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BULLS
Adding to the wealth of club sides
already playing under the Mowden
Park banner, DMP Bulls wheelchair
rugby team have become the latest
additions to the Mowden Family. The
club announced the launch of the Bulls
at the beginning of August ahead of the
2017/18 season. The Bulls will compete
in Division 1 of the BT Super Series, the
highest level of club competition in the
UK.
The Bulls will begin their campaign
on Saturday 30th September in the first
of three weekend mini-tournaments.
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Dale
Thompson,
Regional
Development Officer for GB Wheelchair
Rugby (pictured), was equally pleased
with the new merger: “It’s great to see
that a partnership has been formed
between the two clubs. Mowden Park
are a big club with a good family ethos
which will coincide nicely with the Bulls
values. It’s an excellent step forward for
both parties and I hope both clubs can
benefit greatly from the partnership.”
DMP Bulls come into the 2017/18
season on the back of a new summer
signing, Coral Batey joins the club
having been a part of the Paralympics
GB squad that competed in Rio last year.
She comes to the Bulls after a successful
season with Division 1 runners up West
Coast Crash.
Looking ahead to the coming season,
DMP Bulls Chairman Graeme Smith
commented on the team’s prospects:
“We’re really looking forward to starting
the season as an official Mowden Park
team. The partnership is a real positive
for wheelchair rugby in the region and
we hope it will help us progress as a
team in years to come.”
Stay tuned for more news on the
Bulls as they begin their 2017/18 season.