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Wheelchair rugby coach Tom Coyd is made an MBE and hails sport’s ‘bonkers’ rise

Source: PA Wire

One of the masterminds who helped England become Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup champions on home soil has been made an MBE.

England Wheelchair Rugby League head coach Tom Coyd, 28, described recognition for the sport as “bonkers” since the World Cup victory in 2022.

Mr Coyd,, , was speaking after receiving the honour for his service to wheelchair rugby league from the at Windsor Castle.

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