Varsity 2016

A stunning 15-6 victory to the University of Nottingham (UoN) Men’s Water Polo was certainly to be expected by the BUCS league champions against Nottingham Trent University’s (NTU) UPOLO Division 2 Trent Cobras. A worrying start, with UoN’s loss of the first swim-off allowed Trent an initial advantage, immediately...

Three University of Nottingham (UoN) victories over Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the first ever Canoe Polo Varsity events gave UoN their first two Varsity points of Super Wednesday.  Before the matches Impact caught up with Peter McCull, the UoN Mens’ Team Captain: “We have a good chance of beating...

Joe Tanner spoke to Shannon Lyness of the University of Nottingham Women’s Volleyball 1st Team, on their season and the importance of Varsity victory. How has the season gone so far? SL: “It’s gone really well, we haven’t dropped a set in BUCS yet; we have the BUCS Championship...

Phil Taylor and Amy Greaves chatted to Kate and Lizzie of the UoN Women’s Rugby Union Club, ahead of Varsity and after a stellar BUCS season. How has the season gone so far? K & L: “It’s gone pretty well, at the moment we are second in the league...

For all of the excitement of the men’s and women’s Varsity Basketball games on Friday 22nd April at the Motorpoint Arena, one of the more refreshing moments of the evening was the applause and cheering generated by the wheelchair basketball exhibition, which showed the growing popularity of the sport....

IMPACT Sport caught up with Alex Dimitrov and Joel Matthews of the UoN Volleyball team to talk about their Varsity preparations, and just why it is such a special occasion. How has the season gone so far? “It’s been amazing, we’ve been massive underdogs and our goal was to...

IMPACT Sport spoke to Mary McCarthy, President of Women’s Hockey, on their Varsity preparations. How has the season gone so far? MM: “It has been difficult. Our first team is in the Premier North so we have played against Edinburgh which is the Scottish National Team. We also played...