What a weekend of Wheelchair Rugby it was, down in Caroline Springs, Victoria!
Over 3 days, our state teams played head to head against each other, and the visiting Wheelchair Rugby Canad team, who were in town to compete against the Steelers this week.
The Canadians must have felt right at home in the cold, as they took out the trophy after a fantastic match against the GIO NSW Gladiator 62-59. It was point-for-point, nail-biter of a match until the last 3 minutes, when the Canadians snuck ahead and won by just 3 points.
Despite the cold, and a couple of injuries, we all had a cracking weekend at the Caroline Springs Leisure Centre.
A big thank you to Disability Sport and Recreation , Protect Victoria and everyone who came along to support our teams!
We look forward to seeing you again in Sydney, August 19-21st for the Nationals.
| Day 1 - Friday 19th June | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game | Time | Court | Team A | Team B | Score |
| 1 | 10:00am | 1 | VIC Protect Thunder | Suncorp QLD Cyclones | 49-54 |
| 2 | 10:00am | 2 | VIC Protect Lightning | West Coast Enforcers | 50-56 |
| 3 | 11:30am | 1 | GIO NSW Gladiators | Canada | 49-56 |
| 4 | 1:00pm | 1 | West Coast Enforcers | VIC Protect Thunder | 50-56 |
| 5 | 1:00pm | 2 | VIC Protect Lightning | Canada | 36-62 |
| 6 | 2:30pm | 1 | GIO NSW Gladiators | Suncorp QLD Cyclones | 51-55 |
| 7 | 4:00pm | 1 | Canada | VIC Protect Thunder | 67-37 |
| 8 | 5:30pm | 1 | VIC Protect Lightning | GIO NSW Gladiators | 55-48 |
| 9 | 5:30pm | 2 | West Coast Enforcers | Suncorp QLD Cyclones | 47-54 |
| Round 3 & 4 - Saturday 20th June | |||||
| Game | Time | Court | Team A | Team B | Score |
| 10 | 10:00am | 1 | West Coast Enforcers | GIO NSW Gladiators | 45-61 |
| 11 | 11:30am | 1 | VIC Protect Lightning | Suncorp QLD Cyclones | 58-43 |
| 12 | 1:00pm | 1 | GIO NSW Gladiators | VIC Protect Thunder | 52-51 |
| 13 | 1:00pm | 2 | West Coast Enforcers | Canada | 44-67 |
| 14 | 2:30pm | 1 | Canada | Suncorp QLD Cyclones | 75-30 |
| 15 | 4:00pm | 1 | VIC Protect Lightning | VIC Protect Thunder | 41-49 |
| Finals - Sunday 21st June | |||||
| Game | Time | Court | Teams | Score | |
| Semi | 10:00am | 1 | Canada vs VIC Protect Thunder | 69-42 | |
| Semi | 10:00am | 2 | Suncorp QLD Cyclones vs GIO NSW Gladiators | 48-52 | |
| Finals | 12:00pm | 1 | Canada vs GIO NSW Gladiators | 62-59 | |
Photo courtesy of Star Weekly. Click the image above for more photos from the weekend.