Norfolk Knights went head to head with Coventry Stampede, Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers for three challenging games of wheelchair rugby on Sunday 3rd July.
Carl Misselbrook, Andy Mobbs, Adam Lambert, Thomas Rix, Lee Cargill and Sonny Bassett, supported by James Herrieven, Kirsti Wiles and Head Coach and Chairman Darren Wiles went to the tournament with just one sub on the sideline.
Leicester was the host for round 2 after the Knights hosted round 1 at their training base, Wymondham Leisure Centre, back on the 9th April. This development league involves four rounds with four teams. At each event three games are played per team. The idea in this particular league is for each team to develop team skills, new skills, increase exposure and participation and also support existing clubs.
Norfolk Knights are a wheelchair rugby club (Est. 2016) with the aim of bringing this exciting wheelchair sport to Norfolk.
To be eligible to play wheelchair rugby in a league, athletes must have some form of disability.
The majority of wheelchair rugby athletes have spinal cord injuries. Others have amputations, multiple amputations, polio, neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy, forms of muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, or Guillain–Barré syndrome, among other medical conditions.
Wheelchair rugby is open to all genders and 18+. We also encourage volunteers to join us, become assistants, chair mechanics, coaches and referees.
If you’d like to find out more information about Norfolk Knights please contact James Herrieven and http://www.norfolk-knights-wheelchair-rugby.co.uk/, or info@nkwr.co.uk. Or find us on Instagram and Facebook.