Volleyball Centre of Excellence
Leaving behind two consecutive defeats against leaders Oxford, Richmond team re-grouped and trained hard to be ready to face Reading Aces. Reading was one of the teams fighting for a promotion at the start of the season and although they noticeably slowed down after Christmas , that team still represented a danger for Richmond.
Richmond finally met the leader of Division 2 Oxford last Sunday. Oxford played one game more and was one point ahead of RVB. This fixture represented a great opportunity for RVB to state their credentials for a promotion. But it was Oxford that added valuable league points to their tally (3:0)
After a well deserved rest, the team started their very busy schedule with a double header last weekend.
Although the Saturday home game was vs Bristol, the bottom of the league, a long Christmas break meant that RVB needed to focus hard to get an upper hand to secure a 3-1 win. In the first set the strongest starting six did not manage to avoid unforced errors and showed rather lack of determination which resulted in losing 22-25.
Congratulations to the Richmond juniors LUCY KNOTT and MADDIE MONTEIRO on their selection for the England Cadets squad.
Coach Will Macdonald commented : “It is absolutely a credit to Maddie’s and Lucy’s work ethic.”
We wish them all the success and looking forward to seeing them playing for England soon.
With some important players missing on England duty and due to illness, Richmond had just enough to compete against Dartford but not enough to avoid the first loss of the season going down 3-0 ( 25-22, 25-22, 25-22). Read More
