Volleyball Centre of Excellence
For the second Saturday in a row Richmond Docklands won a hard fought five-set battle. This time they defeated old rivals Malory Eagles UEL, coming back from 1-0 and 2-1 down. It saw Richmond move up to fourth in the Super League table before the division splits in two after Christmas.
Richmond Docklands secured a place in the top half of the Super League with a five-set victory over Sheffield Hallam. Luis Bello’s side will now compete for the title in the second half of the season. Despite the defeat they will be joined by Sheffield.
Richmond Docklands earned their fifth Super League victory of the season with a comfortable 3-0 win over TeamBU Wessex. The three points edge Luis Bello’s side closer to securing a top half berth for the second part of the season after Christmas. One more win from their two remaining matches in 2019 will see them compete for the title in 2020.
Richmond Docklands progressed to the quarter finals of the KO Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Black Country. Richmond next face Wessex in January in a repeat of last season’s last 8s tie.
Richmond Docklands returned to Kingston Arena for the first time this season and came away from the weekend with a win and loss. On Saturday they battled to a 3-1 loss against champions IBB Polonia London but on Sunday recovered to defeat Newcastle Staffs 3-0 and maintain their place in the top four of the Super League. The Men’s NVL2 team also defeated Urbond VC Portsmouth to move into second place.
