Anthony
Létourneau

Boisbriand, QC

Anthony Létourneau, who at the age of 17 became a quadriplegic as a result of a hockey accident, was introduced to wheelchair rugby in September 2014. Fol...

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Austin
MacLellan

Fredericton, NB

Previously a wheelchair basketball player, Austin MacLellan was introduced to wheelchair rugby when his basketball team was invited to join a short-handed ...

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Byron
Green

Victoria, BC

Like many athletes in British Columbia, Byron Green was recruited to wheelchair rugby by the sport’s creator, Duncan Campbell. Though he initially wasn�...

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Cody
Caldwell

Peterborough, ON

Cody Caldwell started his wheelchair rugby career in 2008 after becoming a quadriplegic in a diving accident in Alberta. Just a week after his accident, he...

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Eric
Rodrigues

Mississauga, ON

Eric Rodrigues became a quadriplegic following a snowboarding accident in 2009. While recovering at a rehabilitation center in Ontario, he was introduced t...

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Matt
Debly

Windsor, ON

​​Matt Debly’s first interaction with the sport of wheelchair rugby came after he had competed at the 2015 Canada Games in wheelchair basketball. Hav...

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Maxime
Drolet-Gauthier

Montreal, QC

Maxime Drolet-Gauthier was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a kinesiologist during his rehabilitation after a car accident in 2013, which left him a quadr...

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Patrice
Simard

Quebec City, QC

Paralympian Patrice Simard started playing wheelchair rugby back in 1997, following a spinal cord injury he sustained in a car accident. Patrice’s athlet...

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Reese
Ketler

Winnipeg, MB

Reese was introduced to wheelchair rugby by a mentor in his rehabilitation hospital after sustaining a spinal cord injury from a hockey accident. Given his...

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Rio Kanda
Kovac

Toronto, ON

Rio is one of the youngest National Team members to dawn the red and white. Rio’s first introduction to Wheelchair rugby was at the 2015 Toronto Para-Pan...

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Travis
Murao

Toronto, ON

Travis Murao was introduced to wheelchair rugby by Duncan Campbell, one of the inventors of the sport. He started playing while still in G.F. Strong Rehabi...

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Yanick
Racicot

Montreal, QC

Yanick Racicot has Charcot Marie-Tooth disorder, a birth condition that affects his nerves. Sport wise, he used to play basketball, but when he tried rugby...

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