Biography
Reason: He played wheelchair basketball for eight years before switching to wheelchair rugby. "I was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a few Great Britain scouts who were looking for new players and I was asked to attend a training session." (leicestertigers.com, 21 Nov 2017)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Instagram profile, 25 Jun 2024)
Milestones: At age 27 he was the youngest member of the Great Britain wheelchair rugby squad that won gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jul 2024)
Awards: He was named Best 2.5 Class Player at the 2023 European Championships in Cardiff, Wales, the 2019 Quad Nations Tournament in Birmingham, AL, United States of America, and the 2019 World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge [WWRC] in Tokyo, Japan. (2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship X profile, 09 May 2023; gbwr.org.uk, 01 Jan 2023; leicestermercury.co.uk, 29 May 2019)
He was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2022 New Year Honours list. (gov.uk, 01 Jun 2022; skysports.com, 01 Jan 2022)
He was named the 2016 Great Britain Coaches' Player of the Year. (leicestertigers.com, 2016)
Frequently Asked Questions
Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateSeptember 22, 1993
Place of ResidenceNORMANTON
Languages SpokenEnglish
CoachDarren Matthews [club]; Paul Shaw [national], GBR
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Mixed | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 5 | Mixed | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 4 | Mixed | 2018 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| 5 | Mixed | 2014 | Odense, DEN | |
| 7 | Mixed | 2022 | Vejle, DEN | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Mixed | 2023 | Cardiff, GBR | |
