A new leader in charge The names Giselle Mather has listed for the opening tournament in Dubai this weekend are familiar. But her completely new immersion in the game makes their playing strategies quite unpredictable. She had a positive baptism with the visit to the Elche Sevens in Spain, though the opposition there was not
News dribbles slowly out of GB’s HQ. At least we know the squad: Emma Uren (captain), Isla Norman-Bell (vice captain), Ellie Boatman, Reneeqa Bonner, Abbie Brown, Shona Campbell, Heather Cowell, Grace Crompton, Meg Davies, Eloise Hayward, Vicky Laflin, Georgie Lingham, Alicia Maude, Chantelle Miell, Emma Mundy, Catherine Richards, Jade Shekells, Katie Shillaker, Lauren Torley, Charlie
Spoiler Warning: I’ve had my doubts about the viability of the enterprise from the start. A unified GB squad is needed to meet Olympic requirements; the individual nations of England, Scotland and Wales would be ineligible. My current concerns 1 The lack of information coming out of GB 7s’ HQ. The national unions of the
The GB squad is announced as follows: Emma Uren (captain), Abi Burton, Alicia Maude, Amy Wilson Hardy, Celia Quansah, Ellie Boatman, Grace Crompton, Isla Norman-Bell, Jade Shekells, Jasmine Joyce, Kayleigh Powell, Lauren Torley and Lisa Thomson. It sees the return of Celia Quansah and Kayleigh Powell for the first time this season, but the regular
The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Scottish Rugby and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have confirmed the unions will be joining together to form men’s and women’s Great Britain Sevens (GB) teams ahead of the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The move has been ratified and mandated by World Rugby, aligning the governing bodies’ future
Great Britain Hockey has announced its men’s and women’s training squads for 2022 Following the Talent Confirmation process that has taken place over the last few months, a total of 15 men’s players have been added to their programme while four more women have been named in addition to the eight announced last month. All
As the men’s and women’s squads return to training for the start of the Paris 2024 cycle, Great Britain Hockey is delighted to announce that eight new players have been selected for the women’s programme. They include several athletes who have already featured for Great Britain, including Holly Hunt – who has made two appearances
GB Sevens have announced their squads for the Dubai 7s (26/27 November). Women’s head coach Scott Forrest has named a 13-player group. Fresh from their success in Vancouver and Edmonton in September, where they won both ‘Fast Four’ events, GB are drawn in Pool B alongside Olympic bronze medallists Fiji, Canada, Ireland and Russia. Heather Cowell
England Hockey have announced the appointment of David Ralph as Head Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s international hockey teams. David brings a breadth of qualities to the role. He is hugely experienced in international hockey, having been Assistant Coach of the Great Britain and England women’s teams for the past four-and-a-half years.
University of Bath Head Hockey Coach Jody Paul and sporting scholar Vicki McCabe travelled to Ireland with the Great Britain Women’s Elite Development Programme (EDP) squad last week for a four-match series. The international fixtures were part of a training camp at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, and a chance for GB’s next generation of
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