In a thrilling win over Brazil to close out the day, the Australian Steelers are headed to the gold medal match tomorrow, going head-to-head against the Netherlands.

Day three of the 2025 Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge saw high-octane crowds across the whole day, chanting and cheering for their teams to create an infectious and electric energy at Netball SA Stadium. Our Steelers athletes left nothing in the tank as the Brazilians put on a spectacular display of offense and defensive strategy that pushed the athletes on both sides to their limits in an absolutely stunning game of wheelchair rugby. Ultimately, it was our Aussie home team who took home the win.

Today the momentous Juniors Division also launched, which saw future wheelchair rugby stars take to the court against one another for the first time in Australian history. The competition was fierce across Division 1 and 2 matches, with New South Wales dominating the court in their games and the South Australia Sharks putting on an incredible display in front of the Adelaide home crowd.

Read on for the day’s match scores and find tomorrow’s finals day details. All photos by Joep Buijs Photography.

World Challenge results

Germany 46 vs Netherlands 50
Canada 43 vs New Zealand 41
Australia 59 vs Brazil 52

National Championship Division 1 results

Chungnam 50 vs New South Wales Gladiators 62
Victoria Protect Thunder 59 vs Western Australia Enforcers 52
New South Wales Gladiators 55 vs Suncorp Queensland Cyclones 43

National Championship Division 2 results

Queensland Tornadoes 39 vs Australian Capital Territory Buccaneers 47
Australian Capital Territory Buccaneers 37 vs South Australia Sharks 43
Queensland Tornadoes 53 vs South Australia Sharks 51

Junior Division results

Match one: Gold 9 vs Green 8
Match two: Green 14 vs Gold 14

These results mean that tomorrow’s Finals Day is going to be one you don’t want to miss as some of the best wheelchair rugby athletes in the world face one another, hungry for victory.

See the schedule:

Limited tickets for tomorrow are still available – help us fill the seats with green and gold to cheer for our Steelers. Grab yours before we sell out: https://www.universe.com/events/2025-santos-wheelchair-rugby-world-challenge-tickets-2G4JTD

Not in Adelaide? Find out how you can watch the games from home.

Sponsors

The 2025 Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge would not be possible without our partners and sponsors. Thank you for your support in growing wheelchair rugby across Australia:

Naming Rights Sponsor: Santos

Broadcast Partner: Kayo Sports and Foxtel

Destination Partner: South Australian Tourism Commission

Major Sponsors: Lite n’ Easy, Officeworks, Plan Partners, Degnan, Charter Care Services

Partners: Village Gate, The Rugby Club Foundation, Suncorp, SG Fleet, ISPS Handa, Posca Hydrate, Kindly Healthcare and PhysioXtra Rehab Centre.

WRWC day three recap: The Australian Steelers are through to the final!