Euroflag 2003 — Bologna, Italy
Dates: 5–7 Sept 2003 (alt. report: 7–9 Sept)
Venue: Bologna, Italy
Divisions: U15 & U13
Data status: ✅ Complete medal games; 🧩 full U13 medal scores pending verification. All group/knockout results are included in the tables below.
🏅 Medal Summary
U15
- Gold: Great Britain — beat Germany 32–24 (Final)
- Bronze: Russia — beat Spain 20–18 (Bronze Final)
U13
- Gold: Germany — defeated Italy (score TBC)
- Bronze: France — defeated [opponent TBC]
👥 Participants
U15: Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, France,
U13: Germany, Italy, France,
🇬🇧 Great Britain Recap (U15)
- Record: Champions (Final win vs Germany 32–24).
- Key results:
- GB 84–0 Switzerland (record margin)
- GB 48–6 Italy
- GB 32–25 France
- GB 29–18 Russia
- Final: GB 32–24 Germany
GB U13 fixtures (if any) appear inside the full results tables below.
📊 Known Results — All Games (U15 & U13)
| Year | Division | Stage | Team 1 | Score 1 | Score 2 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | U13 | Final 1-2 | Italy | 6 | 46 | Germany |
| 2003 | U13 | Final 3-4 | France | 20 | 12 | Great Britain |
| 2003 | U13 | Final 5-6 | Spain | 32 | 12 | Switzerland |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | France | 13 | 19 | Spain |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | France | 50 | 6 | Italy |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | Italy | 32 | 6 | Spain |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | Italy | 31 | 18 | France |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | Spain | 19 | 20 | France |
| 2003 | U13 | Group A | Spain | 13 | 26 | Italy |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 1-2 | Germany | 24 | 32 | Great Britain |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 1-2 | Great Britain | 32 | 24 | Germany |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 3-4 | Spain | 18 | 20 | Russia |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 5-6 | Netherlands | 33 | 31 | France |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 7-8 | Finland | 31 | 13 | Italy |
| 2003 | U15 | Final 9-10 | Denmark | 54 | 0 | Switzerland |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Denmark | 6 | 26 | Spain |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Denmark | 20 | 54 | Germany |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Finland | 25 | 39 | Spain |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Finland | 6 | 64 | Netherlands |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Finland | 27 | 26 | Denmark |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Germany | 47 | 32 | Netherlands |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Germany | 45 | 20 | Finland |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Germany | 55 | 33 | Spain |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Netherlands | 20 | 25 | Spain |
| 2003 | U15 | Group A | Netherlands | 64 | 0 | Denmark |
| 2003 | U15 | Group B | Great Britain | 84 | 0 | Switzerland |
| 2003 | U15 | Group B | Great Britain | 48 | 6 | Italy |
| 2003 | U15 | Group B | Great Britain | 32 | 25 | France |
| 2003 | U15 | Group B | Great Britain | 29 | 18 | Russia |
🧑🤝🧑 GB Lions — Squads & Staff (selection camp)
Under-15 players (8): Craig Burgess (Wakefield); Matty Caley (Darlington); Jonathan Ewing (Falkirk); Steven Giannandrea (Falkirk); Jason Gillespie (Gourock); Andy Green (Sheffield); James Malloch (Aylesbury); William Winter (Wishaw).
U15 staff: Head Coach — Paul Sinclair; Coaches — Andrew Gambrill, Ian Nicolson.
Under-13 players (8): Martin Clyde (Wishaw); David Ewing (Falkirk); Luke Gambrill (Coventry); Conor Melbourne (Leicester); James Muir (Clackmannan); Tom Shelley (Sheffield); Dean Wilson (Birkenhead); Mark Winter (Wishaw).
U13 staff: Coaches — Tracey Pennock, Gemma Eaton, Ben McMahon / Brendan Thomas.
Team Manager: Anthony Prewett.
Also travelling: Charlie & Maureen Ewing; James Hossack; Simon Murphy; Maureen Thomas (Kit).
📚 Sources & Notes
- Official 2003 tournament workbook (Bologna).
- Federation summaries and BYAFA AGM report (GB Flag Report, 2003).
- Date window note: 5–7 Sept vs 7–9 Sept (both cited in contemporary docs; pending final confirmation).
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