Cardiff Blue Dragons Wheelchair Rugby League

Nope!

You can come to one of our sessions with no prior interest in sport whatsoever - we don't judge

You don't need to know that we use a slightly deflated size 4 rugby ball

You don't need to know that you should stay upright in a chair (even our most experienced team member still struggles with that bit 😅 )

You don't even need to know how to push a wheelchair

We take you through all the basics and slowly build you up

There's no need for you to watch previous games and study techniques before joining us

Just bring yourself and some enthusiasm

🚨 Red Alert 🚨

The Welsh squad has lost one of its main sponsors for the World Cup!

Without this sponsorship players may not be able to represent their country for the world to see

If you are able to give anything to help, please do

🤞 Fingers crossed they're able to raise the funds needed

10,000 x £1 = CYMRU @ IRL Wheelchair World Cup Cymru rise up, back our Wales Rugby League (WRL) Wheelchair team. We lost our World Cup shirt sponsor so need 10k Welsh fans to donate £1!

We were excited to welcome some special guests to our training last night. Not just any guests, but heroes 👨‍🚒

Over the last few weeks Wales has battled wildfires, resulting in crews being called in from Manchester, London and even the military.

When we found out London Fire Brigade were at our venue, we invited them to join us, and they couldn't resist the offer to come and give wheelchair rugby league a go for themselves.

A very warm welcome was given to Chloe and Will who put their pushing and rugby skills to the test. And, we think we may have got them hooked 😉

From all of us at Cardiff Blue Dragons, a massive THANK YOU for all your hard work helping to keep everyone safe

Want to try something new?

Come along and have a go at wheelchair rugby league!

We train every Friday, 6pm-8pm

You'll find us at USW Sports Centre, Pontypridd

No need to bring any equipment, just yourself, some enthusiasm, and a drink!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Being active doesn't just help your physical health, but also your mental health

We understand that being part of a team allows for increased social contact - which is what you get when you join us

We're not just a team - we're a family!

Want to join our family? Reach out today, and we'll help you to become more active

Disabled individuals are twice as likely to be physically inactive compared to those without a disability 😱

We understand that sport isn't one-size-fits-all, but wheelchair rugby league tries hard to reduce as many barriers as possible

As long as you can propel yourself in a sports chair, wheelchair rugby league is the sport for you

All ages welcome

All genders welcome

All abilities welcome

All disabilities welcome

We're all on the same team!

150 minutes a week

That's how much exercise adults should be getting, according to the Department of Health

What they mean by this is getting warmer and breathing harder!

Does this target change if you're disabled? Nope

Although you may feel limited in the sports you think you can take part in, your physical health is still important

And that's where wheelchair Rugby League can come in!

It's Rugby League; it makes you breathe harder; it makes you sweat; it's in a wheelchair. What more could you want?

Here at Cardiff Blue Dragons, we train for 2 hours a week; that's already 120 minutes of your 150 minute target!

If you want to see what wheelchair Rugby League is all about, come along on Friday

We're at USW Sports Centre, Treforest from 6pm until 8pm, everybody is welcome!

Congratulations to our very own Jess Booth & Lee Sargent in being named in the initial training squad for the World Cup!

You've earned it through your hard work and dedication to the sport. Fingers crossed you make it through to the final 12 🤞

Carfan Cymru🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wales have named a training squad of 15 players ahead of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, which will be reduced to 12 before the tournament starts in October. Llongyfarchiadau to all who are selected.

See link to story in comments.

Let's make the dream a reality for the squad!

Without your help, they may end up missing vital equipment they need to make the World Cup a success!

This is an urgent call. Our Wales Wheelchair side is crowdfunding for the World Cup, and we still only have a small percentage of our target raised. We have just two days left on our Crowdfunder.

How we’ll spend the money raised...
£250.00 Venue for a training camp. (2 Camps)
£500 Venue hire for a two-day training camp (2 Camps)
£1,000 accommodation and food for 2-day camps (2 overnights)
£120 Complete Kit Per Player: Help them look and feel great!
£1,500 Spare parts and tools for sports wheelchairs (We break things, a lot!)
£500 Fully stocked medical bag (We take a lot of hard knocks!)
£2,000 in match funding for replacement chairs (New chairs cost more than £5k!)

The Wales Rugby League (WRL) Wheelchair National team is made up of the best players from clubs across Wales and England. The team will represent Wales at the International Rugby League World Cup in Australia in October/November 2026.

Wheelchair Rugby League is one of the most diverse and inclusive sports. Players have a range of physical and hidden disabilities. Non-disabled athletes are also allowed to play alongside players they never would meet in other sports. All genders and ages play together.

Many of our players face barriers to education and employment due to their individual personal physical and mental health challenges. The added pressure of self-funding means that many elite players may face the difficult choice of paying or playing due to financial obligations.

Our goal is to raise not only funds but awareness in for the sport so that the players can focus on being the best they can and have a large fanbase cheering them on in Australia.

Please help with us much as you can.

It's starting to feel real now!!!

There's not long left until we'll be seeing the Wales Rugby League - Rygbi Cynghrair Cymru squad go out to Australia

Good luck to all the players who have been selected, you've all earned your spot on the team through your hard work and dedication!

100 Diwrnod🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

It's 100 days until the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. It's all getting quite real now.

We're back in training this Saturday.

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