United States national wheelchair rugby team


The United States national wheelchair rugby team represents the United States in international wheelchair rugby. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all four Paralympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with two golds.

2000 Paralympics (Sydney)

2004 Paralympics (Athens)

A 2005 Academy-award nominated documentary film called Murderball, centers on the rivalry between the Canadian and U.S. teams leading up to the 2004 Paralympic Games. It was directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro, and produced by Jeffrey Mandel and Shapiro.

2008 Paralympics (Beijing)

2012 Paralympics (London)

The USA has clinched a berth in the 2012 Paralympics in London by virtue of its World Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Roster

#ClassNameYear BornTeam
0.5Travis Anderson Tucson Pterodactyls
53.0Chuck Aoki1991 Tucson Pterodactyls
0.5Clayton Braun St. Louis Rugby Rams
112.0Andy Cohn1978 Sharp Edge
121.5Chad Cohn Tucson Pterodactyls
142.0Joe Delagrave Phoenix Heat
102.0Will Groulx1974 Portland Pounders
132.0Derrick Helton Tucson Pterodactyls
81.0Scott Hogsett1972 Phoenix Heat
22.0Seth McBride1983 Portland Pounders
3.0Delvin McMillan Lakeshore Demolition
3.0Jeff Odom Texas Stampede
70.5Jason Reiger1975 Denver Harlequins
41.5Adam Scaturo Denver Harlequins
92.0Nick Springer1985 Phoenix Heat
2.5Josh Wheeler Utah Scorpions

Competitive record

Paralympic Games

IWRF World Championship

Past Rosters

  • 2008 Paralympic Games: finished 1st among 8 teams
Jason Regier, Scott Hogsett, Norm Lyduch, Andy Cohn, Will Groulx, Bryan Kirkland, Seth McBride, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner, Mark Zupan, Joel Wilmoth,
  • 2010 World Championship: finished 1st among 12 teams
Chuck Aoki, Andy Cohn, Chad Cohn, Will Groulx, Derrick Helton, Scott Hogsett, Joe Delagrave, Seth McBride, Jason Regier, Adam Scaturro, Nick Springer, Chance Sumner,