Release Date: February 1, 2024 

Team Canada eagerly anticipates its participation in the upcoming 2024 World Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Qualification Tournament, following a draw on January 15th 2024, conducted by Minister of Sport and MP for Hutt South, Chris Bishop. The draw, conducted at the Beehive, placed Canada in Pool B against Brazil, the Netherlands, and the New Zealand Wheel Blacks. 

The event, scheduled to take place from March 20th to 24th, will showcase some of the world’s best wheelchair rugby athletes, including Canada’s own exceptional team.  

Head Coach Patrick Cote expressed his thoughts on the upcoming challenge, stating, “It will be a tough competition. Both Pools are very well balanced. We need to expect everyone to be ready for us, especially the Wheel Blacks, who are going to be highly motivated playing in front of their home crowd. We will match that energy.” 

Canada’s roster for the 2024 Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Qualification Tournament is as follows: 

• Eric Rodrigues 
• Byron Green 
• Patrice Dagenais 
• Trevor Hirschfield 
• Anthony Létourneau 
• Cody Caldwell 
• Travis Murao 
• Joel Ewert 
• Rio Kanda Kovac 
• Matt Debly 
• Mike Whitehead 
• Zak Madell 

The Pool Draw Results are as follows:  

Pool A	Pool B
Australia	Canada
Columbia	Brazil
Switzerland	Netherlands
Germany	New Zealand

 The Tournament Schedule is as follows: 

	Wed-Mar-20	Thurs-Mar-21	Fri-Mar-22	Sat-Mar-23
10:00am	GER vs. COL	SUI vs. GER	COL vs. SUI	A3 vs. B4
12:30pm	AUS vs. SUI	BRA vs. NZL	BRA vs. NED	B3 vs. A4
3:30pm	NSL vs. NED	COL vs. AUS	NZL vs. CAN	A1 vs. B2
6:00pm	CAN vs. BRA	NED vs. CAN	AUS vs. GER	B1 vs. A2

 

Sun-Mar-24	Finals
11:00am	7/8
1:30pm	Bronze
4:00pm	5/6
6:30pm	Gold/Silver

STREAMING:

All games will be streamed LIVE on the following channels: 

• World Wheelchair Rugby
• DSport
• NZ Wheel Blacks 
• NZCIS

About World Wheelchair Rugby Paralympic Qualification Tournament  

The tournament will be held from March 20th to 24th, 2024, with training and classification taking place from the 18th to the 19th. The venue will be at the new home of Wellington rugby, the New Zealand Campus of Innovation and Sport, Trentham, Wellington.  

About Wheelchair Rugby Canada  

Wheelchair Rugby Canada is the national governing body for the Canadian Heritage Sport of wheelchair rugby. Wheelchair Rugby Canada strives to be a world leader in wheelchair rugby, a respected advocate for wheelchair athletes and a visionary organization committed to excellence in programs from recruitment to retirement.  

Media Contact  

Kevin Caswell  

Communications and Digital Media Intern  

613-371-5167  

communications@wheelchairrugby.ca