Wheel Blacks

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.

New Zealand New Zealand NZL
IWRF Ranking9th
IWRF ZoneIWRF Asia-Oceania
National FederationNew Zealand Wheelchair Rugby Association
CoachNew Zealand Greg Mitchell
Paralympic Games
Appearances4
Medals Gold: 2004
Bronze: 1996, 2000
World Championships
Appearances7
Medals Silver: 1998, 2006
Bronze: 1995
IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship
Appearances10
Medals Gold: 2005
Silver: 2001, 2003, 2009
Bronze: 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Uniforms
Light jersey
Team colours
Light
Dark jersey
Team colours
Dark


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 in Japan by winning the bronze medal at the 2019 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship in South Korea.[1] The team consisted of.[2]

PlayerClassification
Gavin Rolton0.5
Cody Everson1
Gareth Lynch1
Mike Todd2
Rob Hewitt2
Tainafi Lefono2
Maia Marshall-Amai2.5
Cameron Leslie2.5
Hayden Barton-Coates3


References
  1. "Wheel Blacks get bronze and qualify for 2020 Paralympics". Stuff.co.nz. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "Wheelchair rugby teams go for podium at Asia-Oceania Championship". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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