Wheelchair Rugby: Fours League – Rebrand Update

In response to recent concerns about a change to the name of the sport of wheelchair rugby, GB Wheelchair Rugby would like to reassure the wheelchair rugby community that we have no intention to change the name of the Paralympic discipline of the sport from ‘wheelchair rugby’ to ‘wheelchair rugby fours’. With the introduction of wheelchair rugby fives and the WR5s League, and more recently three-v-three wheelchair rugby and the 3v3 League, we have sought to create gre...
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Ayaz Bhuta retirement from international competition

With an international wheelchair rugby career that has spanned over ten years, Ayaz Bhuta now officially retires from international competition. At 33, he has been an integral part of the GB team over the last decade: a highlight was winning the nation’s first Paralympic medal in wheelchair rugby at the Tokyo Paralympics. Ayaz is best known on court for his quick evasive moves and unique passing style. He is an athlete who holds a lot of tactical knowledge and has worked closely with the co...
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Planes, trains and games – talent USA trip from an athlete’s perspective

Written by GB Talent athlete George Rogers. On November 14, I travelled with GBWR Talent to the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama to take part in a series of friendlies against our American equivalents, USAWR’s Development squad. It was an honour to be selected for the trip and I immediately became excited about the wide range of experiences it would provide. It would be the first time most of the Talent...
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The competition draw is complete: who’s facing who in WREuro23?

Fixtures have now been confirmed for next May! Our host nation and Paralympic gold medallists Great Britain will face off against first-time competitors Israel in the tournament opening game – on behalf of the GB team, head coach Paul Shaw MBE selected pool B to play against Israel, Denmark and Switzerland. As reigning champions, France completed the final pool A line up, meaning they will face Germany, Netherlands and Czech Republic. Yesterday evening, key representatives and players gathe...
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Thanks and good luck to Darren Matthews

GBWR would like to extend their thanks and best wishes to Darren Matthews who recently departed his role as Assistant Coach with the GBWR Elite Programme following the recent World Championships. Darren has been a key part of the coaching set-up for GB since the early part of the Tokyo cycle and has worked tirelessly alongside players and coaches and was instrumental in helping the team achieve their historic gold medal in Tokyo last year. Head of Performance, Barry Mason commented: ...
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