GB claim record sixth European title

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby have made history, winning an unprecedented sixth IWRF European Championships gold medal following a 49-41 victory over Sweden. Winning the tournament now means that the squad have automatically qualified for the World Championships, which are to be held in Sydney, Australia, next year. Captain Chris Ryan told the GBWR official website: “I feel amazing and what a performance against Sweden. As reigning champions we had to come here and def...
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GB to face Sweden for European glory

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby are on the verge of wining back-to-back European Championships and win their sixth title since the competition began in 1995. Following a solid and professional display against a very good France team, GB will face Sweden in tomorrow’s finale, a repeat of the 2015 final in Finland. After beating France 54-41 today, the team had to wait to find out who there opponents were, with Denmark and Sweden taking to the court in the final game of th...
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Bhuta: “We are firing on all cylinders”

Great Britain have made it into the semi finals of the 2017 European Championships with their third win this week. Paul Shaw’s men remained unbeaten in Group B, claiming top spot with a well-deserved 60-47 victory over Denmark. They had to wait to find out their next opponents, who were later confirmed as France who had to beat Germany to be sure of a spot in the final four. It has been a good week for Paul Shaw’s side so far as they recorded wins against Poland (57-3...
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GBWR believes every sport matters

  GBWR believes every sport matters and call for a new approach to Investment into Olympic and Paralympic sport GBWR has joined 10 other sports to call for a new approach to the investment into Olympic and Paralympic sport. As has been widely reported, UK Sport stripped wheelchair rugby of its entire investment for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games even though it acknowledged that GB had medal potential, but arguing that there was ‘not enough money to go around’. The non-funded sports have now come together and believe that while the existing approach...
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GB face tough test against Denmark

Great Britain have started their European Championships defence in scintillating form with wins over Poland (57-32) and Ireland (65-27) on the opening two days of the tournament. Coach Paul Shaw has been able to give all of his squad minutes on the court in both games as the side prepare for their final Group B match of the campaign against Denmark, who are ranked third in Europe. Denmark have also been in good form this week, beating Ireland 57-42 on the opening day befor...
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Robinson: “We are strong favourites”

GBWR newcomer Stuart Robinson has told the official website that he is excited to be making his debut for the national team when the squad come together for the 2017 European Championships in Koblenz, Germany next week. The Ospreys player, who is one of three players selected in Paul Shaw’s squad for the first time, has been working hard to reach the national team after winning gold for the GB Invictus Games side in 2014. Robinson (pictured) said: “It was always a goal...
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