# Wayne Boardman

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English wheelchair rugby league player

Wayne Boardman Personal information Born 1974/75 Playing information Club Years Team Pld T G FG P – Halifax Panthers Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–2025 England Medals Wheelchair rugby league Representing England World Cup 2017 France 2021 England

**Wayne Boardman** is an English [wheelchair rugby league](/source/Wheelchair_rugby_league) player-coach. He currently plays for [Halifax Panthers](/source/Halifax_Panthers_Wheelchair) in the [RFL Wheelchair Super League](/source/RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League), to whom he captains. He has previously represented the [England national wheelchair rugby league team](/source/England_national_wheelchair_rugby_league_team).

## Background

Wayne Boardman is an disabled [wheelchair rugby league](/source/Wheelchair_rugby_league) player. He is a product of the [Wakefield Trinity](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) academy in the running game and has also briefly played for [Dewsbury Rams](/source/Dewsbury_Rams). At age 29 he suffered an accident and became a wheelchair user, joing the [wheelchair rugby league](/source/Wheelchair_rugby_league) and playing [wheelchair basketball](/source/Wheelchair_basketball) at a local club.[1]

## Career

Boardman (front row; first left) with the [England national wheelchair rugby league team](/source/England_national_wheelchair_rugby_league_team), celebrating their [2021 World Cup](/source/2021_Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup) victory at [Old Trafford](/source/Old_Trafford) in 2022

### Club

Wayne Boardman has played his entire career to date at [Halifax Panthers](/source/Halifax_Panthers_Wheelchair). He played in both 2015 and 2016 domestic wheelchair finals for Halifax in which the team won both.[2][3] Boardman also won the inaugural [2019 Super League](/source/RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League#2019_season) title with [Halifax](/source/Halifax_Panthers_Wheelchair).[4]

### International

Wayne Boardman is the [England national teams](/source/England_national_wheelchair_rugby_league_team)'s first ever player, having the heritage number "1".[3] He has represented the country at the [2017 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup](/source/2017_Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup).[5] where he finished runners-up with England to [France](/source/France_national_wheelchair_rugby_league_team) in the final.[6] He again was selected for the [2021 tournament](/source/2021_Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup).[7] this time beating [France](/source/France_national_wheelchair_rugby_league_team) 28–24 in the final.[8] On 4 March 2026, Boardman announced his retirement from international wheelchair rugby league.[9]

## Doping issue

In June 2021, Boardman was given a 13 month suspension from the sport for having [oxandrolone](/source/Oxandrolone) in his urine. This decision was overturned by the [court of Arbitration for Sport](/source/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport), deeming him to have "no fault or negligence" surrounding the presence of the steroid.[10][11]

## Honours

### Halifax

- **[Super League](/source/RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League) (and predecessor tournaments):** - **Champions (4):** 2015, 2016, [2019](/source/RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League#2019_season), [2022](/source/2022_RFL_Wheelchair_Super_League)

- **[Challenge Cup](/source/Wheelchair_Challenge_Cup):** - **Champions (4):** 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

### England

- **[World Cup](/source/Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup):** - **Champions (1):** [2021](/source/2021_Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup) - **Runner-up (1):** [2017](/source/2017_Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Playing wheelchair rugby league has given England international Wayne Boardman a new purpose"](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/playing-wheelchair-rugby-league-has-given-england-international-wayne-boardman-a-new-purpose-1748776). *The Yorkshire Post*. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Halifax claim Wheelchair RL double"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/30416/halifax-claim-wheelchair-rl-double). [RFL](/source/Rugby_Football_League). 12 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2025CCPreview_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2025CCPreview_3-1) ["And there's more! It's the Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final on Saturday"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/63822/and-theres-more-its-the-betfred-wheelchair-challenge-cup-final-on-saturday). RFL. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Wheelchair finals are just grand for Halifax and Hull"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/22542/wheelchair-finals-are-just-grand-for-halifax-and-hull-). RFL. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["England Wheelchair RL announce World Cup squad"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/32167/england-wheelchair-rl-announce-world-cup-squad). RFL.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Des Guerriers d'Exception!"](https://www.ffr13.fr/des-guerriers-dexception/) (in French). FFRXIII. 29 July 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Rugby League World Cup 2021: Official wheelchair squads"](https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/19/rugby-league-world-cup-2021-official-wheelchair-squads/). *National Rugby League*. 3 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final: Tom Halliwell late try secures trophy for England"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/63684590). *BBC Sport*. 18 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Wayne Boardman announces International Retirement"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/64588/wayne-boardman-announces-international-retirement-). RFL. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Wheelchair Rugby League player Wayne Boardman returns to sport after receiving 13-month ban"](https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/news/item/wheelchair-rugby-league-player-wayne-boardman-returns-to-sport-after-receiving-13-month-ban). *Law in Sport*. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Wayne Boardman | RFL Statement"](https://www.rugby-league.com/article/61129/wayne-boardman-%7C-rfl-statement). RFL. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

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