Simon Starr to be Head Table Official for the BT WWRC15

The IWRF has just announced the selection of Simon Starr as the Head Table Official for the BT WWRC15 tournament in October. Simon started out as a Table Official in August 2009 at the Trevor Williams Memorial Tournament. Since then he has been involved in each annual Super Series competition and the Nationals. Internationally, he Tabled at the 2011 GB Cup, the London Test Event and Paralympics in 2012 and was fortunate enough to be selected for the World Championships in Denmark in 2014. In addition, he has helped out at a good number of international training matches. At London 2012 he had a Games Maker role as one of the statisticians for the event and over the last 3 years he has assiste...
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Launch of Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby

South Wales Pirates, Wales’ first wheelchair rugby team, is to get a new name and look for 2015 after agreeing a major new tie-up with the Ospreys. The new partnership will see the team rebranded as Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby and playing and training in officially branded BLK kit featuring a newly updated version of the famous Ospreys mask. The new Ospreys Wheelchair Rugby team’s first home match takes place at 2pm on Sunday 1st February at Llandarcy Academy of Sport, where they will take on North Wales rivals Rygbi Gogledd Cymru Wheelchair team in what will be a hotly contested Welsh derby match. Andrew Hore, Ospreys Chief Executive, said: “We are extremely privileged to be ab...
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Merry Christmas from GBWR’s Partners

GBWR have been wished a Merry Christmas from many of our partners - here is a small selection. We would like to thank everyone for their best wishes and hope all have a wonderful Christmas. ...
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GBWR Officials at the IWRF 2015 European Championship

GBWR are proud to announce that two GBWR officials have been selected to officiate at the IWRF 2015 European Division B Championship. Dave Woods has been given the honourable task of being Head Official of the tournament, and Sam Jessup fought off tough competition to be selected as a table official. Congratulations to both officials. "GBWR Head of Officiating Brian Ward said "It is a proud time for GBWR officials as we are being noticed for our high standards and professionalism. Following on from Sue Aldridge and Simon Starr attending the IWRF World Championships in August, Sam can now use this great opportunity to further his experience in the game, to officiating at international leve...
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Good News for the Dorset Destroyers

One of our newest community clubs the Dorset Destroyers have received some really good news for Christmas. The club had applied to the Sport England Small Grants funding scheme and have just been informed that they have been awarded nearly £10,000. The club will be using this funding to buy four new chairs as they work towards their first regular training session in February....
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Luke Twizell is the Hartlepool Disabled Sportsperson of the Year 2014

The Hartlepool Mail Disabled sports personality of the year award 2014 was awarded to 20 year old Luke Twizell. Luke plays for the North East Bulls WRC and was recently selected for the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Development Squad. Luke also recently won the award for best 1.5 pt player at the GBWR Super Series Division 2 competition in November 2014. Luke's talent and friendly manner is getting noticed in all settings. A dedicated sportsperson and t...
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