The Midwest Rugby Rebels formed in early 2007, under the sponsorship of BlazeSports Omaha, a partnership between the Great Plains Paralyzed Veterans of America, Immanuel Rehabilitation Center and the Eastern Nebraska Wheelchair Athletic Association (ENWAA). Our team is based in Omaha, and its players come from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota. Practices are held at the Great Plains PVA in Omaha and Madonna ProActive in Lincoln, and the Midwest Rugby Rebels compete in regional tournaments.

WHAT IS QUAD RUGBY?... Quad Rugby, also known as "murderball", is a wheelchair sport originally developed in Canada. In 1981 the sport was introduce in the United States and has become one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the U.S. with more than 45 organized teams. Quad Rugby is both an international sport and a competitive sport in the Paralympic Games. Players have various disabilities, but all must have impairments in at least three out of four limbs. Players are given a classification number ranging from .5 to 3.5. The players with .5 classifications have the greatest impairments and play defensive positions. While players with higher classification numbers have lesser impairments and play offensive positions. Quad Rugby players use special reinforced wheelchairs that can withstand the high energy, competitive play of the sport.