International Honours

Riga members who have represented their country at Senior level (at Volleyball)

Junior internationals are not displayed, but maybe at a future date if we can dig up enough photographs and details.

Full caps whilst playing for Riga

Chris Anderson,
England

Chris Anderson has been selected in the England squad to face Scotland in 2005. He is the first player from Riga to become a senior international whilst playing for the club.

The matches, for the Carol Russell trophy, take place at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th December 2005.

Full caps before/after playing for Riga


John Clarke,
Republic of Ireland
John left Coventry for Dublin at the beginning of the 1980's, and went on to play for, then coach the Republic of Ireland side.
He is now the president of the Irish Volleyball Association

Steve Grimes,
Wales
Steve moved down to play for Speedwell II after his spell with Riga in the early 1980's and played several games for Wales.

Ian Mackinnon,
Northern Ireland
Ian was in the Northern Ireland squad in the early 1980's before coming to play with Riga.

Mike Percival,
England
Mike has had a couple of spells at Riga during the late 1980's and early 1990's but won all of his England caps prior to joining us (if I remember correctly)

Alexandru Radu,
Moldova
Alex played in the European Championships at Loughborough in 2003 against England

Yaprak Rogers,
Turkey
Yaprak is an ex-Istanbul professional. The 5ft 10 outside hitter has a wealth of international experience behind her yet has only played 'for fun' for 3 years before joining Riga.

Lesh Zarzychi,
England
Lesh played a season for Riga in the late 1970s before moving on to Nottingham Rockets, then the leading club in the country and to captain and earn 100 caps for England.