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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryce Alman to the Board of Directors.
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Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) are excited to announce a new partnership with Charter Care Services and WheelChair Vehicle Sales as the Major Sponsors of the Charter Care Wheelchair Rugby National League round this month.
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Wheelchair Rugby Queensland (WRQ) through Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) is excited to announce Suncorp as the Naming Rights sponsor of the Queensland Cyclones for the remainder of the 2024 season.
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Wheelchair Rugby Australia has made a strategic decision to move wheelchair rugby in Queensland under the auspices of Wheelchair Rugby Queensland (WRQ) – a branch of Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA). The move marks a significant step forward, with a single-sport focused sporting organisation providing comprehensive support and opportunities for athletes through the development and growth of wheelchair rugby in the State.
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The Melbourne Invitational tipped off the first weekend of wheelchair rugby on the calendar in 2024, with Caroline Springs Leisure Centre playing host to 5 National League teams and athletes from across the country. With numerous unavailability’s to Australian Steelers players, rested for the Paralympic Qualifier in NZ in two weeks, opportunity presented for many elder statesmen and young stars to take ownership of their team and push for placing points ahead of rounds 2 and 3 in Brisbane and Sydney respectively.
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National Championship this May, with Wheelchair Rugby Australia officially launching event tickets overnight.
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