NRL Wheelchair Championship

The NRL Wheelchair Championship is an elite level wheelchair rugby league competition for teams in Australia. The inaugural edition took place in 2025.[1]

The competition is the third elite level domestic competition in the sport after France's Elite 1 and the United Kingdom's RFL Wheelchair Super League.

2025 season

The inaugural 2025 event was contested by nine teams and was played between 31 October and 2 November at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland.[2] The tournament was opened and closed by both tests of the 2025 Wheelchair Ashes.[3]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 6 6 0 0 282 40 +242 12 Advance to final
2 New South Wales New South Wales 6 4 0 2 122 88 +34 8
3 Queensland Queensland 6 4 0 2 114 114 0 8
4 New Zealand New Zealand 6 3 0 3 138 90 +48 6
5 Queensland Queensland Reserves 6 3 0 3 104 136 −32 6
6 Victoria (state) Victoria 6 1 0 5 46 194 −148 2
7 Affiliated States 6 0 0 6 36 180 −144 0
Source: NRL

Fixtures

Opening game
Round 1
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
31 October; 10:00 New South Wales New South Wales 4–52 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory Showcourt
31 October; 10:00 Victoria (state) Victoria 12–6 Affiliated States Court 2
31 October; 11:00 New Zealand New Zealand 24–14 Queensland Queensland Reserves Showcourt
Round Bye: Queensland Queensland Ref:[5]
Round 2
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
31 October; 12:00 New South Wales New South Wales 40–8 Victoria (state) Victoria Showcourt
31 October; 12:00 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 48–0 Affiliated States Court 2
31 October; 13:15 New Zealand New Zealand 10–24 Queensland Queensland Showcourt
Round Bye: Queensland Queensland Reserves Ref:[5]
Round 3
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
31 October; 14:45 New South Wales New South Wales 34–6 Affiliated States Showcourt
31 October; 14:45 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 34–8 Victoria (state) Victoria Court 2
31 October; 16:00 Queensland Queensland Reserves 6–28 Queensland Queensland Showcourt
Round Bye: New Zealand New Zealand Ref:[5]
Round 4
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
1 November; 10:00 New South Wales New South Wales 18–0 New Zealand New Zealand Showcourt
1 November; 10:00 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 52–6 Queensland Queensland Reserves Court 2
1 November; 11:15 Victoria (state) Victoria 0–26 Queensland Queensland Showcourt
Round Bye: Affiliated States
Round 5
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
1 November; 12:15 New South Wales New South Wales 6–16 Queensland Queensland Reserves Showcourt
1 November; 12:15 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 22–18 New Zealand New Zealand Court 2
1 November; 13:15 Affiliated States 4–26 Queensland Queensland Showcourt
Round Bye: Victoria (state) Victoria
Round 6
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
1 November; 14:15 Victoria (state) Victoria 6–50 New Zealand New Zealand Showcourt
1 November; 14:15 Affiliated States 14–24 Queensland Queensland Reserves Court 2
1 November; 15:15 Queensland Queensland 6–20 New South Wales New South Wales Showcourt
Round Bye: Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
Round 7
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
2 November; 10:00 Victoria (state) Victoria 12–38 Queensland Queensland Reserves Showcourt
2 November; 10:00 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 74–4 Queensland Queensland Court 2
2 November; 11:00 Affiliated States 6–36 New Zealand New Zealand Showcourt
Round Bye: New South Wales New South Wales Ref:[6]
Exhibition match
  • Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos
Final
Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court
2 November; 13:00 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 42–4 New South Wales New South Wales Showcourt
Ref:[7]
Closing game

References

  1. ^ "Inaugural Leagues Clubs Australia NRL Wheelchair Championships to ignite the Gold Coast". NRL. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  2. ^ "LCA NRL Wheelchair Championships". NRL Wheelchair. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Wheelchair Ashes Series launches at Queensland Parliament". NRL. 28 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ^ https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/10/30/Wheelaroos-fall-short-in-opening-Wheelchair-Ashes-Test/
  5. ^ a b c https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/thrilling-start-to-the-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships-on-the-gold-coast/
  6. ^ "2025 Wheelchair Ashes 2nd Test & NRL Wheelchair Championship – November 2". NRL. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/historic-act-victory-at-inaugural-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships/
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