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Aug 18, 2026, 12:33 PM·2 views

Wheelchair rugby team return from Uganda trip

Sarah Burrows said the trip gave her a greater understanding of the difficulties facing disabled people in Uganda [Penrith Pumas] A UK disability athlete who visited Uganda to help set up the country s first wheelchair…

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Sarah Burrows said the trip gave her a greater understanding of the difficulties facing disabled people in Uganda [Penrith Pumas] A UK disability athlete who visited Uganda to help set up.

Sarah Burrows (left) in conversation with a man in a sports hall. They are both in wheelchairs. Sarah has a round ball in her lap. She has brown hair, tied back, and is wearing a red and green top. The man next to her has short black hair and is wearing a pink top.
Sarah Burrows said the trip gave her a greater understanding of the difficulties facing disabled people in Uganda [Penrith Pumas]

A UK disability athlete who visited Uganda to help set up the country's first wheelchair rugby tournament has described the trip as a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience.

Sarah Burrows, captain of Cumbria's Penrith Pumas, spent two weeks in Kampala with a wheelchair rugby team.

The Pumas donated two specialist wheelchairs, along with two chairs for day-to-day use and numerous medical supplies.

Burrows, 26, said she returned home to Carlisle with "a different appreciation of how easily we can access things - not just in terms of disability sport, but standard disability equipment".

The trip saw the visitors stage workshops, teach the rules of the sport, mentor players and put games on.

The Pumas play wheelchair rugby fives, which indicates the number of players on the court at any one time.

Games are played over two 12-minute halves and contact can be made with other chairs but not with players.

A player holding the ball must bounce or pass it at least once every 10 seconds and a try is scored when a player in control of the ball crosses the opponent's try line.

Burrows said the sport "brings a sense of community and friendship".

Penrith Pumas players and their Ugandan hosts take part in a wheelchair rugby session in a sports hall. The players have their backs to the camera. In the background there are spectator stands with many yellow chairs lining them.
The trip saw the Pumas donate sports equipment alongside disability items for everyday use [Penrith Pumas]

Speaking to BBC Radio Cumbria, she added the trip had been "amazing to be part of" as she heard "everyone's individual stories".

"They all came willing to learn.

"They wanted to get as much as they could from it before we went home.

"It was really nice to see - every single one of them in that room found a place where they were happy and safe.

"It was nice to see them grow over the time we were there.

"We took as much equipment as we could and we're sending more over in shipping containers."

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