Protect - Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Cup
The 2022 season of the toughest sport on wheels runs from Monday 4 April until Sunday, June 19.
The Protect - Victoria Wheelchair Rugby Cup is presented by Disability Sport & Recreation through our Wheelchair Rugby Victoria program.
This is Australia's highest quality local wheelchair competition featuring some of the best wheelchair rugby players in the country.
Stay tuned for the 2022 Season Guide, which will include the fixture, teams, basic rules of play and captains’ profiles.
The proposed fixture may be subject to change in line with the restrictions current at the time of play.
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2022 Protect Victoria Wheelchair Rugby Cup Fixture
Title | Date | Time | Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Location | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round 1 | Monday, 4 April | 7:00 PM | Harlequins | vs | Power House | Aqualink, Box Hill | 20 - 31 |
Round 1 | Monday, 4 April | 8:00 PM | Unicorns | vs | Box Hill | Aqualink, Box Hill | 39 - 27 |
Round 2 | Monday, 11 April | 7:00 PM | Harlequins | vs | Box Hill | Aqualink, Box Hill | 28 - 28 |
Round 2 | Monday, 11 April | 8:00 PM | Unicorns | vs | Power House | Aqualink, Box Hill | 23 - 23 |
Round 3 | Monday, 2 May | 7:00 PM | Power House | vs | Box Hill | Aqualink, Box Hill | DEF - FORFEIT |
Round 3 | Monday, 2 May | 8:00 PM | Harlequins | vs | Unicorns | Aqualink, Box Hill | DUAL FORFEIT |
Round 4 | Monday, 9 May | 7:00 PM | Box Hill | vs | Harlequins | Aqualink, Box Hill | 30 - 32 |
Round 4 | Monday, 9 May | 8:00 PM | Power House | vs | Unicorns | Aqualink, Box Hill | 31 - 41 |
Round 5 | Monday, 16 May | 7:00 PM | Box Hill | vs | Unicorns | Aqualink, Box Hill | 34 - 25 |
Round 5 | Monday, 16 May | 8:00 PM | Power House | vs | Harlequins | Aqualink, Box Hill | 31 - 22 |
Round 6 | Monday, 23 May | 7:00 PM | Unicorns | vs | Harlequins | Aqualink, Box Hill | FORFEIT - DEF |
Round 6 | Monday, 23 May | 8:00 PM | Power House | vs | Box Hill | Aqualink, Box Hill | 26 - 35 |
Semi Final | Friday, 10 June | 7:00 PM | Box Hill | vs | Power House | Boorandara Sports Complex, Balwyn North | 38 - 23 |
Semi Final | Friday, 10 June | 8:00 PM | Unicorns | vs | Harlequins | Boorandara Sports Complex, Balwyn North | 34 - 32 |
Final | Sunday, 19 June | 12:30 PM | TBC | vs | TBC | Boorandara Sports Complex, Balwyn North | - |
Final | Sunday, 19 June | 1:30 PM | TBC | vs | TBC | Boorandara Sports Complex, Balwyn North | - |
2022 Protect Victoria Wheelchair Rugby Cup Ladder
Position | Team | Team Name | P | W | L | D | F | A | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Power House | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 141 | 101% | 7 | |
2 | Unicorns | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 133 | 120 | 110% | 6 | |
3 | Harlequins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 122 | 84% | 6 | |
4 | Box Hill | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 151 | 102% | 5 |
2022 Protect Victoria Wheelchair Rugby Cup Teams
Player
Class
Tomas Klein
3.5
Jack Watson
3
Antonio Vecchio (Captain)
2
Rhys Morton
2
Chance Humphrey
1
Ben Fawcett
0.5
Power House
Player
Class
Ben Owens
3
Brad Dubberley
3
Andrew Harrison (Captain)
2
Justin Goh
2
Jason Lees
1
James McQuillan
0.5
Player
Class
Josh Hose
3
Jason Ellery (Captain)
2
Kadir Faki
2
Shaun Harper
1.5
Shane Brand
1.5
Anthony Gray
0.5
Player
Class
Jayden Warn
3
Shae Graham
2.5 *
Bryce Alman
2
Matt Ingram
2
Christian Brackley
0.5
Naz Erdem (Captain)
0.5
2022 Protect Victoria Wheelchair Rugby Cup Captains’ Profiles
Antonio Vecchio
Team: Box Hill
Date of birth: August 1985
Classification: 2.0
Taking up the sport in 2006, it didn’t take long for Antonio to grab the Victorian selectors’ eyes, earning a spot in the state squad in 2007. The next step for Antonio was the green and gold which he donned for the first time in 2010.
Andrew Harrison
Team: Power House
Date of birth: June 1987
Classification: 2.0
Picking up wheelchair rugby in 2005, Andrew was selected for the Victorian state side in 2007. The same year, he was named rookie of the year. He is now a dual gold medal Paralympian, taking home the top prize at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Jason Ellery
Team: Harlequins
Date of birth: May 1986
Classification: 2.0
After a snowboarding accident in 2011 left Jason in a wheelchair, he took up wheelchair rugby as part of his rehab and hasn’t looked back. Debuting for the Steelers in 2013, Jason was a part of the Australian team that won its first world championship gold medal at the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Denmark.
Nazim Erdem
Team: Unicorns
Date of birth: August 1970
Classification: 2.0
A veteran of the sport, Naz began playing in 1992 and debuted for Australia in 1999. Naz has competed at five Paralympic Games, winning two gold (London 2012, Rio 2016) and two silver medals (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008). A daredevil off the court, Naz was the first person with a spinal cord injury to paraglide solo and participate in the Targa Tasmania car rally.
Supported by
Victoria Government
The Wheelchair Rugby Victoria program is supported through Together More Active funding.
Rugby Victoria are the state sporting association for rugby union in Victoria, our competition teams are aligned to rugby union clubs.
Sponsor of the Victorian Wheelchair Rugby Cup and Victoria Protect Thunder Wheelchair Rugby Team.
