ParalympicsGB is coming for that bronze! ๐ฅ We're fired up and ready to bring it home!
Tune in at 12:30 BST to watch it live
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team are in
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games
start on the 29th August until the
What a winโผ๏ธ GB best Australia in their opening match. What an amazing team effort.
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team are in
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games
This is the beginningโผ๏ธGB are on their way to Paris โ๏ธ๐ฉ๏ธ๐ฌ
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team roll into
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games live on Channel 4 or
๐๐ New Years Honours List ๐๐
Congratulations to the gold medal winning GBWR team and Paul Shaw, who have been awared MBEs for services to Wheelchair Rugby ๐
#HonoursList
#GBWR
A little sight seeing in Paris!
#eiffeltower
๐
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team are in
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games live on Channel 4 or catch up if you
We are delighted that our Tokyo 2020 gold-medal-winning team was invited to join His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Consort at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate the achievements of Olympic and Paralympic medallists ๐ฅ
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Alan โAshyโ Ash.
Alan was a well-loved athlete and member if the wheelchair rugby family here and across the world, having been involved in the sport since 1995 and hugely helped the growth of wheelchair rugby in Great Britain.
Arrived at the Village!
#playercam
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team roll into
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games live on Channel 4 or catch up if you missed it
๐ข Mark your calendars! ๐ข
We are delighted to announce that the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship will be held in Wales, at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
๐ธ Megumi Masuda / World Wheelchair Rugby
#EuropeanChampionship
The team have settled into the village and are training hardโผ๏ธ ๐
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team are in
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games live on Channel 4 or
Did you know? Our gold medal ๐ฅ was not only the first for GB, but also the first won by any European nation in wheelchair rugby!
๐ธ Megumi Masuda / World Wheelchair Rugby
#HistoryMakers
#WheelchairRugby
#ImpossibleToIgnore
2019
@IWRF
European Champions! ๐ช๐บ ๐๐ฅ
๐ฌ๐ง 55-45 ๐ฉ๐ฐ in the final
โ๏ธ 7๏ธโฃx European champions
โ๏ธ 3๏ธโฃrd consecutive Championship
โ๏ธ ๐ฏ๐ต Tokyo 2020 qualification
๐บ Watch on-demand to relive the action!
๐ธ Lees Foto
GB V AUS 10:30am UK time tomorrow. Donโt miss this epic match.
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team are in
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
Watch all GBWR games live on Channel 4 or
Big day tomorrow:
@InvictusToronto
wheelchair rugby starts tomorrow with
@LeglessRobbo
& GB ๐ฌ๐ง taking on USA ๐บ๐ธ, Italy ๐ฎ๐น & France ๐ซ๐ท
We are delighted to share the new brand and vision for GBWR.
We are on a mission to lead, promote, and grow vibrant and inclusive wheelchair rugby communities whilst continuing to achieve success on the global stage.
Move with us. Forward Together.
#WheelchairRugby
#GBWR
๐ข Dr Barry Mason to be Head of Performance Team
โโฆ I am absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity to lead the performance programme for GBWR"
๐ฐ Read the full announcement at
#wheelchairrugby
So the team fly out tonight to Sydney to finish our final preparations ahead
@IWRF
World Championships.
Thank you to all the support
@LMAX
@Roma_Sport_UK
and
@British_Airways
for a smooth check in... see you in 24hrs
Check out this amazing picture sent in by one of our little fans, Troy, aged 8! ๐จ ๐คฉ
We loved receiving this so if you would like to send us your
#art
celebrating our
#gold
medal weโll share on our social channels ๐ฉโ ๐จ ๐ฅ
#WheelchairRugby
#ParalympicGames
#HistoryMakers
ParalympicsGB are off to Parisโผ๏ธ
@jamie_stead12
shared these behind the scenes photos. More to follow.
ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby team roll into
#Paris
to take part in the Paralympic Games. The Wheelchair Rugby Games start on the 29th August until the 2nd September 2024
The team are ready to go our first match is against Poland @ 10.30 UK time.
You can watch live on
Weโre on route to the opening ceremony
@2018WRWC
Let the games begin!
๐จ
@uk_sport
Award Wheelchair Rugby ยฃ2.6M for ๐ซ๐ท
@Paris2024
This funding allows us to really challenge for ๐ medals and have an even greater inspirational impact on our communities
๐ฐ Read our full statement at
๐ธ Megumi Masuda
#wheelchairrugby
We are delighted to share the incredible news that David Pond, former CEO of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and chair or WREuro23, has been awarded an MBE in the Kingโs Birthday Honours list for his services to the world of wheelchair rugby.
David Pond joined GB Wheelchair
Best of luck to the GBWR Talent Team who are competing in Denmark at the Qufora Egmont Open this weekend! ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ
Let's get behind the team ๐ช๐ช
#GBWR
#TalentTeam
The team have arrived
@city_kitakyushu
and such a welcome from
@kitaqcamp1
Thank you so much we are looking forward to starting our training camp in this beautiful city, as part our preparations for
@WWRC2019
and
@Tokyo2020
Great team effort in our first game against Poland
@2018WRWC
Final score to GB 55-31
Everyone saw the court and the energy from both teams was great to watch
Tomorrow we play USA @ 4.30am GMT
Thanks for the support
We are proud to announce our 5 year collaborative partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union and Disability Sport Wales, which will focus on the commitment to advance the sport of wheelchair rugby in Wales following the success of the 2023 Wheelchair Rugby European Championship ๐ค
We came to win goldโฆ David Pond celebrates ๐ฌ๐ง GBโs semi-final win and looks to tomorrowโs final and an opportunity for
#paralympics
gold! ๐ฅ
๐ฐ Read Davidโs blog:
๐ธ Megumi Masuda / World Wheelchair Rugby
#roadtotokyo
#wheelchairrugby
#paralympicgames
The GB Team ๐ฌ๐ง has been supporting Stonewallโs ๐
#RainbowLaces
campaign with headbands and armbands!
๐ Division 3โs Super Series on 30 Nov will be our day of support, so we hope to see everyone with rainbow laces!
๐ Find out more:
#wheelchairrugby
Tomorrow ๐ฌ๐ง face hosts ๐ฆ๐บ in our first semi-final at a World Championship since 2006! Streamed live at 7am (UK time) - will you be watching?
@2018WRWC
@IWRF
๐ Thank you to the
@WWRC2019
organising committee, staff and volunteers for making this such a memorable event! ๐ Thank you also to the hosts ๐ฏ๐ต, champions ๐บ๐ธ and other nations ๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ท๐ซ๐ท๐ณ๐ฟ for the tough competition! Catch up on demand ๐บ:
#wwrc2019
Some the team had privilege of visiting Samugawa school in Chiba city today. We introduced wheelchair Rugby to the children and teachers, great fun was had by all.
Huge thank you for such kind hospitality to everyone at the school, the Chiba city staff and our translators
BREAKING: Paul Shaw announces his 12 player squad that will compete in the
@wrquadnations
in March!
Chris Ryan will captain the side and to find out who will be joining him follow the link
We are delighted to welcome three-time Paralympian Mandip Sehmi in joining the GBWR Board ๐ค
Also head coach of Coventry WRC, Mandip was part of the GB team that finished 4th at the Beijing Paralympics in 2008.
Read more here:
๐ธ Steve Pope
๐ฌ๐ง take 4โฃth place in a hard fought tournament - our best position in the World Championship since 2006! Congratulations to ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฅ, hosts ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฅand ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅAll games now available to watch online at