Goalball team secures Bronze and World Cup spot

RNC's Women's Goalball team picked up a Bronze medal at the European Goalball Club Association's Women's Champions League in Belgium at the end of June.
The RNC team dominated the Finnish team Old Power, winning the Bronze medal match 6-0.

This win secures them a well-deserved spot at next year's World Cup as the top three teams from this tournament qualify.



Head Coach Aaron Ford was delighted with the team's performance and said:

'To come away having narrowly lost the semi-final, but then to have convincingly won the bronze medal match and demonstrate that we are one of the best club teams in Europe, is a huge moment for us. It was a great opportunity not only to test ourselves against other clubs from around Europe, but to now be able to do that against the best clubs from around the world, it's brilliant.

'While it's great to win and to perform, what we're also doing here through the College and through these types of activities is providing genuine real life experiences and life changing opportunities, and this is something that the students will remember for a long time.

'Huge thanks to Performance Fluids for their support in getting the team to the tournament.'

The 2025 Club World Cup is set to take place in Finland.