The Great Britain korfball team is managed by the British Korfball Association (BKA), representing Great Britain in
korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
international competitions.
In 2007 it was split in 3 national teams:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
,
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
and
Scotland
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, that compete in all international competitions except the
World Games
The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ...
, where they compete as a unified Great Britain and Northern Ireland korfball team. A
unified Ireland team is represented separately.
Tournament history
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Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team, Wales national team and Scotland national team.
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Since 2007 it was split in 3: England national team, Wales national team and Scotland national team.
See also
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England national korfball team
The England national korfball team is managed by the English Korfball Association (EKA), representing England in korfball international competitions.
In 2007 the Great Britain national korfball team was split into 3 national teams: England, ...
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Wales national korfball team
The Wales National Korfball Team often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Corff Cymru, and represents Wales in international korfball competition.
The Welsh Korfball Squa ...
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Scotland national korfball team
The Scotland National Korfball Team is managed by the Scottish Korfball Association (SKA), representing Scotland in korfball international competitions.
It entered in competition in 2007, when the Great Britain National Korfball Team was split ...
External links
British Korfball Association
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National korfball teams
Korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
Korfball teams in the United Kingdom