# World Cup triumph would only be half the story for England’s wheelchair rugby league squad > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/2050758 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Guardian, Nov 12, 2026, 5:58 AM · Read it: England go into Friday’s final against France hopeful of retaining their title – and inspiring more to take up their fast-growing, compelling sportSport in Britain is so often judged on various key metrics. Attendances, TV viewing figures, revenue and, arguably the most important one of all, trophies. On Friday morning, a group of men will represent England in a World Cup final, hoping to retain the trophy they won in 2022 while still playing for something far more important.The captain of England’s rugby league wheelchair team, Lewis King, remembers what things used to be like as a… ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 12, 2026, 5:30 AM: [BBC to show England-France wheelchair World Cup final]() — BBC Sport (Public broadcaster, United Kingdom) England's bid to retain the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup will be shown live on the BBC on Friday. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:30 AM: [BBC to show England-France wheelchair World Cup final]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) England's bid to retain the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup will be shown live on the BBC on Friday. - Nov 12, 2026, 5:58 AM: [World Cup triumph would only be half the story for England’s wheelchair rugby league squad]() — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom) England go into Friday’s final against France hopeful of retaining their title – and inspiring more to take up their fast-growing, compelling sportSport in Britain is so often judged on various key metrics. Attendances, TV viewing figures, revenue and, arguably the most important one of all, trophies. On Friday morning, a group of men will represent England in a World Cup final, hoping to retain the trophy they won in 2022 while still playing for something far more important.The captain of England’s rugby league wheelchair team, Lewis King, remembers what things used to be like as a…