Past Events
Explore some of our past major events and competitions.
Please note: Not all past wheelchair rugby events are listed below, and the information on these pages was accurate at the time of the event.
Explore some of our past major events and competitions.
Please note: Not all past wheelchair rugby events are listed below, and the information on these pages was accurate at the time of the event.
The World Challenge is coming!
The 2025 Santos Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge is heading to Adelaide from 29 May - 1 June 2025 at Netball SA Stadium.
The Australian Steelers take on Japan, Great Britain and France at the 2025 Japan Para Championships in Chiba from 6 - 9 February 2025.
Wheelchair rugby is at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games! From 29 August - 2 September 2024 catch the Steelers live from Champ de Mars Arena as they aim for gold!
Photo credit WWR and Megumi Masuda
Round 3 of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League, the Sydney Slam.
Round 2 of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League, the Brisbane Bash.
The 2024 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championships will be held in Adelaide, South Australia from 3 - 5 May 2024 at Netball SA Stadium.
Round 1 of the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby National League, the Melbourne Invitational.
Round 3 of the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby National League is the Sydney Slam delivered by Wheelchair Sports NSW & ACT.
Round 2 of the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby National League is the Brisbane Bash delivered by Sporting Wheelies & Disabled Association.
Round 1 of the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby National League is the Melbourne Invitational delivered by Disability Sport & Recreation and Wheelchair Rugby Victoria.
The 2022 WWR World Championship will take place in Vejle, Denmark, 8 – 17 October 2022.
The 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National League concludes in May with Round 3, the Brisbane Bash!
The 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National League continues in April with Round 2, the Sydney Slam!
Round 1 of the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby National League is here! We start in Victoria, for the Melbourne Invitational.
THE STAGE IS SET! The 2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship is shaping to be the biggest in the sports history.
Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Classic is a 2 day tournament held at Springers Leisure Centre in Keysborough. This will hold the final of the Protect Wheelchair Rugby competition and see 5 teams including a NSW team battle it out for the Victorian Classic title.
The GIO Wheelchair Rugby national Championship is back in 2019 and is sure to be fierce! Mark you calendars now - Friday, 28 - Sunday, 30 June 2019 at Quaycentre, Sydney Olympic Park!
From 5 - 7 October head out to the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre to witness Australia’s best go head-to-head for the 2018 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship!
From 5 - 10 August 2018, the Sydney Olympic Park Complex and Netball Central will be home to the world’s top 12 teams including the Australian Steelers who are the reigning Paralympic and world champions playing to defend their world title on home soil.
Join Australia’s emerging and leading wheelchair athletes, including members of the Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medal team, as they go head to head for the inaugural Melbourne Wheelchair Rugby Invitational.
WS NSW is extending its Sydney based competition to a nation-wide invitational weekend skirmish in Canberra. The 2018 Canberra Classic, supported by the Vikings Group, gives athletes, developing through to elite, the opportunity to compete in round robin competition over three days, Friday 9 – Sunday 11 March, 2018 at the Southern Cross Stadium, Tuggeranong.
Disability Sport & Recreation is excited to announce that the 2017 Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Classic will be broadcast LIVE on October 6 and 7. Brought to you from the Frankston Basketball Stadium, the Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Classic is set to feature a selection of Australia’s leading wheelchair athletes, including members of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Gold medal team.
Can the GIO NSW Gladiators keep a hold of their title of National Champions, or will this be the year they're booted from the throne? Only one way to find out! Mark it on your calendar!
We'll be heading to the Gold Coast for round three of the Fierce 4 Rugby challenge, and it's just as well because it'll be too cold anywhere else! Will the warmer than normal climate be an advantage for our southern states? We'll find out!
For round two of this years Fierce 4 Rugby challenge we'll be heading back to Caroline Springs for 3 more days of head on collisions! Hope our athletes don't over do it at Easter or they might lose their competitive edge!
The first Fierce 4 Rugby Challenge of the year has been announced, and this time we're heading to our nation's capital - Canberra! Join us as our nation's finest battle it out after a nice long holiday. I hope they're ready for it!
It's ON! The 2016 GIO Fierce 4 Rugby Nationals is fast approaching! Are you ready for 3 days of blood, sweat and FULL CONTACT WHEELCHAIR RUGBY? They don't call it Murderball for nothin'!
Next round of Fierce 4 Rugby will be at Eagles Sports Complex in Mansfield, QLD near Brisbane.
Our athletes will prove to you that the best thrill rides aren't on the Gold Coast! Test your nerves by watching these guys quite literally go head to head at full speed and try not to flinch!
The XVI Summer Paralympic Games are to be held in Tokyo, Japan from Tuesday, 24 August - Sunday, 5 September 2021.