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| 20/4/05 - Fred - Invicta Youth in the A.S.A Cup Invicta Youth team performed well in ASA Club Championships reaching the final in Manchester on 24th April. Unfortunately they lost 7 - 8 to Sheffield. Goal scorers for Invicta were: Alan Chambers; Sean King; Jack Waller (4) and Greg Jackson. |
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| 10/4/05 - Fred - Invicta have 6 players in the British Junior Men's Squad Elliott Murphy; Alex Murphy; Adam Stoakley; Callum Bailey; Tom Kennedy and Will Liddie have been selected for the British Junior Men's Squad. |
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| 10/4/05 - Fred - Flanders International Tournament 26th - 28th August 2005 Invicta have entered 3 teams - Men; Women and Youth |
| 10/4/05 - Fred - Invicta players selected for GB GB Youth Team Alan Chambers, Sean King and Jack Waller will be in the GB Youth Team that travels to Malta in June. |
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| 3/08/06 - Fred - Four Invicta Players go to the Europeans Sean King, Callum Baily, Elliot Murphy and Jack Waller have been selected to play for Great Britain in the European Junior Water Polo Championships. (For Results go to: http://www.lenweb.org/main.php) (For more pictures go to Pictures / Videos) |
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| 16/8/06 - Pat - First National League weekend finishes in disapointment An unlucky Invicta team came away from the first weekend with 0 points after 2 close games. Check out Fixtures/Results for more details. |
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| 25/8/06 - Pat - Invicta Ladies win both their Games For more details check out Invicta Ladies. |
| 25/8/06 - Pat - Post Loughborough analysis Can all first team players read and digest Martins pointers from last weekend. |
| 2/10/06 - Pat - The National League stand up and take notice of Invicta's Impressive display at Ponds Forge Invicta finish the weekend strong against Reading, with the biggest winning margin they've achieved in a National League game for several seasons. Except for a slight blip against a strengthened Otter side the second weekend of the season was a big team success and puts the club in a greatly strengthened league position. This is backed up with having the best goal difference in the league. Quotes from the National League Official Website: "Invicta's 22-11 defeat of Reading was a real team effort - no fewer than ten of their players featured on the score sheet. King scored four ...." "Lethwood and Murphy scored four each for Invicta, who beat Leeds 18-10 to take five out of six points from the weekend." (To read more about the weekend go to The National League Website) |
| 2/10/06 - Pat - After a poor start the Marlins put in an impressive team performance. After a disappointing display against Univ. of Bristol the Marlins showed what they are made of with an impressive victory over Croydon Amphibs. (To read more about the weekend go to The National League Website.) |
| 29/09/06 - Pat - 3 Invicta Players are selected to represent England in the Junior Home Nations Sean King, Jack Waller and Alan Chambers have all been selected to represent England in the upcoming Junior Home Nations Tournament. |
| 29/9/06 - Pat - Invicta Player Selected for the Full Great Britain Team Callum Baily has been selected to represent Great Britain Seniors in a tournament in Egypt. |
| Also Check out 'TJ Ed's Big Night Out!!' |
| 16/10/06 - Pat - Millfield - The Good, The Bad and the Unlucky! An all round disappointing weekend for Invicta began brightly with an impressive victory over Scottish giants, Caledonian. From then on things went downhill - a close loss to local rivals Otter followed by a poor performance in the last game of the weekend against Tydlesley made it a hard journy home. To demonstrate the close compact nature of the division, If Invicta had played to their potential and turned defeat into victory on these last two games, they would be sitting second in the table. (For more details go to Fixtures/Results and The National League Website) |
| 16/10/06 - Pat - Marlins have an impressive weekend In their local pool, the Marlins managed to notch up 4 points from a possible 6. (For more details go to Fixtures/Results and The National League Website) |
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| 23/10/06 - Pat - Invicta Players make a mark for Great Britain This weekend Rob Padden, Greg Jackson, Alan Chambers, Sean King and Jack Waller were all selected to represent thr Great Britain Juniors as they made their debut in the National League. At one time all five players were in the water together and it was noted that it could have been the Invicta junior squad! |
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| 30/10/06 - Pat - Invicta players help England to victory in the Home Nations |
| Invicta's Jack Waller, Sean King and Alan Chambers all played a major role in securing the Home Nations Title for the England Juniors. This is yet another example of the strong youth set up at Invicta. |
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| 30/10/06 - Pat - Invicta fall short, again!
It has become a recurring theme this season - Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Countless games have been decided by a couple of goals, a couple of mistakes, a couple of bad decisions and almost without exception it has been Invicta on the losing end. This was once again evident with our 2 narrow defeats in Lancaster . On the up side many positives can also be taken away from the weekend. The two defeats were split by an impressive victory over, the promotion hopefuls, Hucknall. We also once again showed our strength in depth with 8 different goal scorers over the weekend. Another thought to take from the current situation is that if we had just upped our game by 5% it could easily of given us an extra 10 points (reversing the 5 games lost by 2 goals or less) and put us top of the table. This has to be the focus for next season and is clearly a realistic goal. (For more details go to Fixtures/Results and The National League Website) |
| 30/10/06 - Pat - Marlins; Weekend of two halves! The Marlins Keep their hope of promotion alive with a victory over Otter but didn't help themselves with a narrow loss to Bristol . This all makes for an exciting end to the season. |
| 30/10/06 - Pat - Stephenson awarded "European Goal of the Month" |
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| The Committee of European Water Polo met up in Hungry today to discuss the issues effecting the current game, the format of the upcoming Olympics as well as the performance of players across Europe in the previous month. As part of this a "Goal of the Month" award was decided. In a close run vote Invicta's Marc stephenson took top spot with an incredible bounce shot from well inside his own 7 meters. Stephenson is apparently a very humble player and has yet to make any comment prior to the game about his goal.
(For note; American Captain, Wolfgang Wolf's submersion shot, while playing for Belgrade in the European Club Championships, came in 2nd with Clive Donaldson's lob from within his own half in a distant 3rd)). |
| 11/11/06 - Pat - Invicta 's last NL Weekend goes from the disappointing to the sublime
A strange weekend for results saw Invicta secure a midtable final placing. It was always going to be a difficult weekend with four key players out and Martin away, overseeing the marlins. It started disappointingly with close losses to both Leeds and Caledonia. After a night of quiet contemplation, the next days performance was of a totally different calabar. It saw Invicta pick up their game with an outstanding 31 -2 victory over Reading (who earlier that weekend had inflicted a damaging defeat over Caledonia). This unbelievable performance could not help but be noticed by the whole of the National league as well as giving the club the 2nd best goal difference in the division. Quotes from the NL official website: "Reading, who, much to their embarrassment, were crushed 31-2 by Invicta's young team. A league record score perhaps?" "The remarkable 31-goal spree by Invicta's young side include eight goals by Callum Bailey, a recent selection for the GB, six by Alex Murphy and five Patrick Baker." The weekend also saw the emotional farewell to our Favourite Aussie Import, Hoogy bear who is being deported for drunk and disorderly behaviour. A lot of credit should also go to Spud, who stepped in to Martins shoes for the weekend, and made sure the team kept their shape and discipline. |
| 11/11/06 - Pat - Marlins do enough to set up a potential promotion grabbing last weekend
Marlins claimed three points from their penultimate weekend to set up a nail bitting finish to the season at Crawly in 2 weeks time. Currently they sit 4 points behind the front 2 but have 3 games in hand. |
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| 27/11/06 - Pat - Marlin's finish season in style to make playoffs The Marlins take 5 points from the last weekend of the season at Crawly to keep their promotion aspirations alive. Their final position of 2nd sets up a playoff showdown with Basingstoke in 2 weeks. (For more details go to Fixtures/Results and The National League Website) |
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| 11/12/06 - Pat - Marlins secure promotion in style |
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| Marlins made sure that they would be playing their polo in the 3rd division next season by steamrolling Basingstoke, 19-6, in their promotion playoff. An inspirational team performance will make next years opponents stand up and take notice. Quotes from NL website: "Impressive Invicta Marlins outplayed Basingstoke" "Marlins never looked back after scoring five times without reply in the first period. Richard Hooper led their scorers with six. Other goals went to Collins (5), Cheetham (3), Tollefson (2), Jackson, Donaldson and Chambers." (For more details go to Fixtures/Results and The National League Website) |
| 27/11/06 - Martin Burke -
Invicta Ladies continue their progress For more details on the Invicta ladies click here |
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| For details on the festive fun please read Freds blog.
If your still not in the mood, watch this video. It's hidden footage of the dance floor at last years party! - Click here! |
| 17/12/06 - Pat - Invicta Xmas Party!!!!! |
| 4/1/07 - Pat - Invicta Players shine for Great Britain in Canada |
| Sean King, Jack Waller and Alan Chambers were all selected to represent the Great Britain Juniors for a tournament in Canada over the new year. All three players made a significant impact with King top scorering for the national side. King and Waller were also both selected in the All Star team for the tournament. |
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| Right: King, Waller and Chambers in action for Great Britain (AKA Invicta youth development squad) against New Zealand |
| For More Info: Official Site: Click Here Dunfermline Players Log: Click Here |
| 27/1/07 - Pat - Invicta members become part of the National Water Polo setup Greg Candy Wallace, the tricky Marlins left hander, has been appointed as the National League representative for the 3rd Division. Along with this Martin Burke, the Invicta Head Coach, is now involved in The GB Junior set up. This is yet another example of the Invicta Club stamping their mark on British Water Polo. |
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| Coaches award for the most deserving player: Richards Hooper
Invicta players player award: Matt Hogan Marlins players player award: Greg Jackson Ladies players player: Michelle Cave. Club Top Goal Scorer: Richards Hooper (51) Club Top Major King/Queen: Callum Bailey (16) |
| 10/2/07 - Pat - Awards for the 2006 Season After a well attended AGM (more information on what was discussed will follow), the following awards were decided on: |
| Jack Waller was voted MVP for Great Britain in their latest tour to Portugal. With 22 goals he was also top scorer. Sean King also played an important part finishing only behind Waldo in the goalscoring stakes. |
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| 13/4/07 - Pat - Invicta Player is star of the GB show |
| 13/4/07 - Pat - Fixtures for the new seasson are now available For more info click here |
| 13/4/07 - Pat - New Features on the Website New Videos and Player Profiles have recently been added to the website |
| 18/4/07 - Fred - Three Invicta players star for GB Juniors in Portugal Sean King, Jack Waller and Greg Jackson, with coach Martin Burke, helped GB to an emphatic tournament win in Portugal. Jack Waller was named as ‘Man of the Tournament ‘ and top goal scorer, with Sean King second in the scoring list. Well done lads. |
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| 20/4/07 - Fred - Invicta player selected for GB Ladies Congratulation to Sarah Tollefson on being selected for the GB Youth Girls Squad for the European Girls Championships in 2008. |
| 20/05/07 - Fred - Invicta team named for the ASAP cup The Invicta team has ben selected to play Cheltenham in the first round of the ASA Cup. This is the first chance of the season to test ourselves against top class competition. For more details go to Invicta Men. |
| 20/05/07 - Fred - Invicta Summer Tours There are two potential tours for Invicta coming up. The old favorite Derby lakes tournament (though re-located to Nottingham) and a more serious trip to Prague to show those eastern europeans how water polo should be played. Keep your ears open for more details. |
| 28/5/07 - Pat - Invicta 8 - 16 Cheltenham Invicta Men lost to Cheltenam in the ASA Cup compition in their first test of the season. With a scoreline that flattered Cheltenham, Invicta can take alot out of their performance and for long periods of the game held their own with one of the top sides in the country. It was also a good insight in to where we need to be in future seasons. For more info go to the Mens Section. |
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| 11/6/07 - Fred - Invicta Ladies Win London League
Congratulations to the Invicta Ladies team who won the London League Ladies Championship at Whitgift’s School on Sunday 10th June. They won the Tournament over three week-ends finally beating a London Select team 6 – 5 and then immediately beating Haywards Heath 10 – 6 in the Final. It is difficult to pick out or name any star players because everybody played well but is it was very exciting to see so many very young players come in and play with a maturity way beyond their years and that certainly bodes well for the future. It was just a magnificent achievement by a very young team (average age 19) to play eight continuous quarters of hard competitive polo and still beat a team that play in Division 2 of the National League. Congratulation to Lois and Kevin who coached the team in the absence of the usual coaches. (Who needs Martin and Steve anyway ?). Once again – Congratulation to all the players |
| Back row: Kevin, Lois, Becks, Amy, Adele, Charlotte, Michelle, Leanne
Front row: Nicky, Chelsea, Jenny, Daisy, Emma, Jacqui Absent: Karina, Sarah |
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| 1/7/07 - Pat - Invicta Juniors Win the ASA National Title
This weekend the Invicta juniors took the national title for the second year running. Going into the tournament as favourites they didn't disappoint. In a format which saw the semi's and finals spanning over one weekend the team couldn't afford to take their eye off the ball. A demolition of the well funded Manchester side, 11-5, on the Saturday set up a show down with local rivals Sutton in the final. The boys raised their game and took a 9-6 victory and the title. |
| 1/7/07 - Pat - Invicta Youth Show Promise by Making ASA semi finals
The signs look bright for the future of Invicta with both the Junior and Youth teams performing well at the national level. The performance of the Youth team shouldn't be over shadowed by the achievements of the older age group as they showed signs of their potential in reaching the Semi finals of the national competition. They came up against a strong Bristol side who shot out of the blocks with 5 early goals. This made it a game of catch up and the gap was just too big to close. Finale score; Invicta Youth 12 - 16 Bristol For a full report go to the Junior / Youth page |
| 1/7/07 - Pat - Invicta Men claim 2nd in the Army tournament
In this tough well fought tournament Invicta put on a respectful yet not wholly impressive display. This tournament is a good chance to practice in an all deep water pool against some tough opposition and with this in mind it was a slightly disappointing turnout from senior players. Saying that, it also showed the strength that Invicta has in depth by fielding a Junior, Youth and Men's team as well as losing players to Worthing (who also entered the tournament) all in the same weekend. The tournament was eventually taken by Avondale, who where fresh off their Derby Lakes Victory and bursting to the seams with impressive foreigners who ply their trade in National League Div 1 with other teams. Despite this, Invicta took them right to the wire with a missed shot in the last second that would of drawn the game 6 all. For a full report go to Invicta Men |
| 24/6/07 - Pat -The world renound Derby Lakes tournament provides some good social training
The Derby Lakes Tournament (which was actually held in Nottingham) is definitely a highlight of the social calendar even if it is hard to play good polo in a freezing lake, covered in pond weed and tangled in underwater cables. Despite the conditions I think everyone attending will agree that the tour style weekend was definitely worth while. A special thanks to the Candy man for organising as well as anticipating every member of the team failing to bring a tent or sleeping bag and providing the suitable equipment. I think players were too busy digging out their old cheap easyrip pants to worry about such insignificant equipment as a tent. For a full report go to Invicta Men |
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| For a full report go to the Junior / Youth page. For Photos go to the Photo Album |
| 3/08/07 - Fred - Men's Squad has been selected The squads for both Invicta and Marlins have now been selected. For more details go to Invicta Men. |
| 29/08/07 - Patrick - Invicta beat Penguin in an impressive display The new season can't start soon enough after Invicta comfortably beat a full strength Penguin side 17-6. For more information go to Invicta Men |
| 04/09/07 - Invicta Ladies appoint a new coach Alastair Roberts has been appointed has the new coach for the Ladies team. He is one of the top coaches in the South East and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Club. For more Information go to Invicta Ladies |
| 04/09/07 - Tour to Holland is a big success Invicta enjoyed a great weekend in Holland both in and out of the pool. A well organised tournament offered plenty of water time for all those who travelled. It was a good pre-season team building exercise for both Invicta and the Marlins. It should also be noted that Invicta pleased the crowds with their "Total Polo" approach and were renamed Team Flair amongst the cheering onlookers. A thanks should go to Gregg Candy Wallace for all his work in making it happen. For Picture and Videos go to Photo Album |
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| 9/9/07 - Patrick - Marlins make a satisfactory start to the National League Season Newly promoted Marlins started the season with a win and a loss in a tough 3rd division. For More info go to Invicta Men |
| 16/9/07 - Patrick - Invicta take 6 points in Lancaster to top the table An impressive display in the first weekend of the season saw Invicta claim 6 points from a possible six and go top of the table. Victorys over tough opposition sent a message to the rest of the league that Invicta are the team to beat this season. A more detailed report and video footage to follow. |
| 16/9/07 - Patrick - Invicta Ladies get off to a solid start under their new coach Invicta Ladies, under new coach Alastair Roberts, start the season strong with a win, a loss and a draw at the Manchester Aquatic center. For more details go to Invicta Ladies |
| 23/9/07 - Patrick - Marlins Claim 5 points in Nottingham In claiming 5 points from a possible 6 the Marlins show that they are not in the division just to make up the numbers and seem to possess the attributes and team spirit to push for promotion. For more details go to Invicta Men |
| 25/9/07 - Patrick - Invicta Ladies impress with 2 wins and a loss in their 2nd weekend. Results: Invicta v Hucknall Lost 4 – 7 Invicta v Bristol Won 13 – 4 Invicta v Manchester University Won 10 – 2 for more details go to Invicta Ladies |
| 01/10/07 - National League Website - DOMINANT INVICTA GO CLEAR Invicta maintained a 100 per cent record and opened up a five-point lead over their nearest rivals after another impressive string of performances in the latest Division Two weekend at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. They swept aside City of Sheffield (15-3) and City of Leeds (18-6) but, before that, were involved in a superb match against Tyldesley, grabbing victory by 14-13 after the game had been tied at 12-12 in the final period. Bailey (5), Murphy (5) and King (4) shared the Invicta goals while Mike Cowburn scored six for Tyldesley. For the League table Click Here For more information go to Invicta Men |
| 15/10/07 - National League Website - There is no stopping Invicta Invicta maintained a 100 per cent record after nine fixtures and five-point lead over second-placed Solihull – with comfortable victories against Hucknall (11-5), Birkenhead (15-5) and Sutton & Cheam (13-9). Invicta began their weekend with an 11-5 defeat of Hucknall – including six goals by Murphy – and a 16-6 victory over Birkenhead. Murphy (4), White (3) and Bailey (3) were the chief Invicta marksmen. Bailey’s six goals ensured Invicta’s hat-trick of wins – they beat Sutton 13-9. |
| 22/10/07 - National League Website - Marlins recover from a poor start to take 4 points Invicta Marlins remain in third place, despite losing 15-7 to South Derbyshire in their opening match. Young Rob Simpson then scored nine and Mark Cheetham seven in a 21-12 defeat of Newton Abbot; and there were three more goals for Cheetham in a 15-12 victory over Reading. |
| 5/11/07 - Pat - Invicta Ladies have a mixed weekend in Basingstoke Invicta Ladies continue their rollercoaster season with a win and two losses in their latest National League weekend. For more details Click Here |
| 5/11/07 - The Marlins give them selves a shot a promotion with 6 points in their pernultamet weekend. Marlins' 3 wins in Walsall has set up a nail bitting finish to the season which will reach it's crescendo 2 weeks from now in Crawley. The final weekend, billed as the "Battle of the Titans", has all the top teams playing each other to decide who is the best of the best in Div 3. There is expected to be a large travelling support to Crawley so if you haven't already planned to make the trip, free up your diary and make your way down there! For more info on the latest weekend Click Here |
| 4/11/07 - Fred - Invica look into launching a 3rd team in National League The development of the club keeps rolling on with the creation of a new 3rd team being discussed. More info will be posted when it becomes available. |