How long is a game, and how big is the court and team?
Rule- Canada
- Wheelchair Rugby Canada
- World Wheelchair Rugby
- Wheelchair rugby
- Ages 13+
- Para sport
- WWR Rules April 2026
- 2026
- Players
- Court: indoor, 15 m wide by 28 m long.
- Team: up to 12 members, with no more than 4 on the court at once. Players serving penalties count as on the court.
- Periods: four periods of 8 minutes, with a 3-minute interval after the first and third periods and a 10-minute interval after the second.
- Time-outs: three 60-second time-outs per half (not carried over to the second half), and one per overtime period.
- Overtime: if tied, 3-minute periods are played until one team is ahead.
- Possession: a team has 40 seconds of possession to score.
Source: WWR International Rules, April 2026, Articles 3, 34, 50, 56 and 109: https://wheelchairrugby.ca/uploads/2026/08/20260401-Wheelchair-Rugby-International-Rules-WWR-FINAL.pdf
Added 25 Oct 2026