England prepare to take on Ireland, Germany and Luxembourg at Novotel Cup

England return to action in the new year as they take on Luxembourg, Germany and Ireland in the Novotel Cup between 6-8th January.

Last time out in 2020, both our Senior Men’s and Women’s Teams finished in second place. With valuable game time under their belts following recent scrimmages with Scotland, England will be hoping for further success at D’Coque in Luxembourg.

Match schedule (all times given are UK time)

Friday, 6th January

11:30 Germany (U20) vs England (M) 

14:00 Germany (U19) vs England (W) 

Saturday, 7th January

16:30 Luxembourg vs England (M) 

19:00 Luxembourg vs England (W) 

Sunday, 8th January

08:00 England vs Ireland (M) 

10:30 England vs Ireland (W)

Live Streaming

All matches will be live streamed by the tournament organisers, here. 

Squads 

Men’s 

• Noah Sykes (Team Sunderland) - Setter  
• Cameron Rhodes (Newcastle Staffs) - Setter 
• Ben Lucas (University of Nottingham) - Outside 
• Christian Christie (Essex Rebels) - Outside 
• Jordan Dalrymple (Malory Eagles) - Outside 
• Stefan Cowley (Newcastle Staffs) - Outside 
• Nathan Fullerton (Malory Eagles) - Opposite 
• Max Norton-Steel (Essex Rebels) - Opposite 
• Ephraim Mills (IBB Polonia London) - Middle 
• Zakk Hadgett (Newcastle Staffs) - Middle 
• Thomas Jefferson (Essex Rebels) - Middle 
• William Evans (Sheffield Hallam) - Middle 
• Chester Searle (Malory Eagles) - Libero 
• Iraj Safaee (University of Nottingham) - Libero

• Simon Loftus – Coach 
• Marcel Sivak – Assistant Coach 
• Chris Jones – Team Manager 
• Hai-Binh Lyu – Analyst 

Women’s 

• Georgia McGovern (Claremont McKenna) - Setter  
• Holly Bentley (Leeds Gorse) - Setter 
• Niamh Davies (Saint Leo) - Outside 
• Alice Brand (Durham University) - Outside 
• Jessica Tasker (University of Nottingham) - Outside/Middle 
• Stephanie Boyce (Malory Eagles) - Middle 
• Bethan Appleton Jones (Durham University) - Middle 
• Isabel Brown (University of Nottingham) - Middle 
• Lauren Cadwgan (Darkstar) - Middle/Opposite 
• Zsofia Palankai–Omoshebi (Darkstar) - Opposite 
• Mattea Goalen (Richmon) - Server/Defender 
• Sofia Nicholson (Durham University) - Libero 
• Abigail Littler (Darkstar) - Libero 
• Martha Bullen (Richmond) - Libero 

• Maria Bertelli – Coach 
• Paul Welsh – Assistant Coach 
• Audrey Cooper – Assistant Coach 
• Will Short - Physio