Gary was also one of the first participants in Wheelchair Rugby.

Wheelchair Rugby is open to athletes with quadriplegia.

Wheelchair Rugby is played in a manual wheelchair.

At 1998 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was member of the team that came 5th.

His last major competition as an athlete was at the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, where the team came 6th.

Wheelchair Rugby at the 2000 Summer Paralympics was officially a mixed sport, however no women participated.

In 2001, he was named the Rookie of the year by the National Wheelchair Rugby League.

Classification is handled by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation.

In 2007, he was part of the team that competed at the Oceania Wheelchair Rugby Championships.

Meakin played in the Queensland 2011 Wheelchair Rugby State Championships.

In the late 1980s, the name of the sport outside the United States was officially changed from Murderball to Wheelchair Rugby.

Following the 2010 Queensland Wheelchair Rugby State Championships, he was named the competitions most valuable player.

That year, his Victorian side finished third in the National Wheelchair Rugby League and he was named the rookie of the year.

Five teams will take part in the second Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup to be held at Medway Park.

The first Wheelchair Rugby World Championships was held in Notwil, Switzerland in 1995.

He coached the team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships.

Wearing jersey number 10, he represented Australia at the 2012 Canada Cup International Wheelchair Rugby Tournament.

Wheelchair Rugby Location: Basketball Arena GB medal chances: Finished fourth the last two years.

Four teams took part in the inaugural Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup which was held at indoor venues in Sydney.

He is the Head Coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team known as the Australian Steelers.

Official site of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)

Official site of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR)

The sport is governed by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) which was established in 1993.

Dubberley retired from competition in 2006 and in November of that year was appointed as Head Coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team.

Mongiovi was selected to represent the United States in the first ever Wheelchair Rugby World Championship in Notwil, Switzerland.