Former dancer finds a new challenge in wheelchair rugby
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 12:02 AM  IRVING - It doesn't look
like rugby - there are no scrums, no drop kicks and no running.
This is wheelchair rugby. And it's not for the meek.  The
players are paraplegic or quadriplegic with some use of their
arms, but that doesn't mean they're not big hitters.  The idea
is to wheel across the goal line while carrying the ball.
Players can not touch each other. However, they are allowed to
use their wheelchairs to block. And that usually means some big
chair-to-chair blows.  Traci Bryan found her new passion. She
joined the North Texas Cowboys, a wheelchair rugby team that
trains in Irving.  A few years ago, this was out of the
question.  "I went from, like I said, in perfect condition, 135
pounds down to 90 pounds, in the hospital," Bryan said. "I mean,
it took years for me to build strength up."  Traci Bryan was a
dancer. Her life changed in 1997, her second year at Navarro
College.  She was heading home with