Explore the latest news and announcements from Wheelchair Rugby Australia.
The Australian Steelers are the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Champions, defeating the USA in a nail-biting gold medal final at the World Championship in Vejle, Denmark overnight.
If you missed the action from Denmark or just want to relive the Championship that was, check out the matches and summaries below.
Photo credit: Lars Moller
Read MoreThe Board of Wheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Nay to the position of inaugural Chief Executive Officer as the organisation begins operation independently from Disability Sports Australia (DSA).
Read MoreDefending champions, the NSW Gladiators are back-to-back Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship titleholders after they defeated the Queensland Cyclones 65-56 on the Gold Coast on Sunday.
Read MoreDefending champions, the NSW Gladiators, and last year’s silver medallist Queensland Cyclones will once again battle it out for the Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship Division 1 gold medal on Sunday at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre at Carrara.
Read MoreWheelchair 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAustralian and New South Wales wheelchair rugby legend Ryley Batt says next week’s Wheelchair Rugby National Championship at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast (24-26 June) will help spawn the next generation of Australian superstars.
And he should know.
Read MoreRyan Boyd calls it chess on wheels.
And he says despite the ubiquitous smashing and crashing there is ‘method to the madness’ when he and his fellow wheelchair rugby players take to the court.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreWheelchair Rugby Australia (WRA) has today announced Kayo Sports as the official broadcast partner of the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National Championship on the Gold Coast in June.
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