Saturday, September 08, 2012 2:23:26 PM
MURDERBALL == WHEELCHAIR RUGBY
Screaming blue murder! Paralympic athletes prove wheelchair rugby is not for the faint-hearted as 'murderball' tournament begins
Home nation outscored world number one in first quarter of pool match
But couldn't cope with U.S. side's passing and movement to lose 56-44
Young team are hoping to land Great Britain's first Paralympics medal
By Simon Tomlinson and David Jones
PUBLISHED: 10:36 EST, 5 September 2012 | UPDATED: 01:45 EST, 6 September 2012
Letting out a mighty roar after scoring a goal, this was Britain’s blue-haired wheelchair rugby player David Anthony in action last night.
A capacity crowd of 10,000 cheered on Anthony and the rest of the team as they took on reigning champions United States in the fast and furious sport once known as ‘murderball’.
The crowd ensured an electric atmosphere for the eagerly awaited tournament launch of a sport that can feature ferocious clashes between players.
War cry: Britain's David Anthony (left) celebrates after scoring past Chuck Aoki (right) of the United States
No holds barred: Will Groulx of the USA is up-ended during the wheelchair rugby match against Great Britain at the Basketball Arena
Crash, bang, wallop: Will Groulx goes flying after being knocked over by Britain's Aaron Phipps (left). Heavy contacts are actively encouraged in the sport
Eyes on the ball: Britain's David Anthony (left) and Ross Morrison (right) close in on Nick Springer of the U.S.
Doing it for the girls: Britain's only female player, Kylie Grimes, proves murderball is not just a man's world as she tackles a U.S. opponent
KYLIE SHOWS MURDERBALL IS NOT JUST A MAN'S WORLD
As if being the only female member of the British wheelchair rugby team was not enough to make Kylie Grimes, above, stand out, she has also had a Union Jack shaved into the side of her bright red hair.
The 24-year-old put in an impressive performance when the ParalympicsGB team faced the USA, ranked number one in the world, in the opening match of the competition this afternoon.
She is only the second woman to play with the British team at Paralympic level.
Grimes, who lives in Farnham, Surrey, took up the sport two years ago after an accident which left her paralysed from the chest down.
She lost a £6million damages claim at the High Court last year over the injury, which happened when she hit her head on the bottom of a swimming pool as a teenager in 2006.
Grimes knew that she 'wanted to continue playing sport and as soon as she saw her first game of wheelchair rugby, she says she knew it was the sport for her', according to the British Paralympic Association.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198689/London-2012-Paralympics-Paralympic-athletes-prove-wheelchair-rugby-faint-hearted-murderball-tournament-begins.html
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Get ready for MURDERBALL! GB wheelchair rugby captain Steve Brown explains all
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2198367/London-Paralympics-2012-Murderball--told-GB-captain-Steve-Brown.html
Murderball: Spiked wheelchairs. Crashes galore. Today, the Paralympics sees the start of the world's most brutal – and thrilling – sport, with one VERY brave British girl in the thick of it
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198446/Murderball-Paralympics-2012-sees-start-worlds-brutal--thrilling--sport.html?ITO=1490
Screaming blue murder! Paralympic athletes prove wheelchair rugby is not for the faint-hearted as 'murderball' tournament begins
Home nation outscored world number one in first quarter of pool match
But couldn't cope with U.S. side's passing and movement to lose 56-44
Young team are hoping to land Great Britain's first Paralympics medal
By Simon Tomlinson and David Jones
PUBLISHED: 10:36 EST, 5 September 2012 | UPDATED: 01:45 EST, 6 September 2012
Letting out a mighty roar after scoring a goal, this was Britain’s blue-haired wheelchair rugby player David Anthony in action last night.
A capacity crowd of 10,000 cheered on Anthony and the rest of the team as they took on reigning champions United States in the fast and furious sport once known as ‘murderball’.
The crowd ensured an electric atmosphere for the eagerly awaited tournament launch of a sport that can feature ferocious clashes between players.
War cry: Britain's David Anthony (left) celebrates after scoring past Chuck Aoki (right) of the United States
No holds barred: Will Groulx of the USA is up-ended during the wheelchair rugby match against Great Britain at the Basketball Arena
Crash, bang, wallop: Will Groulx goes flying after being knocked over by Britain's Aaron Phipps (left). Heavy contacts are actively encouraged in the sport
Eyes on the ball: Britain's David Anthony (left) and Ross Morrison (right) close in on Nick Springer of the U.S.
Doing it for the girls: Britain's only female player, Kylie Grimes, proves murderball is not just a man's world as she tackles a U.S. opponent
KYLIE SHOWS MURDERBALL IS NOT JUST A MAN'S WORLD
As if being the only female member of the British wheelchair rugby team was not enough to make Kylie Grimes, above, stand out, she has also had a Union Jack shaved into the side of her bright red hair.
The 24-year-old put in an impressive performance when the ParalympicsGB team faced the USA, ranked number one in the world, in the opening match of the competition this afternoon.
She is only the second woman to play with the British team at Paralympic level.
Grimes, who lives in Farnham, Surrey, took up the sport two years ago after an accident which left her paralysed from the chest down.
She lost a £6million damages claim at the High Court last year over the injury, which happened when she hit her head on the bottom of a swimming pool as a teenager in 2006.
Grimes knew that she 'wanted to continue playing sport and as soon as she saw her first game of wheelchair rugby, she says she knew it was the sport for her', according to the British Paralympic Association.
[...]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198689/London-2012-Paralympics-Paralympic-athletes-prove-wheelchair-rugby-faint-hearted-murderball-tournament-begins.html
=====================================
Get ready for MURDERBALL! GB wheelchair rugby captain Steve Brown explains all
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-2198367/London-Paralympics-2012-Murderball--told-GB-captain-Steve-Brown.html
Murderball: Spiked wheelchairs. Crashes galore. Today, the Paralympics sees the start of the world's most brutal – and thrilling – sport, with one VERY brave British girl in the thick of it
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2198446/Murderball-Paralympics-2012-sees-start-worlds-brutal--thrilling--sport.html?ITO=1490
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