The inaugural PDRL World Cup took place in Warrington from 23 to 30 October 2022 as a showpiece event alongside the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, and consisted of squads from Australia, England, New Zealand, and Wales, with the team from England proving victorious. Comedian Adam Hills took part of Australia's squad for the tournament, as well as being a spokesperson for the event.[5]
Rule variations
Physical disability rugby league is played with the following variations from the standard laws of rugby league, according to the NSW Physical Disability Rugby League:[6]
Players underwent a classification process and wore coloured socks based on their level of impairment. Players were classified as A (purple), B (pink) or C (blue) based on factors such as impaired muscle power and limb deficiency and teams were restricted in the number of on-field players in each of these classes with a maximum of three A's and a minimum of three C's. The socks were in addition to the wearing of red shorts to signify players who could not be tackled.[9][10][11][12]
See also
NSW Physical Disability Rugby League
References
^"Our Story". NSWPDRLA.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2021.