England U18 selections for Student Cup 

The women will travel to The Edge, Leeds University, on 29th November, where they will take part in Pool J by facing Durham University 2, University of Lincoln, University of Sheffield and Leeds University. 

"We are incredibly excited to be launching our preparations for the 2028 CEV qualifiers with participation in the Volleyball England Student Cup," said Head Coach, Alex Chinery.   

"Much of this squad now has international experience following our trips to Portugal and Denmark this year and we’re really excited to see what they can do together. 

"Every time the athletes get to pull on the England jersey on English soil it's a special moment for them and we expect this to be no different. 

"Competing at the Leeds qualifier was important for us to gain new experiences, in new venues. As opposed to the Loughborough qualifiers given our familiarity with those venues from training camps. 

"We know we're going to have to travel to a new country and venue for the qualifier and to have the opportunity to practice that afforded to us by VE Competitions is very much appreciated." 

Women's selections  

Athletes   

Amber Wariebi (Richmond)
Ava Jack (Hull Thunder)
Elsa Lees (Urmston)
Emily Tandy (Bristol)
Grace Owen-Crompton (Richmond)
Isabella Bradshaw (Newcastle Staffs)
Isabella Hadef (Bristol)
Isabelle Harrison (Richmond)
Isla Brook (Ashfield Vipers)
Lola Bryant (Richmond)
Molly Meehan (South Bucks, Herts)
Sno Dixon (Richmond)
 

Staff
Alex Chinery, Head Coach 
Cat Machado, Team Manager 
Maddie Vararu, Assistant Coach 
 

The men will travel to Ashcombe School, Dorking on 29th November where they will take part in Pool K by taking on Team Surrey, University of Southampton, Exter University and University of Kent. 

Head Coach, Ryan Murphy said: "For the Student Cup, we’ve selected players born in 2010 and 2011, with the 2010-born players taking on leadership roles as we build on the culture we’ve developed through recent camps and competitions. 

"Adult teams have given us the level of competition we need, and with a few more opportunities to play them next year, we want to use that extra pace and power to become more terminal in attack and identify what we need to work on together throughout the season.  

"Our aim is to qualify for the Student Cup finals, where we would hope to field a squad of players born in 2011 or later, all aged 16 or under, as part of our preparation for the NEVZA CEV qualifiers. 

"We want to thank the VE Competitions team for allowing us entry into the competition and the Talent team for their collaboration." 

Men's selections 

Athletes

Alex Cox (Richmond)
Ayaan Syed (Chelmsford)
Charlie Moir (Wessex, Bristol)
Jaden Valdes (Wessex)
Jake Chedgy (Wessex)
Joe Cowles (Urmston Grammar)
Leon Lawrence (Wapping Wildcats)
Muhau Ngonda (Urmston Grammar)
Paiman Sadiqi (South Bucks)
Patrick Olivier (Richmond) 
Reggie Bateman (Black Country)
Sam Khan (Urmston Grammar)
Seb McBirnie (Richmond)
Zack Trynka-Murray (Monkseaton, Newcastle) 

Staff  

Ryan Murphy, Head Coach 
Antonio Codrington, Team Manager 
Nick Sampson, Team Manager
Ben Fairweather, Assistant Coach