Seven of the 12-strong squad were part of the Great Britain Paralympic team who finished fifth at Rio 2016 - Jonathan Coggan, Ayaz Bhuta, Ryan Cowling, James Roberts, Jamie Stead, Gavin Walker and captain Chris Ryan - whilst Aaron Phipps will make his first appearance for the team since the London 2012 Paralympics.

Phipps became the first disabled person to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro without assistance in 2016.

Myles Pearson, who competed at London 2012, Muhammad Islam, Nicholas Cummins and Stuart Robinson complete the line-up for the European champions.

Head coach Paul Shaw commented on the tough selection process.

"This is the most difficult selection challenge I have faced since becoming head coach in 2013," he said.

"We are now seeing the benefit of our development programmes and competitive league system with some really exciting talent to select from.

"This is a strong squad who are eager to test themselves against the best in the world."

Chief executive of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby David Pond added: "I am really excited about this selection and the opportunity to play Australia, USA and Japan - the top teams in the world.

"This is just the challenge we need ahead of the World Championships in Australia this summer.

"The welcome and support we are getting from Leicester is humbling and I am hugely grateful to all of our partners who are supporting the event."

The inaugural Quad Nations competition takes place from March 9 to 11 with Great Britain, the United States, Japan and Australia set to take part.

The World Championships, which will be hosted in Sydney, Australia, this summer, are scheduled for August 5 to 10.

UK Sport granted the country's governing body £50,000 ($71,000/€57,000) to cover the cost of the Championships.