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]
| 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) |
Tournament
editPreliminary 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- 1 2 "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.