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Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practiced in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport.
Originally known as murderball, wheelchair rugby is a rough and rumbling sport for men and women, most of whom have quadriplegia. It is played on a basketball court and the objective is to fully cross the opponent’s goal line for a point.
Originally known as “murderball” because of its intense physical nature, the sport’s name was changed to “quad rugby,” but it is now known internationally as wheelchair rugby. By 1993 wheelchair rugby was officially recognized as a sport for athletes with disabilities and the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation was founded.
Apr 3, 2011 · The sport's original name was murderball; in the United States, it is referred to as quad rugby. Certain formats of wheelchair rugby require that all players are quadriplegic, while others call for impairment of at least three limbs of the individual players.
- Disabled World
Jan 17, 2022 · Quad rugby, originally called murderball, is a sport for people in wheelchairs who don’t shy away from, well, anything. It’s a weird mish-mash: played on a basketball court, with rugby-like interaction, using a volleyball and end zones like a football field.
- Janet Jay
Jul 5, 2005 · The sport is quad rugby, also known as murderball. The players are quadriplegic men in tanked-up wheelchairs speeding down a court with a ball in their laps.
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In preparation, let’s explore: what is wheelchair rugby, and how is it played? Murderball. Wheelchair rugby, also known as quad rugby, was founded in 1977 by Canadian quadriplegic athletes who wanted to find a sport that people with reduced upper body mobility could play.
