Less than a month after winning the national knock-out cup finals, Team Northumbria men and women travel to Kettering again to play in the Super 8s play-off finals over the weekend of 26th & 27th April. After topping both leagues comfortably at the end of the regular season TN men have played their way to back to the National Volleyball Centre by beating London Polonia over 2 legs (3-1 in both) to join the women who overcame Swiss Cottage convincingly in their 2-leg semi.
Undefeated throughout the season by any national league teams, both TN teams are firm favourites do the league and cup double but they will have to guard against complacency against their opponents who will be aware that they might be over-confident. Coach David Goodchild will do his best to make sure that his players are totally focussed.
Opponents for the men are Wessex LeAF or Sheffield while the women take on London Polonia.