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November 1995

USA's Quad Rugby Team
on top of the World

By Dan McCauley

The USA all-star quad rugby team traveled to Notwill, Switzerland, to participate in the 1995 World Championships, October 24-28. Team Quickie was well represented with Dan McCauley, Troy McGuirk and Mike Wyatt from Southern California's Sharp Shadow team and Angelo Mongiovi from EPVA of New York. The new Shadow Heat rugby chair was a solid hit at the World Championships.

Prior to the Worlds, the USA Team stopped in Leeds, England, for a test match with the Great Britain national team. The game was good warm-up for the USA team as several lineups were tested and the win helped team unity.

Team USA maintained their number one seeding as they cruised through the round-robin play unscathed, beating New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Holland, Australia, Great Britain and Canada. The top four teams from the round robin play then squared off for the championship. Team USA beat fourth seeded Great Britain while second seeded Canada held off a determined third seeded New Zealand team.

The championship game was played in front of a full house. Canada and USA both came out fired up and ready to play. The first half was a closely played game, but Canada could not keep up with the depth of talent on the USA team. USA earned the gold wit h a final score of 41 to 36.

Be sure to watch for the USA Rugby team as they go for gold again at the Paralympics in Atlanta this summer.

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