January 29, 2015, by Lee Chrimes

BUCS round-up 28 January 2015

Nottingham faced their most testing week of the BUCS season to date and were pushed to the limit to claim 23 wins and 4 draws.

Men’s Fencing started off the New Year as they finished 2014, beating Warwick 1^st team 119-108 to move into second place in Midlands 1A. That is now three straight victories for the team who have moved to within six points of Leicester with a game in hand. At home, the 2^nd team beat Staffordshire (Stoke) 1^st team 115-102 at Sutton Bonington and will look to rival Aston for second position in the coming weeks.

The Football Club also recorded a clean sweep this Wednesday, with the Men’s 3^rd and 4^th XIs and the Women’s 1^st XI in action. The 3^rd XI’s 4-1 defeat of Birmingham means they are now only three points off the top in Midland 3A, whilst the 4^th XI have leapfrogged Cambridge and Trent to go top of 4B. The Women’s 1^st XI took a huge step towards the title with a 2-1 victory over Loughborough away from home and extended their unbeaten run to six games in the process.

The Men’s 1^st team Table Tennis again displayed their title credentials by thrashing Leeds 1^st 16-1 at Jubilee Sports Centre and the 2^nd team followed suit with a 15-2 drubbing of East Anglia 1^st team. The biggest result for the club was the 3^rd team’s thrilling 9-8 victory over rivals Trent, which not only moves them a step closer to safety, but also means they are only three points off second place.

At Highfields, a full strength Men’s Rugby Union 2^nd XV started the spring term off as they mean to go on, overpowering Oxford Brookes 21-14 and there were also comfortable wins for the Women’s 1^st and 2^nd XVs, beating De Montfort 1^st 35-0 and Lincoln 1^st 51-0 respectively.

Nottingham Tennis Centre also boasted a fine victory for the Men’s Tennis 1^st team, in fact they hardly had to break sweat during their 12-0 trouncing of Trent. Likewise, the Volleyball club enjoyed the rub of the green at home as the Men’s 1^st team cemented their position at the top of the table following a 3-0 win over Coventry 1^st and the Women’s 1^st team beat struggling Derby by the same score line.

The Men’s Lacrosse 1^st team had no trouble negotiating their game against Manchester 1^st and, remaining in second place, will be hoping that Durham slip up in their final two games. Elsewhere, the men’s 2^nd team had to share the spoils with Birmingham, but the draw means they only need a point against Staffordshire (Stoke) next week to guarantee they win Midlands 2A. A mention must go to the Ladies’ 2^nd team who recorded their first win of the season against a strong Loughborough 2^nd team, coming out 8-6 winners.

Finally, the Women’s Basketball teams enjoyed an intra-club game this week; however the 1^st team easily overcame their peers 91-21 to extend the gap at the top of the league to six points.

The University remains 3^rd in the BUCS standing, with the 1667 league points now amassed increasing the overall tally to 1895.

Position and points accurate at time of press 

BUCS weekly report by Sebastian Chmielinski

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