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Our vision is to grow our Essex Rebels family to enhance lives and become the UK’s leading volleyball programme.
Upcoming matches & events

Volleyball Doubleheader: Essex Rebels vs Malory Eagles
Essex Rebels Volleyball Superleague Action!
Join us on 1 March as the Essex Rebels take on Malory Eagles in an exciting Volleyball Doubleheader. Get ready for high-intensity action with two competitive games. The Essex Rebels Men will face Malory at 3pm, followed by the Women’s game at 5pm.
Don’t miss out on this top-tier Superleague action – get your tickets now!

Volleyball Doubleheader
The Last Home Game for Essex Rebels Volleyball!
Don’t miss the final Volleyball home game of the season on 9 March at the Essex Sport Centre! The Rebels Women will take on Wessex at 1pm, followed by the Essex Rebels Men facing Stockport at 3pm.
Catch the Superleague action before it’s over – get your tickets now!

Proud to be a Rebel.
Volleyball was the first performance sport introduced at the University of Essex, 9 years ago. Current Head Coach Alex Porter was recruited and has since built a program that has reached the pinnacle of the sport in the UK. Whilst winning their way up through the BUCS tiers into the BUCS Premier Division a partnership with Tendring Volleyball Club was initiated.
The partnership helped both the Men’s and Women’s teams win promotion from National League Division 2 South, into Division 1 and finally into the National Super League. The program has tasted national success five times, the men and women winning the Volleyball England National Student Cup four times between 2017 and 2019.
Then in 2019 the Men’s team competing as the Essex Blades were able to bring home the BUCS National Championship, the first time any Essex team from any sport has won a BUCS National Championship. In the same season, the Women’s team, competing as Tendring Volleyball Club, won the National Super League title. At the close of the 2021-22 season, the agreement between the club and the university was taken to the next level, as everyone joined together under the name Rebels, ready to change the sport in the UK.
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Don’t miss our next big game
Come and see fast-paced, action-packed, top-level professional basketball in a first-class venue. Match days offer family-friendly entertainment including a DJ, big screen, cheerleaders, interactive competitions, children’s activities, refreshments, and our larger-than-life mascot, Queen B.
We Are Rebels – come join the rebellion!