Olympic Catuvellauni is a former English handball club from

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Etymology

Pronounced ''Cat-oo-well-orn-ee'' Sports Club was formed in 2013. The Olympic aspect is in recognition of forming a

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legacy whilst

Catuvellauni The Catuvellauni (Common Brittonic: *''Catu-wellaunī'', "war-chiefs") were a Celtic tribe or state of southeastern Britain before the Roman conquest, attested by inscriptions into the 4th century. The fortunes of the Catuvellauni and their k ...

is a nod to the

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that emerged in ancient Britain to become one of the most powerful

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History

Foundation

Former

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chairman

Chris Rivett Chris Rivett (born 25 April 1979) is the chairman of Olympic Catuvellauni, a multi-discipline sporting club he formed in 2013. Prior to establishing the Oly Cats, he was chairman of Stamford A.F.C., until he resigned in March 2013. Football Chri ...

formed the multi-discipline sporting club in 2013. Rivett, the managing director of Final Third Sports Media, an award-winning company that he set up in 2005, explained when announcing the club's creation: "I have been very flattered by the opportunities that have come my way since leaving Stamford. However, having spent time considering whether I wished to take up another role exclusively in football, I started to look at the alternatives and the chance to build a brand new club, structured around modern beliefs and values, really appeals to me. It is something that just doesn't happen these days, not from scratch. "I feel very passionately about doing something community-focused that benefits grassroot clubs and local schools upwards, and not just in one sports code. Multi-sport disciplines are very common on the continent, as well as in America, and I've seen first-hand the additional benefits they offer a community. “Having worked at the Games or the Olympic News Servicethe ideology of 'inspiring a generation' has become almost a cliche to some but for most who were directly involved, and certainly me personally, that has been a big focus since the Olympics and it is my intention to set something up that will benefit the local sport scene in a variety of ways. "At the initial stages of bouncing the idea around to industry contacts I was hoping someone would tell me it was a mad idea but quite the contrary, the level of enthusiasm for the project has been encouraging and we are already very close to announcing the first branch of the club that we are confident will attract Team GB Olympians to represent it. "We are also at the preliminary stage of conversations with other sporting codes about becoming part of the Olympic Catuvellauni family."

Team creation

It was announced on June 20, 2013 the first Olympic legacy Olympic Catuvellauni team would compete in

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. The side, based in

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, was an affiliate to the EHA and will be managed by the 2012 Great Britain Handball team goalkeeper and captain, Bobby White. They compete din the Midlands development league for the 2013 season and the Championship South. at the second tier of English Handball. Robert White was made the first player-coach.

References

External links

Official website

Facebook page

Twitter account

Chairman's Blog
{{HandballEngland Handball clubs in England