About LondonWRC
LondonWRC is one of the clubs in London and the South East, and we aim to provide opportunities through wheelchair rugby for disabled people at a social level all the way up to Paralympic glory. By being one club with many teams, we can provide suitable levels of competition for our diverse range of players. In the domestic league we boast the Storm and Crusaders. Internationally, the London Lions has won the Europa Cup five times as well as enjoying many other successes.
We appreciate that the elite players provide inspiration for a new generation, whilst players of all standards are needed to ensure healthy foundations and to enjoy the social and recreational benefits. Formed in the 1980s, at the dawn of our fantastic sport, LondonWRC has grown from very small beginnings. But we are proud to have always been a club run by our members, for our members.
“My best and most memorable moment in Rugby has been officiating at the London 2012 Games with my Daughter.” Ann Burns
“Wheelchair Rugby is a team sport and there is something special about being part of a team all training together and working towards competitions. My team mates are like a family, completely crazy but always there for you.”
Ross Morrison
“Most players like the physicality of the game, but for me the tactical side of the game is seriously underrated.”
Matt Hignett
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About the sport
Wheelchair rugby, formally known as 'Murderball' is a team sport played by athletes with a physical disability. It is a sport like no other and has elements from a number of different sports including Basketball, Handball and Ice Hockey. It is a contact sport and physical contact between rugby chairs is an integral part of the game. It is played by two teams of up to 12 players but only four players from each team may be on court. It is a mixed gender sport and both male and female athletes play on the same teams.
To be eligible to play athletes must have some form of disability with a loss of function in both upper and lower limbs. The sport was started by those with spinal injuries but there are now many other players with a wide variety of medical conditions.
Physical contact between wheelchairs is permitted, and forms a major part of the game. However, physical contact between wheelchairs that is deemed dangerous — such as striking another player from behind with excessive force is not allowed. Direct physical contact between players is not permitted.
A team is not allowed to have more than three players in their own key while they are defending their goal line. Offensive players are not permitted to remain in the opposing team's key for more than ten seconds.
Players are classified according to their functional level and assigned a point value ranging from 0.5 (the lowest functional level) to 3.5 (the highest). In general there are two types of players, defensive and offensive. Defensive players range from 0.5 to 1.5 and offensive players range from 2.0 to 3.5 The two types of chairs can bee seen on the left, offensive above and defensive below. The total classification value of all players on the court for a team at one time cannot exceed eight points.
For more detailed information on the rules and classification please visit www.iwrf.com
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Training & Venue
We currently train on Monday’s and Wednesday’s
12 - 3pm, at the venue below...
Aspire National Training Centre
Wood Lane
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 4AP
Our Achievements
1997 - Advent Cup 2nd
1999 - Merton Cup 1st
2002 - Trevor Williams 1st
2003 - GBWR Waverly Cup 1st
2004 - Bernd Best Champ League 1st
SWRT 3rd
Europa Cup 1st
2005 - Astra Tech Games 3rd
Champions League 1st
Bernd Best Champ League 1st
Trevor Williams 1st
Europa Cup 1st
2006 - Bernd Best Champ League 3rd
National Champs 1st & 3rd
Europa Cup 1st
2007 - Coloplast League 1st
Europa Cup 1st
Trevor Williams 1st
2008 - Bernd Best Champ League 1st
Europa Cup 2nd
2009 - Trevor Williams 1st
Crash for Cash 2nd
Best of the West 2nd
National Champs 1st
2010 - Europa Cup 1st
National Champs 1st
2011 - Coloplast Super Series 1st
National Champs 1st
2012/13 - Coloplast Super Series 1st & 2nd
National Champs 1st
2013/14 - Coloplast Super Series 1st
National Champs 1st
2014/15 - BT Super Series 1st & 6th
National Champs 1st
2015/16 - BT Super Series 3rd & 4th
National Champs 1st
Bernd Best 1st
Swiss Low Point 3rd
2015/16 - BT Super Series 1st & 8th
National Champs 1st
Bernd Best 1st
Swiss Low Point 3rd
Real Deal 3rd
Mazovia Cup 3rd
2016/17 - BT Super Series 1st & 8th
National Champs 1st
Bernd Best 1st
Swiss Low Point 1st
2017/18 - Super Series 3rd & 4th
National Champs 1st
Bernd Best 1st