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UoN comes out on top at BUCS Big Wednesday

 

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On Wednesday 27 March the University of Nottingham hosted one of the biggest sporting events in the university calendar for an unprecedented second year in a row. Our teams dominated proceedings, claiming a ground-breaking 13 titles in the process.

The event saw 104 teams from up and down the country descend on Nottingham for a day of high-octane championship and trophy finals in football, hockey, basketball, squash and more.

After qualifying for 16 finals, our Green and Gold teams won a staggering 13 of their matches, four of them championships. We celebrated the following successes:

  • Women’s Badminton Championship winners
  • Women’s Squash Championship winners
  • Men’s Table Tennis Championship winners
  • Women’s Table Tennis Championship winners
  • Men’s Football Trophy winners
  • Women’s Netball Trophy winners
  • Women’s Squash Trophy winners
  • Men’s Squash Trophy winners
  • Men’s Table Tennis Trophy winners
  • Women's Table Tennis Trophy winners
  • Men’s Tennis Trophy winners
  • Men’s Water Polo Trophy winners
  • Women’s Water Polo Trophy winners

Highlights from the day included a Championship gold for the Women’s badminton, who won 6-2 against Loughborough. Meanwhile Men’s Football made history by securing the first ever BUCS football medal for UoN and Women’s Squash retained their national title for the fourth year in a row.

Congratulations to everyone who took part!

Visit the University of Nottingham Sport blog for the full reports.

Posted on Friday 29th March 2019

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