Gravesend Dynamite and Medway Dragons to form London Roosters.[3][4] In 2023, King became the inaugural Wheels of Steel winner.[5] In 2025, King was described as a key man in the development of London Roosters ahead of his third Challenge Cup final,[6] in which he scored a try despite losing to Halifax Panthers.[7]
International
[edit]King was selected for his first international camp in 2018, before making his debut for the England national team the following year.[8] He was selected for the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup making his competition debut.[9] King scored in the final beating France 28–24 to help England to their second World Cup victory.[10]
Personal Life
[edit]King supports West Ham United.[6] He is an ambassador of RL Cares.[11]
Honours
[edit]England
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Wheels of Steel:
- Winners (1): 2023
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/we-cannot-wait-to-cheer-him-on-in-the-final-277343/
- ^ https://www.alloutrugbyleague.co.uk/news/wheelchair-rugby-league-royalty-london-1207664
- ^ "Wheelchair Super League expands to seven teams for 2022 in World Cup year". BBC Sport. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Lewis King Interview | London Roosters". RFL. 18 March 2022. Event occurs at 1:30. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/67079278.amp
- ^ a b https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63822/and-theres-more-its-the-betfred-wheelchair-challenge-cup-final-on-saturday
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/cwy74z315zvo
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/63414966.amp
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads". National Rugby League. 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final: Tom Halliwell late try secures trophy for England". BBC Sport. 18 November 2022.
- ^ https://rlplayersportal.co.uk/blog/lewis-king-ambassador