
Caledonia cruise into national water polo finals
April 10, 2018Caledonia cruised into the Swim England Water Polo National Age Group Championships Finals weekend with a 100 per cent record in the boys U19 qualifiers
They were the only side to win all three games as the four semi-finalists were confirmed at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester.
Caledonia defeated Cheltenham 23-6, Watford 13-9 and City of Manchester 18-10 to win Group B.
City of Manchester took the runners-up spot after beating Watford 8-7 and Cheltenham 26-0 in their other two group games.
Sedgefield take top spot in Group A
In Group A, defending champions Sedgefield took the top spot after winning two and drawing one of their three matches.
They opened up their campaign with an 11-11 draw with Sheffield, who also won their other group matches to take second place in the group.
Sedgefield then defeated Newton Abbot 31-4 and Croydon 20-5.
City of Sheffield ended with a goal difference of 30 after beating Croydon 24-13 and Newton Abbot 23-4.
Having beaten third-placed Croydon by a wider margin, Sedgefield finished top of the group.
Qualification Round Results and Group Table
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Group A Results | ||||||
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Croydon | 11 – 6 | Newton Abbot | ||||
City of Sheffield | 11 – 11 | Sedgefield | ||||
Croydon | 13 – 24 | City of Sheffield | ||||
Newton Abbot | 4 – 31 | Sedgefield | ||||
Croydon | 5 – 20 | Sedgefield | ||||
Newton Abbot | 4 – 23 | City of Sheffield |
Group A Table | ||||||
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Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
Sedgefield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 5 |
City of Sheffield | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
Croydon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 2 |
Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -51 | 0 |
Group B Results | ||||||
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City of Manchester | 8 – 7 | Watford | ||||
Cheltenham | 6 – 23 | Caledonia | ||||
City of Manchester | 26 – 0 | Cheltenham | ||||
Watford | 9 – 13 | Caledonia | ||||
City of Manchester | 10 – 18 | Caledonia | ||||
Watford | 17 – 10 | Cheltenham |
Group B Table | ||||||
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Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
Caledonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
City of Manchester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -50 | 0 |