World Wheelchair Rugby

We aren’t here to inspire. We’re here to win.

Welcome to WWR – the official governing body of wheelchair rugby. Wheelchair rugby is not your typical Para sport. It’s a high impact, competitive, contact sport that is not for the faint of heart.

What is Wheelchair Rugby?
Wheelchair Rugby is a team sport for athletes of any gender with an impairment. It is an invasion and evasion sport with the object being to carry the ball across the opposing team’s try line. It involves full contact between the chairs. Of course, it’s not quite as simple as that! Watch our videos to see the thrills and spills of the sport.

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Our Partners

Please contact us if you would like to learn how you can become a partner of WWR. We are honoured to partner with the following organisations:

World Rugby
World Rugby House
8-10 Pembroke Street
Lower Dublin 2, Ireland
worldrugby.com

Molten, Inc.
1170 Trademark Drive,
Suite 109, Reno,
Nevada 89521 USA
moltenusa.com

International
Paralympic Committee
Adenauerallee 212-214
53113 Bonn, Germany
paralympic.org

Association of
Paralympic Sports
Organisations
apso.sport

Hogan Lovells
Atlantic House
50 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2FG UK
hoganlovells.com

International World Games Association
Avenue de la Gare 12
1003 Lausanne
Switzerland
www.theworldgames.org

 

Latest News

Wellington all set for 8 teams battling it out for Paris!
New Zealand’s capital city is playing host this week to the WWR Paralympic
03/18/24
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Empowering Women in Wheelchair Rugby: Task Group Formed to Drive Global Female Participation
By Sara Pardoe In celebration of International Women’s Day, a groundbreaking
03/08/24
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Finland to Host the 2024 WWR European Championship Division B in Lahti
World Wheelchair Rugby has announced that the World Wheelchair Rugby European
02/26/24
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Loughborough University Invitation To Partake In Study On The Experiences And Perceptions Of Classification Processes In Wheelchair Rugby
WWR and Loughborough University would like to invite wheelchair rugby athletes,
02/15/24
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Upcoming Events

2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament

WWR Licence Number - 202309


17 March - 25 March
Wellington, New Zealand
Event Contact: dSport Catriona McBean
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2024 Quad Nations

WWR Licence Number - 202310


16 April - 18 April
Cardiff, Wales
Event Contact: Chris Walker
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Event Highlights / 2024 Wheelchair Rugby Shibuya Cup WWR Licence Number - 202403 18 November - 20 November / International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament (Arganda Del Rey, Madrid) 202401 17 February - 18 February / 2024 Japan Para Wheelchair  Rugby Championships 202311 25 January - 28 January / 2024 Quad Nations WWR Licence Number - 202310 16 April - 18 April / Paris 2024 Paralympic Games WWR Licence Number - 202404 29 August - 02 September / 2024 Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament  WWR Licence Number - 202308 03 June - 10 June

Welcome to World Wheelchair Rugby. We are the official worldwide governing body of wheelchair rugby. Contact us for more information.

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