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WEEKEND WRAP – MELBOURNE INVITATIONAL
WEEKEND WRAP – MELBOURNE INVITATIONAL

The Melbourne Invitational tipped off the first weekend of wheelchair rugby on the calendar in 2024, with Caroline Springs Leisure Centre playing host to 5 National League teams and athletes from across the country. With numerous unavailability’s to Australian Steelers players, rested for the Paralympic Qualifier in NZ in two weeks, opportunity presented for many elder statesmen and young stars to take ownership of their team and push for placing points ahead of rounds 2 and 3 in Brisbane and Sydney respectively.

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Media Release, EventsBenjamin HayesCaroline Springs Leisure CentreNational LeagueComment
NSW Gladiators win third straight title at Wheelchair Rugby National Championship
NSW Gladiators win third straight title at Wheelchair Rugby National Championship

The 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.

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EventsKelsey SinghGold Coast Sport and Leisure CentreNational ChampionshipComment
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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Media Release, announcement, EventsKelsey SinghNational ChampionshipComment
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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Media Release, EventsKelsey SinghNational ChampionshipComment
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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EventsGuest UserNational League, EventComment