murderball

/ ˈmɜːdəˌbɔːl /

noun

1. a form of rugby played in wheelchairs by people afflicted with quadriplegia

Example Sentences

Wheelchair rugby was originally called murderball and was developed in Canada in the 1970s by athletes with quadriplegia.

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But the true Saban aficionados knew him as the avatar of what was often called “joyless murderball” — steady, unexciting but inexorable conquest.

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It is a completely different sport to wheelchair rugby - also known as murderball - which is part of the Paralympic Games programme.

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Wheelchair rugby was developed more than 50 years ago in Canada, but saw its popularity rise after the famous 2005 documentary film “Murderball,” which sought to remove stereotypes about athletes with disabilities.

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Anyone who has seen the famous 2005 documentary film “Murderball” knows about the sport: constant mayhem that distracts from the fact that these athletes have spinal cord injuries, they’re missing arms and legs, and they’re strapped into wheelchairs that resemble battered bumper cars.

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