CNN (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Talbot Kennedy became a quadriplegic on the last day of high school, but he's still an athlete. He plays on a team that's part of United States Quad Rugby Association. And what he and others gain by playing goes beyond the gym.
International Rugby Board (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Ryley Batt produces an "extraordinary" display to help Australia beat New Zealand in the final of the Asia-Oceania Zone Wheelchair Rugby Championship.
USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
As the lone returning member of the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. gymnastics team, all eyes were on Sloan (Pittsboro, Ind.) at the 2009 World Championships in the O2 Arena in London, England. The 2009 U.S. Champion shone in the spotlight and claimed the all-around title, edging fellow American Rebecca Bross. An impressive floor routine gave Sloan an all-around score of 57.825 and the World Championship...
International Rugby Board (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Wheelchair Rugby breaks new ground in the Americas with the region's first championship, which saw hosts Argentina realise their World Championship goal.
Reno Gazette Journal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Wheelchair Rugby is unlike most sports you've seen.
International Rugby Board (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation President Brad Mikkelsen backs Rugby Sevens' campaign for Olympic Games inclusion ahead of the IOC vote in Copenhagen.
Londonist (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
Dervis Konuralp, Tom Aggar, Andy Barrow & Sophie Christiansen Time flies by when you have the world's two greatest sporting events - the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games - heading your way. It seems only yesterday that London knocked out Paris to win the bid, and now we've had the Beijing Games everyone's asking - just what will London be like? Today marks exactly '3 Years To Go' to the...
The Award winning Drop Inn | Event updates every week! (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
Portland 6 - Wheelchair Rugby Originally uploaded by thedropinn This was the 6th time The Drop Inn has visited Portland college, which is always good fun. This time we were playing wheelchair rugby which is a lot harder than the wheelchair basket ball. Portland 6 - Wheelchair Rugby Originally uploaded by thedropinn The second match was 7 - 3 to Portland, The Drop Inn side got completely flattened....
VP Medical News (Free subscription) | 25/05/2009
Mark Zupan, the quadriplegic wheelchair rugby captain from US is the inspiration behind the “HEROes Series of Sport Wheelchairs”. His spirit shows that mobility restrictions can’t be used as an excuse for not enjoying life to the fullest. This specially designed series of wheelchairs, allows a handicapped person [...]
Yanko Design (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Mark Zupan, the quadriplegic wheelchair rugby captain from US is the inspiration behind the “HEROes Series of Sport Wheelchairs”. His spirit shows that mobility restrictions can’t be used as an excuse for not enjoying life to the fullest. This specially designed series of wheelchairs, allows a handicapped person to indulge in sporting activities such as [...]
Slog (Free subscription) | 17/03/2009
This past weekend, the Seattle Slam Wheelchair Rugby Team hosted the city's first ever playoff tournament at Seattle University's Connolly Center. Photographer Jackie Canchola tells me the San Diego team won, going on to national competitions. And Indu writes: I just wanted to say thank you for alerting me to the Quad Rugby tournament this past weekend! I made it to the 2 final games yesterday and...
Spring City Chronicle (Free subscription) | 18/02/2009
This sounds positively brutal: wheelchair rugby. Motorized wheelchair rugby might be even better.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 18/02/2009
The gym reverberates with all the banging and clanging. Metal smashes against metal. Elbows fly. Cries of anguish pierce the air. KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/Special ContributorJohn Henson of Benbrook (left) and Eric Sanchez of Dallas collide during drills for a wheelchair rugby game at the Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving. Competition is fierce in the sport, which is also called murderball. Murderball...
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 18/02/2009
Murderball has come to Irving.Officially known as wheelchair rugby, the sport looks like pure mayhem. It's part dodge ball, part football and part basketball, with the aggression of hockey thrown in. The athletes can't move their legs, and most have limited use of their arms. But don't tell them they can't dodge, block or steal.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Officially, it's called wheelchair rugby, but it has a more colorful name. And if you listen to David Mengyan, murderball makes sense. Eight people rolling up and down a basketball court, banging chairs, sometimes flipping, trying to score points at either end of the floor. It's like some crazed slow-motion demolition derby.
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