(Gary) If I don’t concentrate, I could run around the park and fall over six times. If I’m concentrating then it should be none. It’s amazing what your body gets use to as well. I think other people would look at the gate that you’re walking or running… and think that it affects your body …
Tag: Physical Disability
Leagueability: Ep 3 – The team with no game
Today, Tyrone Roberts of the Gold Coast Titans has joined the boys at their weekly training session. News about the physical disability rugby league team is spreading and another five young men have turned up to put on the boots. One of the players is Chris Hardy. He’s a really fast runner, he’s in the …
Leagueability: Ep 2 – When the Titans come to town
It’s a big day at the home ground of the Ballina Seagulls. My name is Renee Cohen. I’m the community and game development manager of the Gold Coast Titans. So we have a very exciting announcement today and it’s so wonderful to see all of our players in the front here in their Titans jerseys. …
MSU Adaptive Sports & Recreation Club: 2015 Wheelchair Rugby Clinic/Tournament Highlight Video
>>Tom (Wheelchair Rugby Player): IT’S LIKE BASKETBALL MEETING SOCCER, OKAY. AND BUMPER CARS, ALL AT THE SAME DAMN TIME.>>Eric (Wheelchair Rugby Player): EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO PLAY. [applause] ♪ [energetic music starts]>>Lars (Wheelchair Rugby Player): JUST TAKE THE HIT. [rugby wheelchairs collide] [rugby wheelchairs collide]>>Yellow Team: COMMON YELLOW! [rugby wheelchairs collide] [rugby wheelchairs collide] …
Leagueability: Ep 4 – The big game
It’s the last training session before this fledgling physical disability rugby league team play their first big game. And already one of the key players is injured. In Sunday’s squad, Dale Cameron is down as the team’s lock. The lock, I guess they lead the forwards. They’re amongst everything. They stay on the field whole …
Physical Disability Rugby Promo Video
(rock music plays) G’day I’m Jason Stevens And I had the honour of playing rugby league for St George, the Sharks, New South Wales and Australia Today I’m here supporting New South Wales physical disability’s rugby league In their first ever tournament right here at Cabramatta sports ground (rock music plays) (rock music slows to …
Leagueability: Meet the men who dream of playing their first game of rugby league
You know how sometimes when you go through life you find yourself not doing what you’re supposed to do? You know, I was built to be an athlete, I was built to run, and now I’m getting the opportunity to do what it is that I was supposed to do. For first time in his …
Spinal Cord Injury from Rugby
At first I was playing rugby league and that was at the start of the season and I wasn’t even planning on playing rugby. (man) Seated on the front row. Okay, so who’s going to be line up behind this one? And I feel the boys talk to me, and they said, “Go give it …
Wheelchair Rugby: The Wheel Blacks
(narrator) The Wheel Blacks.Triumphant gold medal winners in wheelchair rugbyat the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.We’re on the top of the world. And we’re physically we were awesome. There’s a lot of respect for the jersey and what being a Wheel Black means.(narrator) But since their winWheel Black’s performance has underwhelmedand so has their world ranking.We’re …
The Green and Golden Couple: Wheelchair Rugby
(Chris) I wear this body with pride and I’m not phased by what my body looks like now. I’ve built a backup to what I use to be and what I like to present. (Bridie) I was given the option to have plastic surgery to remove my scars at 18. Instead I went on a …