Water Polo - Robinson heads for top German club (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Water Polo - Robinson heads for top German club

2:57pm Thursday 11th August 2011 in Sport

BRITISH water polo star Glen Robinson will head to Germany for the coming season as he bids to seal his place in the Olympic squad.

Robinson, from Kendal, will play for Wurzburg in the national league but will also come up against the best teams at club level in Europe.

He said: “Wurzburg are a very good team and I will be playing in the LEN trophy, which is for the best four teams from each league in Europe, and the highest standard you can play at club level.

“It is a great opportunity to be playing at such a high standard leading up to the Olympics.”

Robinson is the only Team GB member playing for Wurzburg this season, but anothe five GB teammates will play for other clubs in Germany as the squad looks to develop its skills ahead of the London Games.

At international level Robinson will still represent GB this season as the top 16 countries in the world will play home and away matches from November.