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u18 Richmond Girls' go through to 2nd round of the National Junior Cup
30th Nov 2009
Richmond U18 girls achieved 2nd placed in the 1st round of the u18 National Junior Volleyball Championships and qualified with Southampton and Academy of Beach Sports to the next round having won 1 match 2-0 and lost 2-1 at Marymount International School (Kingston).
Richmond coach commented. I’m very proud of these girls having been selected from the successful Richmond and Kingston Schools Sport Partnership Volleyball programme delivered by Richmond Volleyball and Marymount International School. The girls will now travel to Ashcombe (Dorking) on Sunday 10 January 2010 in the hope of qualifying for the quarter finals of the National Junior u18 Championship Finals.
Final Standings
(1st) Southampton, (2nd) Richmond VC, (3rd) Academy of Beach Sports (4th) Epsom VC.
u16 boys crash out in the 1st round of the National Junior Cup
Richmond U16 Boys also hosted the 1st round of the u16 National Junior volleyball Championships
but unfortunately failed to qualify competing against Thomas Moore (last years y15 National Finalists), Ernst Belvin and Ashcombe. Richmond Coach I’m very proud of these boys having been selected from the successful Richmond and Kingston Secondary Schools Sport Partnership Volleyball programme. Two players from this group will be eligible to play for u15 national cup in February 2010 and show great promise with heights of 6’4 and 6’2 respectively.
Final Standings
(1st) Thomas Moore, (2nd) Ernst Belvin, (3rd) Ashcombe VC, (4th) Richmond VC, (5th) Wipps (Waltham Forest)
Next weekend Richmond u16 Girls will hosting the 1st of Group E at Tiffin Boys School and will challenge Camden School for Girls, Nottingham Rockets, and Tendring VC. Richmond U18 Boys will be traveling away to Chadwell Heath School (Essex) in the 1st round of Group D challenging Chadwell Heath School, London Oratory School and Whipps (Waltham Forest).
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