The Steelers' bid for Paralympic wheelchair rugby glory has a tough road ahead after slumping to defeat at the hands of Great Britain.
Australia has been defeated by defending gold medallists Great Britain in their opening wheelchair rugby match.The Steelers' bid for Paralympic wheelchair rugby glory has a tough road ahead after slumping to defeat at the hands of Great Britain.
It means Australia now has little room for failure with wins against hosts France and Denmark needed to guarantee their qualification for the medal matches. "It was a high-quality match, and there were a couple of bounces that could have gone our way and that happens sometimes, and we were thereabouts, but we didn't do enough."
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