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.
Read MoreAustralia’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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreThe Australian Steelers went into Day 2 of the 2025 Japan Para Championships seeking redemption after two losses on Day 1.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWheelchair 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWheelchair 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.
Read MoreParalympics 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.
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