Jack Heggie produced a superb display on his international comeback as he helped England's wheelchair rugby league team to a 58-28 victory over Spain.
England held a narrow 24-22 advantage at the half-time interval in Nantes after two tries apiece for Heggie and Joe Coyd.
However, Chris Haynes and Jason Owen gave England the upper hand before the impressive Heggie and Coyd finished the job.
Heggie, making his first England appearance for 10 years, ended up with 28 points courtesy of three tries and eight goals from as many attempts while Coyd finished with four tries.
"Spain have showed that they can be another competitive team in Europe," said England coach Tom Coyd, elder brother of Joe.
"They asked us a lot of questions, and it’s to the credit of our guys that they had the answers in that second half."
England are action again on Saturday against France in Saint Lo at 16:00 GMT.
England: Wayne Boardman, Joe Coyd, Jack Heggie, Adam Rigby (captain), Chris Haynes.
Interchange: Jason Owen, Tristan Norfolk, Nathan Holmes, Jack Brown.
Tries: Heggie 3, Coyd 4, Haynes 2, Owen. Goals: Heggie 8, Owen.
Spain: Methieu Monedero, Anthony Martin, Joel Lacombe (captain), Yannick Martin, Will Seron.
Interchange: Pascal Ambrosino, Eric Perez.
Tries: Lacombe 2, Martin 3. Goals: Seron 3, Martin.
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Heggie inspires England to victory against Spain
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Heggie inspires England to victory against Spain
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
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Rigby: Proud as punch
ADAM RIGBY HAS REFLECTED ON CAPTAINING ENGLAND WHEELCHAIR TO A 58-28 VICTORY OVER SPAIN IN NANTES, FRANCE.
The 28-year-old, who has lifted Wheelchair World Cups in 2008 and 2022, received the honour of captaining his country for the first time in the international clash on Thursday evening.
Sharing his pride following the win, Rigby said: “I’m proud as punch to have captained that team – it’s beyond any dreams I could have had as a kid.”
Reflecting on the performance, Rigby said: “It’s a game of momentum and late in the first half that was with Spain. But we had a good chat in the changing room about getting back to our process, and the second half was a much better performance.”
Praising Wigan teammate Jack Heggie, who scored a hat-trick and eight goals on his first England appearance since 2014, Rigby said: “Jack will be so chuffed with the way he’s come back into the team after such a long time. He was great today and so was Joe Coyd – but I also want to credit Jason Owen, Tristan Norfolk and Chris Haynes on their debuts.”
England will be aiming to extend their winning run on Saturday afternoon when they take on rivals France in Saint Lo (4pm K.O.).
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https://www.youtube.com/live/5zil2LZwtM ... 3Axct8fSub
ADAM RIGBY HAS REFLECTED ON CAPTAINING ENGLAND WHEELCHAIR TO A 58-28 VICTORY OVER SPAIN IN NANTES, FRANCE.
The 28-year-old, who has lifted Wheelchair World Cups in 2008 and 2022, received the honour of captaining his country for the first time in the international clash on Thursday evening.
Sharing his pride following the win, Rigby said: “I’m proud as punch to have captained that team – it’s beyond any dreams I could have had as a kid.”
Reflecting on the performance, Rigby said: “It’s a game of momentum and late in the first half that was with Spain. But we had a good chat in the changing room about getting back to our process, and the second half was a much better performance.”
Praising Wigan teammate Jack Heggie, who scored a hat-trick and eight goals on his first England appearance since 2014, Rigby said: “Jack will be so chuffed with the way he’s come back into the team after such a long time. He was great today and so was Joe Coyd – but I also want to credit Jason Owen, Tristan Norfolk and Chris Haynes on their debuts.”
England will be aiming to extend their winning run on Saturday afternoon when they take on rivals France in Saint Lo (4pm K.O.).
https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/11/ ... -as-punch/
https://www.youtube.com/live/5zil2LZwtM ... 3Axct8fSub
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
that takes a lot of courage. #18thMan