BUCS Super Rugby

Welcome to the home of the University of Nottingham Men's BUCS Super Rugby team. Over the course of the season we will be bringing you the latest news, fixtures and live matches taking you closer to the action.

BUCS Super Rugby consists of 18 rounds. Upon the completion of the league season, the top eight teams will battle it out in knock-out Championship competition, with the final held in April 2025 to crown a champion.

Meet the teams

BUCS Super Rugby

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League and Vase winners in 2021/22, University of Nottingham entered as the latest addition to BUCS Super Rugby in 2022/23, but defied the odds to reach the play-offs in our first years in the league. In 2024/25, UNRUC will be looking to firmly cement their place as a BSR programme.

home_work The team train at the iconic £40 million David Ross Sports Village, with matches held at Highfields Sports Complex, set on the edge of University Park Campus.

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The squad features a wealth of domestic and international talent and the 2024/25 will be led by first team captain, Jamie Annand.

thumb_up Former British and Irish Lion, Brian Moore and Saracens winger Chris Wyles are among the famous alumni who have passed through the program.

Our 2024/25 BSR Fixtures

BSR 2024/25 Fixture List

Round 1 | Wednesday 25th September - vs. Leeds Beckett - Home @ Highfields - Won 28-24

Round 2 | Wednesday 2nd October - vs. Durham - Away - Drew 31-31

Round 3 | Wednesday 9th October - vs. Exeter - Away - Lost 17-46

Round 4 | Wednesday 16th October - vs. Cardiff - Away - Won 33-15

Round 5 | Wednesday 23rd October - vs. Cardiff Met - Home @ Highfields - Lost 29-34

Round 6 | Wednesday 30th October - vs. Loughborough - Lost 17-42

Round 7 | Wednesday 13th November - vs. Hartpury - Lost 26-45

Round 8 | Wednesday 20th November - vs. Bath - Home @ Highfields - Postponed

Round 9 | Wednesday 27th November - vs. Leeds Beckett - Away - Lost 24-27

Round 10 | Wednesday 4th December - vs. Swansea - Away - Won 16-15

Round 11 | Wednesday 11th December - vs. Durham - Lost 23-29

Round 8 | Sunday 12th January - vs. Bath - Lost 32-39

Round 12 | Wednesday 22nd January - vs. Exeter - Lost 20-21

Round 13 | Wednesday 29th January - vs. Cardiff - Away

Round 14 | Wednesday 5th February - vs. Cardiff Met - Away

Round 15 | Wednesday 12th February - vs. Loughborough - Home @ Highfields

Round 16 | Wednesday 26th February - vs. Hartpury - Away

Round 17 | Wednesday 5th March - vs. Swansea - Home @ Highfields

Round 18 | Wednesday 12th March - vs. Bath - Away

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Performance Rugby at University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham Men's Rugby Union Club is one of largest student led rugby clubs in the country, and one of the most prestigious and popular sports clubs at Nottingham. The Club enjoys a national reputation for rugby, attracting performance rugby players who want to balance their continued rugby development with studying at one of the UK's top Universities.

The Men’s Rugby Union Club continues to grow and develop, and has a clear and strong vision to deliver a performance rugby programme of the highest calibre. The coaching team is headed up by Paul Westgate an England Rugby Level 5 Coach.

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Matchday

Our home matches are predominantly played at our home venue in Nottingham at Highfields Sports Complex. We also have a close partnership with Nottingham Rugby and some fixtures are played within the Nottinghamshire Sports Club at Lady Bay.

Highfields Sports Complex

Getting to Highfields

Highfields Sports Complex is located on the South Westerly side of the main University Park campus and can be easily accessed via University Boulevard (use postcode NG7 2PS).

Download a copy of the campus map here and you'll find us at location number 47. Parking is available free of charge in marked spaces and our event car park. Blue badge parking can be found in front of the Vaughan Parry Williams pavillion.

You can also find details of how to get here by car, bus or tram here. Our nearest park and ride is Toton Lane and you hop off at the University Boulevard stop.

Lady Bay Sports Ground

Getting to Lady Bay

Lady Bay Sports Ground is the home of Nottingham Rugby and is located 30 minutes walk from Nottingham Train station. The stadium is located just across the road from Nottingham Forest Football club, near to the south bank of the river Trent, and near the town of West Bridgford. For those driving you can follow NG2 5AA and there is approximately 250 parking spots on site.

Our partners

We are delighted to partner with the Aldi, RFU, Nottingham Rugby Club, Playerlayer and the Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre. You can find out more about our partners below.

Aldi

Aldi, Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, has joined the University of Nottingham’s BUCS Super Rugby programme. The supermarket has established a highly reputable Graduate Area Manager Programme, which welcomes applications from all students.

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Playerlayer

Playerlayer are the Official Technial Partner of University of Nottingham Sport. Lauched in 2008, the Nottingham based company has is driven to create sustainable, durable, multifunctional sports kit.

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Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre (CBTRC)

For the past 25 years, visionary clinicians and researchers, along with generous donors, volunteers and fundraisers, have all helped to make the CBTRC into the world-leading research centre it is today. With your support, the centre can continue to strive to discover more effective and kinder treatments for currently devastating cancers.

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RFU

The RFU has a close partnership with the University of Nottingham to deliver a broad rugby programme for students, from representative competition in BUCS to more local opportunities. With a focus on GROWTH, SUSTAINABILITY and TRANSITION of students into and out of their universities.

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