The British Water Polo League
| Division | Men's Super 5s |
| Fixture | Cheltenham (W) v Manchester (B) |
| Date/Time | 08/02/2026 11:15 |
| Venue | Ponds Forge Pitch 1, Sheffield |
| Officials | |
|---|---|
| Event Manager | Mike Hesketh |
| Delegate | Trevor Pledger |
| Referee | Jonny Richards |
| Referee | Shane O'Brien |
| Match Secretary | Stephen Tibke |
| Match Timekeeper | Jessica Shallow |
| Possession Timekeeper | Annette Pyper |
| Goals | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Manchester | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Timeouts | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 1 | 1 | ||
| Manchester | 1 | 1 |
| Team fouls | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | ||||
| Manchester | YC |
Cheltenham
| # | Name | U18 | F | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Downer | ||||||
| 2 | Charles Brogan | E E | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Cayden Down | E E | |||||
| 4 | Joe Berry | E E P | |||||
| 5 | Mark Banwell | E | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Richard Waller | E E | |||||
| 7 | Rudi Polster | E E E | 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Jake Polster | E | |||||
| 9 | Robert Parker | P E E | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Matthew Witcomb | ||||||
| 11 | Harrison Walsh | 1 | |||||
| 12 | Thomas Hunt | E E | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | Samuel Legge | ||||||
| 14 | Louie Mckie | 1 | |||||
| HC | David Taylor | YC | |||||
| AC | Stuart McKie |
Manchester
| # | Name | U18 | F | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callum Eccles | ||||||
| 2 | Dan Paddon | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Eli Wass | U18 | E | ||||
| 4 | Ben Grech | 2 | |||||
| 5 | James Blenkinship | E | 1 | ||||
| 6 | Guive Shafie | E | |||||
| 7 | Lucas Roxburgh | ||||||
| 8 | Joel Leighton | E E | |||||
| 9 | Cam Richards | E | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Rory Inman | E E | |||||
| 11 | Jordan Elliot | ||||||
| 12 | Mikey Patterson | E | |||||
| 13 | Freddy Dean | U18 | 1 | ||||
| HC | Theo Nousios | ||||||
| AC | Matthew Graves | ||||||
| TM | Suzanne Blenkinship |
P1
| Time | # | Event (20) | Competitor | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Start | 0 - 0 | |||
| 07:36 | B9 | Goal | Cam Richards | 0 - 1 |
| 07:19 | W9 | Goal | Robert Parker | 1 - 1 |
| 07:02 | W4 | Exclusion | Joe Berry | |
| 05:55 | W2 | Exclusion | Charles Brogan | |
| 05:16 | B8 | Exclusion | Joel Leighton | |
| 05:01 | W2 | Goal | Charles Brogan | 2 - 1 |
| 04:42 | W7 | Exclusion | Rudi Polster | |
| 04:42 | W12 | Exclusion | Thomas Hunt | |
| 04:35 | W5 | Exclusion | Mark Banwell | |
| 04:34 | B4 | Goal | Ben Grech | 2 - 2 |
| 02:37 | W12 | Goal | Thomas Hunt | 3 - 2 |
| 02:21 | W9 | Penalty | Robert Parker | |
| 01:47 | B6 | Exclusion | Guive Shafie | |
| 01:47 | W8 | Exclusion | Jake Polster | |
| 01:36 | W6 | Exclusion | Richard Waller | |
| 00:59 | W11 | Goal | Harrison Walsh | 4 - 2 |
| 00:31 | B12 | Exclusion | Mikey Patterson | |
| 00:31 | B | Yellow Card | ||
| 00:09 | B4 | Goal | Ben Grech | 4 - 3 |
| 00:06 | W7 | Goal | Rudi Polster | 5 - 3 |
| 00:00 | Period End | 5 - 3 |
P2
| Time | # | Event (10) | Competitor | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Start | 5 - 3 | |||
| 07:19 | W5 | Goal | Mark Banwell | 6 - 3 |
| 06:23 | B9 | Exclusion | Cam Richards | |
| 05:59 | W3 | Exclusion | Cayden Down | |
| 05:57 | B5 | Goal | James Blenkinship | 6 - 4 |
| 05:33 | B10 | Exclusion | Rory Inman | |
| 04:48 | B2 | Goal | Dan Paddon | 6 - 5 |
| 03:23 | B8 | Exclusion | Joel Leighton | |
| 03:22 | W | Timeout | ||
| 03:01 | W2 | Exclusion | Charles Brogan | |
| 00:58 | W12 | Goal | Thomas Hunt | 7 - 5 |
| 00:00 | Period End | 7 - 5 |
P3
| Time | # | Event (13) | Competitor | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Start | 7 - 5 | |||
| 06:35 | W3 | Exclusion | Cayden Down | |
| 06:35 | B3 | Exclusion | Eli Wass | |
| 05:42 | W7 | Exclusion | Rudi Polster | |
| 05:06 | B5 | Exclusion | James Blenkinship | |
| 04:51 | W14 | Goal | Louie Mckie | 8 - 5 |
| 04:35 | W4 | Exclusion | Joe Berry | |
| 03:47 | WHC | Yellow Card | David Taylor | |
| 03:29 | W9 | Exclusion | Robert Parker | |
| 03:29 | B | Timeout | ||
| 03:09 | B2 | Goal | Dan Paddon | 8 - 6 |
| 01:36 | W12 | Exclusion | Thomas Hunt | |
| 00:33 | W4 | Penalty | Joe Berry | |
| 00:31 | B2 | Goal | Dan Paddon | 8 - 7 |
| 00:00 | Period End | 8 - 7 |
P4
| Time | # | Event (8) | Competitor | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Start | 8 - 7 | |||
| 06:56 | W7 | Goal | Rudi Polster | 9 - 7 |
| 06:35 | W7 | Exclusion | Rudi Polster | |
| 05:28 | B13 | Goal | Freddy Dean | 9 - 8 |
| 05:09 | B10 | Exclusion | Rory Inman | |
| 03:43 | W6 | Exclusion | Richard Waller | |
| 00:53 | B | Timeout | ||
| 00:24 | W9 | Exclusion | Robert Parker | |
| 00:02 | W | Timeout | ||
| 00:00 | Period End | 9 - 8 | ||
| 00:00 | Match End | 9 - 8 |