February 19, 2015, by Lee Chrimes

BUCS round-up 18 February 2015

Knockout competition was at the forefront of the action this Wednesday, and a number of teams sailed through to the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Overall, the Green and Gold recorded 26 wins at a rate of 51%.

The Hockey club returned a raft of wins this week, and the Men’s 1^st XI got the ball rolling with a 2-1 victory over Bristol 1^st in the Championship Cup. The Women’s 1^st XI also progressed in the Championship, beating Bath 1^st team 5-3; they now face a long trip to an unbeaten Exeter side in the next round. Away from home, the Men’s 2^nd XI beat Warwick 3-2 and the 3^rd XI thrashed Oxford 2^nd 5-1 to set up a Conference Cup semi-final between the teams in two weeks’ time. In the league, the 5^th XI battered Lincoln 2^nd 7-0 to remain top of Midlands 4B.

Also impressive in the Championship Cup were the Squash club, with Men’s 1^st and Women’s 1^st teams comfortably beating Oxford 1^st 4-1 and Cardiff 1^st 4-0 respectively. In the same competition, the Women’s Badminton 1^st team won in style with an 8-0 victory over Cardiff 1^st. It’s a quick turnaround for the three sides as they play their quarter-finals next week.

Highfields was abuzz with a number of mouth-watering fixtures, none more so than the Men’s Rugby League 1^st team who played out a thrilling encounter against Trophy Cup favourites Manchester Met. With the scores tied at full time, the match went to golden point, with the boys eventually snatching the win 28-24. Switching codes, it was cup final for the Men’s Rugby Union 1^st XV in Premier North. Needing at least one win from their last two games to stave off relegation, the team pulled off the result of the day by thrashing Northumbria 35-0.

Women’s Lacrosse responded to the magic of the cup in fine style too, as the 1^st team drubbed Bath 18-0 in the Championship Cup. They will now face Premier South winners Cambridge in the quarter-finals. Likewise, the 3^rd team beat East Anglia 1^st 13-3 to set up a semi-final derby against Trent on 4^th March.

The Women’s Basketball 1^st team navigated their way to the semi-finals following a 64-34 win over Warwick 1^st. Not only do they remain unbeaten, but are also odds on favourites to win the competition. The Men’s Football 2^nd XI boast the same record and extended their run of great form by beating Worcester 2-0.

Elsewhere in the Conference Cup, there were wins for the Men’s Badminton, Fencing and Squash 2^nd teams, as well as a 6-0 battering for the Golf 2^nd team at Beeston Fields Golf Club.

In the Trophy Cup, the Women’s Football 1^st XI hardly broke a sweat in a 5-1 defeat of Sheffield 1^st on the 3G, and Men’s Futsal 1^st travelled to Salford to win 10-0. Similarly, Women’s Fencing 1^st team will play Cambridge in the quarter-finals next after beating Aberystwyth 1^st 135-49, and the Women’s Squash 2^nd will be underdogs against Midlands 1A champions Birmingham in their semi-final clash in week fifteen.

The host of fantastic displays has propelled Nottingham back up to 3^rd in the overall BUCS standings, with the 1707 league, 339 cup and 176 individual points amounting to a total of 2222.

Position and points accurate at time of press

BUCS weekly report by Sebastian Chmielinski

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