Obiter would like to send its best wishes to Shoosmiths’ own Craig Sharland (pictured above), who leads the Great Britain over 35s team into the European Championships starting today.

The tournament, being held in Malaga, has 15 age group categories for men and women under the tagline ‘the game never stops’.

Sharland, regional estates manager for Shoosmiths, will hope that is the case for his team and that they can reach next month’s final.

Before flying out to Spain, he said: ‘I am so fortunate to work for a firm that supports me both at work and in the pursuit of my other dreams and goals in life, and this is certainly a big one to tick off the list!’

Sharland only began training with the squad last year after attending an open session with the GB team. Costs for uniform, travel, accommodation and training equipment are all self-funded through sponsorship, and Shoosmiths has stepped up to be one of the two main sponsors of the over 35s men. The campaign begins tomorrow with a match against Ukraine, before Sharland’s team take on hosts Spain.

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