2013 Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations

The Be the Influence Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations is a wheelchair rugby tournament that took place on 18–20 September 2013 at St Mary’s Cathedral Square, Sydney. Three nations competed in the tournament, they were the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia. The USA won the tournament by defeating Australia in the final.[1]

Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations
2013
Tournament information
SportWheelchair rugby
LocationSt Mary’s Cathedral Square, Sydney
Dates18 September–20 September 2013
Teams3
Final positions
ChampionsUnited States United States
Runner-upAustralia Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Points scored839 (104.88 per match)
Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nation series- New Zealand Wheel Blacks

Tournament

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Preliminary round

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Team Pld W D L G GA GD Pts
  United States (USA) 4 3 0 1 229 183 +46 6
  Australia (AUS) 4 3 0 1 226 198 +28 6
  New Zealand (NZL) 4 0 0 4 165 239 -74 0
United States  56 – 43[2]  Australia
Chuck Aoki 16
Joe Delagrave 14
Derrick Helton 10
Josh Wheeler 7
Chuck Melton 3
Eric Newby 3
Ernie Churn 1
Andy Cohn 1
Eric Chase 1
Ryley Batt 22
Chris Bond 13
Curtis Palmer 3
Cameron Carr 1
Josh Hose 1
Andrew Harrison 1
Jason Lees 1
Andrew Harrison 1
St Mary's Cathedral Square
New Zealand  40 – 58  United States
Barney Konerferisi 15
Dan Buckingham 12
Cameron Leslie 7
Clayton Utia 2
Rob Hewitt 2
Sholto Taylor 2
Chuck Aoki 10
Eric Newby 10
Joe Delagrave 9
Derrick Helton 8
Ernie Chun 6
Chuck Melton 5
Andy Cohn 5
Josh Wheeler 4
Eric Chase 1
St Mary's Cathedral Square
Australia  62 – 48[3]  New Zealand
Ryley Batt 28
Chris Bond 16
Andrew Harrison 4
Cameron Carr 3
Jason Lees 2
Josh Hose 2
Curtis Palmer 1
Barney Konerferisi 24
Dan Buckingham 10
Cameron Leslie 8
Sholto Taylor 3
Rob Hewitt 3
St Mary's Cathedral Square
New Zealand  41 – 57[4]  Australia
Cameron Leslie 15
Dan Buckingham 10
Barney Konerferisi 9
Ryley Batt 30
Chris Bond 14
Curtis Palmer 6
St Mary's Cathedral Square
United States  62 – 36  New Zealand
St Mary's Cathedral Square
Australia  64 – 53[5]  United States
Ryley Batt 39
Chris Bond 25
Chuck Aoki 27
Derrick Helton 12
Joe Delagrave 9
Chuck Melton 3
Josh Wheeler 2
St Mary's Cathedral Square

Semifinal

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Australia  62 – 45  New Zealand
Ryley Batt 22
Chris Bond 22
Palmer 5
Josh Hose 4
Andrew Harrison 4
Cameron Carr 4
Jason Lees 1
Sholto Taylor 11
Dan Buckingham 11
Barney Konerferisi 11
Cameron Leslie 8
Adam Wakeford 1
Rob Hewitt 1
Chris Lay 1
St Mary's Cathedral Square

Final

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Australia  54 – 58[1]  United States
Ryley Batt 40
Chris Bond 14
Chuck Aoki 26
Joe Delagrave 21
Derrick Helton 5
Chuck Melton 3
Josh Wheeler 3
St Mary's Cathedral Square

References

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  1. ^ a b "USA crowned Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations champions". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ^ "USA too strong for Australia in Tri-Nations opener". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Aussie Steelers earn their first win of Tri-Nations". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Australia down NZ on day two of the Tri-Nations". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Steelers back on track for Tri-Nations glory". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.