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WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
Overview
Wheelchair Rugby is a team sport for male and female athletes with tetraplegia.
The sport can be very physical as athletes attempt to carry the ball over the
opponent's goal line.
The players are classified according to their level of functional ability and
are assigned a point value from 0.5 to 3.5 points – the higher the points the
more functional ability the athletes have.
The four players on the court cannot exceed a combined total of 8 points. A
volleyball is used and it can be carried, dribbled, or passed in any way except
by kicking. The ball must be bounced at least once every 10 seconds and rugby is
played in eight-minute quarters.
Events
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Teams - Mixed Men's and Women's
Classification
Wheelchair rugby is a sport for male and female athletes who have quadriplegia,
using as a result of spinal cord injury, or an equivalent disability that
affects all 4 limbs. Players are classed into one of seven classes: 0.5, 1.0,
1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5, depending on their functional ability. The higher
classification point values are assigned to those players that have higher
functional levels and the lower classification point values are assigned to
players with less function.
During the game, the total value of all the players on the court for a team
cannot exceed eight points. This ensures that teams must field a mix of athletes
of all functional levels.
Links
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New Zealand
Wheelchair Rugby
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International Wheelchair
Rugby Federation
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International
Paralympic Committee
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