Rebels prepare for Euro Elimination Clash

Pic Andrea Congreaves

Coca-Cola Rhondda Rebels will begin their season with a two legged European Elimination game with Portuguese team Boa Viagem.
The Rebels will travel to the Island of Azores for the first game on October 18th and then host them in the Rhondda Fach Sports Centre

in East Street Tylorstown on Wednesday 25th October.

The season has been delayed due to National team commitments throughout Europe and Rebels Player/Coach Andrea Congreaves and Captain Sally Kaznica were part of the Great Britain tremendous success in the summer when they were promoted to Division following victories over Estonia, Bosnia, Luxembourg Portugal and then Holland It was especially pleasing for Rebels Player Coach Congreaves who retired from International competition on a high note. Congreaves will focus on helping the Rebels to success as she brings the curtain down on a Illustrious basketball career in a game where she has achieved so much.

Congreaves playing career began in Crystal Palace in London, before at 17 gaining a scholarship at Mercer University in the states where she excelled and is in the top 10 leading scorers in the entire NCAA history!
From there she made a name for herself all over Europe and winning Championship medals in Italy Spain and France and also reached European Cup Final with Bourges in 2000.

After last season disappointment of losing out on the National Cup and League title in dramatic fashion the Rebels will be looking to wipe the slate clean and have recruited well to assemble what is hoped will be a competitive squad.
The Rebels have brought in American Imports LaNedra Brown and Kirby Copeland, Brown played in Israel last season and average 15 point per game while Copeland finished her college career at Virginia Tech with an impressive 14 pts per game English u18 Players of the Year and GB under 20 International Harriett Yea also come is to the squad and has impressed in training.
The European Elimination game will be the Rebels first home game of the season, but there is every incentive to succeed as the winners will pit themselves up against top teams for Spain, Italy and France