The NRL Wheelchair Championship is an elite level wheelchair rugby league competition for teams in Australia. The inaugural edition took place in 2025.[1]

The competition is the third elite level domestic competition in the sport after France's Elite 1 and the United Kingdom's RFL Wheelchair Super League.

2025 season

The inaugural 2025 event was contested by nine teams and was played between 31 October and 2 November at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland.[2] The tournament was opened and closed by both tests of the 2025 Wheelchair Ashes.[3]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory 6 6 0 0 282 40 +242 12 Advance to final
2 New South Wales New South Wales 6 4 0 2 122 88 +34 8
3 Queensland Queensland 6 4 0 2 114 114 0 8
4 New Zealand New Zealand 6 3 0 3 138 90 +48 6
5 Queensland Queensland Reserves 6 3 0 3 104 136 −32 6
6 Affiliated States 6 1 0 5 42 174 −132 2
7 Victoria (state) Victoria 6 0 0 6 40 200 −160 0

Fixtures

Opening game
Round 1
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 10:00New South Wales New South Wales4–52Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital TerritoryShowcourt
31 October; 10:00Victoria (state) Victoria6–12Affiliated StatesCourt 2
31 October; 11:00New Zealand New Zealand24–14Queensland Queensland ReservesShowcourt
Round Bye: Queensland QueenslandRef:[5]
Round 2
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 12:00New South Wales New South Wales40–8Victoria (state) VictoriaShowcourt
31 October; 12:00Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory48–0Affiliated StatesCourt 2
31 October; 13:15New Zealand New Zealand10–24Queensland QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Queensland Queensland ReservesRef:[5]
Round 3
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
31 October; 14:45New South Wales New South Wales34–6Affiliated StatesShowcourt
31 October; 14:45Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory34–8Victoria (state) VictoriaCourt 2
31 October; 16:00Queensland Queensland Reserves6–28Queensland QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: New Zealand New ZealandRef:[5]
Round 4
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 10:00New South Wales New South Wales18–0New Zealand New ZealandShowcourt
1 November; 10:00Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory52–6Queensland Queensland ReservesCourt 2
1 November; 11:15Victoria (state) Victoria0–26Queensland QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Affiliated States
Round 5
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 12:15New South Wales New South Wales6–16Queensland Queensland ReservesShowcourt
1 November; 12:15Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory22–18New Zealand New ZealandCourt 2
1 November; 13:15Affiliated States4–26Queensland QueenslandShowcourt
Round Bye: Victoria (state) Victoria
Round 6
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
1 November; 14:15Victoria (state) Victoria6–50New Zealand New ZealandShowcourt
1 November; 14:15Affiliated States14–24Queensland Queensland ReservesCourt 2
1 November; 15:15Queensland Queensland6–20New South Wales New South WalesShowcourt
Round Bye: Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
Round 7
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
2 November; 10:00Victoria (state) Victoria12–38Queensland Queensland ReservesShowcourt
2 November; 10:00Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory74–4Queensland QueenslandCourt 2
2 November; 11:00Affiliated States6–36New Zealand New ZealandShowcourt
Round Bye: New South Wales New South WalesRef:[6]
Exhibition match
  • Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos
Final
Date; TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Court
2 November; 13:00Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory42–4New South Wales New South WalesShowcourt
Ref:[7]
Closing game

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRL_Wheelchair_Championship