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Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club
Nort East Bulls Wheelchair Rugby Club are the only wheelchair rugby club based in the Northeast of England. We train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening at Sedgefield Community College (TS21 3DD) from 6 – 9pm.
Wheelchair Rugby is a wheelchair-based sport for people with a disability affecting all four limbs. It is a growing sport which is developing every year as more people become associated with it. The Bulls WRC founded in 2002 by a group of people with spinal injuries, the club was originally the Newcastle Bulls but later adopted the North-East Bulls as players were joining from further afield.
The rules of Wheelchair Rugby can be confusing, it is a mix of sports which creates a brutal game with full contact between chairs permitted, but physical contact between players is not. Certain hits can be devastating, with players flipping out of their chairs and landing face first on the court.
For more information on Wheelchair Rugby and the rules, and to see all the other teams based in the UK, please visit – www.GBWR.org.uk
If you are interested in playing for the NE Bulls, then please contact us and we can arrange for you to attend a session with us. If you have a disability and