BUCS round-up 3 December 2014
December 8, 2014
Nottingham’s sound BUCS form continued in week eight thanks to another set of impressive performances across the board. With only a handful of fixtures next week, 31 wins and a win-rate of 48% meant that a number of clubs head into the Christmas break sitting top of the league. Highfields was a hive of activity …
BUCS round-up 26 November 2014
November 28, 2014
Nottingham headed into a big week of cup fixtures with a point to prove after last Wednesday’s disappointing return. However, on a gloomy day in the Midlands, eight teams progressed to the Last 16 in the Trophy Cup and fourteen booked their place in the Quarter Finals of the Conference Cup. With 28 wins and …
Hockey team stick it to homophobia
November 21, 2014
So, I bet you didn’t think there was an obvious link between sport, naked men and The University of Nottingham? Well, normally there wouldn’t be but that may have just changed forever. The Men’s Hockey club recently threw their weight behind a campaign to fight homophobia in sport by stripping down to their birthday suits for a one-off game. …
BUCS round-up 19 November 2014
November 20, 2014
Nottingham were pushed to the limit this week in what proved to be the most testing Wednesday of the BUCS season. However, there were still a number of notable displays from the 23 wins. Ladies’ Badminton continued their good form from last time out by convincingly beating Durham 1st 7-1 at Sutton Bonington. The men’s …
BUCS round-up 12 November 2014
November 14, 2014
Eight University teams kept their Conference Cup runs alive this week by booking last sixteen slots. Whilst the strike rate was slightly down on last week’s 56%, the 23 wins provided many more impressive displays than the figures suggest. It was an afternoon to remember for Ladies’ Badminton 1st who defied the odds to defeat …