Wheelchair Basketball Club Champions' Cup
Reigning NWBL Champions, the West Sydney Razorbacks have been invited to compete in the Wheelchair Basketball Club Champions' Cup in Kitakyushu, Japan. Friday October 27th to Sunday October 29th, 2006.

Invited teams will also be chosen from the IWBF zones of Americas and Europe and from the host nation Japan.

WNWBL
The 2006 Womens National Wheelchair Basketball League is in full swing. After 2 rounds of competition, all 5 teams have posted wins. The North Sydney Bears are well out in front at the top of the ladder, but the other teams have the opportunity to close the gap in Round 3 in Brisbane in August. Results and current points table can be found on the WNWBL website http://wnwbl.sports.org.au/

NWBL
The 2006 National Wheelchair Basketball League season tipped off over the weekend with Woollongong taking first blood to defeat the Wheelkings 17-49. Keep in touch with the NWBL Season by regularly visiting http://nwbl.sports.org.au/

2006 Qld Wheelchair Basketball "Classics"
Nominations are now being called for the 2006 Qld Wheelchair Basketball "Classics". For more information or an Entry Kit, please contact Rhonda Hill at Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association on 07 - 3253 3333 or email rhondah@sportingwheelies.org.au

Cycling/Handcycling
2006 Australian Championships
The Australian Handcycling Championships were held in Sydney in early May. To date we have not received results from this event, but will post them as soon as they come to hand.

Lawn Bowls
2006 National Championships
Congratulations to NSW who took out the inaugural Interstate Trophy at the 2006 Multi-Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships held in Melbourne 27 April - 2 May. The event saw a revised format, which proved popular amongst players and looks set to continue in future years. After some tough play on the greens the following players emerged victorious:

Mens Singles
First Place Steven Lockey (QLD)
Second Place Ashley Pardon (QLD)
Third Place Gilbert Hicks (NSW)
Fourth Place Steven Odgers (VIC)

Ladies Singles
First Place Jill Cupples (NSW)
Second Place Cathy Vluggen (SA)
Third Place Joanne Hunter (NSW)
Fourth Place Joy Boyd (NSW)

Open Pairs
First Place Brian Hyatt / Eddie Gollan (NSW)
Second Place John Sedgewick / Josh Barry (VIC)
Third Place Steven Lockey / John Green (QLD)
Fourth Place Gilbert Hicks / Jim Newton (NSW)

Thank you to the Organising Committee at Wheelchair Sports Victoria for hosting such a great event, and thanks also to the Darrebin Bowls Club, Royal Victoria Bowls Association and Bowls Australia for their assistance and support.

Wheelchair Rugby
Canada Cup
The Australian team to contest the Canada Cup in June has been announced. Congratulations and best wishes to all squad members in the lead up to the World Championships in September. For more information on the Australian team, please visit http://www.sports.org.au/docs/Canada%20Cup%20Team%20Announced.pdf

2006 Telstra National Wheelchair Rugby League
The 2006 Telstra National Wheelchair Rugby League will tip off at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen 26-28 May 2006. All teams are looking forward to the start of the new season, with tough battles expected throughout as the Australian team builds towards the World Cup in September 2006. NWRL Squad Rosters can be seen by clicking on http://www.sports.org.au/docs/NWRLSquadRosters.pdf

Classification Clinic
A Wheelchair Rugby Classification Clinic will be held in conjunction with round 1 of the National Wheelchair Rugby League in Sydney on 27 May 2006. This clinic will be presented by Greg Ungerer (Level 4 International Classifier) and Cindy Evans (Level 3 International Classifier). This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in becoming a Wheelchair Rugby Classifier. For more information or to register your interest, please email AAWD on info@sports.org.au or Cindy Evans on swpainmanagement@gmail.com

Tennis
World Team Cup
The Australian team of Anthony Bonaccurso, Ben Weeks, Michael Dobbie (Senior) and Michael Esler, Dylan Alcott, Kim Robins (Junior) have recently returned from Brazil where they contested the Wheelchair Tennis World Team Cup.

Unfortunately the unseeded Australian team went down in the first round to eventual runners-up France, before going on to defeat Spain, the Slovak Republic and Hungary to finish in 9th position and remain in World Group 1 After sweeping through their pool matches, the Australian Juniors went down 2 matches to 1 to defending champions, Belgium - finishing second for the third straight year.

Congratulations to all players and coaching staff Greg Crump and Danniela Di Toro

More information and details results of the World Team Cup can be found at http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/index.asp

June - August Calendar of Events

May
27-28	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 2
26-28	Wheelchair Rugby	NWRL Round 1	Sydney, NSW
27-28	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
29	Wheelchair Rugby	Australian PPP Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
TBC	Sitting Volleyball	National Training Camp	Gold Coast, QLD
June
3-4	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 3
3-9	Tenpin Bowling	Australian Disability Championships	Sydney, NSW
9-11	Wheelchair Basketball	Queensland "Classics"	Brisbane, QLD
9-11	Fencing	World Cup	Turin, Italy
10-11	Rugby	NZ WRC 2	Auckland NZ
17-18	Basketball	NWBL Round 4
17-18	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Brisbane, QLD
21-25	Wheelchair Rugby	Canada Cup	Burnaby, BC, Canada
24-25	Wheelchair Rugby	Blacktown Open	Blacktown, NSW
24-25	Table Tennis	National Championships	Adelaide, SA
30-2 July	Shooting	Australia Cup	Brisbane, QLD
July
2	Wheelchair Road Racing	Gold Coast Marathon	Gold Coast QLD
2	Wheelchair Road Racing	Perth Marathon and Relay	Perth, WA
3-16	Wheelchair Basketball	IWBF World Championships -Gold Cup	The Netherlands
4-10	Boccia	National Championships	Perth, WA
8-9	Wheelchair Rugby	NZ WRC 3	Christchurch NZ
11-17	Athletics	IWAS Junior Athletics Championships	Dublin, Ireland
12-22	Shooting	IPC Shooting World Championships	Switzerland
14-16	Wheelchair Rugby	NWRL Round 2	Adelaide, SA
14-16	Sitting Volleyball	National Training Camp	Sydney/Melbourne TBC
15-17	Fencing	World Cup	Warsaw, Poland
19-21	Wheelchair Rugby	Chris Handy Cup	Adelaide, SA
22-23	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 5
24-25	Shooting	Australian Training Camp	Sydney, NSW
29-30	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 6
August
5-6	Wheelchair Basketball	WNWBL Round 3	Brisbane, QLD
11-13	Wheelchair Rugby	NWRL Finals	Melbourne, VIC
14-15	Wheelchair Rugby	Australian PPP Camp	Melbourne, VIC
12-13	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 7
19-20	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 8
25-27	Wheelchair Rugby	NZ Nationals	Auckland NZ
26-27	Wheelchair Basketball	NWBL Round 9
27	Wheelchair Road Racing	City To Surf	Perth WA

Subject to alterations
A full Calendar of Events can be found at http://www.sports.org.au/calendar.html


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