Jack Brown (wheelchair rugby league)

Jack Brown is an English wheelchair rugby league player born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

He was introduced to the sport by his younger brother Harry who began playing aged 11 after losing both his legs to meningitis.

[1][2] Brown hated sport as child, and credits his brother for his career stating "all the amazing things I’ve got to do in rugby, and some in basketball myself – it’s all down to Harry.

[2] Jack Brown represented England at the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in 2008.

[15] In 2023, Brown played in England's double header against France,[16] losing the home leg[17] but winning away having also scored in the second game.

Brown (back row; second left) with the England national wheelchair rugby league team , celebrating their 2021 World Cup victory at Old Trafford in 2022