Introduction

Wheelchair Rugby League was developed by Frenchmen Wally Salvan and Robert Fassolette in 2000 and was originally a form of rehabilitation.

As it began to grow as a sport, a  French team, with sponsorship from AXA insurance, toured Australia in 2004. The French introduced the game of Wheelchair Rugby League to England in 2005.

Wheelchair Rugby League is unique amongst wheelchair sports in its faithfulness to the rules of its sport of origin, Rugby League.

It is also extremely inclusive.

The game can be played by teams of mixed sexes, mixed age groups and both able-bodied people and those with a range of disabilities.

It is crucial to remember that Wheelchair Rugby League is not just a disabled sport but a sport in which disabled people can participate on equal terms with non-disabled people.