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Australia’s premier domestic wheelchair rugby competition, the Wheelchair Rugby National League is set to light up the east coast once more with the competition slated to be the most competitive on record.
The Steelers first outing of the year concluded in Chiba today, taking on Great Britain in the bronze medal final. After a slow-start to the tournament, Australia had built strongly across the tournament and were a great chance at clinching the bronze having defeated The Brit’s the day prior in the final pool match of the competition.
On the final day of pool matches, the Steelers were eager to claim their first win of the tournament, hoping to build on the new line-ups and bring more consistency to their offense.
The Australian Steelers went into Day 2 of the 2025 Japan Para Championships seeking redemption after two losses on Day 1.
The Australian Steelers took to the court today in their first competition since their Bronze Medal outing at the Paris Paralympic Games, taking on heavyweights Great Britain and Japan at the Japan Para Championships at Chiba Port Arena this afternoon.
Wheelchair Rugby Australia has today confirmed that top-flight international wheelchair rugby will return to Australian shores in 2025, with the hosting of the Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, a new event on the global wheelchair rugby calendar which will see the all-conquering Australian Steelers playing at home for the first time since 2018.
The Australian Steelers’ have rung the changes announcing an exciting, new-look team set to take on some of the world’s biggest-hitters at the Japan Para Champs next month. The competition in Chiba places the Steelers, who currently sit number 2 in the world rankings, alongside reigning Paralympic Gold-Medallists Japan, Great Britain and France in their first outing since the Paralympic bronze medal match in Paris last September.
Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) and Disability Sport and Recreation (DSR) have today entered into an exciting new agreement, aimed at supercharging Victoria’s wheelchair rugby program from 2025. The new agreement will see an increase in resourcing at the community level, designed to make wheelchair rugby more accessible for the Victorian community and increase participation across the state.
Paralympics Australia’s management of the national wheelchair rugby high performance program will transition to Wheelchair Rugby Australia on January 1, 2025 under a plan that’s been described as the next chapter in the flagship Paralympic sport’s evolution.
Wheelchair Rugby Australia is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our much loved board member, Lisa Ronson.
The final day of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League got underway this morning with players and spectators keenly anticipating which team would claim the Sydney Slam victory and become overall National League Champions.
Day Two of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League – Sydney Slam was one to remember with a number of competitive matches unfolding. With another healthy crowd in attendance, many teams were out to improve on their Day One results.
Day one of the Sydney Slam got underway this morning at Perry Park in Alexandria, with a healthy crowd in attendance ready to watch a fantastic day of wheelchair rugby.
The third and final round of the Wheelchair Rugby National League tips off next weekend with Perry Park in Alexandria hosting all three days of competition from 19-21 July.
Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryce Alman to the Board of Directors.
The final day of the Wheelchair Rugby National League – Brisbane Bash got underway this morning with excitement about “Derby Day”. A healthy crowd was in attendance and were treated to some excellent wheelchair rugby.
Day 2 of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League – Brisbane Bash was one to remember with a number of great matches taking place on court and a healthy crowd off in attendance.
Day one of the new look Wheelchair Rugby National League – Brisbane Bash got underway this morning at Hibiscus Stadium.
In the history of the Wheelchair Rugby National League, never has there been a roster assembly of this strength across the six-teams heading into the first round of competition.