The Wheel Blacks are the national
wheelchair rugby team of
New Zealand. The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Paralympic games in Athens.
The Wheel Blacks squad is made up from players from different regions around New Zealand. They include Auckland, Waikato, Bay Of Plenty, Manawatu, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago. The ''Wheel Blacks'' name is
one of many national team nicknames related to the
All Blacks.
2022 World Championships
The Wheel Blacks placed 8th in the 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championships in Denmark. The competition was fierce and in a state of rebuilding 8th place is a good result for the Wheelblacks.
The tournament team consisted of:
Cameron Leslie (Co-Captain),
Ian Simpson,
Gareth Lynch,
Cody Everson (Co-Captain),
Rob Hewitt (Coach),
Maia Marshall-Amai,
Gavin Rolton (Coach),
Nafi Lefono,
Hayden Barton-Cootes.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The Wheel Blacks qualified for the
2020 Paralympic Games
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralymp ...
in Japan by winning the bronze medal at the 2019
IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
The IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship or IWRF Asia-Oceania Zone Championship is the Asian-Oceanian wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The Asia-Oceania Championship is also a qualif ...
in South Korea. The team consisted of.
References
External links
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Men's national sports teams of New Zealand
National wheelchair rugby teams
Parasports in New Zealand
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