BUCS is a key part of not just university sport, but university life. However, the amount of teams and sports make it extremely difficult to support your university’s teams. To combat this, Freshered is putting together a series to guide you through how your university is getting on with BUCS. This article focuses on the exploits of Newcastle, Northumbria and Bristol.
Newcastle University
In the Women’s Northern Tier 2B, the Women’s first football team are having a season to remember. They currently at the top of the league, sitting with a comfortable five point gap between them and second place. Averaging six goals a game, their dominance of the league cannot be underestimated. They also boast the impressive record of winning 100% of their games so far.
Newcastle’s BUCS success is not limited to football. The women’s first netball team sit top iof the EY Northern Tier 1, having only lost one of their seven games so far. With an impressive points difference, promotion seems to be in their hands. The fifth team also sit top, this time of the EY Northern Tier 10.
In men’s american Football, the Exeter men’s team will be hoping they can pull off the unlikely. With two games remaining, they sit four points off the top, with two games remaining. With two points available for a win, they will have to win both their games, and hope the team above lose theirs. Only then will they finish in first in the South Western Tier 1.
University of Bristol
A promising season for the men’s rugby union first team seems to have come to nothing, as they currently sit six points off top spot with one game left to play. There is a lot of positives to be taken, however, with an impressive third place the result of eight wins from 13 games. Another season in the Premier South 1 awaits, where they will hope to improve even further.
However, this does not mean all BUCS teams from the University of Bristol are struggling for success. In the Women’s Western Tier 2, the third lacrosse team are dominating. They have picked up five wins from five, with their 15 points giving them a five point gap at the top. Strong attacking and defending means promotion up a tier seems very likely.
The women’s first basketball team certainly find themselves in some strife this season. Bottom of the Western Tier 1, with the points from their only win of the season cancelled out as they had to concede a walkover. Point-less, they have four games left in the season to close the gap to the teams ahead of them, which is currently three points. If they aren’t able to do so, relegation to the third tier of BUCS Basketball seems inevitable.
Northumbria University
So far this season, Northumbria’s men’s first hockey team, led by Charlie Edwards, are experiencing something of a struggle. They sit in fourth in the Northern Tier 2, having picked up only two wins from seven games. Despite this, they have only lost two games as well, as they have been involved in three stalemates. On nine points, promotion is out of the question, with a small threat they might be dragged into a relegation battle.
It is nothing less than a disasterous season for the women’s first rugby union team. Competing in the Premier National, the top tier of BUCS rugby union, their record states they have played seven, lost seven. They sit 11 points off safety, with their place in the relegation playoff all but confirmed.
Murray Wright’s men’s badminton team, competing in the Northern Tier 2B, are also struggling this season. Well and truly involved in a relegation battle, the team are yet to pick up a win. They have picked up their two points through draws, and sit only one point above the bottom placed team.
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