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West Country Wolves is a girls’ basketball development programme created by Rio and Rachel to give young players across the South West access to opportunities that go beyond local league basketball.

We created West Country Wolves after recognising that girls are not always given the same opportunities, pathways or investment as boys within sport.

Too often, girls’ development becomes a bigger focus when they reach their teenage years, but we believe that support should start much earlier — helping girls develop not only as basketball players, but as athletes, leaders and confident young women.

Our first Paris World Games squad is made up of 12 girls from different clubs across the South West. These girls have come together through a shared love of basketball, a willingness to learn and a desire to challenge themselves.

For many of them, the opportunity to represent a regional girls’ squad and compete internationally is something that would not usually come their way through their regular basketball pathway.

In June 2027, we will take these 12 girls to the Paris World Games, giving them the chance to compete on an international stage, experience basketball outside of their usual environment, travel as a team and discover what they are capable of.

But West Country Wolves is about more than one tournament.

We want to create an environment where girls can develop their basketball from an earlier age, build confidence, learn leadership skills, access mentoring and experience opportunities that may otherwise feel out of reach. Paris is our first major opportunity, but our ambition is to build a programme that continues to support this squad while creating a pathway for the next generation of girls coming through.

By donating, you are helping us give these 12 girls an opportunity they may not otherwise have, while helping us build a sustainable girls’ basketball programme for those who follow them.

So when you donate, you're not simply helping a basketball team pay for a trip.

You're helping us build a girls' basketball programme with a future.

Thank you for believing in what we're building with us.

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