[2][3] Rob Hawkins began playing wheelchair rugby league in 2014 following an improvement in his chronic fatigue syndrome.

[7][8][9] At the 2024 Man of Steel Awards, Hawkins was named as the Wheelchair Super League Young Player of the Year.

[10] Rob Hawkins made his England debut in 2019, at the tri-nations series against Wales and Scotland.

[2] Following a pandemic enforced break in the sport, Hawkins was chosen to represent England at the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

[2][3] In January 2023, Hawkins gave a talk at Shelf Junior and Infant School.