Robert Hewitt #216
Thursday 30th November, 2023Robbie had played rugby all his life and in 2009, at the age of 26, a poor play by an…
Barney Koneferenisi #217
Thursday 30th November, 2023Barney was first introduced to Wheelchair rugby in 2009 following a chat with Paralympian #164 Cameron Leslie at the NZ…
Tainafi Lefono #218
Thursday 30th November, 2023While playing rugby in 2007, a tackle went wrong and Nafi (as he likes to be known) sustained a spinal…
Gareth Lynch #219
Thursday 30th November, 2023Gareth Lynch loves the intensity and strategy involved in Wheelchair ruby. In 2016, Lynch had an accident diving into a…
Gavin Rolton #223
Thursday 30th November, 2023After breaking his neck diving into a river on the Sunshine Coast in 2005, Gavin returned home to New Zealand…
Mike Todd #226
Thursday 30th November, 2023Mike was born with CMT which is a neurological condition that effects all four limbs. He was introduced to Wheelchair…
Aaron Ewen #228
Thursday 30th November, 2023In February 2013, shortly after his 16th birthday, Aaron suffered a huge crash while competing in downhill mountain biking, sustaining…
Morice Hennessy QSM #51
Thursday 30th November, 2023In 1975 Morice had a tractor accident in Wakefield near Nelson which resulted in him becoming a paraplegic. He competed at two…
Michael O’Callaghan #52
Thursday 30th November, 2023Michael was part of the New Zealand Paralympic Team of 13 Kiwi Paralympians who competed at the New York and…
Alison Smith #53
Thursday 30th November, 2023Alison is the first and only woman Shooting Para sport athlete to date to have represented New Zealand at a…
