Great Britain Under 19s men are completing final preparations ahead of their IFAF European Championships clash with Italy in Milan on Saturday evening. The match is can be viewed by free live stream at this link from 8pm.
Harry Buckland: pumped (pic IFAF)
Team Captain and wide receiver, Harry Buckland said: “The team are ecstatic for this game We’ve worked so hard and bonded as a group leading up to playing this strong Italian side. We are excited to show all our progress on the field come Saturday night!”
Head coach Scott Rowe added: “I am really proud to be out here with a fantastic group of players and coaches. As a collective, we have worked so hard to put ourselves in this position. These young men have a great opportunity to make a real impact and continue the upward trajectory of the GB U19 program.”
The U19 European Championships takes on a new format this year – with the GB game one of six taking place over the weekend. Defending champions, Austria play Finland at home and runners up Sweden will host Denmark. Elsewhere, Germany returns to the competition and will travel to current bronze medalists, France, Spain host Belgium and Switzerland travels to the Czech Republic.
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Final preparations: squad united (pic Ryan Allen)
Full travelling squad:
| Pos | Name | Jersey no.# | Team |
| QB | Finley Guyan | 8 | Cologne Crocodiles |
| QB | Joseph McGovern | 5 | Rushmoor Knights |
| RB | Rosen Nikolov | 22 | SGS Pride |
| RB | Sam Geddes | 9 | Leeds Beckett Carnegie |
| RB | Luca Garner-Beynon | 27 | South Wales Warriors |
| RB | Alexander Edun | 44 | London Warriors |
| WR | Kingsley Eke | 1 | South London Renegades |
| WR | Harry Buckland | 11 | SGS Pride |
| WR | Harley Skinner-Henry | 17 | London Blitz |
| WR | Ryan Hart | 30 | SGS Pride |
| WR | Isaac Waugh | 85 | Chorley Buccaneers |
| WR | Onrie Manning | 18 | SGS Pride |
| WR | Jack Lugton | 13 | Loughborough University |
| WR | Karl Valmont | 4 | London Blitz |
| OL | Joseph Mugford | 77 | Exeter Demons |
| OL | Louis Burghes | 74 | Exeter Demons |
| OL | Taylor Shortland | 73 | Loughborough University |
| OL | Henry Flatt | 60 | Loughborough University |
| OL | Ben Millar | 79 | Edinburgh Napier Knights |
| OL | Cam Dwyer | 70 | SGS Pride |
| OL | Dominic Norbron | 61 | Scunthorpe Alphas |
| OL | Jake Butler | 69 | Rushmoor Knights |
| DL | Jake Pearman | 99 | Gateshead Senators |
| DL | Brandon Tennant | 94 | Kent Exiles |
| DL | Olaite Okunlola | 55 | London Blitz |
| DL | Jacob Wilkes | 98 | NFL Academy |
| DL | Oliver Williams | 92 | SGS Pride |
| DL | Nathan Gayle | 91 | UWE Bullets |
| LB | Jack Redhead | 34 | Tamworth Phoenix |
| LB | Luca Clements | 19 | Edinburgh Napier Knights |
| LB | Edward Kyere | 40 | London Blitz |
| LB | Caspar Harker | 54 | NFL Academy |
| LB | Michael Alade | 56 | Kent Exiles |
| LB | Jahveal Laidley | 42 | NFL Academy |
| DB | Joe Timmons | 14 | Nottingham Caesars |
| DB | Gabriel Wiseman | 16 | Nottingham Caesars |
| DB | Nelson Hamilton | 6 | Tamworth Phoenix |
| DB | James Eaton | 35 | Sheffield Giants |
| DB | Jerome Darko | 2 | SGS Pride |
| DB | Toby Dean | 24 | Solent Seahawks |
| DB | Thabo Witter | 3 | London Blitz |
| DB | Ibrahim Cham | 21 | South London Renegades |
| DB | Harrison Gilroy | 26 | North East Giants |
| DB | Vinnie Maxfield | 7 | NFL Academy |
| DB | Daniel Schofield | 36 | Chorley Buccaneers |
