NRL Wheelchair Championship

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The NRL Wheelchair Championship will be an elite level wheelchair rugby league competition for teams in Australia, with the inaugural edition beginning in 2025. [1]

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The competition is the third elite level domestic competition in the sport after France's Elite 1 and the United Kingdom's RFL Wheelchair Super League.

2025 season

The inaugural 2025 event will be contested by nine teams and will be played between 31 October and 2 November at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland. [2] The tournament will be opened and closed by both tests of the 2025 Wheelchair Ashes. [3]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory550020836+17210Advance to final
2 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland540111040+708
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales640212288+348
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 520310284+184
5 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Reserves520366124−584
6 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria510434156−1222
7Flag placeholder.svg Affiliated States500530144−1140
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2025. Source: NRL

Fixtures

Opening game
Round 1
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 10:00 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales4–52 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital TerritoryShowcourt
31 October; 10:00 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria12–6Affiliated StatesCourt 2
31 October; 11:00 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 24–14 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesShowcourt
Round Bye: Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandRef: [5]
Round 2
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 12:00 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales40–8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaShowcourt
31 October; 12:00 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory48–0Affiliated StatesCourt 2
31 October; 13:15 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 10–24 Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesRef: [5]
Round 3
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 14:45 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales34–6Affiliated StatesShowcourt
31 October; 14:45 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory34–8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VictoriaCourt 2
31 October; 16:00 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Reserves6–28 Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Ref: [5]
Round 4
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 10:00 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales18–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Showcourt
1 November; 10:00 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory52–6 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesCourt 2
1 November; 11:15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria0–26 Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Affiliated States
Round 5
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 12:15 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales6–16 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesShowcourt
1 November; 12:15 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory22–18 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Court 2
1 November; 13:15Affiliated States4–26 Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
Round 6
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 14:15 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria6–50 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Showcourt
1 November; 14:15Affiliated States14–24 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesCourt 2
1 November; 15:15 Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland6–20 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesShowcourt
Round Bye: Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory
Round 7
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
2 November; 10:00 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland ReservesShowcourt
2 November; 10:00 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory Flag of Queensland.svg QueenslandCourt 2
2 November; 11:00Affiliated States6–36 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Showcourt
Round Bye: Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales
Exhibition match
Final
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
2 November; 13:00 Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory42–4 Flag of New South Wales.svg New South WalesShowcourt
Ref: [6]
Closing game

References

  1. ↑ "Inaugural Leagues Clubs Australia NRL Wheelchair Championships to ignite the Gold Coast". NRL. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "LCA NRL Wheelchair Championships". NRL Wheelchair. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Wheelchair Ashes Series launches at Queensland Parliament". NRL. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/10/30/Wheelaroos-fall-short-in-opening-Wheelchair-Ashes-Test/
  5. 1 2 3 https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/thrilling-start-to-the-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships-on-the-gold-coast/
  6. ↑ https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/historic-act-victory-at-inaugural-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships/
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