WREURO23 GB team announcement!

28th March 2023

The much-anticipated 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship is fast approaching, taking place at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff in a month’s time, 3-7 May. This will be the first time Great Britain has hosted the European Championship. The eight best teams in Europe will compete over five consecutive days to see who will be named European champion. It’s a key tournament for the GB team as the two highest-ranked nations will earn automatic qualification for the Paris 2024 Paralympi...

GBWR Women’s Team Win the Paris Women’s Cup

16th March 2023

The GBWR women’s team were brilliant in their performance to win the third Women’s Cup, held 9-11 March 2023 in Paris . The team had a perfect tournament winning every match in the lead up to the final. This is the first time that teams representing their national federations have entered the event, with GB and Canada both having a full squad. The other three teams were made up of female players from all over the world, including France, Australia, the USA, and South Korea. The opening g...

Shaunagh Brown announced as GBWR ambassador

10th March 2023

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby are pleased to announce Ex-England Red Roses and Harlequins rugby player Shaunagh Brown as their newest ambassador. Shaunagh is a huge advocate for women's rugby, inclusion, and a fan of wheelchair rugby having spent time with her local wheelchair rugby club Canterbury Hellfire. GBWR CEO Jason Brisbane said: “We feel enormously privileged that Shaunagh has come on board as an ambassador for GBWR to support us in our drive to attract more women int...

GB Women’s team look forward to the Women’s Cup

8th March 2023

"We're buzzing": Great Britain women's wheelchair rugby team look forward to the challenge of competing in the forthcoming Women's Cup in Paris. The Women’s Cup is due to tip-off tomorrow evening, and we caught up with the team to learn how their journey has been so far. Rob Tarr, GB women's team head coach was asked how he felt the preparations were going for the upcoming competition and he said: “The players who have been selected are some of the most talented and dedicate...

Loughborough research will aim to increase women’s participation in wheelchair rugby

7th March 2023

Loughborough University is set to collaborate with World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR), Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), and UK Sport on a study that researchers hope will increase female participant levels in the sport. Delivered by colleagues from the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, the project will measure the impact of impairment on strength and sports-related sprints, evaluating the...

GB’s women’s squad are training for Paris

6th March 2023

The ladies involved in the squad for the Women’s’ Cup in Paris have been training hard for the challenge in front of them. GBWR ran an initial training camp at the beginning of February at the Wildcats Arena in Nottingham, with the coaching staff focusing on building a team and everyone knowing their roles on court. Rob Tarr the Head Coach has been working on his different line up’s ready for the challenge of the Canadian team who he sees as their strongest opposition. For the second tr...