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Team Training Room Now Available For Open Sessions

3 October 2016

New for members this Michaelmas term we are introducing “Team Training Room Open Sessions” whereby members of the Fitness Suite can use the TTR under the watchful eye of a qualified coach to use the kit freestyle fashion. So if you wanted to work on your rope climbs or see what a prowler conditioning session is really like...

ROWING - Richard Chambers Joins the CUBC Coaching Team

13 September 2016

Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) has announced the appointment of Richard Chambers to the role of Assistant Coach. Richard succeeds Ed Green who has moved to take on the task of building the rowing programme at Millfield School. 31-year-old Richard was born in Coleraine, Ireland. He started rowing at the Coleraine...

When Term Stops Our Sports Teams Don't

19 August 2016

It may be the summer holidays, but the University of Cambridge sports men and women are busy training hard for the season ahead, ready to take on their Dark Blue counterparts in a range of Varsity Matches over the next academic year. From swimming to Rugby, Cycling to Golf and Rowing to Netball, check out their training...

Olympic Golds for Cambridge Alumni

17 August 2016

If you haven’t been glued to your TV screens watching the Olympics, why not? We’re all still recovering from watching Greg Rutherford, Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah all take home medals last Saturday, and last night’s cycling didn’t exactly help us to an early night either (three starts in the keirin anyone?). It has been a...

The End of the WEUFT for CUAFC

8 August 2016

In their fourth game at the WEUFT in China, CUAFC lost their semi-final 2-0 to the eventual winners, Renmin University. The team played well, executed their game plan, nullified their strengths and created three excellent chances. Sadly a lapse of concentration cost the Light Blues a goal from a set piece, and even though...

CUAFC Progress at the WEUFT in China

4 August 2016

Continuing their time at the WEUFT in China, CUAFC played Melbourne on Monday, a team that is in the middle of their season and so obviously on good form. It was a good game and could have gone either way until 10 minutes from time when the Light Blues found that the gruelling heat and humidity started to get the better of...

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...

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