Wheelchair Rugby

Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT is the governing body for Wheelchair Rugby in NSW and the ACT. We are always looking for new players to get involved and join us in this great sport. Wheelchair Rugby is an intense, physical team sport for all genders who have an impairment in all four limbs.

At Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT, we have two Clubs for Wheelchair Rugby – Sydney University and the Rolling Wildfires.

Our Clubs train weekly, represent and compete in the Club League, and also in the Wheelchair Rugby National League.

Players can represent in the Wheelchair Rugby National League. In addition, players can then be selected into the NSW Gladiators or ACT Buccaneers for the Wheelchair Rugby National Championships.

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY REFEREE INTEREST

If you're interested in becoming a Wheelchair Rugby Referee, no previous experience is required please contact harryc@wsnsw.org.au

Come and Try Wheelchair Rugby at any of our Weekly Training Clubs around NSW/ACT. Sessions operate from February – November unless specified.

If you can't see your local area and are keen to get a program started near you, please click here and contact us.

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY CLUB LEAGUE 2025

The Wheelchair Rugby Club League is a chance for new and experienced players to compete in an entry-level competition, all equipment provided, sign up as an individual and be drafted into a team. Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT will finalise all Sydney University and Rolling Wildfires team members. Please confirm registration with Harry Cao (HarryC@wsnsw.org.au) on the Monday before each round. 

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY NATIONAL LEAGUE 2025

2025 Santos Wheelchair Rugby National Championship 

Wheelchair Rugby Australia has confirmed that top-flight international wheelchair rugby will return to Australian shores in 2025, with the hosting of the Wheelchair Rugby World Challenge, a new event on the global wheelchair rugby calendar which will see the all-conquering Australian Steelers playing at home for the first time since 2018.

The new-look competition format will see the Paralympic Bronze Medallists, and world number two (2) side the Australian Steelers, take on international powerhouses Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Brazil and the Netherlands in the world division, spanning four days (29 May – 1 June 2025). The new competition will run alongside the existing Wheelchair Rugby National Championship, along with a newly introduced junior’s division, ensuring Adelaide will now host the largest wheelchair rugby event in the world in 2025. More information can be found here.

The NSW Gladiators were named Division One Champions and the ACT Buccaneers took out bronze in Division Two in 2024.

Contact:

Sport Coordinator

Harry Cao
E: HarryC@wsnsw.org.au
P: 0416 840 789

PARTNERING ORGANISATIONS

International Wheelchair Rugby Federation

Wheelchair Rugby Australia