There is no contact permitted between players but contact does come as players attempt to positon their chairs to block opponents. The chairs used have bullbars attached on to the front of them which enables players to collide without getting hurt. David Currie, the Chef de Mission for the New Zealand Paralympic Team, explained that the growth and awareness of athletes with disabilities in his country has enabled sports such as Wheelchair Rugby to grow. Here are athletes with strength, determination, aggression, and the desire to do the best that they can. It is similar to pulling on an All Black jersey.
Sport is sport, no matter what.
The lads have come together as a team. After finishing fourth in Atlanta when facing teams with more advanced wheelchairs, the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Federation applied for funding to buy the most advanced chairs available.