GBR U20 Men 2026 Division 1 European Water Polo Championship, Oeiras Portugal Aug 10 – 16, 2026 RESULTS

Game 1 SUI v GBR

Great Britain’s U20 men have started their European Championships campaign with a 9-11 (2-1, 3-5, 2-2, 2-3) victory against Switzerland
Cook led the scoring with five goals, while Bamborough and Mathieson slotted home 2 apiece with Walsh and Knights-Hume also on the scoresheet securing 1 each as James Ross’ squad recovered from a slow Q1 to secure a solid win.
Game 2 NAA v GBR
A tough second game at the European Championships in Portugal on Tuesday saw Great Britain’s U20 men lose 14 -11 to Neutral Athletes A (1-5, 5-2, 2-1, 6-3). GB scorers were Cook with 5, Mathieson 4, and 1 each for Knights-Hume and Hinton-Davies.
Game 3 ISR v GBR
Israel proved too strong for Great Britain’s U20 in game three of the European Championships this Wednesday morning which finished 11-7 (4-2, 2-1, 1-1, 4-3).
Scorers for GB were Broadhurst and Mathieson with 2 each, and Dickson, Mckie and Cook on 1 apiece.
Game 4 GBR v UKR
Another tough day in Portugal for Great Britain in the group stages at the U20 Div 1 European Championships against Ukraine. Final score today in Portugal was GBR 9 – UKR 12 (0-4, 0-2, 4-4, 5-2)
Great Britain’s scorers were Mathieson 5, Bamborough 2 and Gruber and McKie one each.
Game 5 GBR v BEL
A strong finish to the group stage of the European Championships in Portugal as Great Britain U20 men beat Belgium 14-12 on Friday 14th Aug (1-4, 5-2, 4-2, 4-4).
GB scorers were Mathieson 5, Broadhurst and Dickson on 2 each and Walsh, McKie, Bamborough, Nash and Hinton-Davies all contributing one goal apiece.
Game 6 Classification GBR v FIN
A very positive start this Saturday morning for Great Britain’s U20 men in the classification stages at the Div 1 European Championships as they cruised past Finland, 17-6 (4-1, 5-0, 4-3, 4-2)
Goals were distributed throughout the GB team including Mathieson with 4, Dickson J, McKie, Cook and Nash each with 2, and 1 apiece for Walsh, Knights-Hume, Hinton-Davies, Gruber and Bamborough.
Game 7 Classification SUI v GBR
Great Britain U20s secured 9th position at the Division 1 European Championships today with a 9-11 victory against Switzerland (2-2, 4-5, 1-2, 2-2)
GB scorers were Walsh, Knights-Hume and Cook on 2 each with Gruber, McKie, Bamborough, Nash and Mathieson all adding one.
Many thanks to the organisers for staging an excellent competition, and for all the support in the stands and at home.

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