Euroflag 2023 — Grosseto, Italy
Dates: 1–3 September 2023
Venue: Fattoria La Principina, Grosseto
Divisions: U15 Mixed, U17 Boys and U17 Girls
Participating nations: Austria, Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine — 12 nations, 400+ athletes
Data status: Partial — the recovered record includes the medal games and Great Britain’s full known record. No tournament MVPs were recovered.
Medal Summary
| Division | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| U17 Boys | Israel (34–13 final v Serbia) | Serbia | Italy (45–18 v Great Britain) |
| U17 Girls | Great Britain (19–6 final v Italy) | Italy | Austria (37–12 v Germany) |
| U15 Mixed | Italy (27–20 final v Czechia) | Czechia | Austria (32–30 v Finland) |
Great Britain — U17 Girls Gold
France 12–25 Great Britain; Great Britain 19–7 Austria; Israel 41–14 Great Britain; Great Britain 18–14 Germany; Italy 7–6 Great Britain; final: Great Britain 19–6 Italy. GB finished first in the round robin at 3–2 and won gold.
Great Britain — U17 Boys, 4th
Great Britain 31–6 Slovakia; Great Britain 32–19 France; Italy 47–30 Great Britain; Great Britain 21–19 Netherlands; semifinal: Serbia 35–13 Great Britain; bronze game: Italy 45–18 Great Britain. Final placement: 4th.
Great Britain — U15 Mixed, 8th
Great Britain 28–12 Serbia; Austria 25–13 Great Britain; Finland 49–14 Great Britain; Great Britain 35–6 France; Germany 18–8 Great Britain; 7th/8th game: France 20–12 Great Britain. Final placement: 8th of 10.
Historical Context
Israel’s U17 Boys, U17 Girls and U15 teams forfeited their Saturday games 0–35 because of the Sabbath. The boys nevertheless won the U17 title on pool points. The girls’ forfeit contributed to a fifth-place finish, after a 19–12 win over France for fifth.
Great Britain fielded only seven players in the U17 Girls competition compared with opponents’ reported squads of 12–15.
Sources & Notes
- Official FIDAF results and schedule; FIDAF preview.
- AFI round-up; BAFA GB recap.
- FIDAF Italy U15 recap; JNS; Times of Israel; Jerusalem Post.
- No tournament MVP names were recovered.
