Wheelchair rugby continuing to build after pandemic break

Jonny Mulhall of Laois Lions reaches for the ball on David Cross of Ulster Barbarian's lap. 

Irish wheelchair rugby action returns to Dublin’s IWA Centre on Saturday as the sport continues to rebuild following the Covid pandemic.

The league has been reduced to three active teams in its first full season back in business with Cork’s Rebel Wheelers defending the title they won last year in a condensed, post-lockdown campaign, current frontrunners Ulster Barbarians and Laois Lions doing battle at Dublin’s IWA (Irish Wheelchair Association) Centre in Clontarf.