Is wheelchair rugby for you?

Have you considered playing wheelchair rugby?

It’s played in mixed teams and combines sports including basketball, rugby and ice hockey.

Teams of four carry a ball, similar to a volleyball, across the opposing team’s goal line. Full contact between purpose-built wheelchairs is an integral part of the sport as players use their chairs to block and hold opponents.

Athletes must have a disability that affects at least 3 of their 4 limbs and must meet minimum disability criteria and be classifiable under the sport classification rules.

Typically, players have spinal cord injuries, Cerebral Palsy, muscular dystrophy, amputations, polio, and other neurological conditions.

There are clubs in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Manawatu, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. Their contact details are here: www.tinyurl.com/245f6x3d

CP Society Board member George Hewitt used to play wheelchair rugby and highly recommends it to anyone looking for a team sport.

“It’s great for building comradery, high levels of skill, discipline and is played with a lot of passion!”

For more information you can read their brochure here: www.tinyurl.com/57h6pc2k or go to: www.wheelblacks.com.