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What it feels like to play wheelchair rugby
Invented in 1975 in Winnipeg by a group of quadriplegic Canadian athletes, wheelchair rugby is played in more than 34 countries. Head out onto the court with these players to find out why the game was originally dubbed “murderball” by its creators.
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