GB Team Sports

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The Women's European Softball championships have got underway in .

 

 are two time silver medalists and have been drawn in Group Y against ,  and 

 

They got their tournament off to a solid start with a 5-2 win over France yesterday and will take on Greece later this afternoon. 

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 comfortably through their second pool match with a 12-0 demolition of . Next up is  tomorrow afternoon

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 men's lacrosse team are taking part in the Canadian Super Sixes event in Ontario from October 10-12.

 

They'll be competing against , ,  and .

 

No sign of the women's team competing though. 

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 maintain 100% record at the European Softball Championships with 8-0 win over 

 

They've got 2 more pool matches tomorrow - starting off with  in the first match of the day and finishing up with  in the last match. Both matches likely to be a step up from the competition they've faced so far with Ukraine ranked 21st in the world and the Netherlands ranked 6th. These are the kind of matches GB would need to be winning if they are to have hope of getting the European quota for LA'28

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 take the bronze medal at European Softball Championships with a 4-2 win over  (having previously lost to them in the last pool game)

 

That's the 3rd Championship in a row where GB have medaled - although previous 2 versions we took home the silver.

 

Lots of positives to take away but if GB wants to be competing in Los Angeles, they will need to come up with a way to defeat both  and 

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38 minutes ago, Rafa Maciel said:

 take the bronze medal at European Softball Championships with a 4-2 win over  (having previously lost to them in the last pool game)

 

That's the 3rd Championship in a row where GB have medaled - although previous 2 versions we took home the silver.

 

Lots of positives to take away but if GB wants to be competing in Los Angeles, they will need to come up with a way to defeat both  and 

Seemingly we have one ace pitcher but are short on depth, kind of like Scottish cricket.  

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gotta be something in the american collegiate system that have duel nationality that we can snipe to add a bit of strength

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5 hours ago, Olympicsnell said:

gotta be something in the american collegiate system that have duel nationality that we can snipe to add a bit of strength

Looking at the GB team from this champs, I think we're already doing that. 

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The 2026 Rugby World SVNS kicks off next month in Dubai. 

 

Given the announcement that GB had terminated their full time Sevens program earlier this year, it was looking a little bleak for us, but  has stepped in as saviour (at least for the men's side) by establishing a full-time programme as part of their new high-performance pathway. 

 

Scotland Sevens returns as Scottish Rugby take over GB programme | Scotland Rugby News

 

 

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 Women's Football team have been drawn against ,  &  in the 2027 World Cup Qualifying. Group winners progress to the World Cup whilst the second and third placed team will go to the play-offs. If they finish in 4th place (unlikely) then they would be relegated to UEFA League B.

 

 are in League B and have been drawn against ,  and .  also in League B are against ,  and . Group winners in League B are promoted to League A. Top 3 finish will also get a place in the play-offs