Congratulations to the GB Squad

Congratulations to the GB squad who won gold at the Test Event in Rio. There is a long way to go before the Paralympics in September and teams at this stage are still trying out new lines and tactics so we should be cautious about reading too much into the result. Coming off the back of European Gold and sound performances against the best of the world at the BTWWRC15, it does provide a good marker of our continuing progress and we will now use some great training and competition opportunities this year to build on this. David Pond CEO...
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Such Good Times

It’s been such a busy but exciting week! As I write the GB team is in Rio and about to start the Test Event – although they are almost 6000 miles away by air I can still feel that adrenaline surge! There are less than 200 days now before the start of the wheelchair rugby tournament at the 2016 Paralympic Games and the Test Event provides a fantastic performance opportunity and the chance to compete in the venue and get a feeling for the village. Back home we are well into the Super Series with Storm leading Crash by 4 points in Division 1, Bulls leading Canterbury by 6 points in Division 2 and Stoke leading Woodbridge by 4 points in Division 3. The final series for Division 3 is on 5 ...
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Sue Aldridge Announced as Assistant Table Official for the European Zone

GBWR would like to congratulate GB Table Official Sue Aldridge who was recently announced, along with Karolina Motejlkova of the Czech Republic, as one of two Assistant Table Officials for the European Zone, supporting the Head Table Official for the European Zone. The news comes shortly following the announcement that Jana Motejlkova of the Czech Republic will be undertaking the role of Head Table Official for the European Zone, with Ulrica Ulfson as Head Official for the European Zone....
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BT WWRC15 Supports Help for Heroes

The BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2015 kindly donated £472 from ticket sales of the semi-final matches to Help for Heroes, and also facilitated Help for Heroes volunteers who helped bring the total raised on the evening up to £571.17. Help for Heroes would like to thank all members of the BT WWRC15 team who helped with a successful evening of fundraising....
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WheelPower #TalkAboutTakingPart Survey

WheelPower, the national organisation for wheelchair sport today, Tuesday 9 February 2016, launch the 'Talk About Taking Part’ survey to find out what can be done to help more wheelchair users lead healthy active lives and take part in sport. Disabled people who use a wheelchair in everyday life, or who would use one for sport, are urged to complete the survey. We are keen to find the views of those who don’t take part in any sport as well as people who already lead active lives. The survey aims to find to what extent wheelchair users are involved in sports and physical activities, and to understand any barriers to participation. It will guide WheelPower’s strategy and put access an...
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BT GB Wheelchair Rugby Announces Squad for Rio 2016 Test Event

Congratulations to the athletes who have been selected  to compete in the Rio Test Event (26-28 February 2016) at the Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hert’s Chris Ryan will Captain the squad, which also includes: Alan Ash Coral Batey Ayaz Bhuta Jonathan Coggan Ryan Cowling Nicholas Cummins Mike Kerr Jim Roberts Jamie Stead Gavin Walker (Vice Captain)...
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