Ryan Cowling celebrating a gold medal at tokyo 2020

RYAN COWLING ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Ryan Cowling officially retires from international competition With an international wheelchair rugby career that began in 2015, today Ryan Cowling officially retires from international competition. At 48, he has been a consistent member of the GB team over the last nine years, the obvious highlight was his significant role in winning the nation’s first Paralympic medal in wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo Paralympics. ...
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Luke Collier holding the ball in a wheelchair rugby game

Club of the Month – June

GBWR’S Club of the Month is awarded to West County Hawks. West Country Hawks was founded in 2011 as the only club in the South West and over the years has had members training from Cornwall, Devon and Somerset. Hawks are a club that still has original members playing, Ed Larkin and Rich Ingram. While other clubs have developed in the South West, the Hawks are still the only Fours club for 150 miles. Hawks currently train at Plymouth Life Centre and have members that range from soc...
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National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week is taking place this week (3-9 June 2024) and we think it is a really great time to celebrate your volunteers and an ideal time to try and recruit some new volunteers using the national campaign. National Volunteer Week starts on the first Monday in June every year and is a chance to recognise, celebrate and thank the UK’s incredible volunteers for all they contribute to our local communities...
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Performance Pathway Coach Experience

GBWR are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a limited number of wheelchair rugby coaches to attend a performance pathway weekend training camp to observe and learn from the pathway coaches and wider team. The Performance Pathway Coaching Experience will take place on Saturday, 13 July and Sunday, 14 July 2024 at Lilleshall National Sport Centre, Nr Telford, TF10 9AT. There is also an opportunity to attend an optional Friday evening ...
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Coach Education Pathway – Update

As GBWR members will know, we have recently been working with Sporting People to review our previous coach education pathway and to develop a new framework. The next phase of development is for Sporting People and GBWR to create an updated coach education package that suits the requirements of our stakeholders. The plan is for GBWRs new coach education package to be aligned to the CIMPSA professional standards, and once the new pathway has been finalised and rolled out, learners will be able to ...
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Wheelchair Rugby Fives Rolls into Sunderland

The opening of the Allied Mobility WR5s national competition is starting this year in the City of Sunderland, at the world class Beacon of Light. The Allied Mobility WR5s competition tips off at 9am and will go on until 5pm each day. Admission is free to all and all sports fans are welcome to join the action. Fiona Murphy the Foundation of Light events manager said: "Everyone at the Beacon of Light is excited to be part of the first wheelchair rugby tournament to be held in th...
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