17 Oct 2019

Wheel Blacks in Japan gear up for Tokyo Paralympics

From Checkpoint, 6:25 pm on 17 October 2019

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.