Essex Rebels fighting out for Volleyball gold this weekend

Hosted in the home of Volleyball England, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, the men and women’s sides are set to face-off against top teams to win silverware.

The Super League Final Four Weekend will see our sides fight it out for silverware across two days.

The Rebels men and women go into the games both as the 4th seed.

Immensely proud

Performance Volleyball Coach, Alex Porter, praised the sides and is backing them to bring home the title.

He said: “I’m immensely proud of the teams reaching the Super League Final Four but the jobs not done.

“Winning a gold has been our target since we started the season over 220 days ago.

“This season’s journey has made a positive impact not just on the athletes, team as a whole and staff but also the wider Essex population.

“Lets make Essex proud! #UpTheRebs."

The games mark the climax of an incredible season for The Rebels, where swathes of the sides have been called up for their countries.

Euan Fraser played for Scotland and hopes to celebrate a benchmark year.

He said: "As a team we pride ourselves on being the hardest working team in the league, despite several injuries this year we put in the work to get ourselves to this point and now all that’s left to do is to put on a show at Kettering and overcome that last hurdle to win it all.

“This team is a joy to work with everyday and I can’t wait to get out on the court with them all one last time."

Dedication

His sentiments were echoed by middle blocker Catherine Tolley who says the times stand on “the brink of excellence”.

She said: "Having already made Essex Rebels history this year, reaching the Final Four is another testament of the team’s hard work, dedication, and relentless pursuit to win at all costs.

“As we stand on the brink of excellence, we understand that the job isn’t done, and we will carry the pride of the East and our one of a kind Rebels community as we strive to leave our mark in English Volleyball history."