The end of this weekend sees the end of Korfball's European club Competitions and Trojans placing 7th in the Europa Cup and Kwiek and Mitcham coming 4th and 5th respectively in the Europa Shield.
What does that mean for England Korfball? From one perspective the message is clear: it means that EK clubs are not at the highest level in Europe. Overall their performances weren't quite good enough on the international stage. However, in the Europa Shield (which doesn't include Dutch or Belgian Clubs) the key losses weren't that big: Kwiek losing 9-10 to runners-up VKC Kolin, and Mitcham losing 10-14 to eventual winners Benfica.
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19 Jan '10
In the coming few days, last season's top English teams will face European competition in the Europa Cup (Trojans will compete in Herentals, Belgium) and the Europa Shield (where Kwiek and Mitcham play in Százhalombatta, Hungary).
02 Oct '09
Clubs will soon be receiving their invitations to the Europa Shield 2010, European Korfball's second tier competition. The event was developed by the British Korfball Association, who hosted the first event, and subsequently, the International Korfball Federation has recognised this event.