Canterbury Hellfire Wheelchair Rugby

Omar Foster
Wheelchair Coach
Tim Scott
Wheelchair Youth Coach
Training:
Sundays 12:00pm – 3:00pm
at
Canterbury Academy, The Canterbury Campus, Knight Avenue, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8QA.
Please try and arrive by 11:30 on Sundays so players can get kitted up prior to the start of the session.
New players and volunteers always welcome.
CANTERBURY HELLFIRE PLAY IN
Super Series Division 1
Volunteer Mechanic
Shareen Stokes
Volunteer Mechanic
Andy Pickup
Volunteer Safeguarding
Claire Hatfull
Volunteer Logistics
Rachel Bowen
About The Game
Wheelchair rugby, formally known as ‘Murderball’ is a team sport played by athletes with a physical disability. It is a sport like no other and has elements from a number of different sports including Basketball, Handball and Ice Hockey. It is a contact sport and physical contact between rugby chairs is an integral part of the game. It is played by two teams of up to 12 players but only four players from each team may be on court at any time. It is a mixed gender sport and both male and female athletes play on the same teams.
To be eligible to play athletes must have some form of disability with a loss of function in both upper and lower limbs. Most athletes have a spinal injury but there are many others with a wide variety of medical conditions.
Players are classified according to their functional level and assigned a point value ranging from 0.5 (the lowest functional level) to 3.5 (the highest). In general there are two types of players, defensive and offensive. Defensive players range from 0.5 to 1.5 and offensive players range from 2.0 to 3.5 The two types of chairs can be seen below, offensive on the right and defensive on the left. The total classification value of all players on the court for a team at one time cannot exceed eight points.
A team is not allowed to have more than three players in their own key while they are defending their goal line. Offensive players are not permitted to remain in the opposing team’s key for more than ten seconds.
Physical contact between wheelchairs is permitted, and forms a major part of the game. However, physical contact between wheelchairs that is deemed dangerous — such as striking another player from behind with excessive force is not allowed. Direct physical contact between players is not permitted.
For more detailed information on the rules and classification please visit www.iwrf.com
Latest Result
Next Match
- 2018/19 Fixtures
- 2018/19 Results
- 2018/19 League Table
- 2017/18 Results
- 2017/18 League Table
- 2016/17 League Table
- 2015/16 League Table
- 2014/15 League Table
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hellfire | 769 | 515 | 254 | 28 |
2 | Burn | 750 | 515 | 254 | 28 |
3 | Ospreys | 693 | 636 | 57 | 15 |
4 | Titans | 660 | 672 | -12 | 15 |
5 | Westcountry Hawks | 691 | 673 | 18 | 13 |
6 | Yorkshire Lions | 651 | 713 | -62 | 8 |
7 | Liverpool Lions | 575 | 650 | -75 | 8 |
8 | Caledonian Crushers | 420 | 765 | -345 | 4 |
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North East Bulls | 657 | 433 | 224 | 43 |
2 | Hellfire | 608 | 551 | 57 | 35 |
3 | Burn | 545 | 581 | -36 | 29 |
4 | Ospreys | 527 | 532 | -5 | 23 |
5 | Westcountry Hawks | 626 | 676 | -50 | 23 |
6 | Titans | 572 | 762 | -190 | 23 |
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Titans | 204 | 159 | 45 | 16 |
2 | Hellfire | 228 | 174 | 54 | 14 |
3 | Woodbridge Wheeled Warriors | 136 | 235 | -99 | 6 |
- 2018/19 Fixtures
- 2018/19 Results
- 2018/19 League Table
- 2017/18 Results
- 2017/18 League Table
- 2016/17 League Table
- 2015/16 League Table
- 2014/15 League Table
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hellfire | 769 | 515 | 254 | 28 |
2 | Burn | 750 | 515 | 254 | 28 |
3 | Ospreys | 693 | 636 | 57 | 15 |
4 | Titans | 660 | 672 | -12 | 15 |
5 | Westcountry Hawks | 691 | 673 | 18 | 13 |
6 | Yorkshire Lions | 651 | 713 | -62 | 8 |
7 | Liverpool Lions | 575 | 650 | -75 | 8 |
8 | Caledonian Crushers | 420 | 765 | -345 | 4 |
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North East Bulls | 657 | 433 | 224 | 43 |
2 | Hellfire | 608 | 551 | 57 | 35 |
3 | Burn | 545 | 581 | -36 | 29 |
4 | Ospreys | 527 | 532 | -5 | 23 |
5 | Westcountry Hawks | 626 | 676 | -50 | 23 |
6 | Titans | 572 | 762 | -190 | 23 |
Club | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Titans | 204 | 159 | 45 | 16 |
2 | Hellfire | 228 | 174 | 54 | 14 |
3 | Woodbridge Wheeled Warriors | 136 | 235 | -99 | 6 |
News
Club Talk With Andy Pratt
Head of Rugby Andy Pratt is hosting an open evening at the club on Monday, December 2nd starting at 7pm when our present situation will be up for discussion. “I am very aware that people must have questions about many aspects of why we are...
GB Wheelchair Rugby and Canterbury Hellfire Wheelchair Rugby Team are looking for new players
GB Wheelchair Rugby and Canterbury Hellfire Wheelchair Rugby Team are looking for new players. You give you an idea of what Wheelchair Rugby is all about they have arranged a series of taster session. These free sessions are open to anyone with a physical impairment,...
ED’S IN THE CHAIR
The Sale game was a special day for Ed Croucher, a member of the club’s Hellfire Wheelchair section, who was presented with his own chair. It is a dream come true for the 14-year-old who fell in love with the rough and tumble of Wheelchair Rugby after...
Contact
Canterbury RFC
The Marine Travel Ground
Merton Lane North
Nackington Road
Canterbury CT4 7AZ
Tel: 01227 761301
Email: admin@cantrugby.co.uk
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Get involved
The club offers a variety of playing opportunities for players of all abilities, experience. If you are interested, please get in touch.