Six-man England team to challenge in Costa Ballena match

    A six-man team will represent England in the 2019 Costa Ballena octagonal match in Spain.

    The players are Jake Bolton of Wiltshire, Sam Done of Lincolnshire, Harry Goddard of Hertfordshire, Ben Hutchinson of Yorkshire, David Langley of Berkshire and Joe Long of Gloucestershire.

    The match will be played from 22-25 January at Costa Ballena and will be contested by eight countries. England’s opponents are: Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.

    The match was extended from four to eight countries for the first time in 2018, when England won the bronze medal. Spain were the champions and Netherlands were runners-up.

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