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Formed in early spring 2006, the Raleigh Sidewinders Quad Rugby Team is Eastern North Carolina's only wheelchair rugby organization.Inspired by the release of the academy award nominated documentary MURDERBALL and following the success of a local quad rugby clinic sponsored and provided by the North Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association, area athletes and their supporters held Raleigh's first quad rugby practice at the Chavis Community Center on March 24, 2006.Since that time, the Raleigh Sidewinders Quad Rugby team has partnered with the Triangle area's very own, Raleigh Rugby Club. Thanks to the support of members of the Raleigh Vipers and Venom as well as a solid working relationship with the City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation, the Sidewinders continue to develop and grow in size...