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[Tez3]

How many are watching them? I hope you all know about them even if you aren't watching. It's inspiring and thrilling, some of the world's bravest ( and fiercest) warriors.
Wheelchair rugby final is on now USA v GB.
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[donnaTKD]

i've just seen the final fantastic game between GB v USA final

13 points to 12 points --- yay for being british

there was a fantastic celebrity game before it and any team with jonny wilkinson as team manager is always gunna win

well done to Prince Harry for dreaming it up and seeing it through well done HRH

 

[Tez3]

It was an exciting game, after a little while watching you get so absorbed in the game you forget why they are in the wheelchairs and start seeing it just as a very good game. It really should be shown more on television, it's tough, hard and exciting. Beats football (soccer to non Brits)

More sports to come.




for those on FB https://www.facebook.com/ukarmedforces?fref=nf

 

[K-man]

We only have a small contingent and I don't think the commercial stations see any mileage, which is a real shame as we won't see any of it on TV. I know our guys are sponsored by our RSL but I don't know that they are getting any Government funding.
:asian:

 

[K-man]

It was an exciting game, after a little while watching you get so absorbed in the game you forget why they are in the wheelchairs and start seeing it just as a very good game. It really should be shown more on television, it's tough, hard and exciting. Beats football (soccer to non Brits)

More sports to come.

for those on FB https://www.facebook.com/ukarmedforces?fref=nf

Have you ever watched flies on a wall. Anything beats soccer!

 

[Transk53]

I watched as much as I could. What an amazing thing Prince Harry has done. I sincerely hope that the majority of able bodied people realise that those guys and girls are still human!

 

[Transk53]

Have you ever watched flies on a wall. Anything beats soccer!

Soccer??? We have something called Football?

 

[donnaTKD]

i did notice that the wheelchair rugby chairs have changed a bit. they used to have "snowploughs" on the front of them.

there's an amazing movie called "MURDERBALL" - this goes into detail all about and the training and prearation that's involved seriously worth watching

 

[K-man]

Soccer??? We have something called Football?

Isn't that the game that goes for hours, no one scores and the fans get so frustrated they riot after the game? Now with real football (AFL), it goes for hours, often thirty or more goals are scored and the fans buy each other a beer afterwards.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yIReSJhQor0
In your football ... you can't catch the ball and if you touch another player he falls over and pretends to be hurt. Sort of like no touch knockouts. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LC-H2wXK4T4

Bring on the wheel chair basketball. They are real men an women.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XU87No12Ul4