The Centre of Excellence were represented in their first tour in five years at the Bruges Cup in Belgium, with the under-10s finishing runners-up and under-12s finishing in third place overall.

Under-10s – Group Stage;
v Bath & Wiltshire Boys B (won) 3-0
v De Gunners (won) 2-0
v KSK Steenbrugge (won) 1-0
v RKSV Mierlohout (won) 4-0
v Geeraardsbergen (won) 2-0
v Hilvaria (won) 3-0

Final –
v FC Nuenen (lost) 0-1

Under-12s – Group Stage;
v Kewford Eagles (lost) 1-0
v ASC Nieuwland (won) 2-0
v Jong Male VV (won) 2-1
v SK Eernegem (won) 2-0
v VV Kloetinge (won) 5-0

Semi-Final –
v FC Chilcompton (lost) 0-0 (on penalties)

Third/fourth place play-off –
v SC Deventer (won) 2-1

This was a fantastic event and experience for all the players and a special thanks go to the staff, Mark Melson, Martyn Lakin, Callum Lawe, Matthew Dye and Daniel Meyer for their time and efforts over the weekend.