He has already represented Yorkshire at Under-18 level and open-age levels and he has played for Great Britain Under-21's and captained Great Britain Under-23's against Italy and he said he is looking to make an impact on the tour.
There has also been media speculation linking the Wasps defence coach - Great Britain rugby league legend Shaun Edwards - with a move to Wales when Gatland takes charge.
Houvenaghel was runner-up to Great Britain team-mate Rebecca Romero at the Beijing Games.
Golf was played at the Paris Games in 1900 - when Walter Rutherford and David Robertson won silver and gold respectively for Great Britain - and four years later in St Louis, but has never returned to the Olympic agenda.
The 33-year-old former Wigan and Great Britain half-back said a succession of knee and head injuries had led him to hang up his boots.
His book, The Day Britain Died, an analysis of post-devolution Great Britain, was published to accompany a BBC series of the same name.
In his absence, the 32-strong Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for Paris includes Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Dwain Chambers and Joel Fearon for the men's 60m sprint.
The governments of Japan and Great Britain--whether in an attempt to lure Muslim investors or impress Muslim voters--have announced plans to issue sukuk, which behave like bonds but conform to Islamic law.
Illicit sales in Northern Ireland currently account for an estimated 12% of sales - that's down from a high of 40% six years ago - but much higher than the average in Great Britain of 4-5%.
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At the start of the season the 24-year-old was chosen for Great Britain's flagship crew - with the target a third successive Olympic gold in the category to continue the legacy of the likes of Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.
The 33-year-old former Great Britain hooker has twice postponed his retirement in the last two years by signing new 12-month contracts.
In 1967, Dekker's song "007 (Shanty Town), " detailing the island's "rude boy" gangster ghetto culture, topped charts in Great Britain and became a trans-Atlantic anthem for Britain's growing mod scene.
England's first opponents are old rivals Germany, who this month defeated Great Britain 3-2 at Nottingham in the Four Nations tournament.
The former St Helens and Great Britain scrum-half was led off in pain late on in the 10-8 win over Catalans Dragons at the KC Stadium last Friday night.
But the Samoa-born Great Britain international recovered and gave Saints the lead on 24 minutes after some neat passing by Pryce and James Graham and he got past Brent Webb to cross.
Spain won the Hopman Cup for the third time, beating Great Britain 2-1 in the final in Australia as world No. 4 Murray was upset by 16th-ranked Tommy Robredo in the men's singles rubber.
Eastwood looked the natural replacement for Sean Long, sidelined with a broken jaw, as he kicked six goals from eight attempts to further lay claim to the number seven jersey when the former Great Britain scrum-half leaves Knowsley Road at the end of the season.
Osborn compares the punitive and counterproductive U.S. approach to how off-label speech is policed in Great Britain, which is mostly through a government-private partnership of self-regulation with clearer government standards as to what is and is not permitted.
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Andrew Triggs-Hodge, 33, a rower raised in Hebden, North Yorkshire, was in Great Britain's gold-winning men's coxless fours crew.
Long's career has included a four-month suspension after being found guilty of betting against his own team and being thrown off Great Britain's Tri-Nations tour in 2006 after poor behaviour on a flight.
The 32-year-old former Great Britain rugby league captain injured his right calf muscle in training on Wednesday.
And ex-Wigan and Great Britain legend Denis Betts, now on the backroom staff at rugby union side Gloucester, has dismissed speculation about him.
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The Netherlands defeated world champion Argentina 2-0 to earn gold in Friday night's women's field hockey final, shortly after Great Britain topped New Zealand 3-1 to earn the bronze.
Dredge, though, was one of the ten in an 83-strong field that safely secured one of the sought-after qualification places to play Great Britain's golfing major at St Andrews, the home of golf, between 15-18 July.
It is entirely appropriate to remember a great, no-nonsense Englishman, the Lord Protector Cromwell, instituted the Commonwealth of Great Britain long before the French or American revolutions, and he showed us a model without that Greco-Roman name of republic.
The 25-year-old will be an integral part of the Great Britain side which will play the Kiwis in a three-Test series later in November.
Australian David Waite, in charge from 2001-4, was the last full-time coach of Great Britain.
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The match was tied at 4-4, with Great Britain looking well placed to regain the Ryder Cup.
Farrell, an ever-present in the Great Britain league side since 1993, has become one of the sport's most decorated players.
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"Nevertheless they give us an indication of the well-being levels within Great Britain in this case, " added Stephen Hicks, ONS project leader.
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