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Dave Woods meets two leading figures from the wider world of rugby league to discuss the future of the game and highlight the growth and popularity of wheelchair rugby.

Matt Dwyer is Vice-president, Sports Management at IMG, the company tasked with 鈥渞e-imagining鈥� and re-shaping the future of rugby league with big ambitions for the sport at every level.

And Seb Bechara of Catalans Dragons is one of the biggest personalities in wheelchair rugby. His side face Leeds Rhinos in the Wheelchair Rugby Challenge Cup Final this weekend. Bechara, whose day job is a professional trumpet player, starred for England in last week鈥檚 win against France, but this weekend re-joins his club teammates to take on his international colleagues.

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Matt Dwyer
3鈥�16 鈥淲hat we鈥檙e looking to do is re-imagine rugby league in the UK鈥� 鈥� discusses their three-phase plan

8鈥�50 On the future structure of the game

11鈥�26 On international development including a future potential international club competition

17鈥�08 On mergers between clubs and the experience of how its worked in Australia

26鈥�00 How can RL get beyond current boundaries

31鈥�52 Matt compares potential growth of rugby league to what they have achieved with Euroleague Basketball and World Table Tennis

Seb Bechara, wheelchair rugby league star of Catalans Dragons and England

37鈥�53 Talks about choosing to play for England over France. Born in England to an English family but lived in France since aged 10. Talks of his 鈥渕ega-pride of playing for England鈥�

39鈥�51 His journey on becoming a wheelchair rugby league player. Lost his leg in a motorbike accident in 2012 and how during rehab he discovered wheelchair basketball and then rugby league

42鈥�18 On his career as a professional freelance trumpet player

47鈥�23 Expectations for England in the World Cup and the fierce rivalry with France

50鈥�14 The future of wheelchair rugby league and his ambition 鈥渢o have club in every city鈥�

52鈥�30 On looking forward to 鈥渨iping smiles off Leeds Rhinos鈥� faces鈥� this weekend in the Challenge Cup Final

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