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A World First Event for Rugby - A Test for visually-impaired players

Source: Seven Sharp, TVNZ
Blind Rugby was developed in the UK by The Change Foundation, in a bid to make the sport accessible to the vision-impaired. Based on touch rugby, the new sport also includes more typical rugby fare including scrums, lineouts and conversions. In another world first the sport also uses portable inflatable goal-posts made by Kiwi company Packaworld International.

Michael Holland from TVNZ1's Seven Sharp found out the inflatable posts are a very comforting addition for the vision-impaired players, with one person at the ground giving a player some sound advice.

"Don't worry if you do happen to run into the posts, they will collapse and fall with grace."
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Even though our boys in black went down to the Blind Lions 31-0, the game was still a huge success and bodes well for the future of the sport.

As Dan Shepherd from Blind Sport New Zealand summed it up, "it's a big day for rugby, big day for blind and low vision sport."

Toyota Grass Roots Rugby - Blind Rugby International
17th July 2017

Source: Rugby Channel, Sky Sport 1 NZ, Prime
Toyota GrassRoots rugby covers the entire club rugby season and features rugby matches and stories from some of the 600 Rugby Clubs throughout New Zealand.
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