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Murderball (Wheelchair Rugby) is coming to Sligo

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  • 17-08-2012 4:02pm
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    guapos
    Registered Users Posts: 525 ✭✭✭


    Wheelchair Rugby is coming to the Mercy College Sligo on next Sat 25th & Sun 26th of August. Anyone interested in trying out the sport please come along on Sat 25th August at 1.30 p.m where there is an opportunity for you to watch & to try out the sport. There are a number of spare Wheelchair Rugby chairs available for people to use.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AVaVvqb528

    On Sunday the 26th of August the first round of the Ulster Bank Wheelchair Rugby Irish League kicks off in Mercy College Sligo.Defending championsLeinster open their defence against last year’s runners up and hosts Connacht in what promises to be an entertaining and hotly contested match.

    Fixtures for Sunday 26th August: : 11.00 Connacht v Leinster, 12.30 Munster v Ulster, 14.30 Connacht v Munster, 16.00 Ulster v Leinster.

    There will be more opportunites to try and watch Wheelchair Rugby later in the year
    October 20th Antrim Forum
    November 18th (tbc) Cork
    December 22th Dublin Finals

    We also train in Dublin every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm in the Irish Wheelchair Association. You can contact the team through
    http://www.gaelicwarriors.com/
    http://www.facebook.com/IrishWheelchairRugby

    Are you eligible to play:
    To be eligible to play Wheelchair Rugby, individuals must have a disability which affects the arms and legs. Most players have spinal cord injuries with full or partial paralysis of the legs and partial paralysis of the arms. Other disability groups who play include cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, amputations, polio, and other neurological conditions. Men and women compete on the same teams and in the same competitions.

    Players are assigned a sport classification based on their level of disability; teams must field players with a mix of classification values, allowing players with different functional abilities to compete together.

    Some videos of the game
    http://vimeo.com/37872504 (Ireland are in their away gear of orange)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVpm0n2Nijc

    Feel free to pm me with any questions


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