Wheelchair Rugby's History
It all started back in 1970s Canada. The thrill of chairs colliding at speed quickly took hold and the sport grew in popularity.
The sport landed here in the early 1980s when the USA team gave an exhibition in Stoke Mandeville. It wasn’t long before our first three clubs arrived on the scene – the Scorpions, the Spartans and the Pirates. There are now ten clubs across Great Britain. To find your nearest club click here
The game first appeared at the World Wheelchair Games in 1990 as an exhibition event and made its Paralympic Games debut in Atlanta in 1996.
Today Team GB is one of the best in the world. We’ve been European Champions on three consecutive occasions and we finished 4th at both the Athens and Beijing Paralympic Games. Bring it on London 2012.
How it's played
How it's played
About the sport
About the sport
