September 2015 - Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby

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Sep 2015 #11
Best of Social Media | BT WWRC | Taster Sessions | Getting to know...
Research | Quiz | BT Super Series
BT WWRC tickets now on sale!
Tickets are now on sale for the first BT World Wheelchair
Rugby Challenge that will take place in the Copper Box Arena
at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in October.
Just search for BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge on
www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Tickets are priced from as little as £5 to £45.
Canterbury Taster Sessions
Canterbury Wheelchair Rugby club are hosting a taster
session on October 4th.
The club are looking to recruit some new players and
volunteers as they grow following their first season as a
team. Chairs will be provided for the sessions with coaching
from Steve Brown (GB 2012 Paralympic captain and current
coach of Canterbury WRC).
Having already completed one session in August, the club
will be putting on another day on October 4th, taking place
between 12:45pm-4pm
The full address for the sessions is: Life Style Fitness, The
Canterbury Campus, Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent, CT2
8QA.
For more information please contact Brian Pitchford at
[email protected]
Fan Zone Events
GBWR’s regional development team is working closely with
partners across the country to create more opportunities for
people to try wheelchair rugby.
In Milton Keynes, Brighton, Exeter and London, exciting
wheelchair rugby activities are taking place in the fan zones
and with the hosts of local Rugby World Cup trophy tours.
GBWR aims to engage fans and give them the opportunity to
build unforgettable experiences as part of their own Rugby
World Cup 2015 story. Come and join us in the fan zones.
The first event will be at Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s home
stadium, the Amex. More details are to follow so keep an eye
out on the GBWR website.
Sports Science Research
The University of Worcester are conducting research into
wheelchair basketball athletes and other wheelchair athletes.
The research is supported by the International Wheelchair
Basketball Federation but they would like to include more
wheelchair athletes from other sports.
Why take part? Imagery research has shown succesful
athletes make use of imagery more than unsuccesful
athletes and research with disabled athletes has previously
been neglected.
The questionnaire takes 20 minutes and all entrants will be
entered into a draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
This questionnaire is open to anyone who plays a wheelchair
sport aged 16 and over.
Any problems/ questions please email Dr. Andrea Faull,
University of Worcester on [email protected].
Follow this link for the survey: https://bangor.onlinesurveys.
ac.u k/adapted-imagery-movement-questionnaire
QUIZ
Test your wheelchair rugby knowledge with these ten
questions. Answers are at the bottom of this page of this
newsletter, but no cheating!
1. Who won the 2014/15 BT Super Series Division Two?
2. Who was the GB Wheelchair Rugby Captain at the London
2012 Paralympic Games?
3. What club does current GB player Jamie Stead play for?
4. What city were the 2004 Paralympic Games held?
5. Which four countries will make up Pool A at the BT WWRC
in October?
Best of Social Media
GBWR’s Nathaniel Holland looks at at some of the weird
and wonderful tweets from those connected with the sport
in recent weeks!
6. How many teams compete in the BT Super Series Division
One?
7. What was previous name of Ospreys WRC?
8. Which home nation do the Caledonian Crushers come
from?
9. Solve the anagram to unveil the playerDVBIREBRDAA
10. Who won the 2.5 Best in Class award at the 2015 BT
National Championships?
Getting to know...
Danny Dawoud
Team:
West Coast Crash
Age:
22
Favourite Food:
Meat & potato pie
Sporting Idol:
Roberto Martinez and Michael Jordan
Favourite sport away from Wheelchair Rugby:
Football- Wigan Athletic fan and Basketball
Hopes for the future:
Get into the GB squad and hopefully go to the 2020
Paralympic Games
Proudest moment in Wheelchair Rugby:
Playing at the 2015 Metro Cup for GB Development side.
The players were great and it was good to be a part of it
A fun fact about yourself:
I can play the Friends theme song on the keyboard!
Contact Us
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Quiz Answers
1) Solent Sharks 2) Steve Brown 3) Leicester Tigers 4) Athens 5) USA, Canada,
New Zealand & South Africa 6) Eight 7) South Wales Pirates 8) Scotland 9) David
Barber 10) Mandip Sehmi
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Super Series 2015/16 Previews
Here is part two of the BT Super Series Team previews. This
month we focus on Solent Sharks, Woodbridge Warriors,
Gaelic Warriors and North East Bulls.
If any players from teams yet to be previewed want to help
with this feature please contact Nathaniel Holland at
[email protected] or via Twitter @natholland1
Established: 2012
Division: One
Last Seasons league position: 1st Division Two
Highest ever league standing: 1st Division Two 2014/15
2015 National Championships Position: 8th (Cup)
Player to Watch: Ciaran Pryce
Woodbridge Warriors
GBWR caught up with Woodbridge 0.5 player Alex Walls
ahead of the new season.
Solent Sharks
GBWR caught up with Sharks 1.5 player Myles Pearson
ahead of the new season.
What are your expectations for Solent Sharks?
“It is going to be a tough season, we are in one of the best
leagues in the world now and so we’re looking to have the
highest possible finish we can achieve. After promotion we
just want to stay up and keep moving forward.”
Established: 2013
Division: Three
What are your expectations for the Warriors?
Last Seasons league position: 3rd Division Three
“After our debut season we were unfortunate not to win a
game in the last Super Series. We should aim for at least one
win this season as the club looks to improve. We have some
good players so hopefully the results will come.”
Highest ever league standing: 3rd Division Three 2014/15
Established: 1997
Division: One
Last Seasons league position: 6th Division One
Highest ever league standing: 3rd Division One 2013/14
2015 National Championships Position: 7th (Cup)
Player to Watch: Shane Delaney
North East Bulls
GBWR caught up with Bulls player Luke Twizell (pictured
right) ahead of the new season
2015 National Championships Position: N/A
Player to Watch: Matty Moore
Gaelic Warriors
GBWR caught up with Gaelic Warriors player Alan Lynch
(pictured left) ahead of the new season.
What are your expectations for the Warriors?
“We want to develop some of our fringe players. We have
a few that could step up to the Ireland national team so we
want to get them as much competitive game time as possible
to prepare them for international competition.”
Established: 2002
Division: Two
What are your expectations for the Bulls?
Last Seasons league position: 2nd Division Two
“We want to get back into Division One by winning the
league. We were so close last season and we would love
to have a promotion party! It will be good to see how Josh
Waddell gets on, he is young and has a huge future in the
game.”
Highest ever league standing: 8th Division One 2013/14
2015 National Championships Position: 9th (Cup)
Player to Watch: Josh Waddell