# Great Britain Water Polo Juniors

The Great Britain Water Polo junior teams are the national teams that represent Great Britain at youth level in the sport of Water Polo. There are male and female national junior teams, which compete internationally at the U-17 and U-20 level.
On March 15, 2015, the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo team qualified to compete in the 2015 European Games, after succeeding in the qualifying tournament held in Nice, France. The Great Britain U-17 men's water polo team failed to qualify, losing out by one goal to Malta.

## Results
### Baku 2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results

Source:
| Opposing Team | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | Final score | Result |
| Portugal | 7-1 | 14-2 | 18-2 | 26-3 | Win |
| Czech Republic | 3-4 | 4-4 | 8-6 | 8-8 | Draw |
| France | 2-2 | 6-4 | 8-7 | 13-12 | Loss |
| Switzerland | 5-0 | 9-0 | 20-0 | 30-0 | Win |
The Great Britain U-17 Women's Team Qualified for the 2015 European Games.

### Baku 2015 European Games Results

In the 2015 European Games, the GB U-17 women's team came 11th, beating Israel twice and narrowly losing to Germany.

## Roster

The following is the Great Britain U-17 women's water polo roster of the 2015 European Games.
| Hat Number | Name | Position | Height | Handedness | Club |
| 1 | Hayley Price | Goalkeeper | 165 cm; 5 ft 5 in | R | Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club |
| 2 | Lucy Shaw | Driver | 175 cm; 5 ft 9 in | R | Liverpool Water Polo Club |
| 3 | Bethany Ward | Driver | 169 cm; 5 ft 7 in | R | Devonport Royal Swimming Association |
| 4 | Lara Partridge | Centre-back | 165 cm; 5 ft 5 in | R | Mid Sussex Marlins |
| 5 | Grace Rowland | Driver | 161 cm; 5 ft 3 in | R | Liverpool Water Polo Club |
| 6 | Fleur Kennedy | Centre-forward | 178 cm; 5 ft 10 in | R | Warley Wasps |
| 7 | Hannah Edwards | Driver | 167 cm; 5 ft 6 in | L | Menziehill Whitehall Swimming and Water Polo Club |
| 8 | Mhairi Nurthen | Driver | 160 cm; 5 ft 3 in | R | London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club |
| 9 | Izzy Dean (Captain) | Driver | 170 cm; 5 ft 7 in | R | London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club |
| 10 | Kathy Rodgers | Centre-back | 168 cm; 5 ft 6 in | R | London Otter Swimming and Water Polo Club |
| 11 | Verity McCoy (Vice-captain) | Centre-back | 175 cm; 5 ft 9 in | R | City of Liverpool |
| 12 | Dani Brazier | Centre-forward | 178 cm; 5 ft 10 in | R | Chelmsford Swimming Club |
| 13 | Sophie Jackson | Goalkeeper | 176 cm; 5 ft 9 in | R | Leeds Water Polo Club |
* Head Coach: Nick Buller.
* Assistant Coach: Ant McGuinness.
* Team Manager: Sue Webb.
* Team Doctor: Adrian Lim.
* Team Physio: Victoria O'Donnell.

### Video Highlights

Long-range goal by Lucy Shaw against Israel

## GB U-17 Men's Team
### Results
#### 2015 European Games Qualifying Tournament Results

Source:
| Opposing Team | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | Final score | Result |
| Germany | | | | 7-19 | Loss |
| Latvia | 16-0 | 30-0 | 41-0 | 53-0 | Win |
| Switzerland | 2-0 | 3-0 | 7-1 | 12-1 | Win |
| Malta | 3-2 | 4-5 | 5-7 | 6-7 | Loss |
The Great Britain U-17 Men's Team did not qualify for the 2015 European Games. It is noted that this was the Great Britain U-17 men's team's first international competition as a team.