Team GB Sports Need More Development

[mpjmcevoy 379]

On 9/27/2025 at 4:06 PM, Olympicsnell said:

 

And STILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL reigning and defending champions of europe beating austria, who rocked them at the world games competition a couple of months back, 

The men finished 4th 

GBR look to be in something of a straight fight with Austria for what will likely be the European spot in the women's flag football in LA; if rankings based, they probably have the edge now, but the Worlds will tell. Am assuming the same 1 per continent  + hosts rule will probably apply as seems to be in mind for lacrosse and cricket - as it stands GB could well have 5 teams out of 6 across flagfootball, lacrosse and cricket, but may lose places in rugby sevens. Big winners of the system may be Japan and Australia who lead their respective continents in most team events (bar sevens, and Aus will still be high enough ranked to qualify)

 

Must be a decent chance of a spot in women's soccer for GBR, though, and a punchers chance in women's water polo if they can keep up the improvement rate ( relatively recently they were nobody, now they seem a decent tier II force (see also men's ice hockey and women's softball)

[Olympicsnell 333]

On 9/28/2025 at 11:19 PM, mpjmcevoy said:

GBR look to be in something of a straight fight with Austria for what will likely be the European spot in the women's flag football in LA; if rankings based, they probably have the edge now, but the Worlds will tell. Am assuming the same 1 per continent  + hosts rule will probably apply as seems to be in mind for lacrosse and cricket - as it stands GB could well have 5 teams out of 6 across flagfootball, lacrosse and cricket, but may lose places in rugby sevens. Big winners of the system may be Japan and Australia who lead their respective continents in most team events (bar sevens, and Aus will still be high enough ranked to qualify)

 

 

i dunno, ireland shelving their programme, no one else in europe should be anywhere near GB i would hope

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

12 hours ago, Olympicsnell said:

i dunno, ireland shelving their programme, no one else in europe should be anywhere near GB i would hope

 and  on the men's side and  on women's would be most likely challengers 

[Olympicsnell 333]

8 hours ago, Rafa Maciel said:

 and  on the men's side and  on women's would be most likely challengers 

forgot france qualified automatically last time 😬

[mpjmcevoy 379]

On 9/30/2025 at 1:44 AM, Olympicsnell said:

i dunno, ireland shelving their programme, no one else in europe should be anywhere near GB i would hope

Ireland have shelved the men's programme, but as I understand it, not the women's.

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

 Lukas Skinner has moved into the last 16 at the WSL World Junior Championships in the Philippines. There he will face-off against  Lennix Smith

[Rafa Maciel 1,711]

Luke Dillon is stepping down from his role as GB Surfing Performance Coach to return to competition this weekend