England v France Wheelchair rugby league preview

England coach Tom Coyd and captain Tom Halliwell, of Leeds Rhinos, look ahead to Saturday's Test against  France.

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00:00 Tom, Hallywell. What's it going to be like playing in front of a four-figure crowd in Leeds at an arena?

00:08 That's going to be something a bit special, isn't it?

00:10 Yeah, as soon as rumours started circulating, I got a question about it being in the first director of the UNO,

00:18 my ears sort of perked up straight away. It's where I'm from, I'm a Leeds lad, proud.

00:24 To be able to represent my country and captain my country in my home city is something very special.

00:31 I don't think it's real, to be honest. It's quite surreal. It's going to be very special, having all my family and friends in there,

00:38 especially having my cousin Josh on the team as well. It's a very family affair.

00:43 No doubt when that national anthem comes on, you'll see tears streaming from my eyes,

00:47 because it's a very special moment to me and it'll be something that I'll remember for the rest of my life.

00:52 I'll probably tell the future kids and grandkids of all about when I'm captain of my country in my home city.

00:59 So, yeah, very special.

01:00 It shows how far the game, sports, has come, doesn't it?

01:04 It's only a few years since you've been playing in sports centres in front of virtually nobody.

01:08 Well, even that. We used to play in car parks. There's a photo from the camp we just had of Wayne Borman being a pioneer

01:15 and playing in a car park. It sort of shows how far we've come in the time that we have.

01:20 It's something to be very proud of, but I don't think we need to stop here.

01:25 We need to keep on going and striving for greatness. It doesn't stop here.

01:29 We keep on moving and continue growing the sport to a whole new level. This is just a start for us.

01:34 This is a chance to showcase the sport, isn't it? The two best teams in the world going head-to-head.

01:39 Yeah, definitely. I don't want to throw shots at the other two teams,

01:44 but this is number one versus two in the world, with the World Cup winning versus the runners-up.

01:49 I don't think you got that with England-Tongo and England-Wales that you're going to get.

01:54 This is 1v2. This is going to be a full-on war out there.

01:57 It's going to be an excellent game to watch. It's going to be fast, ferocious.

02:03 The skill on the ball is just amazing. France are a great, great side with great players and great staff behind them.

02:11 We have a different philosophy of what we believe in and a different style of play,

02:15 but it still works for them and our side works for us. It's all a matter of going out there and putting out there to show.

02:21 Hopefully, we get the win out there.