The NRL Wheelchair Championship is an elite level wheelchair rugby league competition for teams in Australia. The inaugural edition took place in 2025.
The competition is the third elite level domestic competition in the sport after France's Elite 1 and the United Kingdom's RFL Wheelchair Super League.
2025 season The inaugural 2025 event was contested by seven teams and was played between 31 October and 2 November at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland. The tournament was opened and closed by both tests of the 2025 Wheelchair Ashes.
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Fixtures
Opening game Ashes Test 1 – Australia 28–56 Englandhttps://www.nrl.com/news/2025/10/30/Wheelaroos-fall-short-in-opening-Wheelchair-Ashes-Test/
Round 1 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 31 October; 10:00 New South Wales 4–52 Australian Capital Territory Showcourt 31 October; 10:00 Victoria 6–12 Affiliated States Court 2 31 October; 11:00 New Zealand 24–14 Queensland Reserves ShowcourtRound Bye: QueenslandRef:https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/thrilling-start-to-the-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships-on-the-gold-coast/
Round 2 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 31 October; 12:00 New South Wales 40–8 Victoria Showcourt 31 October; 12:00 Australian Capital Territory 48–0 Affiliated States Court 2 31 October; 13:15 New Zealand 10–24 Queensland ShowcourtRound Bye: Queensland ReservesRef:
Round 3 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 31 October; 14:45 New South Wales 34–6 Affiliated States Showcourt 31 October; 14:45 Australian Capital Territory 34–8 Victoria Court 2 31 October; 16:00 Queensland Reserves 6–28 Queensland ShowcourtRound Bye: New ZealandRef:
Round 4 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 1 November; 10:00 New South Wales 18–0 New Zealand Showcourt 1 November; 10:00 Australian Capital Territory 52–6 Queensland Reserves Court 2 1 November; 11:15 Victoria 0–26 Queensland ShowcourtRound Bye: Affiliated States
Round 5 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 1 November; 12:15 New South Wales 6–16 Queensland Reserves Showcourt 1 November; 12:15 Australian Capital Territory 22–18 New Zealand Court 2 1 November; 13:15 Affiliated States 4–26 Queensland ShowcourtRound Bye: Victoria
Round 6 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 1 November; 14:15 Victoria 6–50 New Zealand Showcourt 1 November; 14:15 Affiliated States 14–24 Queensland Reserves Court 2 1 November; 15:15 Queensland 6–20 New South Wales ShowcourtRound Bye: Australian Capital Territory
Round 7 Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 2 November; 10:00 Victoria 12–38 Queensland Reserves Showcourt 2 November; 10:00 Australian Capital Territory 74–4 Queensland Court 2 2 November; 11:00 Affiliated States 6–36 New Zealand ShowcourtRound Bye: New South Wales Ref:
Exhibition match Gold Coast Titans vs Brisbane Broncos
Final Date; Time Team 1 Score Team 2 Court 2 November; 13:00 Australian Capital Territory 42–4 New South Wales ShowcourtRef:https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/historic-act-victory-at-inaugural-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championships/
Closing game Ashes Test 2 – Australia 42–48 England
2026 season The 2026 event was again contested by seven teams and was played at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Queensland, this time between 10 and 12 July.https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/opening-day-sets-the-tone-at-the-2026-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championship/#more-4800https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/nsw-undefeated-after-two-days-of-competition/#more-4809https://www.nrlwheelchair.com.au/nsw-crowned-2026-lca-nrl-wheelchair-championship-winners/#more-4828
Fixtures
Round 1 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 10 July New South Wales 38–6 New Zealand 10 July Australian Capital Territory 40–0 Victoria 10 July Queensland 54–12 Affiliated StatesRound Bye: North Queensland
Round 2 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 10 July North Queensland 40–12 New Zealand 10 July New South Wales 34–4 Australian Capital Territory 10 July Affiliated States 14–12 VictoriaRound Bye: Queensland
Round 1/2 bye game Date Team 1 Score Team 2 10 July North Queensland 62–12 Queensland
Round 3 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 11 July New South Wales 38–10 Queensland 11 July New Zealand 26–0 Affiliated States 11 July North Queensland 38–4 Australian Capital TerritoryRound Bye: Victoria
Round 4 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 11 July New Zealand 44–0 Victoria 11 July Queensland 28–14 Australian Capital Territory 11 July New South Wales 60–0 Affiliated StatesRound Bye: North Queensland
Round 3/4 bye game Date Team 1 Score Team 2 11 July North Queensland 62–4 Victoria
Round 5 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 11 July Australian Capital Territory 16–6 New Zealand 11 July New South Wales 22–18 North Queensland 11 July Queensland 62–8 VictoriaRound Bye: Affiliated States
Round 6 Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12 July New South Wales 52–0 Victoria 12 July North Queensland 86–0 Affiliated States 12 July Queensland 24–14 New ZealandRound Bye: Australian Capital Territory
Round 5/6 bye game Date Team 1 Score Team 2 11 July Australian Capital Territory 44–14 Affiliated States
Third-place playoff Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12 July Australian Capital Territory 18–6 Queensland
Final Date Team 1 Score Team 2 12 July New South Wales 28–18 North Queensland
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