Ireland send team to the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships
Written by: nicky in Rugby, Press Release on
Oct 6, 2009
IWA - Sport will send an Irish National team to the Wheelchair Rugby European Championships being held in Denmark from the 14th to the 17th of October.
In February of this year Ireland qualified for the championships when winning their respective zonal qualifier in a tournament that was hosted in IWA - Sport HQ.
A team of 10 players and 4 staff will travel to the event which in total will host 125 players from 12 European nations.
Training and preparations have gone well and the squad would like to acknowledge the support of its sponsors Ulster Bank.
Looking forward to the tournament Irish Wheelchair Rugby Chairman, Mr. Alan Lynch, said "We wish the team the very best of luck. After the success of the team at the European Qualifiers we hope to see a strong performance in Denmark. It is also refreshing and promising for the future of Irish Wheelchair Rugby to see new squad members coming to the fore. This is the beginning of a long journey for Irish Wheelchair Rugby to build towards qualifying for World Championship and Paralympic Games. This is a team of very talented players and this is a perfect opportunity for them to display their talent."
The team, captained by Alan Lynch, is looking forward to the challenge of this European Championships and is looking to improve on their current European and World rankings in the hope of qualifying for next years World Championships in Canada.
To keep updated about the tournament please log onto www.ecwheelchairrugby2009.dk
