The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning six gold medals at the European Championship and a gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games. Since a national poll as part of The Last Leg, the team have been known as The Sweet Chariots.[1]'
Great Britain  GRB | |||
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| IWRF Ranking | 5th | ||
| IWRF Zone | IWRF European | ||
| National Federation | GBWR | ||
| Coach | Paul Shaw | ||
| Paralympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals |  Gold 2020 | ||
| World Championships | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Medals | – | ||
| IWRF European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 | ||
| Medals | Gold: 1995, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2017 Silver: 1997, 2011 Bronze: 1999 | ||
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Paralympics edit
Great Britain has competed in every wheelchair rugby tournament at the Paralympic Games, first when it was a demonstration sport in 1996, then since it entered the official program in 2000.[2] Since Great Britain was the host of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, they qualified automatically for the wheelchair rugby event, as they were ranked on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List[3][4]
Roster edit
The squad selected for the 2020 Paralympics is as follows:[5]
| # | Class | Name | Year Born | Team | Notes |
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| 22 | 2.0 | Chris Ryan | 1991-07-11 | London WRC |
Co-Captain |
| 4 | 2.0 | Gavin Walker | 1983-10-13 | Leicester Tigers WRC |
Co-Captain |
| 10 | 2.5 | Ayaz Bhuta | 1989-04-17 | West Coast Crash |
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| 2 | 0.5 | Jonathan Coggan | 1983-04-25 | London WRC |
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| 24 | 1.0 | Ryan Cowling | 1976-02-05 | West Coast Crash |
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| 8 | 1.5 | Nicholas Cummins | 1985-08-04 | Leicester Tigers WRC |
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| 7 | 0.5 | Kylie Grimes | 1987-12-07 | London WRC |
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| 13 | 3.5 | Aaron Phipps | 1983-04-07 | Team Solent Sharks |
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| 9 | 3.0 | Jim Roberts | 1987-09-03 | London WRC |
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| 3 | 3.5 | Stuart Robinson | 1982-04-15 | West Coast Crash |
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| 5 | 2.0 | Jack Smith | 1991-07-11 | Leicester Tigers WRC |
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| 12 | 2.5 | Jamie Stead | 1993-09-22 | Leicester Tigers WRC |
Competitive record edit
Paralympic Games edit
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IWRF World championship edit
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Past rosters edit
- 1996 Paralympic Games: Roy Humphreys, Alan Ash, Paul Jenkins, Jeffery Davey, Mark Eccleston, Rob Tarr, Darren Ransome, Keith Jones[7]
- 2000 Paralympic Games: Simon Chambers, Troye Collins, Keith Jones, Graham Kamaly-Asl, Bob O'Shea, Ian Prescott, Darren Ransome, Paul Shaw, Mike Spence, Tony Stackhouse, Rob Tarr
- 2004 Paralympic Games: Andy Barrow, Jonathan Coggan, Troye Collins, Justin Frishberg, Ross Morrison, Bob O'Shea, Steve Palmer, Jason Roberts, Paul Shaw, Tony Stackhouse, Rob Tarr
- 2008 Paralympic Games: Alan Ash, Andy Barrow, Jonathan Coggan, Troye Collins, Justin Frishberg, Bulbul Hussain, Ross Morrison, Steven Palmer, Josie Pearson, Jason Roberts, Mandip Sehmi, Paul Shaw, Coach: Mark Edward O'Connor
- 2012 Paralympic Games: David Anthony, Andy Barrow, Steve Brown (captain), Jonathan Coggan, Kylie Grimes, Bulbul Hussain, Mike Kerr, Ross Morrison, Myles Pearson, Aaron Phipps, Mandip Sehmi, Coach: Tom O'Connor
- 2016 Paralympic Games: Alan Ash, Coral Batey, Ayaz Bhuta, Ryan Cowling, Jonathan Coggan, Bulbul Hussain, Mike Kerr, Jim Roberts, Chris Ryan, Mandip Sehmi, Jamie Stead, Gavin Walker, Coach: Paul Shaw
- 2020 Paralympic Games: Ayaz Bhuta, Jonathan Coggan, Ryan Cowling, Nicholas Cummins, Kylie Grimes, Aaron Phipps, Jim Roberts, Stuart Robinson, Chris Ryan, Jack Smith, Jamie Stead, Gavin Walker, Coach: Paul Shaw
References edit
- ^ "The Last Leg of Tokyo 2020 - On Demand - All 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Athlete Search Results – GBR – Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ "Home". iwrf.com.
- ^ Qualification Criteria – WR[permanent dead link], International Paralympic Committee, 2010
- ^ "ParalympicsGB | Paralympicsgb names wheelchair rugby squad for tokyo 2020".
- ^ "Mixed - Open". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "1996 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair rugby". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 1996. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
External links edit
- Team GB at GBWR
- From Murderball to medals in 2012? (video) at BBC London