2013 Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations
| 2013 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
| Location | St Mary’s Cathedral Square, Sydney |
| Dates | 18 September–20 September 2013 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runner-up |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Points scored | 839 (104.88 per match) |
The Be the Influence Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations is a wheelchair rugby tournament that took place on 18–20 September 2013 at St Mary’s Cathedral Square, Sydney. Three nations competed in the tournament, they were the United States of America, New Zealand and Australia. The USA won the tournament by defeating Australia in the final.[1]
Tournament
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | G | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States (USA)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 183 | +46 | 6 |
 Australia (AUS)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 198 | +28 | 6 |
 New Zealand (NZL)
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 239 | -74 | 0 |
| United States | 56 – 43[2] | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Aoki 16 Joe Delagrave 14 Derrick Helton 10 Josh Wheeler 7 Chuck Melton 3 Eric Newby 3 Ernie Churn 1 Andy Cohn 1 Eric Chase 1 |
Ryley Batt 22 Chris Bond 13 Curtis Palmer 3 Cameron Carr 1 Josh Hose 1 Andrew Harrison 1 Jason Lees 1 Andrew Harrison 1 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
| New Zealand | 40 – 58 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Barney Konerferisi 15 Dan Buckingham 12 Cameron Leslie 7 Clayton Utia 2 Rob Hewitt 2 Sholto Taylor 2 |
Chuck Aoki 10 Eric Newby 10 Joe Delagrave 9 Derrick Helton 8 Ernie Chun 6 Chuck Melton 5 Andy Cohn 5 Josh Wheeler 4 Eric Chase 1 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
| Australia | 62 – 48[3] | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Ryley Batt 28 Chris Bond 16 Andrew Harrison 4 Cameron Carr 3 Jason Lees 2 Josh Hose 2 Curtis Palmer 1 |
Barney Konerferisi 24 Dan Buckingham 10 Cameron Leslie 8 Sholto Taylor 3 Rob Hewitt 3 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
| New Zealand | 41 – 57[4] | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Leslie 15 Dan Buckingham 10 Barney Konerferisi 9 |
Ryley Batt 30 Chris Bond 14 Curtis Palmer 6 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
| United States | 62 – 36 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
St Mary's Cathedral Square
| Australia | 64 – 53[5] | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ryley Batt 39 Chris Bond 25 |
Chuck Aoki 27 Derrick Helton 12 Joe Delagrave 9 Chuck Melton 3 Josh Wheeler 2 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
Semifinal
[edit]| Australia | 62 – 45 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Ryley Batt 22 Chris Bond 22 Palmer 5 Josh Hose 4 Andrew Harrison 4 Cameron Carr 4 Jason Lees 1 |
Sholto Taylor 11 Dan Buckingham 11 Barney Konerferisi 11 Cameron Leslie 8 Adam Wakeford 1 Rob Hewitt 1 Chris Lay 1 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
Final
[edit]| Australia | 54 – 58[1] | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Ryley Batt 40 Chris Bond 14 |
Chuck Aoki 26 Joe Delagrave 21 Derrick Helton 5 Chuck Melton 3 Josh Wheeler 3 |
St Mary's Cathedral Square
References
[edit]- ^ a b "USA crowned Wheelchair Rugby Tri-Nations champions". Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "USA too strong for Australia in Tri-Nations opener". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Aussie Steelers earn their first win of Tri-Nations". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Australia down NZ on day two of the Tri-Nations". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ "Steelers back on track for Tri-Nations glory". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.