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2018 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship Recap
Oct 10, 2018
2018 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship Recap
Oct 10, 2018

From Friday, 5 - Sunday, 7 October 2018, the GIO NSW Gladiators, Suncorp QLD Cyclones, Victoria Protect Thunder and the Australian Invictus Wheelchair Rugby Team met at Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre for three hard-hitting days of the best wheelchair rugby Australia has to offer!

Oct 10, 2018
2017 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship and GIO 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship Official Test Event wrap up
Aug 23, 2017
2017 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship and GIO 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship Official Test Event wrap up
Aug 23, 2017
Aug 23, 2017
Historic corporate partnership and Vice Regal Patronage mark 500 day countdown to the 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Mar 23, 2017
Historic corporate partnership and Vice Regal Patronage mark 500 day countdown to the 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Mar 23, 2017

Disability Sports Australia (DSA) today marked the 500 day countdown to the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) GIO 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship to be held in Sydney, August 2018 with the announcement of a historic corporate partnership and appointment of the Championship Patron at Government House, Sydney.

Mar 23, 2017
Fierce 4 Rugby season announced
Feb 27, 2017
Fierce 4 Rugby season announced
Feb 27, 2017

Canberra! Melbourne! Gold Coast! We're coming for you! We're thrilled to finally announce the dates and locations for the entire 2017 Fierce 4 Rugby season! Click the link to see dates and locations!

Feb 27, 2017
Quentin Fleischfresser announced as new Wheelchair Rugby Referee Coordinator
Jan 9, 2017
Quentin Fleischfresser announced as new Wheelchair Rugby Referee Coordinator
Jan 9, 2017

Disability Sports Australia and the Wheelchair Rugby Executive Committee are delighted to announce the appointment of Quentin Fleischfresser, to the role of Wheelchair Rugby Referee Coordinator.

Jan 9, 2017
Rio 2016 Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Schedule announced!
Jul 27, 2016
Rio 2016 Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Schedule announced!
Jul 27, 2016

The IWRF has published the schedule for the 2016 Rio Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby competition. 

"After consultation with the Olympic Broadcast Service, the schedule was developed to maximize national broadcaster’s interest in televising our sport.  This is always against the need to ensure that team’s performance is not adversely affected."

Jul 27, 2016
Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio
Jul 25, 2016
Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio
Jul 25, 2016

They are the reigning Paralympic and world champions in wheelchair rugby, and now the Australian Steelers are hoping to extend their golden reign at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

The 12-strong Australian Steelers squad for Rio 2016 was officially announced today by the Australian Paralympic Committee at a ceremony on the Gold Coast, which concluded an intensive three-day training camp.

Jul 25, 2016
Photos from 2016 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championships now available
Jul 8, 2016
Photos from 2016 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championships now available
Jul 8, 2016

Photos taken by our professional photographer Serena Ovens are now available to view and purchase online. More will be added daily.

Jul 8, 2016
Australia wins bid to host the 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Jul 7, 2016
Australia wins bid to host the 2018 IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championship
Jul 7, 2016

Disability Sports Australia (DSA), the national body representing athletes with a physical disability, has
won an international bidding process to host the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Sydney in August 2018.

Jul 7, 2016
Media Release - Australian Rugby Union throws support behind Wheelchair Rugby
Apr 7, 2016
Media Release - Australian Rugby Union throws support behind Wheelchair Rugby
Apr 7, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has joined forces with Disability Sports Australia (DSA) in a new partnership to foster and promote the development of Wheelchair Rugby in Australia.

The partnership will aim to drive Wheelchair Rugby participation and develop pathways within the sport at state, local and national levels, as well as developing coaching and officiating accreditation frameworks and programs.

Apr 7, 2016
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State TEAM Results

  1. Suncorp QLD Cyclones

  2. VIC Protect Thunder

  3. GIO NSW Gladiators


IWRF World Rankings

  1. Australia

  2. United States of America

  3. Japan

  4. Canada

  5. Great Britain

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    Less than two weeks until the 2018 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship! Make sure you don't miss this FIERCE… https://t.co/2WyOXt9lQL
    about 4 months ago
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    Kaitlyn Brown has "fallen in love" with Wheelchair Rugby after her first competition on the Sunshine Coast earlier… https://t.co/X4OFrfE3vv
    about 8 months ago