British wheelchair rugby team named for 2017 Euros

Seven return from the 2015 Championship winning team. 14 Mar 2017

Jim Roberts of Great Britain in action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

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By IPC and Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby

Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby has announced its 15-player roster for the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) 2017 European Championships.

Seven return from the team that won gold at the 2015 Championships in Pajulahti, Finland, and in total eight coming off the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

James Roberts will lead the way for the British team, having helped them take a nail-biting 49-48 victory over Sweden two years ago.

Re-joining him from that 2015 edition are Chris Ryan, Gavin Walker, Ayaz Bhuta, Jamie Stead, Jonathan Coggan and Coral Batey (reserve). Ryan Cowling was not on the 2015 roster but carries over experience from last year’s Paralympic Games.

The complete roster is:

Jonny Coggan 0.5

Ryan Cowling 1.0

Nick Cummins 1.5

Myles Pearson 1.5

Chris Ryan 2.0

Gavin Walker 2.0

Danny Dawould 2.5

Ayaz Bhuta 2.5

Jamie Stead 2.5

Jim Roberts 3.0

Ollie Mangion 3.5