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Naming Rights Sponsor Announcement | 2022 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship
Naming Rights Sponsor Announcement | 2022 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship

Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) has today announced leading energy company Santos as the Naming Rights sponsor for the Wheelchair Rugby National Championship for the next three years. The announcement comes on the eve of the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National Championship finals, with the deal seeing Santos, who are currently a major sponsor of Rugby Australia and their representative teams, become the first Australian-based organisation to show support to both mainstream rugby and wheelchair rugby in a truly unprecedented Australian sporting sponsorship.

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Day 1 Review | 2022 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship
Day 1 Review | 2022 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship

The NSW Gladiators and Victoria Protect Thunder were both undefeated heading into their second Division 1 matches of the 2022 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship on the Gold Coast on Friday evening. But it was NSW that prevailed 59-54 in a match worthy of the national tournament competition for its quality of play and sheer flashes of brilliance from both sides.

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Competition Preview | Wheelchair Rugby National League Round 3 - Queensland Bash
Competition Preview | Wheelchair Rugby National League Round 3 - Queensland Bash

This weekend the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National League comes to a close as Queensland hosts the final round of the new-look tournament. In an unavoidable clash of dates, round 3 possesses a great opportunity for many developing athletes given the absence of the Australian Steelers players selected to compete in the Canada Cup, meaning team depth and new line-ups are set to be tested in the final round of the competition. The impact of the clash has seen the withdrawal of Melbourne RUFC from this weekends competition, as the League narrows to 5 teams all jostling for spots on the final competition ladder to determine placings.

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2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby Nationals Postponed to late May 2021
2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby Nationals Postponed to late May 2021

Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA), with the support of its state programs, has today announced the postponement of the 2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship by one month. Originally scheduled from Friday 30 April – Sunday 2 May, the event will now be held from Friday 28 May – Sunday 30 May on the Gold Coast in light of the recent COVID-19 cluster in Queensland.

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