World Games 2022: Your chance to represent GB

8th March 2022

Low point wheelchair rugby is coming to the World Games in Alabama, July 2022. GB Wheelchair Rugby will be entering a team and we are looking for athletes who aspire to represent their country. Information on the Games can be found here. Eligibility To be eligible to apply you must: be a British passport holder reside in Britain be aged 18 years or over have a dom...

Statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

4th March 2022

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby joins World Wheelchair Rugby (WWR) in condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We wholeheartedly support the ban WWR has imposed on the Russian wheelchair rugby team and their officials, preventing them from participating in licensed WWR events going forward. We stand in solidarity with all those impacted by this terrible war and join the wider rugby and sporting family in calling for the restoration of peace. ...

Silver medal at the 2022 European Championship in Paris

3rd March 2022

Against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine it seems strange to be writing purely about sport, but last week GB were in attendance at the World Wheelchair Rugby European Championship in Paris. A silver medal by any account would generally be seen as a successful outcome from a tournament, however, as the current Paralympic champions and having won three European Championships, GB were the favourites to come home with the gold. But as we know, sport isn’t always as straight forward a...

Membership 2022/23

24th February 2022

As we enjoyed a return to training and competition in 2021, we would like to update you on some changes to your GBWR membership. Last year 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. During 2021/22 there was a reduced membership fee to acknowledge that not all members and clubs would be back to full activity at the s...

GB Wheelchair Rugby launch new identity

21st February 2022

GB Wheelchair Rugby has today launched its new brand identity, reflecting the remarkable journey the sport has been on since it was first introduced in Great Britain in 1981. As one of the only full-contact disability sports and open to both men and women competing on the same team, wheelchair rugby has always been one of the biggest hits of the Paralympic Games. So, it was no surprise that over one million people tuned in to watch GB claim gold in Tokyo last summer, grabbing the headlines an...

WWR European Championship 2022

16th February 2022

The WWR European Championship is taking place in Paris - hosted at the Halle Carpentier arena, the eight highest-ranked teams in Europe will compete over five days, 22 to 26 February 2022. Live streaming of all matches, and further information, is available on the event website: rugbyfauteuil-euro2022.com. Please also follow us on Facebook...