Quickfire Q & A - England Wheelchair Captain Tom Halliwell - Post your questions here

[John Drake]

 

Next up for our Quickfire Q & A in Rugby League World is England Wheelchair captain and Leeds Rhinos star Tom Halliwell.

 

Post your questions for Tom here or email them to quickfire@totalrl.com and we'll publish the best in our next issue!

 

[Man of Kent]

Does the wheelchair game have positions, eg middles, halves, outside backs etc?

[Gerrumonside ref]

First of all, congratulations on the recent win over France and lifting the Challenge Cup.

What else can we do to strengthen our domestic wheelchair competition to maintain our competitive edge with France in international and club tournaments?

[Gerrumonside ref]

What can people reading this do to help broaden participation/increase funding/support their local or favourite club more?

[Gerrumonside ref]

How did you get started in the game and at what point did you realise you could play competitively?

[Scubby]

Is there a favourite venue you have played at during your career?

[Man of Kent]

Bit slow this thread. Other questions:

Do you use regulation size 5 Steeden balls or are they different?

Does it hurt to play the wheelchair game? 

How strong do you expect the Aussies to be at the World Cup?

[Gerrumonside ref]

Who are the players to look out for at this World Cup both for England and other nations?

[arcticchris]

How long todo you think it would take a top Super League or NRL player to adapt to be a world class wheelchair player.

[Northern Eel]

How influential has Martin Coyd been to the development of Wheelchair RL in this country? 

What would you say are the top three attributes that Wheelchair RL players need to posses?

[StandOffHalf]

Was his interest in RL prompted by able-bodied RL or wheelchair RL?

[Jughead]

I’m going to go to my first wheelchair rugby game during the World Cup. Aside from the obvious physicality and collisions and try scoring, what would you recommend I look out for during the games?

 

[Futtocks]

Have any players of Olympic-style Wheelchair Rugby shown interest in taking part in Wheelchair RL?