The Wheel Blacks are currently in Tokyo for the World Wheel Chair Rugby Challenge.
They took on Australia yesterday, with the New Zealanders going down 60-46 in their opening game.
The team though has already qualified for next year's Tokyo Paralympics, returning to the major event after an absence of more than a decade.
Rugby reporter Joe Porter watched the trans-Tasman battle and caught up with the players after the game, including Paralympic swimming gold medallist Cameron Leslie.