London Roosters
| Club information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| Website | [1] |
| Current details | |
| Ground(s) | |
| Competition | Super League |
| 2024 | 3rd (Semi-finals) |
 Current season | |
| Records | |
| Championships | 0 |
| Challenge Cups | 0 |
| European Club Challenges | 0 |
London Roosters is an English wheelchair rugby league team based in Gillingham, Kent and competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League. The club has played its home games at the Medway Park Sports Centre since its formation in 2022 following the merging of three clubs – Argonauts, Gravesend Dynamite and Medway Dragons clubs.[a][3][4]
History
[edit]In their first season, London Roosters finished as semi-finalists in the 2022 RFL Wheelchair Super League.[5] The same result followed in 2023,[6][7] and again in 2024. The 2025 season saw the club's first major final appearance is the 2025 Challenge Cup where they lost 24–46 to Halifax Panthers.[8]
Seasons
[edit]- Wigan Warriors
| Season | League | Challenge Cup |
European Club Challenge | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Play-offs | |||
| 2022 | Super League | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 296 | 258 | 8 | 4th | Lost in semi-final | RR | No Competition |
| 2023 | Super League | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 566 | 306 | 16 | 2nd | Lost in semi-final | RR | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Super League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 324 | 316 | 6 | 3rd | Lost in semi-final | SF | Did not qualify |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wheelchair Super League: London Roosters aim to have plenty to crow about as 2022 season kicks off". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Wheelchair". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3483. 2 June 2025. p. 35.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final Preview: Leeds Rhinos vs Halifax Panthers". RFL. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Fletcher, Charlotte (2023-10-09). "Wheelchair side reach Grand Final". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Warriors beat Roosters to reach Grand Final". BBC Sport. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Hawkins inspires Halifax to Wheelchair Challenge Cup glory". BBC Sport. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.