Player Profiles

Allan was born in Bangor and started playing Beach Volleyball three years ago. He has represented Northern Ireland on the Urban Beach Tour last year. Allan was the only player last year in the British Isles to have played and won points in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, England and the Republic of Ireland.

Barry was born in Scotland and started playing indoor volleyball, playing libero for Scotland and GB. He gave this up to concentrate on his Beach career and is currently training with the GB squad in Bath. His greatest achievement is winning the Scottish Tour 2005.

Graham, nicknamed "the Riddler" is originally from Edinburgh. He started beach volleyball in 2005 after playing the indoor game for many years. His greatest achievement is winning Portobello in 2006. His future goal is to move down south to further his beach career.

Greg started playing indoor volleyball for England Juniors when he was sixteen and played in World and European Championships. He took up Beach Volleyball soon after and is currently training with the GB squad in Bath after playing in California on the American Pro Tour.

Jake started playing volleyball at fourteen. He represented England at junior level in indoor, before becoming part of the TASS Beach programme. He now trains with the GB squad in Bath and will play in the European and World U21 Championships with his brother Luke.

Jody is originally from Liverpool and started playing beach volleyball seven years ago, after previously playing indoor. His biggest achievements are being the youngest British Champion and competing in the 5^th Australian Pro Tour. His future goal is to represent his country in the Olympics.

Lars was born in Australia where he started playing indoor volleyball. In 1992, he played in his first Beach Volleyball Championship and has since played in many tournaments including the Queensland Beach Volleyball Tour. Lars and Graham Riddle won the Edinburgh leg of the Tour in 2006.

Luke started playing indoor volleyball where he represented England at junior level. After taking up Beach Volleyball and becoming the U18 British Champion he now trains with the GB squad in Bath and will play in the European and World U21 Championships.

Mike currently lives in Dubai and travels to the UK during summer to play Beach volleyball. He started playing beach volleyball ten years ago after playing the indoor version with Wessex. Mike's greatest results include winning the Bournemouth Grand Prix.

Morph is originally from Glasgow and started playing beach volleyball eleven years ago. He has played in many tournaments such as Weymouth, Sandbanks and Croyde. His future goal is to continue to play beach volleyball and achieve success.

I have lived in Bangor, NI for 5 years and played beach volleyball here and in Europe for 10 years now. The Urban Tour will be the biggest event I have ever played in and I look forward to competing in it.

Robin currently lives in Bath where he is training with the GB Beach Volleyball squad. In 2006, he represented Great Britain in Beach Volleyball at the World University Games in Cyprus. This will be his second year at the Urban Tour after playing last year.

Steve was born in Belfast and has played both indoor and beach volleyball at a high level, representing England in both. In 1998, he became Beach Grand Prix Champion with his partner Tom Hollis. Last year, Steve played with a number of different partners.

Steve was born in London but now divides his time between Florida and Bath. He started playing beach volleyball when he was sixteen after trying out many sports. In 2006, he finished in the Top 20 and won nineteen East Coast tournaments in a row.