Jermaine Jenas during GBWR x Socios.com Supports activation

GBWR and rugby stars discuss sport and mental health

GBWR players – including current and former GB athletes – Aaron Phipps, Ollie Mangion, George Rogers, Dave Ross, Imogen Steele, and Kylie Grimes joined players from Premiership Rugby sides Harlequins and Saracens and ex-England footballer Jermaine Jenas to highlight the positive impact sport can have on mental health. The wheelchair rugby players headed to London’s Aspire National Training Centre, where they taught Jenas and rugby union counterparts, including GBWR ambassador Shaunagh B...
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GBWR announces partnership with Allied Mobility

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR) is excited to announce a three-year partnership with Allied Mobility, Europe's leading specialist in transport for people with limited mobility. The Allied Mobility Wheelchair Rugby: Fours and Allied Mobility WR5s leagues aim to promote inclusivity and expand the awareness of, and participation in, wheelchair rugby. The three-year partnership represents a shared purpose to increasing participatio...
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Berkshire Banshees player is pushing with the ball on his lap while being chased by a conventry stampede player.

Club of the Month – October

Having held taster sessions in July 2017 supported by Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, Berkshire Banshees held their first official training session in November 2017. The Banshees was set up to provide a team sport for people with physical and learning disabilities who had little or no opportunities to play a contact sport in the Berkshire area, their club’s core value is to have diversity at it's heart and they pride themselves on being a friendly, open team that wants to give more people - no...
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Female wheelchair rugby player in red vest advances up the court whilst being challenged by another female player.

GBWR’s Women and Girls Programme Continues

Earlier this year, GBWR launched a programme of activity to support the development of our female members. As part of this we ran two women and girls coaching sessions in July which were well received and attended by members from all over Great Britain. Following on from the success of these sessions we have organised two further sessions in November, and invite all female playing members to sign up. We kick off with another northern session which will be held again in Sheffield...
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Banner to promote GBWRs support of the Path to Paris programme

GBWR support Path to Paris

Last week the Path to Paris initiative launched ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Path to Paris is the official youth engagement programme from Team GB and Paralympics GB, with funding from Sport England and Spirit of 2012 and we are really keen to support and have our young wheelchair rugby participants taking part. It is a virtual challenge which aims to inspire the nation to get active in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Games. Starting from Athens, the birthplace of the moder...
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Club of the Month – September

September’s club of the month has been awarded to 2012 legacy club, Team Solent Sharks Wheelchair Rugby. A club who over the years have had representation at almost all GBWR competitions and have shown tremendous growth since their inception after the London 2012 Paralympic Games. The club are linked to Southampton’s Solent University and their training sessions are held at the University’s Sport Co...
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