Irish Wheelchair Rugby Team Depart for European Championships

The Irish Wheelchair Rugby Team played their opening game of the 2011 IWRF European Championships against Switzerland on Sunday night. Despite a good start to the game, Switzerland proved too strong for the Irish on this occasion. With strong support from a good home crowd the Swiss took the mid way through the first quarter and lead the game to the final whistle. Final score Switzerland 49, Ireland 32. The team, captained by Alan Lynch, have taken some really positives out of the game and hope to bring it through in their next game against Germany on Tuesday at 14.30 (13.30 Irish Time).


The schedule of games for the Pool Stages is as follows:Tuesday 4th October

Tuesday 4th October
Game.2 14.30 (13.30 Irish Time) Ireland v German

Wednesday 5th October
Game.3 12.30 (11.30 Irish Time) Ireland v Great Britain

Thursday 6th October
Game.4 08.30 (07.30 Irish Time) Ireland v Poland

Friday 7th October
Game.5 10.30 (09.30 Irish Time) Ireland v France


All games will be broadcast live on the Internet at the following address: www.ustream.tv/channel/wr2011.

For up to date results and more information on other games and on the overall European Championships visit www.wr2011.com. For all the latest updates on the Irish Teams progress check us out on www.gaelicwarriors.com or at www.facebook.com/IrishWheelchairRugby