10 Facts About Wheelchair rugby

Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability.

Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a hardwood court, and physical contact between wheelchairs is an integral part of the game.

Wheelchair rugby was created to be a sport for persons with quadriplegia in 1976 by five Canadian wheelchair athletes, Gerry Terwin, Duncan Campbell, Randy Dueck, Paul LeJeune and Chris Sargent, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Wheelchair rugby is mostly played by two teams of up to twelve players.

Wheelchair rugby uses a regulation volleyball typically of a 'soft-touch' design, with a slightly textured surface to provide a better grip.

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Wheelchair rugby classification is conducted by personnel with medical training, usually physicians, physiotherapists, or occupational therapists.

Wheelchair rugby is an included sport in regional events such as the Parapan American Games.

Paralympic version of wheelchair rugby has been adapted with new variations on the rules developed.

Wheelchair rugby was featured in the Oscar-nominated 2005 documentary Murderball.