The Australian Steelers have lifted their world ranking from 4 to 2 after claiming the silver medal at the 2016 Canada Cup, the final international wheelchair rugby tournament before the Rio Paralympic Games.
The Steelers defeated Sweden 63-60 in their final match early on Monday morning (AEST), to complete the seven-team round robin tournament with a 5-1 record in Vancouver.
It was the United States who took the bragging rights from Richmond Oval, emerging undefeated from their six matches in a performance headlined by their 60-56 victory over Australia on Sunday.
It proved to be a costly defeat for the Steelers, who were otherwise very impressive in posting victories over host nation Canada (54-43), Japan (63-58), Great Britain (53-47) and Switzerland (61-42) before their three goal triumph over Sweden.
