NORFOLK TEAM WINS NATIONAL TCHOUKBALL SHIELD 

Date: 13 June 2008
Press contact: Andrew St Ledger 07779 322630 andrew.stledger@tagb.org.uk

 

Norfolk-based Broadland Tchoukball Club finished top of the 3rd national Tchoukball shield event last weekend. Taking on strong competition from Portsmouth, Southampton and Liphook, the seven-sided team won all of their league matches and finished 70-47 victors in the final.

 

The Andrews Shield, an annual event hosted by the Tchoukball Association of Great Britain in honour of the late founder of British tchoukball John Andrews, was held in Portsmouth on Sunday 8 June 2008. The home side had won the previous two competitions in 2006 and 2007.

 

Runners up Portsmouth Tchoukball Club will join Broadland as automatic qualifiers for the 2009 European Winners Cup, tchoukball's Champions League equivalent, in Switzerland.

 

The day saw impressive performances from all sides including 58-56 nail-biter between the University of Southampton and Portsmouth 2s.

 

The final placings for the day were as follows:

Final Positions
1st    Broadland Blazers
2nd   Portsmouth Rhinos
3rd    Southampton
4th    Portsmouth 2
5th    Broadland Blades
6th    Liphook

 

 

Match results:

 

COURT 1

 

 

 

 

Portsmouth Rhinos

v

Southampton

59

40

Portsmouth Rhinos

v

Broadland Blades

70

35

Southampton

v

Broadland Blades

59

43

Broadland Blades

v

Liphook

20

19

Portsmouth Rhinos

v

Broadland Blazers

47

70

 

COURT 2

 

 

 

 

Portsmouth 2

v

Liphook

54

45

Broadland Blazers

v

Liphook

59

44

Broadland Blazers

v

Portsmouth 2

64

53

Southampton

v

Portsmouth 2

58

56

 

Notes to editors:

 

1.   Tchoukball, a cross between handball and volleyball, is a fast-paced team sport that can be played all year round - indoors, on grass or on the beach. Teams compete against each other by rebounding the ball off a tightly-sprung trampette at either end of the court. Defenders try to catch the ball before it hits the floor and if they don't, a point is scored. Tchoukball is unique as both sides can score at either end of the court. Tchoukball is non-contact and there is no interception.
 
2.   New Year New Sport is a specifically-designed sports development programme for secondary schools from the Tchoukball Association of Great Britain working in partnership with Suffolk Sport www.suffolksport.com
  
3.   Broadland Tchoukball Club Chairman, John Tubby, can be contacted on 07887 933229. The club trains at Flegg High School in Martham (Postcode: NR29 4DQ). Juniors train on Thursdays 7pm until 8pm - Seniors train on Tuesdays 8pm until 10pm. Website: www.broadlandtc.co.uk

4.    Photo included for offer. Back row left to right: John Tubby, Andrew St Ledger, Adam Digger, Jack Buck, Rob Starking. Front row left to right: Lou Fountain and Charlie Vanner

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