# Great Britain men's national volleyball team

The Great Britain men's national volleyball team is the team representing Great Britain in volleyball competitions. The Great Britain Volleyball programme team was resumed in 2006 following an agreement of the FIVB to permit the separate Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to compete together for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics.

## Indoor

The men's team were ranked 29th in the FIVB world ranking as of 22 July 2013.

### Seasons
#### 2008

European League (Netherlands, Slovakia, Greece & Portugal)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 13 Jun | Slovakia | Zilina | 0–3 | −12 | −15 | – 16 | | | L |
| 14 Jun | The Netherlands | Zilina | 0–3 | −22 | −20 | −16 | | | L |
| 15 Jun | Greece | Zilina | 0–3 | −18 | – 20 | – 17 | | | L |
| 27 Jun | Portugal | Sheffield | 3–1 | −25 | 17 | 23 | 22 | | W |
| 28 Jun | Slovakia | Sheffield | 0–3 | −23 | −22 | −29 | | | L |
| 29 Jun | Greece | Sheffield | 3–2 | 19 | −23 | −19 | 21 | 10 | W |
| 4 Jul | The Netherlands | Rotterdam | 0–3 | −23 | −13 | −11 | | | L |
| 5 Jul | Portugal | Rotterdam | 0–3 | −19 | −23 | −21 | | | L |
| 6 Jul | Slovakia | Rotterdam | 0–3 | −14 | −23 | −25 | | | L |
| 11 Jul | Portugal | Povoa De Varzim | 0–3 | −22 | −15 | −20 | | | L |
| 12 Jul | The Netherlands | Povoa De Varzim | 0–3 | −22 | −15 | −19 | | | L |
| 13 Jul | Greece | Povoa De Varzim | 1–3 | −17 | −20 | 24 | −11 | | L |

#### 2009

1st round World Championship Qualifiers (Belarus & Israel)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 2 Jan | Israel | Sheffield | 1–3 | −14 | 21 | −22 | −14 | | L |
| 4 Jan | Belarus | Sheffield | 1–3 | −23 | 13 | −22 | −17 | | L |
European League (Spain, Turkey & Croatia)
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 5 Jun | Spain | Valladolid | 0–3 | −23 | −23 | −16 | | | L |
| 6 Jun | Spain | Valladolid | 1–3 | −12 | −21 | 23 | −20 | | L |
| 13 Jun | Croatia | Edinburgh | 3–0 | 16 | 22 | 23 | | | W |
| 14 Jun | Croatia | Edinburgh | 3–1 | −24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | | W |
| 20 Jun | Turkey | Amasya | 0–3 | −14 | −16 | −20 | | | L |
| 21 Jun | Turkey | Amasya | 1–3 | −29 | 25 | −22 | −19 | | L |
| 27 Jun | Turkey | Norwich | 1–3 | 21 | −18 | −21 | −17 | | L |
| 28 Jun | Turkey | Norwich | 0–3 | −28 | −23 | −20 | | | L |
| 4 Jul | Croatia | Daruvar | 3–0 | 23 | 18 | 23 | | | W |
| 5 Jul | Croatia | Daruvar | 3–2 | 21 | −22 | 22 | −19 | 9 | W |
| 11 Jul | Spain | Sheffield | 0–3 | −20 | −20 | −22 | | | L |
| 12 Jul | Spain | Sheffield | 0–3 | −18 | −16 | −15 | | | L |

#### 2010

1st round European Championship (Azerbaijan)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 8 May | Azerbaijan | Baku | 0–3 | −21 | −18 | −22 | | | L |
| 15 May | Azerbaijan | Sheffield | 3–0 | 18 | 12 | 18 | | | W |
2nd round European Championship Qualifiers (Latvia, Finland & Greece)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 21 May | Latvia | Riga | 1–3 | −23 | −23 | 24 | −16 | | L |
| 22 May | Finland | Riga | 0–3 | −19 | −22 | −19 | | | L |
| 23 May | Greece | Riga | 0–3 | −30 | −21 | −19 | | | L |
| 28 May | Finland | Heraklion | 0–3 | −22 | −22 | −17 | | | L |
| 29 May | Greece | Heraklion | 2–3 | 23 | −13 | 22 | −15 | −15 | L |
| 30 May | Latvia | Heraklion | 1–3 | −23 | −23 | 22 | −26 | | L |
European League (Spain, Romania, Slovakia)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 5 Jun | Slovakia | Sheffield | 1–3 | −23 | 19 | −23 | −23 | | L |
| 6 Jun | Slovakia | Sheffield | 3–0 | 23 | 21 | 22 | | | W |
| 11 Jun | Spain | Salamanca | 1–3 | −15 | 18 | −23 | −26 | | L |
| 12 Jun | Spain | Salamanca | 3–0 | 22 | 24 | 22 | | | W |
| 19 Jun | Romania | Crawley | 3–1 | −21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | | W |
| 20 Jun | Romania | Crawley | 2–3 | 23 | −15 | −21 | 22 | −10 | L |
| 25 Jun | Romania | Constanta | 0–3 | −22 | −20 | −24 | | | L |
| 26 Jun | Romania | Constanta | 2–3 | 22 | −21 | 20 | −28 | −13 | L |
| 3 Jul | Spain | Sheffield | 0–3 | −23 | −20 | −17 | | | L |
| 4 Jul | Spain | Sheffield | 0–3 | −12 | −17 | −22 | | | L |
| 9 Jul | Slovakia | Nitra | 0–3 | −15 | −19 | −21 | | | L |
| 4 Jul | Slovakia | Nitra | 0–3 | −15 | −23 | −21 | | | L |

#### 2011

European League (Croatia, Belgium & Slovenia)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 28 May | Croatia | Sheffield | 3–2 | –21 | –21 | 24 | 18 | 4 | W |
| 29 May | Croatia | Sheffield | 0–3 | –18 | –21 | –15 | | | L |
| 4 Jun | Belgium | Belgium | 3–0 | 21 | 24 | 16 | | | W |
| 15 Jun | Belgium | Belgium | 1–3 | 23 | –19 | –20 | –18 | | L |
| 10 Jun | Slovenia | Sheffield | 1–3 | –21 | –14 | 31 | –16 | | L |
| 11 Jun | Slovenia | Sheffield | 0–3 | –23 | –21 | –18 | | | L |
| 18 Jun | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 1–3 | –19 | –19 | 15 | –21 | | L |
| 19 Jun | Slovenia | Ljubljana | 3–0 | 23 | 16 | 21 | | | W |
| 25 Jun | Belgium | Crawley | 2–3 | 24 | –19 | 22 | –23 | –14 | L |
| 26 Jun | Belgium | Crawley | 3–2 | 23 | –23 | 23 | –22 | 11 | W |
| 9 Jul | Croatia | Croatia | 0–3 | –22 | –19 | –20 | | | L |
| 10 Jul | Croatia | Croatia | 2–3 | –19 | 23 | 23 | –13 | –10 | L |
Olympic Test Event – Earls Court (London) 20 – 24 July 2011
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Win/Lose |
| 20 Jul | Mexico | Earls Court | 3–1 | 15 | 20 | –21 | 23 | W |
| 21 Jul | Serbia | Earls Court | 0–3 | –18 | –14 | –25 | | L |
| 22 Jul | Brazil | Earls Court | 0–3 | –19 | –22 | –12 | | L |
| 23 Jul | USA | Earls Court | 0–3 | –23 | –23 | –23 | | L |
| 24 Jul | Egypt | Earls Court | 3–1 | 18 | –21 | 22 | 23 | W |

#### 2012

1st round European Championships (Albania)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 12 May | Albania | Tirana | 3–0 | 25 | 23 | 20 | | | W |
| 19 May | Albania | Crawley | 3–0 | 17 | 17 | 22 | | | W |
Olympic Games – Earls Court (London) 29 July – 6 August 2012
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | Win/Lose |
| 29 Jul | Bulgaria | Earls Court | 0–3 | –18 | –20 | –24 | L |
| 31 Jul | Australia | Earls Court | 0–3 | –15 | –18 | –20 | L |
| 2 Aug | Italy | Earls Court | 0–3 | –19 | –16 | –20 | L |
| 4 Aug | Poland | Earls Court | 0–3 | –16 | –19 | –18 | L |
| 6 Aug | Argentina | Earls Court | 0–3 | –18 | –18 | –15 | L |
2nd round European Championships Qualifiers (Belarus, Turkey & Portugal)
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Win/Lose |
| 7 Sep | Portugal | Vila do Conde | 2–3 | −24 | 22 | 20 | −18 | −10 | L |
| 8 Sep | Turkey | Vila do Conde | 3–2 | −17 | 20 | 20 | −17 | 24 | W |
| 9 Sep | Belarus | Vila do Conde | 1–3 | −15 | 23 | −23 | −19 | | L |
| 14 Sep | Turkey | Ankara | 0–3 | −16 | −17 | −20 | | | L |
| 15 Sep | Portugal | Ankara | 0–3 | −18 | −17 | −26 | | | L |
| 16 Sep | Belarus | Ankara | 2–3 | 20 | −14 | 23 | −19 | −11 | L |

## Current roster

The following is the British roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Harry Brokking
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
| 1 | Peter Bakare | 2 July 1989 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 359 cm (141 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | Landstede Zwolle |
| 2 | Ben Pipes (C) | 21 October 1986 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 318 cm (125 in) | Landstede Zwolle |
| 3 | Dami Bakare | 22 September 1988 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 363 cm (143 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | VC Argex Duvel Puurs |
| 4 | Daniel Hunter (L) | 23 January 1990 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Landstede Zwolle |
| 5 | Mark Plotyczer | 19 February 1987 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 344 cm (135 in) | 316 cm (124 in) | St-Brieuc CAVB |
| 7 | Mark McGivern | 24 February 1983 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 324 cm (128 in) | Avignon Volley-Ball |
| 8 | Jason Haldane | 23 July 1971 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | VC CSKA Sofia |
| 9 | Andrew Pink | 25 January 1983 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | Amicale Laïque Canteleu-Maromme |
| 10 | Nathan French | 20 April 1990 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Avignon Volley-Ball |
| 11 | Joel Miller | 15 December 1988 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 329 cm (130 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | VBK Klagenfurt |
| 12 | Christopher Lamont | 7 December 1982 | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | ASUL Lyon |
| 17 | Kieran O'Malley | 12 May 1988 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | Abiant Lycurgus |

## Sitting

The men's sitting volleyball team finished in Division B 5th place after the Oklahoma 2010 World Championships. After competing in the ECVD Continental Cup 2011, the men's team finished in 7th place.