GOLD! Great Britain’s senior women have been crowned 2023 Danube Cup champions after an outstanding 9-4 (1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 4-0) victory against Germany on Saturday
Congratulations to all the squad, who have performed magnificently in Hungary with a series of impressive wins, no more so than in the final against European Qualification rivals Germany.
Goalscorers versus Germany: Lily Turner (5), Kathy Rogers (3) & Emma Bartlett (1)
Previous results and scorers:
Day 1
Szentes 7-12 Great Britain
(1-3, 1-3, 4-2, 1-4)
Annie Clapperton (1), Toula Falvey (1), Izzy Howe (1), Rosie Huck (1), Niamh Moloney (1), Lily Turner (3), Kathy Rogers (3), Amelia Peters (1) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Serbia 7-12 Great Britain
(2-3, 0-4, 1-1, 4-4)
Annie Clapperton (1), Toula Falvey (2), Izzy Howe (2), Niamh Moloney (1), Lily Turner (3), Kathy Rogers (2) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Day 2
Great Britain 15-4 Romania
(4-2, 3-1, 3-0, 5-1)
Katy Cutler (1), Annie Clapperton (2), Toula Falvey (2), Izzy Howe (1), Niamh Moloney (2), Lily Turner (1), Kathy Rogers (3), Amelia Peters (2) & Mhairi Nurthen (1)
Great Britain’s senior women lose 12-11 (3-2, 3-3, 3-3, 3-3) loss to Germany
Great Britain’s squad and scorers versus Germany – Sophie Jackson (GK), Katy Cutler, Emma Bartlett, Toula Falvey (3), Izzy Howe (1), Rosie Huck (1), Niamh Moloney, Lily Turner (1), Brooke Tafazolli, Kathy Rogers (4), Amelia Peters, Mhairi Nurthen (1) & Alex Robinson (GK).
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October was another busy month as the British Water Polo League swung into full action. Also this month four of our clubs have been competing in the LEN Challenger Cup after qualifying for the event given their ranking in the BWPL Super Five competition. City of Manchester women’s team headed out to Novi Sad in Serbia to compete in the initial round of the Challenger Cup. They faced high quality opposition playing against the local Serbian team,