Membership 2023/24

We would like to update you on GBWR membership for 2023/24. Acknowledging the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, we are freezing membership fees for the forthcoming membership period. In 2021 we moved to a common membership year which runs from 1 April to 31 March each year. We hope that this has made it easier for members and clubs by having the same point in the year for everyone to renew their membership. Existing members have the opportunity to renew their membersh...
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GBWR Coaching Clinic

GBWR are running two face-to-face coaching clinic's with a focus on "how to play". There is one session in the north and another session in the south​ of the country. ​The sessions are aimed at the newer and less experienced clubs and coaches and will focus on tactics and game play training and technical skills. The session will be a practical day of activity and coaches will need to bring a rugby chair, lunch and be dressed appropriately. The sessions will be delivered by Rob Tarr, G...
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Junior programme relaunch in partnership with Northampton Saints WR

GBWR are excited to announce the relaunch of its new junior programme in partnership with Northampton Saints. After launching the previous junior programme back in 2015, Northampton Saints Wheelchair Rugby Club have built a very successful junior session off the back of the launch with 14 junior players playing regularly since 2018. Therefore, who better to relaunch the new GBWR junior programme in partnership with! Northampton Saints Inclusion Officer, Jamie Higgins, will be leading the p...
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GB Talent squad for Netherlands development team visit

“Over the last 12 months, the Talent squad has competed in the Egmont Tournament (Denmark), hosted the Swedish national team, travelled to the USA to compete against their development team and now we are hosting the Netherlands Development team for a series of five games, from the 17 to 19 of February in Lilleshall National Sports Centre. We see competition as a key part of overall athlete development and it’s impor...
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Women’s Team Announced for Women’s Cup 2023

GBWR are pleased to announce the eight athletes who will make up the first women's wheelchair rugby team to represent Great Britain. The athletes will represent GB at the Women's Cup in Paris from 8 to 12 March 2023. The Women’s cup is an event run by the French Wheelchair Rugby Federation and is currently the only international event for female players. This will be the third time the event has been run in Paris and this year includes teams from Canada and France, as well mixed teams made...
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