Tom Halliwell:
The England captain who scored the try that won the Wheelchair World Cup has received an OBE in the King’s Birthday List.
But Leeds star Halliwell admitted there were suspicions when the official letter dropped through his door.
He said: “I was out coaching when it arrived, so all my family saw it and they were like, ‘What have you been doing Tom? Are you in trouble? What’s this?’
“It was in the back of my mind all day and when I got home I opened it. I was in complete shock.
“I had no idea that something like that could happen to me. I’m just a lad from Leeds.
“This is the cherry on top of the cake. We did all we wanted to do – we won the World Cup and created a new platform for wheelchair rugby league.”