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Read more at: CRICKET - Varsity 2016 Four-Day Match Report

CRICKET - Varsity 2016 Four-Day Match Report

17 July 2016

July 5th saw the beginning of the four-day Varsity match between Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC) and Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), held this year at The Parks, Oxford. The toss was won by OUCC who elected to bat first, on a pitch displaying cracks from the outset. The OUCC first innings lasted a full day...


Read more at: ROWING - Gold and Bronze for CUWBC at European Universities Games

ROWING - Gold and Bronze for CUWBC at European Universities Games

16 July 2016

CUWBC competed at the European Universities Games in Zagreb, Croatia last week having qualified crews at the BUCS Regatta in May. The Club sent an Eight, four of whom also raced in coxless pairs to race against crews from across Europe. The CUWBC eight won the heat comfortably clocking the second fastest time across the...


Read more at: ROWING - CUWBC Win at Henley Royal Regatta

ROWING - CUWBC Win at Henley Royal Regatta

5 July 2016

CUWBC’s Melissa Wilson was part of a composite with Leander Club and Reading Rowing Club that won the Princess Grace Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Bow: Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne (RRC) 2: Melissa Wilson (CUWBC) 3: Holly Nixon (Leander) Stroke: Jess Leyden (Leander) The crew defeated Akademicki Związek Sportowy AWF...


Read more at: CRICKET - Varsity 2016 One-Day Match Report

CRICKET - Varsity 2016 One-Day Match Report

4 July 2016

The first of July saw Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC) face Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC) at Lord’s in the one-day Varsity match. A rain-affected morning caused a delayed start and reduced the game to 40 overs per side. After captain J Abbott of CUCC won the toss, his men took the field. The OUCC innings...


Read more at: CANOE - Trip to North Wales

CANOE - Trip to North Wales

15 June 2016

The weekend of the 4/5th June a group of 16 paddlers from CUCC made the journey up to North Wales for a weekend of thrills and spills on the Tryweryn. This weekend was a little bit different to most since Dan and I had our Moderate Water Endorsement assessment, the final step in becoming a qualified whitewater coach. This...


Read more at: DANCESPORT - Varsity 2016 Match Report

DANCESPORT - Varsity 2016 Match Report

23 May 2016

The 43rd Dancesport Varsity Match took place on Saturday May 14th, 2016 at Iffley Road Sports Centre, Oxford. Varsity is uniquely different to all other Dancesport competitions that CUDT have been to so far. Each side enters two teams of nine couples to compete in the Varsity Match (A Team) and Challenge Match (B Team). In...


Read more at: IN MEMORIAM - John Marks 1924 – 2016

IN MEMORIAM - John Marks 1924 – 2016

5 May 2016

The University of Cambridge Sports Centre is saddened to hear that Dr John Marks recently passed away, aged 92. It is a huge loss to the University as he has given so much to so many people over many decades. In 1977, Dr Marks was admitted as one of the first male Fellows at Girton College, shortly after the College...


Read more at: MODERN PENTATHLON - Varsity 2016 Match Report

MODERN PENTATHLON - Varsity 2016 Match Report

2 April 2016

The EY Modern Pentathlon Match took place on 25th and 26th March at Tonbridge School. 2016 saw the Cambridge Ladies victorious, and the Gentlemen narrowly defeated. Each team consisted of 6 athletes with particularly notable performances from fresher Henry Choong and 5th year vet Alice Watson. The competition commenced on...


Read more at: #PullTogether for Cancer Research UK and Project Ely

#PullTogether for Cancer Research UK and Project Ely

18 March 2016

Patricia Smith is Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club Lightweight Captain and has been part of the squad training to race at the Henley Boat Races and The Cancer Research UK Boat Races. She won’t have recovered in time from an injury to race in the boat races this year, but is still leading the way to support the new...


Read more at: CANOE - National Student Rodeo 2016

CANOE - National Student Rodeo 2016

14 March 2016

Mention the National Student Rodeo to any paddler who has experienced one and you will quickly get an idea of what a crazy event it is. The combination of kayaking, a white-water course, hundreds of students, two nights of partying and a new theme (this year’s being ‘Christmas’) seems to be unbeatable in making for an...


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