Anyone can play, young, old, all genders, abled bodied and non-abled bodied.
Wheelchair rugby league is a wheelchair-based version of rugby league football, one of two recognised disability versions of the sport. Unlike other wheelchair sports, people without disabilities are allowed to compete in top-level competition. The sport is also unique in the fact that mall genders of any age can play against each other in top-level competition.
Wheelchair RL is played on a 46m x 20m court and is a five-a-side version of Rugby League. Teams are allowed two non-disabled players on the pitch at once.
Each game normally lasts 80-minutes (2 x 40-minute halves).
No matter what gender or age all players compete on a level playing fieldm which is created by the use of wheelchairs and some slight adaptations of the rules of Rugby League.
A Brief Overview Of The Game Includes:
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There are five players on each side
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The object of the game is to score tries
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Conversions are scored by punching the ball over the mini-posts from a tee
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Tackles are made in the same way as Tag Rugby by pulling off the attached tag
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Five tackles are followed by the handing over of possession
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Offside, knock-on and in-touch apply just like in the full version of the game
