Mike Todd #226
Thursday 30th November, 2023Mike was born with CMT which is a neurological condition that effects all four limbs. He was introduced to Wheelchair…
Gavin Rolton #223
Thursday 30th November, 2023After breaking his neck diving into a river on the Sunshine Coast in 2005, Gavin returned home to New Zealand…
Gareth Lynch #219
Thursday 30th November, 2023Gareth Lynch loves the intensity and strategy involved in Wheelchair ruby. In 2016, Lynch had an accident diving into a…
Tainafi Lefono #218
Thursday 30th November, 2023While playing rugby in 2007, a tackle went wrong and Nafi (as he likes to be known) sustained a spinal…
Barney Koneferenisi #217
Thursday 30th November, 2023Barney was first introduced to Wheelchair rugby in 2009 following a chat with Paralympian #164 Cameron Leslie at the NZ…
Robert Hewitt #216
Thursday 30th November, 2023Robbie had played rugby all his life and in 2009, at the age of 26, a poor play by an…
Cody Everson #214
Thursday 30th November, 2023Cody Everson looks for the positive in any situation; he is also highly competitive. When he was paralysed at 15,…
Hayden Barton-Cootes #212
Thursday 30th November, 2023Hayden (otherwise known as H to his friends and whānau) has been involved with the Wheel Blacks since 2015, where…
Rob Creagh #91
Thursday 30th November, 2023Rob was part of the first ever Wheelchair rugby team – the Wheel Blacks - making their debut at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic…
Paul Leefe #97
Thursday 30th November, 2023Paul was part of the first ever Wheelchair rugby team – the Wheel Blacks – and competed over two Paralympic…
