Meanings
- uncountablehobbiesA variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.
Synonyms: murderball, quad rugby
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs, primarily players with some disability. It is a full-contact sport and is played on a hardwood court with a ball similar to a basketball.
Origin
Blend of wheelchair basketball + rugby from its development from wheelchair basketball for play by quadriplegics, instead of paraplegics; and its rough aggressive play reminiscent of rugby.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pyörätuolirugby
- pyörätuolirugbythe variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs
French rugby-fauteuil, rugby en fauteuil roulant
- rugby-fauteuilthe variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs
- rugby en fauteuil roulantthe variation of rugby played by players in wheelchairs
Cite this entry
wheelchair rugby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20rugby
“wheelchair rugby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20rugby. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheelchair rugby,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheelchair%20rugby.
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