Comedian Adam Hills Becomes Rlwc 2021 Ambassador

Comedian and television presenter Adam Hills has been unveiled as an official ambassador of the Rugby League World Cup 2021(RLWC2021). 

The tournament will take place across England in 2021, and will see the men’s, women’s and wheelchair World Cups take place in the same time frame for the first time ever. 

Hills, who plays Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) for Warrington Wolves, joins the squad of ambassadors that include Luke Gale, Kevin Sinfield, James Simpson and Jodie Cunningham, who will all help to build the tournament’s profile in the lead up to the event. 

The host of Channel 4’s entertainment show, The Last Leg, Hills is also a lifelong rugby league fan and has also recently produced a documentary, entitled Take His Legs, in which he embarks on a journey to live out his boyhood dream to play competitive Rugby League. The presenter also represented Australia at Buckingham Palace earlier this year, where the draw for RLWC2021 took place, led by the Duke of Sussex Prince Harry. 

“With the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments happening simultaneously for the first time ever next year, RLWC2021 has a unique platform to grow our sport to a new level and be part of a huge celebration in 2021, when hopefully life will be back to normal,” said Hills.

“I was at the Palace for the draw in January and was struck by the passion of the RLWC2021 team to deliver the biggest and best World Cup in history – if I can help with that journey, I’ll do whatever I can to ensure we get that collective success… as long as Australia wins each tournament that is!” 

Jon Dutton, Chief Executive of the RLWC2021, added: “Adam is a recognised international personality and is clearly very passionate about our game, so I’m sure he’ll be a great asset to the tournament as he helps promote RLWC2021. He has a big role to play in helping us deliver the most inclusive Rugby League World Cup that the sport has ever seen.”