Rob Hawkins

Rob Hawkins is an English wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Halifax Panthers in RFL Wheelchair Super League and the England national wheelchair rugby league team.

Background Rob Hawkins is a disabled wheelchair rugby league player. He suffers with chronic fatigue syndrome which he had diagnosed in 2014, after being bedridden for 18 months. He repeated this feat in February 2023, winning Player of the Year for the 2022 season, In which he won the 2022 Super League with Halifax, and doing so winning man of the match in the Grand Final. At the 2024 Man of Steel Awards, Hawkins was named as the Wheelchair Super League Young Player of the Year.

International Rob Hawkins made his England debut in 2019, at the tri-nations series against Wales and Scotland. He received praise in England's second group game, scoring five tries in a 104–12 win over Spain which qualified England for the semi-finals. England reached the final, beating France 28–24. In 2024, Hawkins played in England's two match test series over France. He scored four tries in the home 66–33 victory, which also saw him win player of the match, before scoring a further two in the 28–32 away defeat. His international performances for the year was recognised with him being awarded the IRL Wheelchair Golden Boot, becoming the youngest player to win the award. In December, Hawkins was awarded the IRL Wheelchair Golden Boot winner for a second successive year, becoming the first player across the men's, women's, and wheelchair disciplines to retain the award.

Personal life In January 2023, Hawkins gave a talk at Shelf Junior and Infant School. In April of the same year, he opened the Children's Community Health Centre in Elland. Wheels of Steel: Winner (1) 2022 Young Player of the Year: Winner (1) 2019, 2024