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G'day, my name's Jason Lees, I'm a C-5 incomplete quadriplegic.
I play wheelchair rugby for
the Australian national team, where I'm a
1 point classification
I got my injury back in 2000, after a motocross accident
Wheelchair rugby's a great way to keep fit, and have a lot of fun, and meet a lot of people.
uh...
If you take it seriously, you get to do a lot of travelling
and uh... see a lot of things
So, it's been good for me, it keeps me fit, and yeah
that's the main thing I think --
keeping fit and having a healthy lifestyle.
Jayden Warn, I'm a C-5 incomplete quadriplegic
and I'm here playing wheelchair rugby, obviously
I was introduced to the sport at rehab
when I was going through there, and just kind of
fell in love with it at the start, it's something
I want to keep going and
keep up as a sport.
It's a good bunch of guys, a good atmosphere.
Probably the reason I got into the sport was, well it was
kind of going through rehab you always wonder what you know
what you're going to be able to do
and what's out there for you after your accident and it's kind of...
there's so much more out there than people think there is. This is just one... this sport's just one that I kind of
fell into, and
fell in love with
I'm thinking I want to keep it going, It's not just something I'm playing to have fun, I want to try
go far in it, as far as I can get and see where it takes me. There's a lot of opportunities out there with the sport,
and
with every other sport in wheelchair rugby -- or wheelchair sports, even that.
I'd love to see if I can make it to the Olympics
that's one of my major goals
I'm only a rookie, I'm
provisionally classified as a
three-pointer, but
'cos it's my first year I'm only playing as a two-five which makes it a lot easier,
I get to play with more of the
higher-pointers on the team
uh... I don't get probably classified
until Brisbane but I'll see how I go.
I only actually played one game at training
and then got thrown straight into Nationals, which was a bit scary
playing with all the bigger guys, playing with the Australian team. It was
a bit nerve-racking at the start, but I think it was really good for me, I learned a lot
just in three days
at the Melbourne Nationals
Meeting all the guys from all the other states and
playing with them, it's just
really helped me out and
really gave me perspective of where I can go with the sport.
They're all a great bunch of guys, as competitive as it is
they all help you out and give you tips. Everyone just
gets angry on the court, but we all come off and have a laugh after
it's all... everyone's good mates
Yeah recommend it to anyone out there that's
wondering, after an injury or whatever, what they can do after they
come out of rehab, this is definitely
something they should look into, it's a great sport
a great bunch of guys.