World Cup winner Jack Brown will flit in from Australia to return to duty for an England wheelchair facet looking out for to ogle out the year standard in opposition to France.

Brown, phase of the England facet who won the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup two years within the past, is phase of a 16-sturdy crew heading to northern France for two internationals.

Tom Coyd’s squad will face Spain in Nantes on Thursday sooner than taking on France in Saint Lo on Saturday.

Thursday’s match in Nantes will in all probability be phase of a double header, with the host nation having fun with Eire.

Brown sat out England’s 66-33 accumulate over France in Wigan in October thanks to his membership commitments with North Queensland Cowboys within the Wheelchair NRL.

Nonetheless he’s determined to characteristic on Saturday, with Coyd watching for to give some of his fringe gamers a likelihood in opposition to Spain within the most valuable sport.

Coyd mentioned: “As a coach, it’s wonderful for me to ready to have a short tour with two fixtures permitting our England performance squad to experience that peculiar experience of representing their country in a foreign country – and spreading the note about wheelchair rugby league.”

Eire’s squad entails Melanie Griffith, who’s moreover a Para-badminton world, and James McCarthy, a two-time Paralympian who has represented his country in six sports activities.

“This could occasionally be a step up in intensity for far of the squad who are all mad for the chance on the toll road to the 2026 World Cup,” Eire head coach Phil Roberts mentioned.

Thursday, 21 November, Creps des Pays de la Loire, Nantes

16:00 GMT: England v Spain

19:00 GMT: France v Eire

Saturday, 23 November, Pole Hippique, Saint Lo

16:00 GMT: France v England

France: Pierre Botte, Thomas Duhalde, Julien Pennella (Aingirak Euskadi), Jeremy Bourson, Gilles Clausells, Nicolas Clausells, Damien Dore, Panzo Gelade, Jonathan Hivernat, Leo Hivernat, Victor Puly, Arno Vargas (Catalans Dragons), Lionel Alazard (Montauban Handisport), Thomas Candela, Lisa Lartigue (Rfc Toulon), Guillaume Dubruel (Stade Toulousain Olympique), Florian Guttadoro, Adrien Zittel (So Avignon Handi)

England: Seb Bechara (Catalans Dragons), Wayne Boardman, Rob Hawkins, Nathan Holmes (Halifax Panthers), Tristan Norfolk (Hull FC), Josh Butler, Nathan Collins, Tom Halliwell (Leeds Rhinos), Mason Billington, Joe Coyd, Lewis King, Jason Owen (London Roosters), Jack Brown (North Queensland Cowboys), Chris Haynes (Sheffield Eagles), Jack Heggie (Wigan Warriors), Adam Rigby (Wigan Warriors)

Eire: Cian Horgan, James McCarthy, Maurice Noonan (Munster), Joseph Calcott (Halifax Panthers), Matt Wooloff, Phil Roberts, Toby Burton Carter (Wigan Warriors), Melanie Griffith, Oran Spain (Leinster), Peter Johnston (Argonauts)

Spain (names quiet to be added): Eric Perez, Anthony Martin (Biganos Eagles), Joe Lacombe, Mathieu Monedero, Pascal Ambrosino (Catalans Dragons), Wil Seron, Yannick Martin (Mountauban Pandas)