Volleyball Australia is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Australian National Volleyball Team member Daniel Arabi. Daniel was born in Uruguay, into a volleyball family. His father was a National Team coach and his mother represented Uruguay as a player. After moving to Australia and progressing up the volleyball ranks, Daniel was a member of the NSW…
The beach volleyball competition at the XVII Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands starts tomorrow with two Australian teams going for gold. Ben Hood (QLD) and D’Artagnan Potts (SA) line up in the men’s event while Jana Milutinovic (SA) and Stefie Fejes (NSW) have been selected for the women’s draw. Both teams played together at Geelong Beach Volleyfest earlier this…
Australia has finished on top of the ladder in the men’s and women’s finals of the Beach Pro Tour in Geelong today. In the men’s, Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medalist Paul Bunnett (SA) took home his first Beach Pro Tour gold medal, with new teammate Jack Pearse (SA). They defeated New Zealand’s Thomas Reid & John McManaway in straight sets 2:0…
The stage is set for a thrilling Super Sunday of the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour in Geelong, with tomorrow’s semi finals line up decided. Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medalist Paul Burnett has teamed up with Jack Pearse for this event, with the duo winning the first of the quarter finals to put them through to tomorrow’s semi finals. Coming…
Pool matches wrapped up at the Beach Pro Tour on Rippleside Beach today as Geelong Beach Volleyfest continued to build towards the final weekend. Twelve teams remain in each draw going into Saturday, with Australian teams certain to make their presence felt in both the men’s and women’s draws. Men’s No.2 seeds Jack Pearse and Paul Burnett are straight through…
The main draw of the Beach Pro Tour saw 16 matches played at Rippleside Beach today as Geelong Beach Volleyfest continued to build towards the final weekend. The top two Australian teams in both the men’s and the women’s draws tasted victory on Thursday, setting themselves up for an assault on the title in the coming days. Following the late…
Geelong Beach Volleyfest continued at Rippleside Beach today with men’s and women’s qualification taking place for the Beach Pro Tour event. At the end of the day, four Australian teams have managed to win their way through to the main draw which will be played out over the next four days. In the women’s draw, Bailee Kendall and Ruby Vanloo…
Australian Women’s Volleyroos Assistant Coach Rachel Orchard ( nee. Rourke) was inducted into the Oregon State University Hall of Fame on Friday. Rachel, referred to as an ‘OSU legend’ set a number of firsts for the Oregon State Volleyball Program during her 5-year college career from 2005-2009, including a program record of 36 kills in one match. The Outside Hitter…
Geelong Beach Volleyfest is gearing up for five days of international action as the Beach Pro Tour arrives at Rippleside Beach from Wednesday morning. Teams from Australia will do battle with those from around the world as they look to earn vital world rankings points. World No.9 ranked team Zac Schubert and Tom Hodges lead the Aussie charge in the…
Volleyball Australia (VA) has entered a new era today, with the announcement of Kogan as the organisation’s Official Retail Partner. The partnership will see the Kogan logo featured at all upcoming Australian Beach Volleyball Tour events, retail activations on the sand at upcoming events, as well as brand recognition throughout the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour digital assets. Established in 2006,…
