Cougars Wheelchair Side Launched

[Cougars News]

<p>What a great evening of Wheelchair Rugby League! On 13^th August 2015 the Keighley Cougars launched their first ever wheelchair rugby league team and we had over 20 players, some new and some experienced WRL players.</p>

<p>The night included lots of mini games including developing chair skills, passing, catching and kicking skills and every player got the opportunity to have a go in a small sided game of wheelchair rugby league!</p>

<p>We also had some special guest speakers in 5 international wheelchair rugby league players, 3 of which are part of the England team which won the WRL World Cup!</p>

<p>From the Keighley Cougars we had Sam Wilkin, Alfie Sealy and Connor Taylor who did a fantastic job of getting stuck in and having a go at wheelchair rugby league, they are also doing a fantastic job playing for the Cougars reserve team and show what a great future Keighley Rugby League has!</p>

<p>The night also raised some money towards the Danny Jones fund which is a huge honour to have helped towards such a great cause.</p>

<p>The Keighley Cougars Wheelchair Rugby League club are aiming to build up to enter a competitive league within 12 months and to begin with will train every Thursday at the University Academy Keighley, Greenhead Road, BD20 6EB  from 7-8pm with ambitions to add in a second session once we have developed the club. Cost is just £2 per session and will in the future be putting a club membership pack together.</p>

<p>Wheelchair Rugby League is all inclusive and anyone is welcome regardless of disability, ability, WRL experience, age, gender and even able bodied players are welcome to train and compete.</p>

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