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A New Floor for the S&C Room

1 August 2016

To ensure that we continue to bring you the best Sports Centre we can, we are replacing the floor in the Strength & Conditioning Room with the same floor we currently have in the Team Training Room. This work will commence on the 22nd August. However, we will need to close the S&C Room while this is being done...

The Inaugural World Elite University Football Tournament

1 August 2016

CUAFC are currently in China, taking part in the first ever World Elite University Football Tournament (WEUFT). Starting yesterday and running until the 8th August, 8 teams are competing in this exciting new tournament. CUAFC’s group includes the University of Melbourne, the Hong Kong Technical University and the hosts...

CRICKET - England vs Sri Lanka Four-Day U19 Test Match

22 July 2016

Fenner’s Cricket Ground will be hosting international cricket again next week as England Under-19s face off against Sri Lanka in a 4 day Test Match from the 25th to 29th July, 2016. The match, which is the first of two Test Matches against the touring Sri Lankans, will feature the country’s brightest young cricketers...

WEBSITE - A Work in Progress!

18 July 2016

As you may have noticed, we have recently launched our new website. Using the University "Light" template we have been working hard to transfer all of the information from our old website into this new site. It's still very much a work in progress, and we'd like to thank you all for your patience as we continue to add...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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