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Applications for a Hawks’ Charitable Trust Award in 2022/23 may now be submitted

10 February 2023

The application form for this year’s Hawks’ Charitable Trust Awards can be found here: https://www.hawksclub.co.uk/trust/application-for-an-award/ The closing date for applications is Wednesday 28th February 2022. Awards to students, undergraduate or graduate of either gender are made on the basis of sporting attainment...

BUCS Medals for Cambridge at BUCS Cross Country Championships!

7 February 2023

A fantastic weekend for CU Hare and Hounds finished with lots of medals for the Light Blues! A huge congratulations to all of the runners from Cambridge, particularly those picking up BUCS medals. The bronze medal winning men’s and women’s long race teams were as follows: Women’s: Niamh Bridson Hubbard Bea Wood Phoebe...

Inter-Collegiate Sport – Michaelmas 2022 Roundup

24 January 2023

A busy and successful Michaelmas term for inter-collegiate sport! With more leagues than ever displayed on the outward facing competition management system, it is easier than ever for Cambridge University students to get involved in fun and informal college teams – although of course with an element of healthy competition...

Cambridge Win the 100th Varsity Race by Beating Oxford 4-2 in the Team Events

12 January 2023

Training and Trials This year celebrated the 100 th Anniversary of the Varsity Race – the oldest team ski race in the world. As the teams arrived in Val Thorens for four days of training before the races, the air was thick with excitement and anticipation. There was a sense that the racers were competing not just for...

The University of Cambridge Sports Service accredited by ground-breaking dual career scheme

5 January 2023

The University of Cambridge Sports Service is leading the way with supporting talented athletes in education in England, having been accredited by an innovative Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) initiative. The Sport England-backed programme supports young sportspeople on the talent pathway to have the opportunity...

BUCS and Competitions Roundup: Michaelmas 2022

19 December 2022

The BUCS season is well underway for Cambridge, and we’ve seen huge successes for the Light Blues already this year. Forty-six teams have been entered into the BUCS League and Knockout competitions this season, with one new entry compared to 2021-22 for Men’s Squash – who are looking to gain promotion at the first attempt...

Cambridge’s Charlotte Bardsley wins silver in BUCS table tennis championships

29 November 2022

Charlotte Bardsley, a first-year History and Politics student at Sidney Sussex, won silver in the individual event at the BUCS table tennis championships in Nottingham last weekend (19-20/11). Bardsley, who competed for GB in the Commonwealth Games last summer, is the number one ranked under-21 singles women's player in...

Oxbridge win historic tennis double against Harvard and Yale

12 October 2022

Fresh from Varsity matches earlier in the year, Oxbridge tennis players had to put their rivalries aside over the last month to fight a common enemy: Harvard and Yale. The Prentice and Seabright Cups are traditionally contested every two years, played alternately at Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club in New Jersey...

Eddie Butler: Former Wales rugby captain and legendary broadcaster dies aged 65

15 September 2022

Everyone at the University of Cambridge Sports Service is very sad to hear the news of Eddie Butler leaving us far too soon. Earlier this year, we created a video with a very simple message; 'Sport Belongs to All'. Eddie, being a Cambridge alumnus, ex international rugby player, journalist and commentator understood and...

CURA Captain wins highly coveted Queen's Prize!

27 July 2022

CU Rifle Captain Alice becomes only the third woman to win The Queen’s Prize in 153 years! An amazing result for Alice Good of Emmanuel College to take home this coveted prize, the most prestigious in the world of target rifle shooting! Alice is the proud Captain of the Cambridge University Rifle Association, and was also...

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