Hard-hitting, fast-paced wheelchair rugby championships set for SA.
Bolstering South Australia’s calendar of elite sporting events, Wheelchair Rugby Australia has today confirmed Adelaide will host the sport’s national championships for the next three years.
Read MoreThe NSW Gladiators have achieved the impossible, winning their third straight National Championship title in an exhilarating overtime match against the Victoria Protect Thunder on Sunday afternoon. With NSW leading for the majority of the match, they could never quite shake the Victorians, who sealed a dramatic overtime finish late in the fourth quarter to tie things up.
Read MoreSaturday saw the semi-finals of the 2023 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championships at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre at Carrara on the Gold Coast. Eight teams from Australia and New Zealand contested the final Division 1 and 2 pool matches and semi-finals ahead of the Sunday 4 June gold medal matches.
Read MoreFriday saw the opening rounds of the three-day 2023 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championships at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre at Carrara on the Gold Coast. Eight teams from Australia and New Zealand will contest the Division 1 and 2 National Championships between Friday 2 June and the Sunday 4 June gold medal matches.
Read MoreWheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) was this week informed by the Australian Sports Commission of its successful application to become a recognised National Sporting Organisation (NSO) for the sport of Wheelchair Rugby in Australia.
Read MoreThe University of Queensland Red Heavies have been crowned back-to-back champions of the Wheelchair Rugby National League in Sydney this afternoon, despite the efforts of hometown rival Bond University who staged a grandstand finish, falling just short of claiming their maiden league crown.
Read MoreThe University of Queensland Red Heavies remain undefeated in 2023 after winning Round 2 of the Wheelchair Rugby National League in Brisbane last weekend. Playing on home soil for only the second time, the Red Heavies were rarely troubled across the competition and have put themselves in the box seat to win back-to-back championship crowns with only one round remaining in the competition.
Photo credit: Joep Buijs
Read MoreThe University of Queensland Red Heavies picked up straight where they left off last year at Cobblebank Stadium in Victoria this weekend, securing the round 1 victory after going undefeated in all five of their matches.
Read MoreWheelchair Rugby Australia has today confirmed the playing squads of the 6 clubs set to take part in the upcoming 2023 Wheelchair Rugby National League.
Cover photo credit to Jimmy Leuenberger and Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association
Read MoreWheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) is pleased to announce the National Wheelchair Rugby Calendar for 2023. The calendar has been developed in consultation with State Member organisations and Paralympics Australia in order maximise quality competition and pathway development for athletes, coaches and officials.
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