Wheelchair rugby

found: Work cat.: Murderball [VR] 2005:container (a film about quadriplegic rugby players ... in their own version of the full-contact sport)

found: International Wheelchair Rugby Association web page, Mar. 13, 2006(a unique sport created by athletes with a disability that combines some elements of Basketball, Rugby and Ice Hockey. The object of the game is to carry the ball across the opposing team's goal line. Two wheels must cross the goal line for a goal to count, and the player must have firm control of the ball when he or she crosses the line)

found: Wikipedia, Mar. 13, 2006(Wheelchair rugby is a sport with roots going back to wheelchair basketball and ice hockey. It was created in 1977 by five Canadians from Winnipeg, Manitoba to be a sport for quadriplegic athletes. Wheelchair rugby, originally called murderball due to its aggressive, full-contact nature ... Murderball was introduced to the United States in 1981 by Brad Mikkelsen. With the aid of the University of North Dakota's Disabled Student Services, he formed the first American team, the Wallbangers. In the United States, the sport's name was changed to quad rugby. The first North American competition was held in 1982. In the late 1980s, the name of the sport outside the United States was officially changed from murderball to wheelchair rugby)