England’s handball players claimed the biggest prize of their lives last night, when they won the European 1-Wall Championship in the 2010 Europilota Championships, which took place in Valencia, Spain 11-13th September. After emphatic wins against Belgium and Italy in the group stages, they then secured an equally emphatic win against the Netherlands in the […]
This year’s UK Open doubles saw players from Ireland and Belgium travel to the Westway for one of Europe’s premier 1-wall handball events. The men’s open grade was fiercely contested through the group stages – Belgium’s Bastien van Nuffelen & Phillipe de Mil qualified through to the semis along with England’s Peter Cohen & Gareth […]
The Irish Nationals are always a huge highlight on the handball calendar, writes Peter Cohen, and this year was no exception, with over 400 athletes competing over the course of the weekend. 18 English Handballers, all with a background in either Eton or Rugby Fives, made the trip over the Irish Sea and reached no […]
On Tuesday the 17th August, we made history. Two members of the CASE Team – myself and Oliver Burdall, played the highest game of handball in the world. Handball is a sport played by hitting a ball against a wall with your hands. I currently play handball for England and take the sport very seriously […]
With players from as far afield as Wales, Ireland and Belgium joining the English handballers, there was a real international flavour to the 31 players in this year’s UK Open Handball Championships. In the end, though, it was home-grown players who picked up the day’s top trophies. There were separate competitions for men and women, […]
Last term, schools across West London had handball delivered in PE classes, reaching over 400 children. This term, the programme is set to not only expand in terms of numbers and geography, but also in when handball is available. Demand from last term’s kids has led to one school setting up a breakfast handball club […]
Representatives from UK Wallball travelled to Valencia on 4th February 2010 for a general meeting of the Confederation Internationale de Jeu de Balle (CIJB), after being accepted into the CIJB with a visit from President Mr. Jose Luis Lopez in December 2009. This means that England Handball can now attend international events sanctioned by the […]
Two rookie pairs from England competed in the girls U19 division in Herne, Belgium, on 13/14 February 2010. Also in the division were three pairs from Holland and Italy, all of whom had previous international experience. As expected, the competition proved too strong overall in the end, however Kate Sophoclides and Margeurite Boyle went into […]
The largest number of English players ever to compete in the World Handball Championships have ensured that the 2009 event has been the most successful event ever for the country. A total of 12 players competed – nine men and three women – and Team England had some truly impressive results: in the men’s C […]
Castlebar, Ireland, 26/28th June 2009 Andy Pringle: Men’s Challenger Champion Jess Lumbard: Ladies Challenger Champion Peter Cohen: Men’s Open Plate Winner Eighteen English Fives players went to County Mayo for the Irish One-Wall Handball championships, writes Peter Cohen. Players entered a range of competitions, dependent on experience, and all matches apart from finals were timed […]