SPORTS YEARBOOK 2011 (Including the 2009-2010 Review
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University of Cambridge Sport<br />
Sports Yearbook <strong>2011</strong><br />
Incorporating <strong>the</strong> Annual <strong>Review</strong> <strong>2009</strong> - <strong>2010</strong>
A word from <strong>the</strong><br />
Vice-Chancellor<br />
Welcome to <strong>the</strong> University of Cambridge<br />
Sports Year book <strong>2011</strong><br />
I am delighted to introduce this annual review of sport<br />
at Cambridge. Our students develop <strong>the</strong>ir sporting<br />
talent through competition at College, University and<br />
national level: <strong>the</strong>se pages include accounts of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
many successes over <strong>the</strong> past year. I know from my<br />
own student career that passion for study and passion<br />
for sport are often complementary, and I am proud<br />
that Cambridge produces excellent achievers in both<br />
spheres.The world knows Cambridge for its sporting<br />
history as well as its academic prowess, and we measure<br />
our successes in Olympic medals as well as Nobel<br />
Prizes. Our eyes are on London 2012!<br />
Thank you for your support of Cambridge's dedicated<br />
sportsmen and women - and I wish you a successful<br />
sporting year ahead.
Contents<br />
Talented Athletes Scholarship Scheme 4<br />
Eric Evans Fund 5<br />
Hawks’ Charitable Trust Awards <strong>2009</strong>/10 6<br />
Philip Brook – Tennis and Maths 9<br />
Harry Leitch – Balancing Act 12<br />
Amateur Boxing Club 14<br />
Cambridge University Association<br />
Football Club 17<br />
Athletics Club 19<br />
Badminton Club 21<br />
Basketball Club 22<br />
Women’s Basketball Club 24<br />
Boat Club 26<br />
Women’s Boat Club 27<br />
Bowmen 28<br />
Canoe Club 30<br />
Cricket Club 31<br />
Cruising Club 38<br />
Cycling Club 41<br />
Fencing Club 42<br />
Gliding Club 43<br />
Golf Club 45<br />
Gymnastics Club 47<br />
Hare and Hounds (Cross Country) 48<br />
Ice Hockey Club 50<br />
udo Club 51<br />
Karate Club 54<br />
Korfball Club 55<br />
Lacrosse Club 56<br />
Women’s Lacrosse Club 58<br />
Lawn Tennis Club 59<br />
Lightweight Rowing Club 61<br />
Modern Pentathlon Club 63<br />
Netball Club 66<br />
Orienteering Club 67<br />
Polo Club 70<br />
Powerlifting Club 70<br />
Rackets Club 71<br />
Real Tennis Club 75<br />
Revolver & Pistol Club 75<br />
Riding Club 77<br />
Rifle Association 77<br />
Rugby Fives Club 81<br />
Rugby Union Football Club 82<br />
Women’s Rugby Union Football Club 83<br />
Ski & Snowboard Club 84<br />
Small Bore Club 86<br />
Squash Rackets Club 87<br />
Swimming and Water Polo Club 88<br />
Table Tennis Club 92<br />
Trampoline Club 95<br />
Triathlon Club 98<br />
Volleyball Club 101<br />
The Hawks Club 104<br />
The Ospreys 105<br />
Varsity <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> 109<br />
Position and Awards 113<br />
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Chairman’s <strong>Review</strong><br />
I am delighted with <strong>the</strong> breadth and depth of<br />
commitment to University sport demonstrated in this<br />
Annual <strong>Review</strong>. Enthusiasm for and participation in<br />
sport contributes greatly to <strong>the</strong> richness of academic<br />
life in Cambridge. It is not just that, as all <strong>the</strong> evidence<br />
shows, a brain works much better and for longer if it<br />
lives in a fit and healthy body. From college-level<br />
Bumps and Cuppers competitions to <strong>the</strong> Varsity Match<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Boat Race, watching and participating in sport<br />
binds <strong>the</strong> community toge<strong>the</strong>r and helps it reach out<br />
to <strong>the</strong> world.While college-level sport allows students<br />
(and <strong>the</strong> occasional enthusiastic post-doc or Fellow) to<br />
relax and make friends, serious participants in<br />
University-level sport acquire time- and projectmanagement<br />
skills which enhance <strong>the</strong>ir academic<br />
achievements and are much sought after in <strong>the</strong><br />
increasingly competitive graduate jobs market. Even<br />
for those who go down four places in <strong>the</strong> Bumps and<br />
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end up at <strong>the</strong> foot of <strong>the</strong>ir division, <strong>the</strong> memories of<br />
winter sunrises over <strong>the</strong> river and <strong>the</strong> camaraderie of<br />
<strong>the</strong> crew will remain a joy for life. For those who are<br />
awarded Blues for representing <strong>the</strong> University, <strong>the</strong><br />
honour and recognition will last forever.<br />
I am also delighted that <strong>the</strong> University's Planning and<br />
Resources Committee has now approved <strong>the</strong> business<br />
plan for <strong>the</strong> long-awaited Sports Centre on <strong>the</strong> West<br />
Cambridge site.The project seems to have had an<br />
unusually long gestation period even by Cambridge<br />
standards. According to Dr. John Marks, Life Fellow of<br />
Girton College and devotee of University sport, it was<br />
already being discussed when he was first in<br />
Cambridge in <strong>the</strong> aftermath of <strong>the</strong> Second World War.<br />
Interest in and support for <strong>the</strong> project has grown in<br />
<strong>the</strong> intervening years, and it is now recognised that<br />
<strong>the</strong> need for a Sports Centre has become pressing.The<br />
new Centre will be built on <strong>the</strong> West Cambridge site, a<br />
short cycle ride from <strong>the</strong> existing athletics and hockey<br />
facilities at Wilberforce Road.We hope to have Phase 1<br />
open in time for <strong>the</strong> start of <strong>the</strong> 2013/14 academic<br />
year, with Phases 2 and 3 following when funds allow.<br />
This can only help to generate even greater<br />
enthusiasm for and participation in sport at all levels<br />
across <strong>the</strong> University.<br />
This <strong>Review</strong> is a record and a celebration of a year of<br />
impressive sporting achievement and I congratulate<br />
all those whose names appear here and hope that<br />
many o<strong>the</strong>rs will be inspired to take part and compete<br />
in <strong>the</strong> future.
Director’s editorial<br />
We are delighted to present for your interest and<br />
information <strong>the</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Cambridge Sports Yearbook.<br />
This, as last year, incorporates <strong>the</strong> Annual Sports<br />
<strong>Review</strong> for <strong>2009</strong>/10 that summarises, in articles<br />
submitted by <strong>the</strong> University sports clubs, <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
activities and achievements during <strong>the</strong> academic year.<br />
For ease of reference we have separated out <strong>the</strong> lists<br />
of Officers, Blues and, Half Blues. May we thank all<br />
those who have submitted reports and wish all <strong>the</strong><br />
clubs continued success and particularly in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
annual dual with Oxford.<br />
Of note in this years report is <strong>the</strong> high standard and<br />
<strong>the</strong> number of applicants for sports bursaries to <strong>the</strong><br />
Eric Evans Fund, <strong>the</strong> Ospreys and <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Club.<br />
The role profiles provide an interesting insight to<br />
<strong>the</strong> range of talent at Cambridge and is illustrative<br />
of <strong>the</strong> significant number of students performing<br />
in sport at <strong>the</strong> highest level with many having<br />
realistic expectations of selection for <strong>the</strong> 2012<br />
London Olympics.<br />
Our general <strong>the</strong>me this year is racket sports with<br />
contributions from <strong>the</strong> worlds of Tennis, Squash and<br />
Real Tennis. Philip Brook, who as a student working<br />
with Sir Geoffrey Cass established <strong>the</strong> current tennis<br />
facilities at Fenner’s. Sir Geoffrey went on to become<br />
<strong>the</strong> President of <strong>the</strong> Lawn Tennis Association and<br />
Philip now elected Chairman of <strong>the</strong> All England Lawn<br />
Tennis Club.This is a major role in British Tennis and we<br />
offer our congratulations and best wishes. Overall<br />
responsibility for arguably <strong>the</strong> world’s greatest tennis<br />
tournament will certainly keep him busy. Harry Leitch<br />
has successfully combined his studies in Medicine<br />
with an international squash career.Yes it can be done,<br />
but not without absolute focus, excellent time<br />
management and a sympa<strong>the</strong>tic Fitzwilliam College.<br />
Harry has captained <strong>the</strong> Squash Club, has played in<br />
eight Varsity matches and represented Scotland at <strong>the</strong><br />
Commonwealth Games. Robert and Karen Hird are<br />
two of triplets; both represent Cambridge at Real<br />
Tennis.Their sister represents Oxford University.<br />
Breakfast conversation after <strong>the</strong> Varsity match must<br />
be interesting.We offer our thanks for <strong>the</strong>ir time<br />
and contribution.<br />
In conclusion we thank <strong>the</strong> many members of <strong>the</strong><br />
Sports Syndicate and its Committees, and particularly<br />
<strong>the</strong> Chair, Ms Debbie Low<strong>the</strong>r, all who give generously<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir time and experience to help University sport. Our<br />
new Vice Chancellor, <strong>the</strong> Registrary and many<br />
University Officers have given significant support to<br />
<strong>the</strong> cause and <strong>the</strong>re is an expectant air of optimism<br />
about <strong>the</strong> future.<br />
Let us hope that 2012 not only celebrates a successful<br />
2012 Olympics but also marks <strong>the</strong> launch of a new era<br />
of sport at <strong>the</strong> University.<br />
Tony Lemons<br />
Director of Physical Education.<br />
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Talented Athlete<br />
Scholarship Scheme<br />
The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, better<br />
known as TASS, is a unique partnership between<br />
National Governing Bodies of Sport and Higher<br />
Education, providing financial and professional<br />
support to elite young athletes who are committed to<br />
continuing <strong>the</strong>ir education.<br />
All athletes are nominated by <strong>the</strong>ir relevant National<br />
Governing Body to receive a scholarship, funded<br />
through UK Sport. Every scholarship includes key<br />
services such as Strength and Conditioning,<br />
Performance Lifestyle Management with trained<br />
mentors and help towards competition, training and<br />
equipment expenses. Many of <strong>the</strong> athletes have<br />
already competed on <strong>the</strong> national or international<br />
stage and will be aiming to be among Great Britain’s<br />
medal hopefuls at London 2012.<br />
TASS underwent significant changes in 2008/9 and <strong>the</strong><br />
University became part of a regional ‘Hub’ of 6<br />
institutions, toge<strong>the</strong>r providing services to athletes<br />
across <strong>the</strong> East of England. Despite this, <strong>the</strong> University<br />
was still able to boast having 6 of its students within<br />
<strong>the</strong> scheme, <strong>the</strong> largest number of any Fur<strong>the</strong>r or<br />
Higher Education Institution in <strong>the</strong> region.We also<br />
provide <strong>the</strong> same high quality of service to 4<br />
external students.<br />
The high number of University athletes gaining TASS<br />
scholarships has continued from <strong>2009</strong>/10 – when we<br />
had seven TASS athletes studying at Cambridge, when<br />
no o<strong>the</strong>r Institution had any more than two.<br />
One of this year’s new intake Fiona Hughes, a 1st year<br />
Engineering student from Queens’ College,<br />
represented Great Britain at <strong>the</strong> Winter Olympic<br />
Games in Vancouver in <strong>2010</strong>. A full profile can be<br />
found later in this review, along with profiles of three<br />
more of <strong>the</strong> University’s TASS athletes: Mairead Rocke,<br />
Bradley Dixon and Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday.<br />
Commenting on <strong>the</strong> continued success of elite young<br />
athletes at Cambridge,TASS Administrator Simon<br />
Cornish said “It’s fantastic that we can give such good<br />
support to <strong>the</strong>se athletes coming to Cambridge in<br />
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order to balance <strong>the</strong>ir studies and <strong>the</strong> achievement of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir sporting ambitions.We can be extremely proud<br />
that we have an Olympian coming here to continue<br />
her studies. Hopefully, some time in <strong>the</strong> not-so-distant<br />
future, all of <strong>the</strong> athletes will look back at <strong>the</strong><br />
exceptional Strength and Conditioning support<br />
from Tristan Coles and Helen Boyle as being vital to<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir successes!”.<br />
Anthony Crutchett, who was supported on <strong>the</strong> TASS<br />
programme for his 4 years at Cambridge between<br />
2006 and <strong>2010</strong>, is now fencing full-time and continues<br />
to receive Strength and Conditioning from Tristan Coles.<br />
<strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
Athlete College Sport<br />
Anthony Crutchett Downing Fencing (Sabre)<br />
Bradley Dixon Trinity Modern Pentathlon<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday Clare Orienteering<br />
Anna Railton Pembroke Rowing<br />
Mairead Rocke Churchill Orienteering<br />
Victoria Stevens Jesus Orienteering<br />
Alex Young St John’s Triathlon<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
Athlete College Sport<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday Clare Orienteering<br />
Mairead Rocke Churchill Orienteering<br />
Victoria Stevens Jesus Orienteering<br />
Bradley Dixon Trinity Modern Pentathlon<br />
Joshua Radvan St Catharine’s Modern Pentathlon<br />
Fiona Hughes Queens’ Cross Country Skiing<br />
Charlotte Roach Trinity Triathlon
Eric Evans Awards <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong><br />
The Eric Evans Fund was set up in 1996 following a<br />
benefaction from <strong>the</strong> friends and colleagues of <strong>the</strong><br />
late Eric Evans, a graduate of St Catharine’s College<br />
who gained a Full Blue playing for <strong>the</strong> University<br />
Football Club against Oxford in 1975 and 1976.The<br />
fund is intended to support students who wish to<br />
improve <strong>the</strong>ir personal sporting performance beyond<br />
University level or to enable <strong>the</strong>m to undertake<br />
qualifications in connection with officiating, coaching<br />
or <strong>the</strong> administration of sport.<br />
The Fund is managed by <strong>the</strong> Director of Physical<br />
Education and two o<strong>the</strong>r persons appointed by <strong>the</strong><br />
Sports Syndicate.The current Managers are Mr Tony<br />
Lemons (Director of Physical Education), Dr Joan<br />
Lasenby (Trinity) and Dr John Little (St Catharine’s), <strong>the</strong><br />
current Senior Treasurers of <strong>the</strong> Women’s and Men’s<br />
Blues Committees respectively.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong>re was a fur<strong>the</strong>r increase in <strong>the</strong> number<br />
and quality of applications for funding, making <strong>the</strong><br />
Fund Managers’ considerations as difficult as ever.<br />
Those who were successful were inevitably competing<br />
at least at National level, with genuine ambitions of<br />
competing on <strong>the</strong> World Stage. Profiles for some of <strong>the</strong><br />
successful applicants can be found in this Yearbook. In<br />
addition to <strong>the</strong> 16 students who received awards to<br />
enable <strong>the</strong>m to enhance <strong>the</strong>ir sporting performance,<br />
funding was also given to 9 students to complete<br />
coaching qualifications in a variety of sports.<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
Student College Sport<br />
Anthony Crutchett Downing Fencing<br />
Robert Hird Trinity Real Tennis<br />
Henry Day St Catharine’s Shooting<br />
Karen Hird St Catharine’s Real Tennis<br />
Joseph Wheeler St Edmund’s Rugby Union<br />
Alex Young St John’s Triathlon<br />
Lucy Gossage Downing Triathlon<br />
Samantha Cutts Emmanuel Equestrian<br />
Edward Dickson Trinity Hall Shooting<br />
Joel Carpenter Fitzwilliam Swimming<br />
Chris Bellamy Homerton Rowing<br />
Charles Pitt-Ford Pembroke Rowing<br />
Anna Railton Pembroke Rowing<br />
Andrew Nichols Sidney Sussex Cycling<br />
Sarah Crossman Queens’ Sailing<br />
Fiona Hampshire St Catharine’s Sailing<br />
Laura Duke* Newnham Athletics<br />
Angharad West* Girton Lacrosse<br />
Leah Schabas* Selwyn Lacrosse<br />
Lauren York* St John’s Lacrosse<br />
Amelia Duncanson* St Catharine’s Lacrosse<br />
William Mackay* Robinson Athletics<br />
James Chettle* Clare Athletics<br />
Robin Brown* Jesus Athletics<br />
Samuel Ashcroft* Jesus Athletics<br />
* = Award for Coaching/Officiating<br />
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Hawks’ Charitable Trust Awards<br />
<strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
The Trust was established in January 1996 with a<br />
relatively small endowment capital donated by some<br />
of <strong>the</strong> members to provide grants to current<br />
Cambridge University students, male and female,<br />
whose sporting activities were being inhibited by<br />
financial constraints. A very generous bequest from<br />
David Jennens (Clare College 1947-51, Rowing)<br />
increased dramatically <strong>the</strong> size of <strong>the</strong> endowment<br />
capital in 2003, and <strong>the</strong> capital fund now stands in<br />
excess of £550,000, enabling a disbursement in <strong>2010</strong><br />
of £20,000 (capital being conserved for <strong>the</strong> growth of<br />
<strong>the</strong> fund). The Trust is now <strong>the</strong> single largest charity<br />
devoted to funding sport in <strong>the</strong> University.<br />
There are 5 Trustees, all Hawks - <strong>the</strong>y are Christopher<br />
Pratt (Chairman), Sir Roger Tomkys, John Marks, Guy<br />
Brennan and Tim Ellis. Since 2007, to ensure joined-up<br />
thinking, <strong>the</strong> Awards Committee has been joined by<br />
Dr Joan Lazenby of <strong>the</strong> Ospreys. Information has,<br />
since <strong>the</strong> inception of <strong>the</strong> Trust, been exchanged with<br />
<strong>the</strong> managers of <strong>the</strong> Eric Evans Fund, which is <strong>the</strong> only<br />
(and quite small) fund run by <strong>the</strong> University itself.<br />
The Trustees’ policy currently is to provide a larger<br />
number of modest awards ra<strong>the</strong>r than a very limited<br />
number of larger sums. Applications have to be<br />
endorsed by a University Senior Member to confirm<br />
financial need; grants are normally only awarded in<br />
sports of Blue or Half-blue status, taking into account if<br />
need is equal, <strong>the</strong> level of sporting excellence and <strong>the</strong><br />
academic level.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> a sum of £20,000 was awarded to some<br />
80 students.There are usually well over 100 applicants.<br />
Awards are made in amounts ranging from £100 and<br />
£750.The top four £750 awards are named for major<br />
benefactors of <strong>the</strong> Trust, being David Jennens (Rowing<br />
1949-51), Sir Adrian Cadbury (Rowing/Skiing 1949-52),<br />
Bob Barber (Cricket/Athletics 1954-57) and Sir Arthur<br />
Marshall (Athletics 1922-26).This policy will continue<br />
and expand as account of fur<strong>the</strong>r contributions allow.<br />
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Applications are normally submitted by a date which<br />
is defined in <strong>the</strong> middle of <strong>the</strong> Lent term and<br />
advertised to all colleges and sports clubs. The<br />
trustees make <strong>the</strong>ir decisions before <strong>the</strong> end of that<br />
term. Each year <strong>the</strong> awards are announced in <strong>the</strong><br />
University Reporter and ei<strong>the</strong>r at <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> Lent<br />
Term, or early in <strong>the</strong> Easter Term, a reception is arranged<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Club at which <strong>the</strong> awards are made.<br />
The future? There is little doubt of <strong>the</strong> value of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
awards to <strong>the</strong> individuals who receive <strong>the</strong>m, nor, to<br />
judge from <strong>the</strong> number of excellent applications, <strong>the</strong><br />
fact that <strong>the</strong>y are necessary in <strong>the</strong> current student<br />
financial climate.The Fund is now by far <strong>the</strong> largest in<br />
<strong>the</strong> University to provide help to sportsmen and<br />
women and <strong>the</strong> Trustees are convinced that prudent<br />
management will allow <strong>the</strong> total level of <strong>the</strong> awards to<br />
be increased steadily over <strong>the</strong> years. Certainly this is<br />
<strong>the</strong> aim, for <strong>the</strong>re is even less doubt about <strong>the</strong> success<br />
of those to whom awards have been given than <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
need; <strong>the</strong>ir names have featured in summer and winter<br />
Olympics, World, and European Championships and<br />
Commonwealth Games, as well as myriad international<br />
and national competitions across <strong>the</strong> sporting world.<br />
In addition to expanding <strong>the</strong> current range of support<br />
to individuals <strong>the</strong> Trustees would wish in <strong>the</strong> future to:<br />
• Make occasional much larger individual awards<br />
(where for example, major international potential<br />
can be identified).<br />
• Support Clubs or Teams on a general basis.<br />
• Consider supporting <strong>the</strong> establishment or<br />
development of sporting facilities.<br />
To do this we need considerably more capital, and<br />
attracting that is a fundamental objective.<br />
In addition to its current activities <strong>the</strong> Trust can<br />
facilitate <strong>the</strong> transfer of funds should any Hawk have a<br />
particular project, within <strong>the</strong> charitable objectives, that<br />
he wishes to endow.
Donating to <strong>the</strong> Trust<br />
If any member of <strong>the</strong> Club wishes to hear fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
about <strong>the</strong> policies of <strong>the</strong> Charitable Trust or feels that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y would like to contribute any sum, large or small<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Endowment, via gift or legacy please contact<br />
Chris Pratt, <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Company Secretary, who also<br />
chairs <strong>the</strong> Trust and will be delighted to provide<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r information. It is certainly a very worthwhile<br />
cause and because it is a charity (registered no<br />
1052904), <strong>the</strong> Chancellor of <strong>the</strong> Exchequer adds to<br />
every donation made by Gift Aid and subtracts<br />
legacies from estates before inheritance tax.<br />
Trust Awards <strong>2010</strong><br />
Student College Sport Named Award<br />
Tommy Bajorek Sidney Sussex Swimming<br />
Mark Baxter Selwyn Football<br />
Chris Bellamy Homerton Rowing<br />
Laure Bierer St Catharine’s Rowing<br />
Joshua Bleakley St Catharine’s Table Tennis<br />
Emily Bottle Trinity Hall Swimming<br />
Rosamund Bradbury Jesus Rowing<br />
Frankie Brown Jesus Cricket<br />
Robin Brown Jesus Cross Country<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Bryan Peterhouse Rowing<br />
Joel Carpenter Fitzwilliam Swimming<br />
Owen Churton Clare Athletics<br />
Beth Colman King’s Rowing<br />
Andrew Corley Downing Swimming<br />
Patrick Crossley Homerton Rugby<br />
Anthony Crutchett Downing Fencing<br />
Hardy Cubasch St Edmund’s Rowing<br />
Samantha Cutts Emmanuel Riding<br />
Constance Dagget Girton Riding<br />
Henry Day St Catharine’s Shooting BARBER<br />
James Day Jesus Football<br />
Edward Dickson Trinity Hall Shooting CADBURY<br />
Sam Dobin Trinity Athletics<br />
Mark Dyble Clare Athletics<br />
Josie Faulkner Clare Waterpolo<br />
Stuart Ferguson King’s Football<br />
Julia Fisher Clare Hall Rowing<br />
James Gordon Jesus Sailing<br />
Lucy Gossage Downing Triathlon<br />
Liane Grant Hughes Hall Waterpolo<br />
Chloe Grover Robinson Swimming<br />
David Gwy<strong>the</strong>r Wolfson Football<br />
Greg Hall Gonville & Caius Sailing<br />
Hamish Yeung St Catharine’s Table Tennis<br />
Johann Hattingh Darwin Golf<br />
Eva-Marie Hempe St John’s Rowing<br />
Jamie Hood Hughes Hall Rugby<br />
Mark Johnson Girton Football<br />
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Student College Sport Named Award<br />
Michael Johnson Jesus Football<br />
Anya Jones Fitzwilliam Rowing<br />
Danny Kerrigan Fitzwilliam Football<br />
Robert Legg Downing Tennis<br />
Harry Leitch Fitzwilliam Squash JENNENS<br />
John Lindsay Downing Shooting<br />
Josh Little Corpus Christi Swimming<br />
Max Little Trinity Football<br />
Hermione Mackay St John’s Rowing<br />
Tom March Fitzwilliam Riding<br />
Henry Marshall Downing Swimming<br />
Chris Maynard St John’s Football<br />
Nicholas McLoughlin Christ’s Waterpolo<br />
Thomas McNeil Hughes Hall Athletics<br />
Lisa Meegan Sidney Sussex Rowing<br />
Hannah Morgan Clare Rowing<br />
Josh Mouland King’s Athletics<br />
Kevin Musselman Peterhouse Hockey<br />
David Nefs Churchill Athletics<br />
Laura Nelson Corpus Christi Football<br />
Shane O’Mara Hughes Hall Rowing<br />
Clare Palmer Downing Athletics<br />
Louis Persent St John’s Athletics MARSHALL<br />
Charles Pitt-Ford Pembroke Rowing<br />
Elizabeth Polgreen Downing Rowing<br />
Anna Railton Pembroke Rowing<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Reynolds Jesus Archery<br />
Julia Robson Trinity Rowing<br />
Dane Rook Darwin Swimming<br />
Thomas Rootsey Jesus Swimming<br />
Tina Schwamb Girton Volleyball<br />
Peter Salvay Jesus Golf<br />
Ian Simson St John’s Athletics<br />
Lucy Spray Newnham Athletics<br />
Nora Staack Sidney Sussex Rowing<br />
James Strawson Trinity Rowing<br />
Rachel Sweeney Darwin Taekwondo<br />
Naomi Taschimowitz Trinity Athletics<br />
Emmalina Thompsell Gonville & Cauis Handball<br />
Pernille Thuesen Christ’s Rowing<br />
Ho-On To Trinity Swimming<br />
Caroline Walerud St John’s Basketball<br />
Angharad West Girton Lacrosse<br />
Joseph Wheeler St Edmund’s Rugby<br />
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Philip Brook – Tennis and Maths<br />
As I take on <strong>the</strong> role of Chairman<br />
of The All England Lawn Tennis<br />
Club, home of Wimbledon –<br />
arguably <strong>the</strong> finest tennis<br />
tournament in <strong>the</strong> world – I have<br />
had many moments of reflection<br />
on being asked to take on this<br />
amazing opportunity and thought<br />
‘Why me? How did I end up here?’<br />
I am not sure I have very good<br />
answers to my questions,but I do<br />
know that I would not have been<br />
where I am today had it not been for<br />
an innocuous‘flyer’which landed on<br />
<strong>the</strong> doormat at my parents’house<br />
many years ago offering a week of<br />
free tennis lessons.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> time, Pauline Whetton, a<br />
local tennis coach was looking for<br />
new junior players to join her<br />
programme at Rastrick Tennis<br />
Club. At <strong>the</strong> same time, my bro<strong>the</strong>r<br />
David and I were in our early teens,<br />
sport mad, but had not tried<br />
tennis.This seemed like an<br />
opportunity too good to miss.<br />
Pauline had an infectious<br />
enthusiasm for <strong>the</strong> sport and a<br />
great ability to teach. A week later<br />
I was hooked. David took up golf.<br />
From being a teenager, my mo<strong>the</strong>r<br />
would say ‘<strong>the</strong> two things that<br />
Philip is most interested in are<br />
tennis and maths’. She was<br />
probably right. By <strong>the</strong> time I was<br />
looking to go to university my<br />
tennis and my maths were both<br />
quite good, and I was encouraged<br />
to apply to Cambridge. Back <strong>the</strong>n,<br />
Fitzwilliam had a great reputation<br />
for sport and seemed to be <strong>the</strong><br />
natural College to which to apply.<br />
I was lucky enough to win a place<br />
to Fitz and in 1974 went up to<br />
Cambridge to study ma<strong>the</strong>matics.<br />
The maths was tough, but<br />
Fitzwilliam was definitely a good<br />
choice of College. I was very<br />
fortunate to be <strong>the</strong>re at <strong>the</strong> same<br />
time as both Alastair Hignell and<br />
Eddie Butler, two young men each<br />
of whom would go on to do great<br />
things in rugby, firstly as<br />
international players for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
respective countries and <strong>the</strong>n in<br />
<strong>the</strong> media.<br />
Tennis at Cambridge was<br />
definitely an important release<br />
from <strong>the</strong> study books and it<br />
certainly kept <strong>the</strong> team busy,<br />
practising during <strong>the</strong> week, but<br />
particularly at weekends when we<br />
played matches.<br />
However, not all was well with<br />
Cambridge tennis at that time.<br />
While we had a very strong team,<br />
we had almost no funding from<br />
<strong>the</strong> University to help with <strong>the</strong><br />
costs of running <strong>the</strong> club.The lack<br />
of funding became critical during<br />
my second year, to <strong>the</strong> extent that,<br />
as well as playing <strong>the</strong> tennis, <strong>the</strong><br />
team would take responsibility for<br />
buying, preparing and tidying up<br />
lunch and tea each time we played<br />
a match.That was before we took<br />
<strong>the</strong> opposing team to ‘The Fort St<br />
George’ for a post- match review<br />
over a few beers.Thankfully, <strong>the</strong><br />
situation eased very considerably<br />
in my final year when Sir Geoffrey<br />
Cass took over responsibility for<br />
Cambridge tennis and somehow<br />
managed to find money to meet<br />
<strong>the</strong> day-to-day costs of running<br />
<strong>the</strong> club and for essential repairs<br />
and maintenance. Geoffrey and I<br />
became great friends that year<br />
and remain so to this day.<br />
One of <strong>the</strong> added attractions of<br />
being on <strong>the</strong> varsity tennis team<br />
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was that it offered <strong>the</strong> opportunity<br />
to work at Wimbledon during The<br />
Championships. Better still, <strong>the</strong> job<br />
was to operate <strong>the</strong> Centre Court<br />
“manual” scoreboard. This was my<br />
first taste of Wimbledon - being<br />
paid to sit on Centre Court, do a<br />
little work and to watch my tennis<br />
heroes up close – how good was<br />
that. My best moments during<br />
those times were to play my small<br />
part in scoring <strong>the</strong> finals when<br />
Bjorn Borg won in 1976 & 1977<br />
and Virginia Wade in 1977.<br />
I left Cambridge in 1977 with an<br />
honours degree in Ma<strong>the</strong>matics<br />
and three successive wins over<br />
Oxford in varsity tennis, <strong>the</strong> final<br />
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year as Captain of <strong>the</strong> team. I also<br />
had <strong>the</strong> opportunity to represent<br />
<strong>the</strong> combined Oxford &<br />
Cambridge tennis team that<br />
played against Harvard & Yale in<br />
<strong>the</strong> ‘Prentice Cup’ in USA in 1976.<br />
My mo<strong>the</strong>r was definitely right –<br />
tennis and maths… in that order!<br />
Tennis and maths didn’t stop<br />
<strong>the</strong>re. After graduation I trained<br />
and qualified as an actuary and<br />
have spend <strong>the</strong> past thirty years<br />
working in <strong>the</strong> profession, firstly in<br />
reinsurance and subsequently in<br />
financial consultancy. I continued<br />
to play tennis for Yorkshire, but<br />
also started to try to give back to<br />
<strong>the</strong> sport by involving myself in<br />
tennis ‘administration’. For fifteen<br />
years I was <strong>the</strong> Treasurer of <strong>the</strong><br />
International Lawn Tennis Club of<br />
GB and for <strong>the</strong> past thirteen years I<br />
have been a committee member<br />
of <strong>the</strong> All England Club.<br />
I have learned a lot about<br />
Wimbledon in my time as a<br />
committee member.There have<br />
also been some memorable<br />
moments. One of my highlights<br />
has to be when I took Goran<br />
Ivanisevic for his post-match press<br />
interview after he won <strong>the</strong> Mens’<br />
Singles Championship in 2001.<br />
Here he was, a 30 year old wildcard<br />
entry with little chance of<br />
progressing through <strong>the</strong>
tournament, and yet he won it.<br />
During that interview he uttered<br />
<strong>the</strong> now famous words ‘I don’t care<br />
if I never pick up a racket again, I<br />
am Wimbledon Champion’. I had<br />
<strong>the</strong> less difficult task of closing<br />
down <strong>the</strong> stream of questions so<br />
that we could leave <strong>the</strong> room.<br />
Wimbledon is an amazing place.<br />
What makes it so special is its<br />
ability to innovate, yet at <strong>the</strong><br />
same time maintain those<br />
traditions that keep it unique.<br />
By doing so year after year it has<br />
undoubtedly streng<strong>the</strong>ned its<br />
position as <strong>the</strong> world’s premier<br />
tennis tournament.<br />
Innovation has been pretty<br />
intense in <strong>the</strong> last 10-15 years.The<br />
grounds have undergone a major<br />
transformation including building<br />
a new No.1 Court, new facilities for<br />
players and media, a new<br />
museum, a new Court 2 and - <strong>the</strong><br />
jewel in <strong>the</strong> crown - <strong>the</strong> roof on<br />
Centre Court which was<br />
completed in <strong>2009</strong> at <strong>the</strong> end of a<br />
massive, three year engineering<br />
project. In <strong>2011</strong> we will see <strong>the</strong><br />
opening of new Courts 3 & 4<br />
while a number of o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
infrastructure projects are already<br />
in <strong>the</strong> pipeline.<br />
Additional examples of innovation<br />
include <strong>the</strong> use of ‘Hawkeye’, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> increasingly widespread use of<br />
digital media to access<br />
information about Wimbledon. In<br />
<strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wimbledon ‘App’ was<br />
downloaded by over 800,000<br />
iphone users. Hopefully, <strong>2011</strong> will<br />
see <strong>the</strong> first broadcast of<br />
Wimbledon in 3D, live in over 500<br />
cinemas worldwide.<br />
Maintaining Wimbledon’s<br />
traditions has also been an equally<br />
high priority. I like to call it<br />
‘thoughtful inactivity’, because<br />
that is exactly what it is – we<br />
debate <strong>the</strong> traditions, and very<br />
often decide to preserve <strong>the</strong>m,<br />
typically by taking no action.<br />
The best examples would be <strong>the</strong><br />
grass tennis courts, <strong>the</strong> white<br />
clothing for players, <strong>the</strong> lack of<br />
overt sponsorship around <strong>the</strong><br />
grounds, <strong>the</strong> ‘Wimbledon ballot’<br />
and <strong>the</strong> on-day queue - that allow<br />
determined tennis fans an<br />
opportunity to buy tickets for<br />
show courts and <strong>the</strong> ‘advantage’<br />
final set – without which we<br />
would not have had <strong>the</strong> dramatic<br />
and historic 70-68 final set<br />
between John Isner and Nicolas<br />
Mahut in <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Championships.<br />
We’ve also shied away from<br />
playing music at <strong>the</strong> change of<br />
ends, introducing on-court<br />
coaching or scheduled night<br />
sessions, all of which are features<br />
of some o<strong>the</strong>r tournaments.<br />
Wimbledon <strong>2011</strong> will be my first<br />
year as Chairman. I am very lucky<br />
to be taking on <strong>the</strong> role at a time<br />
when things are in such great<br />
shape, thanks to my predecessor<br />
Tim Phillips. My main priority over<br />
<strong>the</strong> coming years will be to keep<br />
this great institution moving<br />
forward – continuing to innovate<br />
while also maintaining its<br />
celebrated traditions. That’s <strong>the</strong><br />
great skill - knowing what to<br />
change and what to leave alone.<br />
2012 will be an interesting and<br />
challenging year for all of us<br />
involved in Wimbledon. Just 20<br />
days after <strong>the</strong> completion of <strong>the</strong><br />
2012 Championships, we will open<br />
our doors again and welcome <strong>the</strong><br />
tennis world to <strong>the</strong> Olympic<br />
games. It promises to be a<br />
fantastic event in its own right and<br />
it will be <strong>the</strong> second time that<br />
Wimbledon has played host to<br />
<strong>the</strong> event.<br />
The first was in 1908, when all of<br />
<strong>the</strong> gold medals were won by<br />
British players – how about that<br />
for a suitable omen for next year?<br />
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Harry Leitch – Balancing Act<br />
I’m an MB/PhD student and have<br />
been haunting <strong>the</strong> corridors of<br />
Fitzwilliam College for over seven<br />
years now. I took a year off during<br />
my undergraduate studies to<br />
compete at <strong>the</strong> 2006<br />
Commonwealth Games in<br />
Melbourne, where I reached <strong>the</strong><br />
quarter-finals in <strong>the</strong> men’s<br />
doubles. After completing my part<br />
2 I joined <strong>the</strong> clinical school at<br />
Addenbrookes and enrolled on<br />
<strong>the</strong> MB/PhD programme, which<br />
combines clinical studies with a<br />
PhD in my chosen subject –<br />
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developmental and stem cell<br />
biology. Combining clinical<br />
studies, research and teaching (I<br />
supervise physiology to<br />
undergraduate medics at Fitz)<br />
is a challenge in itself but with<br />
<strong>the</strong> addition of squash life is<br />
fairly chaotic.<br />
I’m passionate about research and<br />
my ultimate goal is to be a<br />
successful academic medic. If I am<br />
to achieve this it is imperative that<br />
academic work is my top priority.<br />
However, it became clear that <strong>the</strong><br />
frustration of coming so close in<br />
Melbourne had left me with<br />
unfinished business on <strong>the</strong> squash<br />
court. For a while it was difficult to<br />
try and reconcile <strong>the</strong> desire to<br />
achieve my sporting goals with<br />
my now drastically reduced<br />
training opportunities. However, I<br />
found that concentrating on<br />
quality ra<strong>the</strong>r than quantity of<br />
training and taking a more relaxed<br />
approach allowed me not only to<br />
maintain, and even improve, my<br />
playing standard but also to enjoy<br />
my squash more than ever.<br />
The build up to Delhi started 3<br />
years ago. We chose to target <strong>the</strong><br />
doubles competition as this form<br />
of <strong>the</strong> game is less widely played<br />
and has a much more even<br />
playing field than singles. I forged<br />
a new partnership with Scottish<br />
number 1 singles player (and<br />
world number 50) Alan Clyne – my<br />
previous partner John White<br />
having retired. I also joined forces<br />
with rising star Lisa Aitken for my<br />
first foray into mixed doubles.<br />
Qualifying took us from<br />
Manchester to Madras and <strong>the</strong>n<br />
onto Melbourne and, with some<br />
good victories, we booked our<br />
place on <strong>the</strong> plane to Delhi. Being<br />
part of Team Scotland at a multisport<br />
event is a unique experience<br />
- truly inspirational. The Games<br />
village was ‘functional’, not <strong>the</strong><br />
horror stories reported in <strong>the</strong><br />
press but undoubtedly below<br />
expectations for a major sporting<br />
event. The squash facilities were<br />
excellent however, with one of<br />
<strong>the</strong> best show court arenas I’ve<br />
ever seen.<br />
The first week was taken up with<br />
<strong>the</strong> singles tournament. For us <strong>the</strong><br />
priority was getting in some<br />
doubles training but we all had a<br />
run in <strong>the</strong> singles to keep us sharp<br />
and to get comfortable in <strong>the</strong><br />
arena. I even managed a win over<br />
<strong>the</strong> world number 79 – not bad for
a doubles player (!) and a welcome<br />
morale boost leading into <strong>the</strong><br />
main event. And <strong>the</strong> doubles<br />
certainly started off with a bang.<br />
Our opening mixed doubles was<br />
against world number 1 and<br />
singles gold-medallist, Nicol<br />
David, and her partner Ong Beng<br />
Hee, ranked 17 in <strong>the</strong> world, on<br />
<strong>the</strong> show court. To everyone’s<br />
amazement (apart from us!) Lisa<br />
and I blew <strong>the</strong>m off court 2-0 in<br />
just over 30 minutes. All <strong>the</strong> hard<br />
work paid off with that win and it<br />
proved to everyone just how<br />
different a game doubles is.We<br />
followed up with victories against<br />
Canada and Kenya to make <strong>the</strong><br />
quarter-finals. Unfortunately<br />
Lisa suffered a stress-fracture to<br />
her ankle in <strong>the</strong> warm up and so<br />
our competition ended at <strong>the</strong><br />
quarter-final stage; a cruel blow<br />
when we were progressing with<br />
such momentum.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> men’s doubles we were<br />
seeded 6th and after solid wins<br />
against Pakistan and Botswana<br />
we beat <strong>the</strong> top Indian pair and<br />
home favourites in <strong>the</strong> last 16.<br />
Our quarter-final was against <strong>the</strong><br />
3rd seeds and much-fancied<br />
English pairing Peter Barker and<br />
Daryl Selby (world numbers 8 and<br />
9 respectively). We dominated<br />
from start to finish playing some<br />
of our best doubles and<br />
emphatically ‘sent <strong>the</strong>m<br />
homeward to think again’! In <strong>the</strong><br />
semi-finals we played multiple<br />
world champion David Palmer<br />
and fellow top-ten player Stewart<br />
Boswell, <strong>the</strong> 2nd seeds from<br />
Australia. The first game lasted an<br />
hour and ended in a sudden<br />
death point at 10-all. That point<br />
slipped away and despite trying<br />
everything in a tight second<br />
game we just couldn’t break<br />
down <strong>the</strong> impressive Aussie pair.<br />
We gave our all and came very<br />
close, but at <strong>the</strong> highest level <strong>the</strong><br />
margins are so small. After a<br />
night’s sleep we threw everything<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Bronze medal match but<br />
were once again beaten by some<br />
pesky Australians. Everything<br />
<strong>the</strong>y say about 4th place is true<br />
and it hurt, falling just short of<br />
our goal. However, on reflection<br />
we can be proud that we<br />
performed to our full potential on<br />
<strong>the</strong> biggest stage in squash and<br />
almost pulled it off.<br />
Photo: Getty Images<br />
So, what now? Well, unfortunately<br />
that unfinished business is still<br />
<strong>the</strong>re and <strong>the</strong> quest for that elusive<br />
medal will have to go on for<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r 4 years as we build<br />
towards Glasgow 2014. I guess that<br />
will mean a few more years of<br />
chaos for me yet! It is a bit scary<br />
thinking about how everything will<br />
pan out but ultimately I know<br />
where I want to go and I hope that<br />
if I just keep my head down and<br />
give my all in <strong>the</strong> lab, on <strong>the</strong> wards,<br />
in <strong>the</strong> classroom and on <strong>the</strong> squash<br />
court everything will work out OK.<br />
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Amateur Boxing Club<br />
www.CUABC.org.uk<br />
CUABC exists to teach <strong>the</strong> art of<br />
boxing in <strong>the</strong> University of<br />
Cambridge, and to field a team<br />
in <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity match.<br />
We seek to develop students of<br />
<strong>the</strong> University in physical ability<br />
from any level into confident,<br />
skilled athletes.<br />
103rd Varsity Boxing Match<br />
result: Cambridge 5 - 4 Oxford.<br />
Cambridge leads 51- 48.<br />
The feeling on <strong>the</strong> bus from<br />
Cambridge to Oxford on 09 March<br />
<strong>2010</strong> was electric, with Head<br />
Coach Ben Blowes and Junior<br />
Coaches Richard ‘Dolph’ Hardy<br />
and Lee Mitchell leading <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
9 boxers with <strong>the</strong> same<br />
determination of purpose that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y had taking over <strong>the</strong> gym for<br />
<strong>the</strong> first time in October <strong>2009</strong>. Ben<br />
never asked more of his athletes<br />
than he asked of himself – he is a<br />
sub 3 hour marathon runner. All<br />
<strong>the</strong> boxers had won <strong>the</strong>ir places<br />
through grit and determination<br />
against fierce opposition<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year, and <strong>the</strong> 5-4<br />
victory in <strong>the</strong> match over Oxford<br />
was similarly earned.<br />
The VM match was thrilling from<br />
beginning to end, a match where<br />
<strong>the</strong> Coaches recognised that every<br />
shot thrown would count. This<br />
analytic approach conditioned <strong>the</strong><br />
coaches’ and <strong>the</strong> boxers’ attitude.<br />
James DeGale, British Olympic<br />
Heavyweight Boxing Gold<br />
medalist joined <strong>the</strong> team on<br />
<strong>the</strong> night, and donned a CUABC<br />
shirt with <strong>the</strong> team before <strong>the</strong><br />
match began.<br />
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Left in <strong>the</strong> ring after a noisy and<br />
hostile “face off” was Faisal Nasim.<br />
Adrenaline ran high with Oxford<br />
clearly keen to avenge <strong>the</strong>ir 9-0<br />
defeat of <strong>2009</strong>. Nasim’s opponent<br />
Chen was <strong>the</strong> dominant boxer<br />
who tore out of <strong>the</strong> blue corner<br />
with classy rapid straight<br />
punching. Nasim never quite<br />
managed to rally himself to box<br />
off <strong>the</strong> back foot and make clear<br />
space, and Chen closed him<br />
down, denying him <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to be <strong>the</strong> stylish<br />
free-flowing boxer he had<br />
shown himself to be in previous<br />
bouts. He lost on a unanimous<br />
points decision.<br />
Second up in <strong>the</strong> red corner for<br />
Cambridge was young Jason Blick<br />
(whose bro<strong>the</strong>r had boxed for<br />
Oxford in <strong>2009</strong>). Blick carried a lot<br />
on his shoulders going into this<br />
bout, with family rivalry, and a<br />
closer knowledge of his Oxford<br />
opponent than o<strong>the</strong>r CUABC<br />
boxers. Blick suffered in Oxford<br />
Town Hall, between <strong>the</strong> crowd and<br />
Pearson, his larger and more<br />
experienced opponent, and was<br />
overwhelmed from <strong>the</strong> first bell.<br />
He was unable to release <strong>the</strong> very<br />
heart and guts that had won him<br />
his VM place in a fierce bout<br />
against teammate Shanley earlier<br />
in <strong>the</strong> season. The referee stopped<br />
<strong>the</strong> contest in <strong>the</strong> first round.<br />
Third up for Cambridge was <strong>the</strong><br />
irrepressible Brett Shanley, a<br />
plucky character all season in <strong>the</strong><br />
gym. Shanley was able to move in<br />
and out of contact in <strong>the</strong> ring, but<br />
he was never able to out<br />
manoeuvre <strong>the</strong> more capable<br />
Oxford boxer Upton. In a good<br />
three round contest Upton<br />
proved <strong>the</strong> stronger boxer and<br />
took <strong>the</strong> bout on a unanimous<br />
points decision.<br />
The home crowd were, by this<br />
point, enjoying a nuclear ecstasy.<br />
Ben Blowes in <strong>the</strong> CUABC corner<br />
had seen his first three boxers<br />
defeated, yet never wavered.<br />
Oxford seemed to have promised<br />
revenge for <strong>2009</strong> to <strong>the</strong> home<br />
crowd, and <strong>the</strong>ir coaching team<br />
were clearly excited by <strong>the</strong> chants<br />
of “9-0” by Oxford supporters.<br />
Bout 4 saw <strong>the</strong> first of OUABC star<br />
boxers, <strong>the</strong> former Scottish<br />
amateur national Fields step into<br />
<strong>the</strong> ring, against Cambridge’s<br />
Fergal McCool. The first round<br />
belonged to Fields, and his<br />
technical skill paid off. Yet McCool<br />
was to prove how much he had<br />
developed as a boxer, and how<br />
synchronized he was with his<br />
coaches’ instruction in not<br />
losing his nerve in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
and third rounds.<br />
McCool was unsuccessful in<br />
gaining a place on <strong>the</strong> 2008 VM<br />
team, and gave up boxing <strong>the</strong> next<br />
season, only to watch <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
victory from <strong>the</strong> wings. From day<br />
one, <strong>the</strong>re was no doubt in his<br />
mind that a Cambridge Blue’s<br />
blazer was his for <strong>the</strong> taking.<br />
A superb all round athlete, who<br />
could probably have competed on<br />
<strong>the</strong> track for <strong>the</strong> university, his<br />
athleticism shone in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
and third rounds.<br />
Fields became increasingly reliant<br />
on technical skill, as McCool
Photo: Jamie Gundry<br />
dominated from <strong>the</strong> centre of <strong>the</strong><br />
ring, patiently chalking up <strong>the</strong><br />
points on <strong>the</strong> scorecard. By <strong>the</strong><br />
end of round 2 it was clear who<br />
was actually scoring. It was<br />
enough. The home crowd, who<br />
had been chanting “9-0!” at <strong>the</strong><br />
end of third round were greatly<br />
reduced in volume as McCool’s<br />
hand was raised, and Cambridge<br />
supporters erupted in praise for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir man.<br />
The fifth bout was a much<br />
anticipated clash between <strong>the</strong> two<br />
captains: Chris Webb for<br />
Cambridge and Pickering for<br />
Oxford. “Pickles”, as he became<br />
affectionately known in <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge camp, cannot have<br />
fancied his chances much as he<br />
stepped into <strong>the</strong> ring.Webb, had<br />
demolished his Oxford opponent<br />
<strong>the</strong> year before, although<br />
Pickering had led his team from<br />
<strong>the</strong> front with impressive physique<br />
and improved skill.<br />
Webb, however, was relentless and<br />
delivered a constant stream of<br />
precision shots from every<br />
conceivable angle from <strong>the</strong> first to<br />
<strong>the</strong> last bell. Pickering was<br />
battered and bruised at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
of <strong>the</strong> first round, tired at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
of <strong>the</strong> second, and left hanging<br />
onto Webb several times during<br />
<strong>the</strong> third. There was no doubt at<br />
<strong>the</strong> end of an emphatic CUABC<br />
win in <strong>the</strong> ring, and <strong>the</strong> Nasim fan<br />
club led <strong>the</strong> chanting now:“it’s so<br />
quiet at Oxford!” And it was.<br />
The Cambridge vice-captain<br />
followed his captain into <strong>the</strong> ring<br />
for bout 6 against <strong>the</strong> two times<br />
Oxford Blue Walton. He seemed to<br />
have been brought out of<br />
retirement for this match, as he<br />
had participated in <strong>the</strong> OUABC<br />
wins of 2007 and 2008, but not in<br />
<strong>the</strong> defeat of <strong>2009</strong>. Walton was on<br />
fine form and displayed great<br />
athleticism and skill, but <strong>the</strong>n so<br />
did Chadwick. His last bout for<br />
Cambridge had ended when Ben<br />
Blowes threw in <strong>the</strong> towel, and it<br />
was this incredible drive to restore<br />
his boxing fortunes that led<br />
Chadwick on.<br />
Both boxers moved gracefully,<br />
both landed heavy shots, both<br />
were fit and demonstrated huge<br />
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stamina, and <strong>the</strong> contest in <strong>the</strong><br />
ring was splendid. The quiet grace<br />
between Walton and Chadwick<br />
after <strong>the</strong> bout gave credit to <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
teams. Again, it was <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge man who landed most<br />
scoring shots, and this was how<br />
<strong>the</strong> judges unanimously awarded<br />
<strong>the</strong> bout to Chadwick. Cambridge<br />
fans were again ecstatic, and<br />
Oxford were in uproar as <strong>the</strong><br />
match levelled at 3-3.<br />
It was not <strong>the</strong> Oxford boxers who<br />
were defeated first, but <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
coaching team. Even with <strong>the</strong><br />
Olympic champion in <strong>the</strong> crowd,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Oxford coach kicked over a<br />
stool, remonstrated with <strong>the</strong><br />
judges and stormed out of <strong>the</strong><br />
hall. The chaos continued in <strong>the</strong><br />
dressing room, until <strong>the</strong>y could be<br />
coaxed back to continue <strong>the</strong><br />
match. The contrast in conduct<br />
between boxers and coaching<br />
staff could not have been greater.<br />
Eventually <strong>the</strong> night was restored<br />
through <strong>the</strong> MC’s fair-minded<br />
intervention and appeals for<br />
calm, and <strong>the</strong> boxing was allowed<br />
to resume.<br />
Bout 7 saw new boxer Ssegawa-<br />
Ssekintu Kiwanuka take on<br />
OUABC’s Guevel, a kickboxing<br />
champion. Kiwanuka may have<br />
been <strong>the</strong> inexperienced boxer, but<br />
Guevel had not anticipated being<br />
hit quite so hard. Kiwanuka<br />
brought himself off <strong>the</strong> ropes in<br />
<strong>the</strong> first round and worked so hard<br />
that <strong>the</strong> initial flurry from Guevel<br />
was halted. An increasingly<br />
desperate fight through <strong>the</strong><br />
second round led to a third where<br />
<strong>the</strong> rules of ‘last man standing’<br />
applied. Kiwanuka was sent into<br />
<strong>the</strong> third with <strong>the</strong> encouragement<br />
from <strong>the</strong> Head Coach that only<br />
Guevel stood in between him and<br />
a Cambridge Boxing Blue. It was<br />
motivation enough. Guevel<br />
seemed incapable of a defence as<br />
Kiwanuka landed one jab after<br />
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ano<strong>the</strong>r. Out pointed on a<br />
majority decision, <strong>the</strong> bout<br />
went to Cambridge, who moved<br />
into <strong>the</strong> lead for <strong>the</strong> first time in<br />
<strong>the</strong> match.<br />
The consistency of Cambridge<br />
coaching over <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-10 season<br />
came to <strong>the</strong> fore in <strong>the</strong> eighth<br />
bout, in a magnificent display of<br />
coaching integrity. Burlton for<br />
Cambridge, in his first boxing<br />
match, stepped up to <strong>the</strong> plate to<br />
take on OUABC’s Morris. As in <strong>the</strong><br />
second bout, <strong>the</strong> size and<br />
experience of <strong>the</strong> Oxford boxer<br />
was obvious, although Burlton<br />
ducked and weaved in <strong>the</strong> first<br />
round with an athleticism that<br />
demonstrated why he was chosen<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Varsity Team. However,<br />
Morris proved <strong>the</strong> stronger and,<br />
after clearly losing <strong>the</strong> first two<br />
rounds, <strong>the</strong> Head Coach lived up<br />
to <strong>the</strong> pastoral care he promised<br />
to his boxers from <strong>the</strong> outset, that<br />
he would not allow <strong>the</strong>m to be<br />
hurt. He allowed his boxer <strong>the</strong><br />
dignity and grace not to return for<br />
a third round. In <strong>the</strong> atmosphere<br />
of Oxford Town Hall that night, <strong>the</strong><br />
decision between coach and<br />
boxer can only be applauded, in<br />
<strong>the</strong> conviction of true<br />
sportsmanship. The match was<br />
now level at 4-4.<br />
So <strong>the</strong> 103rd Varsity Match came<br />
down to <strong>the</strong> final bout of <strong>the</strong> night<br />
with Barton “The Bear” Dear<br />
accepting all of Cambridge hopes<br />
and aspirations, and unfazed by it<br />
all. His ice-cold determination was<br />
noted by team-mate Shanley on<br />
his way to <strong>the</strong> ring, with <strong>the</strong> words<br />
“I’m going to win this”. Oxford<br />
chanting of “Oggie! Oggie! Oggie!<br />
Oi! Oi! Oi!” was <strong>the</strong>n replaced with<br />
“Oggie! Oggie! Oggie! Bart! Bart!<br />
Bart!” by one enthusiastic fa<strong>the</strong>r<br />
who had flown across <strong>the</strong> world to<br />
witness his son’s magnificent<br />
performance.<br />
After three one-sided rounds,<br />
getting up and under <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
boxer’s greater reach, and scoring<br />
with <strong>the</strong> minimum of fuss, <strong>the</strong><br />
whole room knew that <strong>the</strong> strong<br />
Texan’s right arm would be raised<br />
for <strong>the</strong> heavyweight bout, for <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity Match, and <strong>the</strong> Truelove<br />
Bowl.<br />
Town Vs Gown, 30 January <strong>2010</strong><br />
Ed Chadwick (CUABC) LOST to<br />
(MET POLICE)<br />
Fergal McCool (CUABC) LOST vs.<br />
(MET POLICE)<br />
James Phillips (CUABC) LOST vs.<br />
Martin (MET POLICE)<br />
Rob Pepper (CUABC) LOST vs.<br />
Smith (FULBOURN ABC)<br />
Elliot Chambers (CUABC) WON vs.<br />
Goddard (MET POLICE)<br />
Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka WON<br />
vs.Tichanow (ICENI ABC) by K.O<br />
Matt Linsley (CUABC) WON vs. Rob<br />
Liu (CUABC)<br />
Hely Mat<strong>the</strong>ws (CUABC) LOST vs.<br />
Clayton (MET POLICE)<br />
Chris Webb (CUABC) WON vs.<br />
(ICENI ABC)<br />
CUABC would like to thank:<br />
Ben Blowes, Richard ‘Dolph’ Hardy<br />
and Lee Mitchell<br />
At Glassworks Gym: Will Davies<br />
and Ben Vincent, &<br />
The PE Department at Fenner’s<br />
Gym, Cambridge.
Association Football Club<br />
www.cuafc.org/<br />
CUAFC continues to represent<br />
University football at Cambridge,<br />
competing in various BUCS<br />
leagues, cup competitions and, of<br />
course, <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity match<br />
against Oxford. Currently, <strong>the</strong> club<br />
has around 60 members across<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mens and Women’s teams and<br />
is generously sponsored by<br />
Morgan Stanley.The Mens Blues<br />
and Falcons teams, and Women’s<br />
teams, all compete in BUCS<br />
leagues, with a third Men’s side<br />
formulated from <strong>the</strong> best players<br />
in <strong>the</strong> College leagues to complete<br />
<strong>the</strong> line up for <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity<br />
matches.The Women’s Blues also<br />
compete in <strong>the</strong> Eastern Region<br />
Women’s Football League. At <strong>the</strong><br />
turn of <strong>the</strong> year, <strong>the</strong> Men’s Blues<br />
currently sit in 1st place in BUCS<br />
Midlands Conference 2B, whilst<br />
<strong>the</strong> Women’s Blues have an FA<br />
Women’s Cup First Round Proper<br />
match against Norwich City Ladies<br />
to look forward to. Both teams will<br />
be chasing League promotions<br />
this season, whilst <strong>the</strong> Men’s Blues<br />
will look to avenge <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>2010</strong><br />
Varsity defeat to Oxford at<br />
Cambridge United.<br />
Men’s Varsity<br />
Friday 30th April at The Abbey<br />
Stadium, Cambridge United<br />
Football Club<br />
Cambridge 1-1 Oxford (AET,<br />
Oxford won 5-3 on penalties)<br />
The moving of <strong>the</strong> 126th Varsity<br />
Football Match from Craven<br />
Cottage to Cambridge United's<br />
Abbey Stadium was not enough<br />
to help Cambridge stop Oxford<br />
leaving victorious as <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
Bahamian International<br />
Goalkeeper Dwayne Whylly saved<br />
miraculously from Mark Baxter's<br />
penalty in a foreseeable shoot out.<br />
Goalkeeper Stuart Ferguson was<br />
reduced to a kicking game but his<br />
clearance on <strong>the</strong> half hour was<br />
flicked on by striker Hylands for<br />
<strong>the</strong> rapid Matt Stock whose pace<br />
and trickery put Oxford left back<br />
Squires in a trance conceding a<br />
reckless penalty. Baxter made no<br />
mistake this time sliding it out of<br />
harm's reach.<br />
The crowd were ecstatic for at least<br />
a minute as hesitant chants<br />
reflected <strong>the</strong> diffident<br />
performance. Only after Hollywood<br />
acrobatics from Whylly, who<br />
palmed to safety an in-swinging<br />
corner, and a comfortable save<br />
from Ferguson with his feet, could<br />
both teams rethink <strong>the</strong>ir approach<br />
for <strong>the</strong> second half which proved<br />
more eventful.<br />
James Kelly, Oxford's technically<br />
gifted left midfielder, provided <strong>the</strong><br />
outstanding moment with a<br />
twenty-five yard free kick flying<br />
beyond <strong>the</strong> helpless Ferguson into<br />
<strong>the</strong> bottom left hand corner in <strong>the</strong><br />
88th minute.<br />
With overdue passes to his feet<br />
and with time to turn, Stock<br />
threatened to put <strong>the</strong> game<br />
beyond Oxford setting up Paul<br />
Hartley to strike a long range<br />
effort into <strong>the</strong> gloves of Whylly<br />
and forcing an opportunity for<br />
James Day who headed wide.<br />
The energised Stock stood out as<br />
Cambridge tormented Oxford in<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir pursuit of a second goal.<br />
Kerrigan soon felt <strong>the</strong> brunt of two<br />
horrendous hacks from Oxford for<br />
which Premier League referee Lee<br />
Mason issued <strong>the</strong> only yellow card<br />
of <strong>the</strong> game but denied<br />
Cambridge ano<strong>the</strong>r penalty for<br />
<strong>the</strong> first of <strong>the</strong> two challenges.<br />
Ending <strong>the</strong> affair in live play was<br />
not to be as <strong>the</strong> final Oxford<br />
corner landed innocently, and<br />
symbolically, on <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge net. If Cambridge<br />
appeared <strong>the</strong> more deserving <strong>the</strong>y<br />
were left lauding praise at <strong>the</strong><br />
hands of <strong>the</strong> Oxford goalkeeper<br />
who produced <strong>the</strong> finest moment<br />
of creativity in <strong>the</strong> game to couple<br />
five faultless Oxford penalties.<br />
University of Cambridge Falcons<br />
1 – 0 University of Oxford<br />
Centaurs (AET)<br />
In a dramatic finish to <strong>the</strong> game,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Falcons managed to come<br />
away with victory in this year's<br />
Varsity match.<br />
The sunny conditions that greeted<br />
<strong>the</strong> fans who turned up to watch<br />
were however not matched by<br />
bright play on <strong>the</strong> pitch. For most<br />
of <strong>the</strong> match, <strong>the</strong> teams cancelled<br />
each o<strong>the</strong>r out with Oxford<br />
offering stern resistance but little<br />
attack whilst Cambridge could not<br />
capitalise going forward.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> game seemingly fizzling<br />
out to penalties, Broadway finally<br />
broke <strong>the</strong> deadlock in spectacular<br />
fashion. Receiving <strong>the</strong> ball just<br />
inside <strong>the</strong> box, he unleashed an<br />
unstoppable shot that went<br />
straight into <strong>the</strong> top corner.<br />
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Mass celebrations followed, and,<br />
despite Oxford going close in <strong>the</strong><br />
final minutes, <strong>the</strong>y were fully<br />
realised moments later with <strong>the</strong><br />
final whistle. It rounded off a<br />
fantastic year for <strong>the</strong> Falcons, who<br />
also enjoyed a successful league<br />
campaign ending with promotion.<br />
Season Results<br />
Mens Blues:<br />
BUCS Midlands Conference 2B –<br />
Runners Up<br />
BUCS Midlands Conference Cup –<br />
Runners Up<br />
Mens Falcons:<br />
BUCS Midlands Conference 5D –<br />
1st Place; promoted to Midlands<br />
Conference 4D<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11 Activities<br />
The Mens Blues will be fulfilling<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir annual trip to La Manga Club,<br />
Spain, to train at <strong>the</strong> Football<br />
Center and fulfil two fixtures.This<br />
will include a tie against<br />
Cartagena FC Reserves.<br />
The Annual Old Boys Dinner will<br />
be held in November <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Women’s Varsity<br />
Saturday 20th February at Iffley<br />
Road Sports Centre, Oxford<br />
Oxford 0-1 Cambridge<br />
The Blues comfortably won <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
varsity match, with <strong>the</strong> final score<br />
not representing <strong>the</strong>ir dominance<br />
over Oxford.<br />
Supported by a large contingent<br />
of travelling fans <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
started how <strong>the</strong>y intended to<br />
continue. They piled pressure on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Oxford defense, with captain<br />
Leesa Haydock nearly opening <strong>the</strong><br />
scoring early on. The pressure told<br />
with Oxford giving away a couple<br />
of free kicks just outside <strong>the</strong><br />
penalty box which Emma Eldridge<br />
forced two good saves out of <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford keeper.<br />
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Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Murphy burst into <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford penalty area and was<br />
hacked down by a defender but<br />
no foul was given. Cambridge<br />
continued to have all <strong>the</strong> play, with<br />
goalkeeper Sara Hainzi having no<br />
saves to make and yet more<br />
chances were squandered.<br />
Finally, after 40 minutes, <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues were rewarded with a welldeserved<br />
goal. Winger, Masie-Rose<br />
Byrne played a delightful one-two<br />
with Ashley Winslow. Byrne <strong>the</strong>n<br />
fired a cross into <strong>the</strong> box finding<br />
Kate Robinson who calmly shot<br />
into <strong>the</strong> top right keeper leaving<br />
<strong>the</strong> goal keeper helpless. Only<br />
minutes later Robinson was<br />
denied ano<strong>the</strong>r goal, which was<br />
deemed to be offside.<br />
The second half saw an improved<br />
Oxford take to <strong>the</strong> field and <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge defence was tested for<br />
<strong>the</strong> first time. Murphy and<br />
Eldridge thwarted <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
strikers whilst Griffiths and<br />
Bellfield prevented <strong>the</strong> wingers<br />
putting in any testing balls into<br />
<strong>the</strong> box.<br />
The midfield continued to be<br />
bossed by Haydock and Romy<br />
Trigg-Smith, both putting great<br />
balls through for <strong>the</strong> wingers to<br />
chase. Even <strong>the</strong> introduction of<br />
Victoria Clarkson up front and<br />
Laura Nelson down <strong>the</strong> wing failed<br />
to get Cambridge <strong>the</strong> decisive<br />
second goal.<br />
Cambridge managed to close out<br />
<strong>the</strong> game for a 1-0 victory without<br />
Oxford having any clear cut<br />
chances. The Blues hope to build<br />
on this performance for <strong>the</strong> rest of<br />
<strong>the</strong> season and retain <strong>the</strong> trophy<br />
next year, when <strong>the</strong> match will be<br />
held in Cambridge.<br />
League and Cup Results<br />
This season saw <strong>the</strong> Blues put<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r one of <strong>the</strong>ir highest<br />
finishes in <strong>the</strong> Eastern Regions<br />
Premier League, finishing fifth out<br />
of twelve. This was helped by <strong>the</strong><br />
week-in-week-out availability of all<br />
players, especially outside of term<br />
time, with <strong>the</strong> season running<br />
from mid-August to <strong>the</strong> end of<br />
May.<br />
The Blues again reached <strong>the</strong><br />
County cup final, narrowly losing<br />
to a last minute goal, making <strong>the</strong><br />
final score 3-2 to Peterborough.<br />
Eagles (2nd Team) Season<br />
<strong>Review</strong><br />
The Cambridge University Eagles<br />
started off <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> season<br />
on <strong>the</strong> right foot with a new coach<br />
from <strong>the</strong> University of Warwick,<br />
Sam Jones. Dave Dempster and<br />
Sam Jones worked with <strong>the</strong> Eagles<br />
to improve <strong>the</strong>ir fitness<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year.This training<br />
paid off: <strong>the</strong> team finished 4th in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS Midlands League (ahead<br />
of Warwick and Nottingham).<br />
An inconsistent performance<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> season, mostly<br />
due to unavailability for away<br />
games, prevented <strong>the</strong> Eagles from<br />
making it past <strong>the</strong> round of 16 in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Midlands Cup.The highlight of<br />
<strong>the</strong> season was Varsity Match<br />
<strong>2010</strong>, despite a disappointing loss<br />
(3-2).While many players suffered<br />
from injuries, <strong>the</strong> Eagles fought<br />
hard to equalize <strong>the</strong> match in <strong>the</strong><br />
first half, with Van Thorenburg’s<br />
strike bringing <strong>the</strong> score to 1-1. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> second half, a surprise goal<br />
scored by Gale (a defender), gave<br />
Cambridge <strong>the</strong> lead.The Oxford<br />
Furies however dominated in <strong>the</strong><br />
final quarter, guaranteeing <strong>the</strong>m a<br />
win for <strong>the</strong> second year in a row.
Athletic Club<br />
www.cuac.org.uk/<br />
Cambridge University Athletic<br />
Club (CUAC) was <strong>the</strong> first<br />
university-wide athletic club to be<br />
established in <strong>the</strong> UK in 1857,<br />
followed by Oxford in 1863.This<br />
perhaps makes CUAC <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />
university athletics club in <strong>the</strong><br />
world.<br />
The first Inter-Varsity Athletics<br />
match between <strong>the</strong> two<br />
Universities took place in 1864,<br />
32 years before <strong>the</strong> birth of <strong>the</strong><br />
modern Olympics.Today,<br />
Cambridge competes with Oxford<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year in various<br />
invitational competitions and in<br />
particular in our 3 Varsity Matches,<br />
<strong>the</strong>se being <strong>the</strong> Freshman Match in<br />
Michaelmas Term, <strong>the</strong> Field Events<br />
and Relays in Lent Term, and <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity Match itself in Easter.<br />
In 3 out of every 4 years, CUAC and<br />
OUAC unite as <strong>the</strong> Achilles Club to<br />
compete against American<br />
Universities in <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />
international athletic series in <strong>the</strong><br />
world.The Harvard-Yale matches<br />
date back to 1894 and <strong>the</strong> Penn-<br />
Cornell series has roots in 1921.<br />
Every 4 years, including <strong>2009</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />
English Universities tour <strong>the</strong> US<br />
over Easter to compete against all<br />
4 of <strong>the</strong> US institutions.<br />
CUAC also has an active social<br />
scene, with both <strong>the</strong> Alverstones<br />
and Alligators Clubs holding<br />
regular outings with o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
university sports clubs.<br />
CUAC welcomes athletes of all<br />
abilities and is keen to hear from<br />
anyone interested in joining <strong>the</strong> club.<br />
Men’s Blues: Oxford 102.5<br />
Cambridge 107.5<br />
Women’s Blues: Oxford 89<br />
Cambridge 112<br />
Men’s 2nd Team: Oxford<br />
Centipedes 99 Cambridge<br />
Alverstones 113<br />
Women’s 2nd Team: Oxford<br />
Millipedes 76 Cambridge<br />
Alligators 122<br />
15th May <strong>2010</strong>, Iffley Road,<br />
Oxford<br />
The 136th Varsity Sports was a<br />
huge success for Cambridge<br />
University Athletics Club with a<br />
4-0 thrashing of Oxford at Iffley<br />
Road.This success was all <strong>the</strong> more<br />
notable because it included <strong>the</strong><br />
first away victory for <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
Blues team for 22 years, and with a<br />
particularly young team.<br />
The club knew <strong>the</strong>y had a great<br />
opportunity of emulating <strong>the</strong><br />
success of <strong>the</strong> 3-1 victory <strong>the</strong><br />
previous year, but <strong>the</strong> aim was to<br />
go one fur<strong>the</strong>r, and to win every<br />
category, which was duly achieved.<br />
The Men’s Blues match was<br />
predicted to be especially tight,<br />
and so it proved, with only<br />
5 points separating <strong>the</strong> teams.<br />
The day went especially well for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge Men’s Blues on <strong>the</strong><br />
track. 1-2s in 6 out of <strong>the</strong> 10 track<br />
events secured important points.<br />
A particularly crucial moment<br />
came with <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
whitewash in <strong>the</strong> Men’s Blues<br />
100m. Storming runs by Mark<br />
Dyble and Amin Ahmadnia<br />
secured maximum points for <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues and went some way<br />
towards easing CUAC nerves<br />
going into <strong>the</strong> relays.The hurdlers<br />
also proved a formidable force;<br />
whitewashes for <strong>the</strong> team of<br />
Christian Roberts and Eamonn<br />
Katter in both <strong>the</strong> 200m and <strong>the</strong><br />
400m hurdles underlined how<br />
important <strong>the</strong> barriers are for<br />
Cambridge’s future prospects,<br />
President Lucy Spray led <strong>the</strong> way<br />
with a win in <strong>the</strong> 400m and<br />
second place behind women’s<br />
captain Kate Laidlow in <strong>the</strong> 200m,<br />
and things followed smoothly on<br />
from <strong>the</strong>re for <strong>the</strong> Light Blue girls.<br />
Laura Duke’s match record in <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Blues Hammer Throw<br />
provided ano<strong>the</strong>r highlight on <strong>the</strong><br />
way to a comprehensive victory<br />
over <strong>the</strong> cream of <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
female talent; <strong>the</strong> overall winning<br />
margin was a huge 112-89. Duke’s<br />
versatility was a key feature of <strong>the</strong><br />
successful performance - her<br />
talent for all <strong>the</strong> throwing events<br />
and even <strong>the</strong> long jump and pole<br />
vault illustrate her centrality to<br />
future plans.<br />
Louis Persent, arguably <strong>the</strong> most<br />
distinguished figure in Cambridge<br />
athletics following medals at both<br />
<strong>the</strong> World and European Junior<br />
Athletics Championships, took a<br />
comfortable victory in <strong>the</strong> 400m in<br />
a blistering 46.72 seconds, very<br />
close to his personal best, before<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> 200m and running a<br />
superb leg in <strong>the</strong> 4x400m relay.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> event, <strong>the</strong> disqualification<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Oxford Men’s Blues team in<br />
<strong>the</strong> 4x100 relay considerably<br />
eased <strong>the</strong> pressure, and victory in<br />
<strong>the</strong> 4x400 secured <strong>the</strong> overall<br />
result.The relays were an<br />
important part of <strong>the</strong> match for<br />
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<strong>the</strong> Light Blues - victories in 3 of<br />
<strong>the</strong> 4 contests secured big points<br />
for <strong>the</strong> away team.<br />
Emma Perkins followed her<br />
surprise victory in last year’s high<br />
jump with a triplet of successes in<br />
<strong>the</strong> long, high and triple jump,<br />
gaining a staggering 15 points on<br />
her way to winning <strong>the</strong> Susan<br />
Dennler Trophy for <strong>the</strong> best<br />
performance in <strong>the</strong> Womens’<br />
Match. Naomi Taschimowicz’s<br />
match record in <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Blues mile was a clear statement<br />
that her class is by no means<br />
limited to <strong>the</strong> cross-country field.<br />
Amanda Scott’s victory in <strong>the</strong><br />
5000m completed <strong>the</strong> set of<br />
Cambridge victories in <strong>the</strong><br />
endurance events. O<strong>the</strong>r women’s<br />
successes came as Kate Laidlow<br />
backed up last year’s victory in <strong>the</strong><br />
400m with a 100m and 200m<br />
double.This bettered her second<br />
places for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge team in<br />
<strong>the</strong>se events in <strong>2009</strong>, and was<br />
indeed a performance worthy of<br />
<strong>the</strong> women’s Captain.<br />
Both Cambridge second teams<br />
performed outstandingly to claim<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir victories and <strong>the</strong>se wins<br />
reflect <strong>the</strong> quality in <strong>the</strong> club as a<br />
whole.The challenges of resisting<br />
complacency on <strong>the</strong> back of such<br />
a resounding victory, and of<br />
recruiting new blood to plug <strong>the</strong><br />
gaps left by departing graduates<br />
will undoubtedly be significant.<br />
But <strong>the</strong> foundations have been<br />
laid for a very positive future for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues and <strong>the</strong> club<br />
should be extremely proud of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir successes in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Performances<br />
In addition to a dominant display<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Varsity match, CUAC<br />
athletes have excelled in o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
competitions throughout <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
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In November’s Freshers’Varsity<br />
match, this year held in Oxford, <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s team began a highly<br />
successful season with a<br />
comprehensive win of 100-79.<br />
Individually, Ed Moyse earned a<br />
triple win (400m Hurdles, Long<br />
Jump,Triple Jump) with Mark<br />
Dyble (100m, 200m), Felix Schaaf<br />
(Discus, Shot Putt) and Mickael<br />
Decressac (Javelin, Hammer<br />
Throw) achieving double wins.<br />
Decressac gained a championship<br />
best in <strong>the</strong> Javelin of 60.22m,<br />
earning him <strong>the</strong> Freshmen’s Medal,<br />
awarded to <strong>the</strong> best performance<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Freshmen’s Match.The<br />
women were narrowly defeated<br />
but still displayed some promising<br />
performances, with Laura Duke<br />
achieving a triple win (Hammer<br />
Throw, Shot Putt, Long Jump) and<br />
an impressive victory for Kate<br />
Laidlow in <strong>the</strong> 200m, winning by a<br />
margin of two seconds.<br />
CUAC carried this good form into<br />
<strong>the</strong> indoor season with <strong>the</strong> men<br />
dominating <strong>the</strong> Varsity Field<br />
Events and Relays as <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
done <strong>the</strong> previous year, winning<br />
by 12 events to 2, with Ben<br />
Richardson bettering his own<br />
championship best performance<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 60m hurdles.The women<br />
were beaten by 8 events to 6,<br />
despite some superb<br />
performances.The 4x400m team<br />
narrowly missed <strong>the</strong><br />
championship best, and <strong>the</strong> Pole<br />
Vault team of Laura Duke, Sarah<br />
Williams, Suzanne Tobin and<br />
Theresa Hall achieved a<br />
championship best, with 7.60m.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r highlight of <strong>the</strong> indoor<br />
season was a bronze medal at <strong>the</strong><br />
England Athletics U20 indoor<br />
championships for Rory Graham-<br />
Watson in <strong>the</strong> 800m.<br />
<strong>2009</strong> marked <strong>the</strong> year of <strong>the</strong><br />
Achilles Transatlantic Tour, when<br />
CUAC combine with OUAC to<br />
represent <strong>the</strong> Achilles club in <strong>the</strong><br />
oldest international athletics<br />
fixture in <strong>the</strong> world. Competing<br />
against a combined Harvard-Yale<br />
team, <strong>the</strong> Men’s Team achieved a<br />
historic victory, winning by 10<br />
events to 9.This was <strong>the</strong> first time<br />
<strong>the</strong> Achilles team had won since<br />
1993. Individual wins were<br />
achieved by Ben Richardson<br />
(110m Hurdles), Louis Persent<br />
(400m), Ian Simson (Triple Jump),<br />
Mickael Decressac (Javelin) and<br />
<strong>the</strong> men’s 4x100m team. Ben Ellis<br />
achieved a double win in <strong>the</strong><br />
100m and 200m, as well as being a<br />
member of <strong>the</strong> sprint relay team,<br />
which earned him an award for<br />
most valuable performer. Entering<br />
as <strong>the</strong> underdogs, <strong>the</strong> women<br />
performed above expectation,<br />
losing by 12 events to 7, in a result<br />
much closer than anticipated.<br />
Laura Duke achieved an individual<br />
win in <strong>the</strong> Hammer Throw, and<br />
Florence Cavalli achieved <strong>the</strong><br />
Blues standard in <strong>the</strong> pole vault<br />
despite an injury.The teams <strong>the</strong>n<br />
journeyed onwards to compete at<br />
<strong>the</strong> prestigious Franklin Field,<br />
Philadelphia. Here <strong>the</strong>y faced<br />
much tougher competition, in <strong>the</strong><br />
form of a combined Penn-Cornell<br />
team.With many of <strong>the</strong> winning<br />
athletes from <strong>the</strong> previous match<br />
unavailable or injured, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
unable to repeat <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
performance of <strong>the</strong> previous week.<br />
The individual winners were Ben<br />
Richardson (110m Hurdles), Paolo<br />
Natali (5000m), Laura Duke<br />
(Hammer).The men’s 4x400m was<br />
a highlight of <strong>the</strong> day and fantastic<br />
end to <strong>the</strong> tour as anchor runner<br />
Louis Persent took <strong>the</strong> baton in<br />
last place, despite solid runs from<br />
<strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> team, and slowly<br />
closed <strong>the</strong> gap down <strong>the</strong> back<br />
straight earning <strong>the</strong> win in <strong>the</strong><br />
final strides, having made up 30m<br />
on <strong>the</strong> last leg. In <strong>2010</strong> Penn and<br />
Cornell will travel to Great Britain<br />
and continue this historic series.
CUAC athletes had fur<strong>the</strong>r success<br />
at <strong>the</strong> BUCS Championships, with<br />
<strong>the</strong> men achieving 4th place in <strong>the</strong><br />
team standings, beating <strong>the</strong> High<br />
Performance Centres at<br />
Birmingham and Brunel. In doing<br />
so <strong>the</strong>y gained 3 silvers and 1<br />
bronze as well as some excellent<br />
performances. The silvers were<br />
won by Paolo Natali (3000m<br />
Steeplechase), Louis Persent<br />
(400m), Rory Graham-Watson<br />
(800m) and Humphrey<br />
Waddington (Triple Jump). The<br />
bronze was won by Paolo Natali in<br />
<strong>the</strong> 3000m Steeplechase.<br />
Badminton Club<br />
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The Cambridge University<br />
Cockerels Badminton Club<br />
(CUCBC) consists of around thirty<br />
active members.Teams are put out<br />
to compete in <strong>the</strong> BUCS Badminton<br />
league enjoying a strong tradition,<br />
with many past teams enjoying<br />
success in <strong>the</strong> Premier League, as<br />
well as advancing deep into <strong>the</strong><br />
yearly BUCS Individuals<br />
tournament in Nottingham.The<br />
Club also plays a yearly Varsity<br />
match against Oxford, and runs a<br />
league for College level play, as well<br />
as <strong>the</strong> yearly Cuppers.<br />
Men’s Varsity: Oxford 14-1<br />
Cambridge<br />
Women’s Varsity: Cambridge 9-6<br />
Oxford<br />
It was a grim day for <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Men’s squad in<br />
Alongside this CUAC produced 7<br />
finalists and 5 semi-finalists.<br />
There have also been o<strong>the</strong>r superb<br />
performances from CUAC athletes<br />
past and present. Phyllis Agbo,<br />
who graduated in 2007, is<br />
currently ranking second in <strong>the</strong> UK<br />
for <strong>the</strong> heptathlon and has<br />
achieved <strong>the</strong> ‘B’ entry standard for<br />
<strong>the</strong> World Championships in<br />
Berlin. She has also been invited to<br />
an international for <strong>the</strong> top 20<br />
heptathletes in <strong>the</strong> world. Her<br />
long jump personal best this year<br />
takes her to 15th on <strong>the</strong> UK alltime<br />
rankings.<br />
general.The 1st and 2nd team<br />
were totally outclassed, with<br />
Cambridge only managing to<br />
wrestle one game from Oxford<br />
1sts, courtesy of Peter and Arjun<br />
in a thrilling three setter of a<br />
doubles match.The 2nd Men’s<br />
team fared little better, only<br />
managing to take two games off<br />
Oxford.The final scores: 1-14 to<br />
Oxford for Men’s 1sts, 2-13 to<br />
Oxford for Men’s 2nds.<br />
There was more to cheer for in <strong>the</strong><br />
match between <strong>the</strong> 3rd teams,<br />
with some gutsy badminton being<br />
played to end up narrowly losing<br />
7-8 to Oxford.<br />
The Women’s team fared much<br />
better, beating Oxford<br />
convincingly across <strong>the</strong> board.<br />
Oxford could not match <strong>the</strong> depth<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge squad, and <strong>the</strong><br />
The former women’s captain Grace<br />
Clements was ranked 4th in <strong>the</strong><br />
UK in 2008 for heptathlon and has<br />
also represented Great Britain.<br />
Former Cambridge students Steve<br />
Green and Ben Carne were ranked<br />
3rd and 8th respectively for <strong>the</strong><br />
400m Hurdles in <strong>the</strong> UK. Louis<br />
Persent, a current Johnian, has<br />
been selected to compete for GB<br />
in a junior international match in<br />
Germany this year, having been<br />
ranked 3rd in <strong>the</strong> under 20 age<br />
group in 2008 for 400m.<br />
final results stood at 9-6 for <strong>the</strong><br />
1sts, and 12-3 for <strong>the</strong> 2nds.<br />
Overall however, Cambridge<br />
suffered a defeat to <strong>the</strong> tune of<br />
31-44, allowing Oxford to take<br />
revenge for <strong>the</strong> year before, when<br />
Cambridge won a narrow victory.<br />
League Report<br />
Men’s:<br />
After a promising start drawing<br />
with Loughborough this year saw<br />
a team depleted through injury<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r commitments demoted<br />
down to division 2A. Despite <strong>the</strong><br />
unfortunate league result, <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS individual event saw<br />
Robert Hird and Peter Galloway<br />
proceed to <strong>the</strong> last 16 knocking<br />
out <strong>the</strong> third and fourth seeds<br />
and so hopefully meeting <strong>the</strong> Full<br />
Blue conditions. In <strong>the</strong> BUCS cup<br />
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<strong>the</strong> men’s team, struggling for<br />
players, did not proceed past <strong>the</strong><br />
first round.<br />
Women’s:<br />
A fantastic season saw <strong>the</strong><br />
women’s team finished 3rd in <strong>the</strong><br />
premier division narrowly losing<br />
out on second place in <strong>the</strong>ir final<br />
Basketball Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cubbc/<br />
The Cambridge University<br />
Basketball Club has two teams, a<br />
men’s first (Blues) and a second<br />
(Lions) team. Both team play in<br />
BUCS league and cup<br />
competitions at a fairly high<br />
standard.The University team train<br />
up to four times a week and<br />
usually play at least one game per<br />
week during <strong>the</strong> first two terms.<br />
Each team competes in a Varsity<br />
match which is held at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
of February.<br />
Varsity<br />
21st Februrary <strong>2010</strong>, Iffley Road<br />
Sport Complex, Oxford<br />
Oxford Blues 117-64 Cambridge<br />
Blues<br />
Oxford 2nd 61-50 Cambridge<br />
Lions<br />
Both Oxford teams showed<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir strength and <strong>the</strong> reason<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are all ranked 1 division<br />
higher than <strong>the</strong>ir Cambridge<br />
counterparts during a<br />
competitive but ultimately<br />
disappointing weekend.<br />
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match. Strong performances by<br />
Karen Hird and Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Murphy<br />
put <strong>the</strong>m into <strong>the</strong> last 16 at <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS individual Championships<br />
again earning Full Blue status. The<br />
women’s team also faired well in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS Cup, reaching <strong>the</strong><br />
quarter-finals.<br />
Blues<br />
The first team match of saw <strong>the</strong><br />
return of <strong>the</strong> England Universities<br />
duo of Reed Doucette and<br />
Stephen Danley - both college<br />
players from <strong>the</strong> US and a key part<br />
of an Oxford squad that finished<br />
this year as <strong>the</strong> third best team in<br />
<strong>the</strong> country.The Light Blues had<br />
no choice but to be aggressive<br />
early on to combat Oxford's size<br />
advantage. Excellent strong inside<br />
play from Richard Marting and<br />
outside shooting from Chris Haar<br />
and Milos Puzovic put <strong>the</strong> teams<br />
level at <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> first quarter.<br />
Unfortunately, <strong>the</strong> first quarter<br />
completely exhausted <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues and <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues looked<br />
much fresher and keen to put <strong>the</strong><br />
game out of Cambridge’s reach. As<br />
<strong>the</strong> match wore on it became<br />
apparent just how fast and welldrilled<br />
<strong>the</strong> Dark Blues were. Apart<br />
for some good offensive one-onone<br />
plays from Torsten Geelan <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues had no way of<br />
stopping Oxford from getting<br />
open shots and opening fast<br />
breaks. Never<strong>the</strong>less, Cambridge<br />
showed some excellent phases,<br />
and with all of <strong>the</strong> Oxford starting<br />
line-up leaving this year <strong>the</strong> future<br />
looks brighter than <strong>the</strong> past. It will<br />
be interesting to see how Oxford<br />
fare without <strong>the</strong>ir star players<br />
next season.<br />
Lions<br />
Cambridge Lions began <strong>the</strong> day as<br />
perhaps <strong>the</strong> most favoured to<br />
upset <strong>the</strong>ir rivals. A strong start to<br />
<strong>the</strong> first quarter by <strong>the</strong> point<br />
guard Lewis Cannon gave a small<br />
but respectable advantage to <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues. He was followed by<br />
strong rebounding from John<br />
Feng and good inside play from<br />
Oscar Wilsby. Dark Blues sacrificed<br />
height on <strong>the</strong> court by choosing<br />
to field players with good longrange<br />
shooting ability.This reaped<br />
<strong>the</strong> benefits and <strong>the</strong> teams went<br />
to half-time level.The third quarter<br />
scoring drought from Light Blues<br />
and continued good long-range<br />
shooting from <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues<br />
allowed Oxford Twos to pull away.<br />
The end result was a close 61-50<br />
loss for <strong>the</strong> Light Blue team, but<br />
having played <strong>the</strong> game without<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir coach <strong>the</strong>y came away fairly
satisfied and itching for revenge<br />
next year.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Competitions and Results<br />
The Blues competed in <strong>the</strong> highly<br />
competitive BUCS Midlands<br />
League Division 1 this season.<br />
After good showing at <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
preseason tournament at Kelsey<br />
Kerridge and convincing win in<br />
<strong>the</strong> first game expectations were<br />
high. Unfortunately due to illness<br />
and injuries to <strong>the</strong> several key<br />
players <strong>the</strong> Blues lost <strong>the</strong> next five<br />
games and by <strong>the</strong> Christmas <strong>the</strong><br />
season was effectively finished.<br />
Most players from this year will<br />
remain in Cambridge next year,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Blues will hope for a<br />
better showing in BUCS<br />
competitions next year.<br />
The Lions team this year consisted<br />
of mostly new players. It took<br />
<strong>the</strong>m a good part of <strong>the</strong> first half<br />
of <strong>the</strong> season to become welldrilled<br />
team but once <strong>the</strong>y have<br />
reached <strong>the</strong>ir peak <strong>the</strong>re was no<br />
limit to <strong>the</strong>ir play. Good on-season<br />
work was rewarded with five<br />
consecutive wins in BUCS Midlands<br />
League Division 3.The team next<br />
season will be unchanged and it<br />
will be expected that <strong>the</strong> Lions<br />
contest for promotion next year.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> season <strong>the</strong><br />
University team was invited to <strong>the</strong><br />
annual Bocconi Basketball<br />
University tournament. A mixed<br />
team, consisting of Blues and<br />
Lions players, convincingly won<br />
<strong>the</strong> tournament.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
From 13th to 20th December a<br />
team of current and past Blues<br />
players was invited to tour Serbia.<br />
Having a Serbian coach and<br />
current player certainly helped<br />
smooth <strong>the</strong> trip over, but all of <strong>the</strong><br />
committee played <strong>the</strong>ir parts in<br />
getting it organised and carrying<br />
it off.<br />
During <strong>the</strong> trip <strong>the</strong> team played<br />
four teams from Macedonia and<br />
Serbia - all of an extremely high<br />
standard and with a majority of<br />
<strong>the</strong> players looking to play<br />
professionally in Europe. First up<br />
were Skopje - a 17/18 year old<br />
team from <strong>the</strong> Macedonian<br />
capital.The difference in quality<br />
between British and East<br />
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European basketball was<br />
immediately apparent, with any<br />
slight mismatch (of which <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were many) or poor pass being<br />
punished ruthlessly. Never<strong>the</strong>less,<br />
a second half rally and some key<br />
shots down <strong>the</strong> stretch kept <strong>the</strong><br />
scoreline respectable.<br />
The next two games were very<br />
different stories. Playing <strong>the</strong> FMP<br />
and Partizan academy sides we<br />
were ranged against a collection<br />
of players who are all aiming to<br />
make a career in basketball.<br />
Despite keeping <strong>the</strong> game against<br />
FMP within 12 points for three<br />
quarters, <strong>the</strong>y were playing very<br />
much in 1st gear and upped it in<br />
<strong>the</strong> 4th quarter to open up a fortypoint<br />
advantage.The ball<br />
movement and fast breaks were at<br />
times exquisite. Obviously trying<br />
to outdo <strong>the</strong>ir local rivals, Partizan<br />
fielded by far <strong>the</strong> strongest side of<br />
<strong>the</strong> trip, and held <strong>the</strong> Blues to 4<br />
first quarter points whilst racking<br />
up 40 <strong>the</strong>mselves. As a learning<br />
experience, lessons don't come<br />
much better than that! However,<br />
Women’s Basketball Club<br />
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Varsity<br />
Oxford 62-37 Cambridge<br />
The Cambridge Light Blues, led by<br />
captain Kathleen Beniuk, president<br />
Kim Lamza, and coached by <strong>the</strong><br />
talented and well organized Sam<br />
Qian, took a strong team to <strong>the</strong><br />
varsity match. The Light Blues<br />
fought hard in <strong>the</strong> match and<br />
despite great defensive efforts,<br />
were unfortunately bested by <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues and <strong>the</strong>ir tall American<br />
all-star. Final Score: Oxford 62 -<br />
Cambridge 37.<br />
The team is looking forward to<br />
returning <strong>the</strong> favour on our home<br />
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court in February <strong>2011</strong>. <strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
Team members: Kathleen Beniuk<br />
(c), Kim Lamza, Alexandra Zieritz,<br />
Briony Jones, Hanna Hörnberg,<br />
Paloma Navarro, Caroline Walerud,<br />
Stephanie Ko, Stephanie<br />
Polderdijk,Tina Herringshaw, Sarah<br />
Sheldon, Ritika Sood, Laura Nelson,<br />
Nicola Hands, and Malika Cantor.<br />
Plans for <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
This year we are happy to have a<br />
new coach, Amalio Fernandez-<br />
Pacheco from Zaragoza, Spain.<br />
Amalio is working hard to train <strong>the</strong><br />
team in preparation for Varsity,<br />
which is to be held on 26 February<br />
in Cambridge.The club is, for <strong>the</strong><br />
first time, fielding a Seconds Team,<br />
showing both <strong>the</strong> interest and<br />
dedication to women’s basketball<br />
<strong>the</strong> final score of 107-33 was not<br />
as terrible as it appeared.<br />
The final game of <strong>the</strong> tour was<br />
against Belgrade University, who<br />
were easily <strong>the</strong> most comparable<br />
to a British team. A weary<br />
Cambridge team battled in vain<br />
to avoid <strong>the</strong> Eastern whitewash,<br />
but eventually fell in a close game<br />
by 12 points.With a full squad,<br />
fresher legs and perhaps more<br />
urgency this result would have<br />
been different.<br />
in Cambridge. Streng<strong>the</strong>ning our<br />
alumni relations, <strong>the</strong> committee,<br />
lead by President Caroline<br />
Walerud, has appointed two<br />
Alumni Representatives, Stephanie<br />
Ko and Briony Jones. On 27<br />
November <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>the</strong> team played<br />
its first ever Alumni game, which<br />
saw alumni return to Cambridge<br />
from all over Europe including<br />
Germany and Holland. This season<br />
we plan to attend <strong>the</strong> Beirut<br />
Unisports Festival and tour to<br />
Finland again, to claim a place on<br />
<strong>the</strong> pedestal. CUWBbC is proud of<br />
our new sponsor,TD Waterhouse;<br />
without <strong>the</strong>ir support none of this<br />
would be possible.
Boat Club<br />
www.cubc.org.uk/<br />
Founded in 1828, Cambridge<br />
University Boat Club is responsible<br />
for organising, training and<br />
selecting <strong>the</strong> Cambridge crews for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Boat Race.<br />
Outside of <strong>the</strong>ir various and<br />
distinguished academic pursuits,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge squad spend a<br />
large part of <strong>the</strong>ir time in two<br />
training facilities. Located in <strong>the</strong><br />
heart of Cambridge, <strong>the</strong> Goldie<br />
Boat House contains a fullyequipped<br />
gym, ergometers, a<br />
rowing tank. Following morning<br />
workouts in Goldie, most<br />
afternoons <strong>the</strong> Cambridge squad<br />
can be found training on <strong>the</strong> River<br />
Ouse at Ely.<br />
Expectations are high this year as<br />
<strong>the</strong> CUBC pursues its 157th Boat<br />
Race campaign, looking to build<br />
upon <strong>the</strong> success of <strong>the</strong> two wins<br />
on Boat Race day last year.<br />
Encouraged by last year’s success,<br />
<strong>the</strong> club boats several returners<br />
from last year, including returning<br />
Blues Derek Rasmussen<br />
(President), Geoff Roth (VP),<br />
George Nash, and Hardy Cubasch<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>), along with Joel Jennings,<br />
Mike Thorp, and cox Liz Box from<br />
last year's Goldie crew.<br />
Varsity<br />
3rd April <strong>2010</strong>, River Thames,<br />
London<br />
Cambridge Won by 1 and 1/3<br />
Lengths<br />
In a truly epic battle on <strong>the</strong><br />
Tideway, Cambridge confounded<br />
<strong>the</strong> bookies by coming from<br />
behind to win <strong>the</strong> 156th Boat<br />
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Race.Their victory denied Oxford<br />
<strong>the</strong> hat-trick, and increased <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues overall advantage in<br />
<strong>the</strong> series - Cambridge have now<br />
won 80 races against Oxford’s 75.<br />
Oxford won <strong>the</strong> toss and chose<br />
<strong>the</strong> Surrey station - always <strong>the</strong><br />
safer bet when <strong>the</strong> forecasts<br />
promised squally showers with <strong>the</strong><br />
wind swinging round to <strong>the</strong> south<br />
west. Off <strong>the</strong> start <strong>the</strong>ir stroke,<br />
Charlie Burkitt, took <strong>the</strong> crew off at<br />
47 strokes a minute against<br />
Cambridge at 45, and along <strong>the</strong><br />
boat houses Oxford begand to eke<br />
out a small advantage. But as <strong>the</strong><br />
crews settled at 37 and got into<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir race pace beyond Beverley<br />
Brook, Cambridge - on <strong>the</strong> inside<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Middlesex bend - had<br />
drawn level.<br />
Oxford now moved into a solid<br />
rhythm which gave <strong>the</strong>m a canvas<br />
advantage by <strong>the</strong> time <strong>the</strong> crews<br />
reached Barn Elms. Despite being<br />
warned for <strong>the</strong>ir steering by<br />
umpire Simon Harris, <strong>the</strong>y reached<br />
<strong>the</strong> Mile Post a second ahead of<br />
Cambridge, with both crews now<br />
rating 35.<br />
Oxford were now determined to<br />
maximise <strong>the</strong> advantage of <strong>the</strong><br />
inside of <strong>the</strong> Hammersmith bend<br />
and, despite a slight push from <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues, went half a length<br />
clear at Harrods, and maintained<br />
<strong>the</strong> edge at Hammersmith Bridge,<br />
where <strong>the</strong>re was a margin of two<br />
seconds between <strong>the</strong> crews.<br />
As Cambridge now dug deep on<br />
<strong>the</strong> outside of <strong>the</strong> curve to<br />
prevent <strong>the</strong> opposition moving<br />
away. Maintaining <strong>the</strong> higher rate<br />
past St Paul’s boathouse <strong>the</strong>y<br />
began to close <strong>the</strong> gap, and<br />
Oxford upped <strong>the</strong>ir own rate to 36<br />
to stave off <strong>the</strong> attack. As <strong>the</strong><br />
forecast choppy conditions<br />
prevailed down Corney Reach, so<br />
<strong>the</strong> pressure from Cambridge<br />
proved relentless - <strong>the</strong>y continued<br />
to close past Chiswick Eyot and<br />
narrowed <strong>the</strong> Oxford lead to just<br />
0.5sec at Chiswick Steps.<br />
Cambridge went for ano<strong>the</strong>r push<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Crossing, which proved <strong>the</strong><br />
crucial point in <strong>the</strong> race and this<br />
time <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues could not<br />
respond. For <strong>the</strong> first time<br />
Cambridge took <strong>the</strong> lead, finding<br />
new reserves of power in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
confident stroke, while an air of<br />
desperation crept in to <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford boat.<br />
Cambridge reached Barnes Bridge<br />
two seconds up and <strong>the</strong> Dark<br />
Blues faced <strong>the</strong> monumental task<br />
of moving round <strong>the</strong> outside of<br />
<strong>the</strong> final bend to recapture <strong>the</strong><br />
lead. In a final push <strong>the</strong>y upped<br />
<strong>the</strong> rate to 36 and began to close,<br />
but a confident response from<br />
Cambridge put <strong>the</strong> result in no<br />
doubt.The Light Blues pushed <strong>the</strong><br />
rate back up to 38 to move away<br />
and cross <strong>the</strong> line four seconds<br />
clear in 17 mins 35 secs.<br />
Report by Robert Treharne Jones,<br />
www.<strong>the</strong>boatrace.org<br />
<strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
The squad's first test of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<br />
11 Boat Race season took place at<br />
Fuller's Head of <strong>the</strong> River Fours<br />
(Fours' Head), a race in held in<br />
early November on <strong>the</strong> London<br />
Tideway. Following <strong>the</strong> reverse
direction of <strong>the</strong> Boat Race course,<br />
<strong>the</strong> race allows <strong>the</strong> squad to<br />
effectively put down a marker<br />
noting <strong>the</strong> progress made through<br />
<strong>the</strong> first two months' training.<br />
CUBC fielded five coxed fours, all<br />
of which posted comparable times<br />
to those achieved by <strong>the</strong> dark<br />
blues' (racing both coxed and<br />
coxless boats).<br />
Held at <strong>the</strong> end of Michelmas<br />
term, <strong>the</strong> squad's next major<br />
milestone took <strong>the</strong> form of <strong>the</strong><br />
annual CUBC Trial Eights race, in<br />
which two evenly matched CUBC<br />
crews race over <strong>the</strong> boat race<br />
course in its entirety. Shake and<br />
Bake (a catch phrase from <strong>the</strong> film<br />
Women’s Boat Club<br />
www.cuwbc.org/<br />
CUWBC exists to give University of<br />
Cambridge students <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to compete against<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Oxford University<br />
counterparts in <strong>the</strong> annual Henley<br />
Boat Races, a side-by-side race<br />
along a 2 kilometre stretch of <strong>the</strong><br />
Henley reach.The event, which<br />
attracts up to 7,000 spectators to<br />
<strong>the</strong> venue in Henley on Thames,<br />
consists of four main competitions.<br />
CUWBC compete in three: <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Blue Boat race; <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Heavyweight Reserves<br />
race; and <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Lightweight race.To date CUWBC<br />
has a win rate of 77 to Oxford<br />
University’s 53.<br />
Talladega Nights) were<br />
pronounced <strong>the</strong> official names of<br />
<strong>the</strong> crews for <strong>2010</strong>-11. Come race<br />
day, a heavier and more powerful<br />
Shake took advantage of an early<br />
head wind to be half a length up<br />
at <strong>the</strong> mile post.With <strong>the</strong> Surrey<br />
bend <strong>the</strong>n in its favour, Shake<br />
stretched out its lead to win by<br />
four lengths. A good win for Shake<br />
but also a gutsy performance from<br />
Bake in unfavourable conditions.<br />
Following a lot of work laid down<br />
at CUBC Winter Training Camp<br />
held in Banyoles, Spain, provisional<br />
Goldie and Blues Boat crews<br />
competed in Quentin Head in late<br />
January.The provisional Blues Boat<br />
Athletes begin trials for selection<br />
in September of each year. From<br />
an initial squad of up to 50 at <strong>the</strong><br />
beginning to <strong>the</strong> season, 24<br />
oarswomen and 3 coxes are<br />
selected to represent CUWBC at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Henley Boat Races in <strong>the</strong><br />
spring.Training is split between<br />
<strong>the</strong> Club’s two main training bases<br />
in Cambridge and Ely.<br />
CUWBC’s athletes compete in<br />
many of <strong>the</strong> UK’s major domestic<br />
rowing events, including <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Eights Head of <strong>the</strong> River.<br />
CUWBC is also a member of BUCS<br />
and is a regular competitor at<br />
BUCS sponsored events<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year, which attract<br />
representatives from many of <strong>the</strong><br />
major Universities in <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
took first place to achieve <strong>the</strong><br />
Overall and Elite titles. Prevailing<br />
over University of London,<br />
Durham, and Newcastle crews,<br />
Goldie finished 4 seconds behind<br />
<strong>the</strong> London Rowing Club Senior<br />
8+ to finish third overall and take<br />
second in <strong>the</strong> Senior category.<br />
Provisional Goldie and Blues Boat<br />
crews will be competing at <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Championship Head Race in<br />
Peterborough on February 20th,<br />
<strong>2011</strong>, as well as appearing in a<br />
number of Tideway fixures in <strong>the</strong><br />
lead up to <strong>the</strong> Boat Race on March<br />
26th, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
28/03/<strong>2010</strong> at Henley on<br />
Thames, London<br />
Cambridge Blue Boat lost:<br />
4 lengths<br />
Cambridge Lightweights lost:<br />
2 1 /2 lengths<br />
Cambridge Blondie lost: 3 1 /2<br />
lengths<br />
The Henley Boat Races took place<br />
on Sunday 28th March this year.<br />
The Cambridge University Women’s<br />
Blue Boat,Lightweights and Blondie<br />
(Heavyweight reserve) crews<br />
arrived in Henley on <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
Sunday in order to get used to <strong>the</strong><br />
water before <strong>the</strong> culmination of<br />
six months of training. Heavy rain<br />
earlier in <strong>the</strong> week failed to dent<br />
proceedings for <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Henley<br />
Boat Races and with a strong<br />
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stream and a freshening southwesterly<br />
tailwind, fast times were<br />
always a possibility.<br />
The first race of <strong>the</strong> day for CUWBC<br />
was Blondie versus Osiris. Blondie<br />
went off fastest, at 42 strokes a<br />
minute, but Osiris turned out to be<br />
<strong>the</strong> faster crew, winning by 3 1 /2<br />
lengths.This was disappointing for<br />
Blondie, who had come toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
well during <strong>the</strong> weeks leading up<br />
to <strong>the</strong> race, but credit is due to<br />
Oxford for fielding one of <strong>the</strong><br />
strongest reserve crews for years.<br />
Cambridge once again had <strong>the</strong><br />
higher stroke rate off <strong>the</strong> start in<br />
<strong>the</strong> women’s Lightweights race,<br />
going off at 45 against Oxford at<br />
42, but this time <strong>the</strong> race was a<br />
much closer affair.The Cambridge<br />
Lightweights heroically pulled<br />
back an Oxford lead with strong<br />
pushes through <strong>the</strong> middle section<br />
of <strong>the</strong> race. However, this was not<br />
Bowmen<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cub/<br />
Cambridge University Bowmen is<br />
a club open to anybody interested<br />
in giving archery a go; we<br />
welcome people who have never<br />
picked up a bow and arrow in<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir life, with have-a-go sessions,<br />
beginner’s courses and equipment<br />
loans.We also cater for<br />
experienced archers of any bow<br />
discipline, and it is possible to<br />
practice daily for those who are<br />
keen to improve.<br />
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enough and <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues won<br />
with a margin of 2 1 /2 lengths.<br />
Finally, in <strong>the</strong> Women’s Blue Boat<br />
Race, <strong>the</strong> Oxford crew was lighter<br />
and more experienced, with many<br />
national and international medals<br />
in <strong>the</strong>ir crew. Cambridge pushed<br />
hard and kept <strong>the</strong> faith but <strong>the</strong><br />
experienced Oxford crew held on<br />
to <strong>the</strong>ir early lead and won by<br />
4 lengths.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r competitions and results<br />
On 13th November, <strong>the</strong> club sent<br />
one heavyweight crew to race in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Veteran Fours Head on <strong>the</strong><br />
tideway.The Cambridge crew<br />
won <strong>the</strong> Intermediate 3 coxed<br />
fours category.<br />
The club entered three VIIIs into<br />
<strong>the</strong> Fairbairn Cup races hosted by<br />
Jesus College Boat Club on <strong>the</strong><br />
Cam.The 1st heavyweight crew<br />
won <strong>the</strong> event, <strong>the</strong> lightweight<br />
We are a competitive club, with<br />
many tournaments throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> year, open to seniors and<br />
novices.The highlights of <strong>the</strong> year<br />
are <strong>the</strong> Varsity Match held in May,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> BUCS indoor and outdoor<br />
championships, but we are also<br />
part of <strong>the</strong> BUTTS league, which<br />
holds regular legs and is currently<br />
<strong>the</strong> most competitive and <strong>the</strong><br />
highest scoring league in <strong>the</strong> UK,<br />
comprising Cambridge, Oxford,<br />
Nottingham, Warwick,<br />
Loughborough, Derby,<br />
crew came in just 10s behind and<br />
<strong>the</strong> 2nd heavyweight crew a<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r 35s behind that.<br />
On February 13th, three CUWBC<br />
crews raced in Henley Eights<br />
Head of <strong>the</strong> River.The 1st Boat<br />
won <strong>the</strong> Intermediate 2 category<br />
with <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r crews also putting<br />
in strong performances<br />
.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Women’s Head of <strong>the</strong><br />
River races in London, <strong>the</strong> club<br />
entered potential Boat Race Blue<br />
Boat and Blondie crews.The Blue<br />
Boat came 21st and Blondie 58th.<br />
The club entered a Blondie IV and<br />
a Lightweight VIII into <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
Price Waterhouse Coopers Rowing<br />
Regatta <strong>2010</strong>. CUWBC performed<br />
strongly, <strong>the</strong> lightweight VIII<br />
reaching <strong>the</strong> finals and <strong>the</strong><br />
Blondie IV won gold in <strong>the</strong><br />
Intermediate coxed IVs category,<br />
beating OUWLRC along <strong>the</strong> way.<br />
Birmingham and Nottingham<br />
Trent Universities.We also take<br />
part in <strong>the</strong> British inter-universities<br />
E-league, which is open to<br />
anybody who shoots a<br />
Portsmouth round indoors, and is<br />
a fun way to compare scores<br />
across <strong>the</strong> country, and each year<br />
we send at least one team to <strong>the</strong><br />
British University Target<br />
Championships, where <strong>the</strong>y must<br />
shoot under pressurised<br />
conditions in head-to-head<br />
matches to beat <strong>the</strong> opponents.
We have several archers who<br />
shoot for <strong>the</strong>ir county and<br />
compete in local and national<br />
level tournaments and, indeed, we<br />
have archers – including Hea<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Reynolds and Carrie Oliver – who<br />
hold external British records.<br />
16th May <strong>2010</strong> on John’s Backs,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Cambridge: 3344, Oxford: 3238<br />
(Cambridge win)<br />
Cambridge novices: 2132,<br />
Oxford novices: 2780 (Oxford<br />
novice win)<br />
After a convincing win by<br />
Cambridge last year, <strong>the</strong> pressure<br />
and expectations were on <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge archers to seal <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
13th consecutive Varsity match<br />
win back on home soil. And <strong>the</strong>y<br />
did not disappoint.<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> day, Cambridge<br />
stayed focussed on <strong>the</strong>ir goal of<br />
lifting <strong>the</strong> historic Rose Bowl, and<br />
were rewarded by sunny and<br />
reasonably calm conditions to<br />
make <strong>the</strong> task an even more<br />
enjoyable one.There was some<br />
good shooting from Oxford’s<br />
leading archers, however, it was<br />
Cambridge’s solidarity and great<br />
team effort that sealed <strong>the</strong> victory,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> highest threshold to<br />
make <strong>the</strong> team in recorded history.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> final team, and achieving<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Half Blues were Carrie Oliver,<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Reynolds, Caroline<br />
Sandford and Tak Ho.<br />
Carrie Oliver put in <strong>the</strong> highest<br />
score of <strong>the</strong> match, and was<br />
rewarded in her last ever Varsity<br />
match with her first 6-gold end (a<br />
perfect end).<br />
Unfortunately, despite <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
convincing win last year, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge novice team (Otava<br />
Piha, Ben Price, Nick Soderberg<br />
and Katie Borley) did not fare so<br />
well this time, and <strong>the</strong>ir efforts<br />
were not enough to hold off <strong>the</strong><br />
fearsome Oxford novice<br />
competition.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> Cambridge mood at<br />
<strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> shoot was a<br />
positive one and, as we packed up<br />
<strong>the</strong> field, Oxford busied<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves making human<br />
pyramids, much to <strong>the</strong><br />
bemusement of <strong>the</strong> Master of<br />
St John’s College, our Lord Patron<br />
for <strong>the</strong> match. Afterwards both<br />
teams headed off to Pembroke<br />
College for a fun formal.<br />
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As usual, all three terms were<br />
packed with competitions and<br />
Cambridge squad members<br />
managed to bring home a good<br />
medal haul. Notably, Hea<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Reynolds won an individual silver<br />
ladies longbow medal at <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
indoor championships in Sheffield,<br />
as well as a gold, silver and bronze<br />
medal in <strong>the</strong> senior ladies recurve<br />
at <strong>the</strong> three BUTTS league shoots<br />
she attended. Caroline Sandford<br />
also won a ladies silver medal at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Derby BUTTS leg, and Tak Ho<br />
won gents senior bronze.<br />
The novice team was fantastic<br />
over <strong>the</strong> indoor season, with two<br />
gold team medals at Oxford and<br />
Nottingham BUTTS matches. Ed<br />
Marffy was <strong>the</strong> star archer, winning<br />
3 individual gold gents novice<br />
recurve medals to add to his team<br />
medals. Ferenc Huszar also<br />
managed 2 silver gents medals,<br />
Karl Williams won a bronze gents<br />
medal, Otava Piha won one gold<br />
and one silver ladies novice<br />
medals, and Katie Borley won <strong>the</strong><br />
gold at <strong>the</strong> BUTTS indoor<br />
championships for ladies novice<br />
recurve.<br />
The annual Cuppers match was<br />
won by Robinson College (Tim<br />
Craig and Kingsley Warren), who<br />
narrowly defeated <strong>the</strong> Jesus pair<br />
(Hea<strong>the</strong>r Reynolds and Sam<br />
Burnand) in <strong>the</strong> final.<br />
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Canoe Club<br />
Photo: Jamie Gundry<br />
www.cucanoe.co.uk/wp/<br />
Cambridge University Canoe Club<br />
caters for those who have never<br />
been in a boat before, through to<br />
people who want to throw a ball<br />
around while staying upright or<br />
paddle crazy grade 5 rapids. Most<br />
of <strong>the</strong> time we paddle on <strong>the</strong> Cam,<br />
trying to dodge <strong>the</strong> punts, though<br />
we do go to Wales, Scotland and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Alps, amongst o<strong>the</strong>r places, in<br />
search of more interesting water.<br />
We also play Canoe Polo, five-aside<br />
in kayaks, where pushing your<br />
opponents in is in <strong>the</strong> rules!<br />
Varsity <strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
Cambridge Oxford<br />
White Water Race<br />
Mens 17 10<br />
Womens 9 0<br />
Canoe Polo<br />
Mens A 0 8<br />
Mens B 8 1<br />
Womens 2 4<br />
Marathon<br />
Mens 9 27<br />
Womens 20 24<br />
Freestyle<br />
Mens 27 41<br />
Womens 30 16<br />
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Wight Water Race<br />
The White Water Race was held at<br />
<strong>the</strong> River Washburn alongside <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS WWR event. Cambridge’s<br />
men’s team of Rich Hendron, Rob<br />
Anderson and Ian Dumolo put in a<br />
very impressive performance,<br />
coming in 2nd overall and beating<br />
Oxford by 16 points to 10. A strong<br />
race from Alison Galloway, Hannah<br />
Salter and Hayley Sharp put <strong>the</strong><br />
ladies team in 7th place overall.<br />
This led to a convincing 9-1 points<br />
victory over Oxford.<br />
Marathon<br />
The marathon race was held on<br />
<strong>the</strong> River Cam, running from just<br />
upstream of <strong>the</strong> Fen Causeway up<br />
to Grantchester and back, once for<br />
ladies and twice for men.The<br />
ladies event could have gone<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r way. A very strong race from<br />
Cambridge’s Alison Galloway put<br />
her in 1st place. However 2nd, 3rd<br />
and 4th placed Oxford<br />
competitors led to a narrow<br />
Oxford victory on points. In <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s race, a strong Oxford team<br />
took <strong>the</strong> victory.<br />
Polo<br />
The polo matches were also held<br />
on <strong>the</strong> Cam, alongside Jesus<br />
Green.The men’s team started off<br />
well, with strong defending from<br />
both sides. Oxford managed to<br />
seize a goal, leaving <strong>the</strong> score 1-0<br />
at half time. Unfortunately<br />
Cambridge fell apart in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half, leading to an 8-0 loss, a<br />
disappointing end to an o<strong>the</strong>rwise<br />
successful season.The closely<br />
fought ladies match eventually<br />
came to a 4-2 loss.<br />
Freestyle<br />
The freestyle event has not run for<br />
several years, so it was good to see<br />
it make a return. It was held at <strong>the</strong><br />
artificial white water course at<br />
Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. It<br />
was great to see so many<br />
Cambridge freestyle novices<br />
testing <strong>the</strong>ir skills on <strong>the</strong> newly<br />
refurbished course.The more<br />
experienced Oxford paddlers took<br />
<strong>the</strong> victory.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r news from <strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
As a club we have broad canoeing<br />
and kayaking interests; from white<br />
water kayaking to marathon<br />
boating, canoe polo to freestyle.<br />
We train on <strong>the</strong> river Cam and at a<br />
local swimming pool on a weekly<br />
basis, with sessions for both<br />
general kayaking skills and canoe<br />
polo.We also hold 1* and 2*<br />
training courses throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
year for novices to <strong>the</strong> sport.When<br />
<strong>the</strong> water levels are up, white<br />
water trips to Wales and <strong>the</strong> Lake<br />
District are run for both advanced<br />
and novice paddlers. Many of our<br />
members also participate in a<br />
range of competitive kayaking<br />
events.The annual BUCS Wild<br />
Water Racing (WWR)<br />
Championships, Slalom and Canoe<br />
Polo are very popular. Our men's<br />
team also competes in <strong>the</strong><br />
regional canoe polo division 3 and<br />
<strong>the</strong> men's, women's and novice<br />
teams participate in regional polo<br />
tournaments.The annual Varsity<br />
match comprises BUCS WWR,<br />
along with marathon kayaking,<br />
canoe polo, and <strong>the</strong> recently<br />
reinstated freestyle.
Competition results for <strong>the</strong> year:<br />
BUCS Wild Water Race<br />
Men's team - 2nd place<br />
Women's team - 7th place<br />
University ranking - 7th<br />
Varsity points – 26 (Oxford 10)<br />
BUCS Slalom<br />
Men's individual K1 - 4th - James<br />
Dixon<br />
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Blues Varsity Matches, Lords, 4 July<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
There is life in Varsity cricket yet:<br />
<strong>the</strong> crowds may no longer come in<br />
thousands, but, as Cambridge<br />
chased 271 to defeat an<br />
experienced Oxford side – and to<br />
record only a third win at Lord’s<br />
since 2000 – <strong>the</strong> health of <strong>the</strong><br />
ancient fixture was made clear.<br />
Parity was maintained throughout<br />
most of <strong>the</strong> first two hours.<br />
Cambridge captain Akbar Ansari<br />
had asked Oxford to bat first, and<br />
while openers Daniel King and<br />
Sam Agarwal fell over straight<br />
balls and Dark Blue captain Raj<br />
Sharma chipped to cover, <strong>the</strong> elder<br />
Sharma – Avi – and long-time<br />
Cambridge’s bête noire, Neil<br />
Kruger, took <strong>the</strong> score to 132<br />
without fur<strong>the</strong>r alarm. Still, when<br />
Sharma skewed Dan Goodwin to<br />
point and Kruger was caught<br />
smartly at <strong>the</strong> wicket, restricting<br />
BUCS Polo<br />
Mens – 4th<br />
Women's – 19th<br />
Open league – 4th<br />
Old boys – 5th<br />
Men's Regional Division 1 Canoe<br />
Polo – 1st<br />
Men’s National Division 3 Central<br />
League Canoe Polo – 8th<br />
Oxford to fewer than 230 seemed<br />
eminently possible. Such was not<br />
to be: <strong>the</strong> returning Cambridge<br />
seamers offered width and<br />
generous lengths, and some<br />
seventy runs haemorrhaged from<br />
<strong>the</strong> batting power play, taken by<br />
Australian duo Nick Meadows and<br />
Daniel Pascoe. Meadows was<br />
finally caught for a summarily<br />
brutal 66 from 49 balls as Oxford<br />
finished on 270, a total which had<br />
not been chased successfully since<br />
<strong>the</strong> inauguration of <strong>the</strong> C.B. Fry<br />
Trophy. Choice among <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge bowlers had been<br />
Goodwin (2 for 43) and Marc<br />
Rosenberg (2 for 28): only <strong>the</strong><br />
profligacy of <strong>the</strong>ir team-mates had<br />
loosened a leash that <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
held tightly; only an electric<br />
fielding triumvirate of Ansari,<br />
Rosenberg, and Richard Hesketh<br />
had prevented disintegration.<br />
Perhaps becalmed by an<br />
extraordinary lunch, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge batsmen began <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
reply inauspiciously. Richard<br />
ULU Canoe Polo Tournament<br />
Men's Team – 3rd<br />
Open Team – 2nd<br />
Timms fell lbw to Lewis Dingle;<br />
Hesketh gloved a rising brute from<br />
John Lodwick, while Anand Ashok<br />
– struggling to replicate <strong>the</strong> form<br />
which delivered him <strong>the</strong> Walter<br />
Lawrence Trophy in <strong>2009</strong> –<br />
scraped to 34 in some 20 overs<br />
before charging and missing. From<br />
here, though, captain Ansari and<br />
Rosenberg led a compelling fightback.The<br />
spinners Agarwal and<br />
Pascoe were manoeuvred deftly,<br />
and – when opportunity arose –<br />
<strong>the</strong> forty-yard boundary to <strong>the</strong><br />
Warner Stand was targeted with<br />
impunity. At 196/3, with both guns<br />
firing, Cambridge looked set to<br />
record a comfortable victory.<br />
207/5, however, was less<br />
promising: Rosenberg had finally<br />
been caught at long-on and Ansari<br />
lost – perhaps fatally – to a mix-up<br />
with new batsman Frankie Brown.<br />
Redemption found Brown,<br />
however, by way of a thrilling,<br />
unbeaten partnership of 64 with<br />
Kennedy in which flamboyant<br />
upper-cuts, scything square drives,<br />
and smart running wrested back<br />
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momentum allowing Cambridge<br />
to secure a famous victory with<br />
just thirteen balls to spare.<br />
Oxford will rue <strong>the</strong> reprieves <strong>the</strong>y<br />
gave to Rosenberg and <strong>the</strong><br />
generosity of <strong>the</strong>ir bowlers<br />
(24 wides is too many under any<br />
circumstances); but <strong>the</strong> maturity<br />
of Brown and Kennedy would<br />
have finished tougher chases than<br />
this. In <strong>the</strong> context of<br />
disappointment in <strong>the</strong> T20<br />
fixture and <strong>the</strong> ignominious defeat<br />
in <strong>the</strong> first-class fixture <strong>the</strong><br />
following week, this victory at <strong>the</strong><br />
Home of Cricket was a<br />
tremendous result for <strong>the</strong><br />
underdog Cambridge team.<br />
Meanwhile, on <strong>the</strong> Nursery<br />
Ground, having eased to victory by<br />
10 wickets in <strong>2009</strong>, Cambridge’s<br />
Women’s team arrived at Lord's<br />
eager to reassert <strong>the</strong>ir dominance.<br />
The women had prepared with<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir annual game against <strong>the</strong><br />
Army, who were not, it seems, <strong>the</strong><br />
powerhouse <strong>the</strong>y were in <strong>2009</strong>:<br />
Cambridge amassed 210-7<br />
(Hornsby 37, Donnelly 35, Bellfield<br />
56) and <strong>the</strong>n demolished <strong>the</strong><br />
forces for 91 (Clarkson 3-22 and<br />
Davis 3-15). So <strong>the</strong>y entered <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
winner-takes-all varsity match<br />
with high confidence. After losing<br />
<strong>the</strong> toss and being put into bat,<br />
openers Sophia Davis and<br />
Charlotte Hornsby established a<br />
solid base, with Hornsby reaching<br />
27 before being caught at slip.<br />
Cambridge lost wickets at a steady<br />
rate, but each member proved<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir worth to <strong>the</strong> team. Helen<br />
Bellfield, batting at 4, scored a fine<br />
45 before falling to a dubious LBW<br />
appeal from Oxford. The<br />
partnership of Bellfield and<br />
captain Ellie Fielding steadied<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge ship somewhat<br />
and vice-captain Danielle<br />
Lavender scored a fine 24 batting<br />
with <strong>the</strong> tail. Cambridge were all<br />
out with just 3 balls to go and<br />
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hoped that 241 would be enough<br />
with <strong>the</strong> small boundary on <strong>the</strong><br />
nursery pitch.<br />
Before <strong>the</strong> match began,<br />
Cambridge were well aware of <strong>the</strong><br />
reliance of Oxford on <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
opening bat and captain,<br />
LeMarchand. She looked in good<br />
form, and as she fell into her stride<br />
Cambridge knew something had<br />
to be done. Commence <strong>the</strong> day of<br />
Bellfield - with a solid 45 under her<br />
belt she came onto bowl from <strong>the</strong><br />
top end and with flighted right<br />
arm off-spin she soon took<br />
LeMarchand caught and bowled<br />
on 79. Bellfield (“Squirrel”) ended<br />
<strong>the</strong> match with 4-33. After <strong>the</strong><br />
demise of <strong>the</strong>ir captain Oxford<br />
collapsed with Bellfield taking 2<br />
more wickets and Clarkson<br />
returning to clean up <strong>the</strong> rest<br />
ending with figures of 2-38.<br />
Fielding took <strong>the</strong> last catch to end<br />
Oxford's hopes of turning <strong>the</strong><br />
tables from last year, bowled out in<br />
35.4 overs.<br />
Crusaders’ 3-day Varsity Match,<br />
Fenner’s, 23-25 July <strong>2010</strong><br />
Oxford arrived full of energy, no<br />
doubt disappointed by <strong>the</strong> result<br />
of <strong>the</strong> T20 but probably assuming<br />
<strong>the</strong>y could take <strong>the</strong> positives from<br />
that performance and compete<br />
with <strong>the</strong> bat and ball.They left two<br />
days later broken men, having<br />
been outbowled, outfielded, and<br />
outbatted so comprehensively<br />
that – even at lunch on <strong>the</strong> first<br />
day – <strong>the</strong>y must have seen <strong>the</strong><br />
writing on <strong>the</strong> wall.<br />
The game's first half hour gave no<br />
indication of <strong>the</strong> coming storm.<br />
Thomas Probert bowled as<br />
parsimoniously as he would all<br />
innings (of his 17 overs, 10 were<br />
maidens, finishing with 4-25). The<br />
ball was beating <strong>the</strong> bat, but this<br />
was to be expected first up.The<br />
question was what would happen<br />
in <strong>the</strong> following 10 overs, when<br />
<strong>the</strong> lacquer came off <strong>the</strong> ball and<br />
<strong>the</strong> pitch's initial liveliness died<br />
out. The answer was carnage. In<br />
22 breathless overs and 90 elated<br />
minutes, Oxford found <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
completely blown away - all but<br />
bowled out, and all but out of <strong>the</strong><br />
match as a contest. 8 wickets fell:<br />
first Patel's off pole was sent<br />
cartwheeling by a delivery from<br />
Geoff Wilmot that swung in and<br />
nipped away, <strong>the</strong>n danger-man<br />
Stafford edged a Probert<br />
outswinger to third slip, where<br />
Tom Askew did <strong>the</strong> honours in<br />
total comfort. Number four Portz<br />
snicked through to keeper Gus<br />
Kennedy, and 11-0 had become<br />
18-3. Fifteen minutes of playing<br />
and missing with no reward<br />
followed, as opener Stearn and<br />
captain Baillie attempted to reanchor<br />
<strong>the</strong> innings. A bowling<br />
change was needed, and it could<br />
not have reaped more immediate<br />
rewards.With his very first ball<br />
Dave Milodowski induced <strong>the</strong><br />
circumspect Stearn to edge to an<br />
expectant Phil Ashton in <strong>the</strong><br />
cordon. 24-4. Minutes later, Baillie,<br />
doubtless near-suicidal in <strong>the</strong><br />
knowledge that all his recognised<br />
batsmen were back in <strong>the</strong> hutch<br />
after just 81 minutes of play,<br />
edged Probert to Ashton, who<br />
again made no mistake. Dave<br />
Milodowski <strong>the</strong>n had <strong>the</strong> lefthanded<br />
Hopton adjudged caught<br />
behind in slightly controversial<br />
circumstances, a fact that was of<br />
little concern to a rampant<br />
Cambridge team, who went into<br />
lunch buoyed by one fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
wicket – Swann, brilliantly caught<br />
by a full-length Kennedy inches off<br />
<strong>the</strong> ground, as captain George<br />
Reynolds' plan of coming on to<br />
mop up <strong>the</strong> tail came to fruition.<br />
Soon after lunch Reynolds had<br />
Shakespeare LBW and Probert<br />
removed World's Unhappiest Man<br />
Kearns - who'd flinched and
Photo: Matt Bright<br />
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whinged at every turn during a<br />
barrage of short stuff – via an<br />
athletic one-handed grab by Mike<br />
Carson in <strong>the</strong> gully. 76 all out.<br />
With Cambridge bowling, Fenner's<br />
had looked lively, bouncy – a place<br />
where crease occupation, not free<br />
scoring, was <strong>the</strong> way forward. 10<br />
overs into <strong>the</strong> Cambridge reply, it<br />
was fairly clear that this wasn't <strong>the</strong><br />
case at all: it was, predictably, a<br />
total belter.The folly of <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
batting performance – or <strong>the</strong><br />
extreme accuracy of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge bowling performance<br />
– came into stark focus; all it took<br />
was a few meaty blows from<br />
Ashton and an uncharacteristically<br />
aggressive approach from Phil<br />
Hughes to smash all residue of<br />
shine off <strong>the</strong> ball, as a series of<br />
loose deliveries were punished en<br />
route to an opening partnership<br />
of 80 off 12.5 overs. Whatever <strong>the</strong><br />
wicket, however, good bowling is<br />
still always hard to score off.When<br />
Ashton fell, Oxford finally began to<br />
put some dots toge<strong>the</strong>r and build<br />
some pressure. Hughes soon<br />
followed, and <strong>the</strong> new partnership<br />
between Ananya Sen and Ed<br />
Pearson was not worth many<br />
when Evans conjured an inswinger<br />
to trap Pearson in front<br />
shouldering arms. 116-3 – a lead of<br />
just 40. Fortunately, Askew and<br />
Sen kept <strong>the</strong>ir cool to put<br />
Cambridge back on track.<br />
Exercising admirable restraint,<br />
<strong>the</strong>y took <strong>the</strong>ir time, putting away<br />
<strong>the</strong> odd full one and – in Sen's<br />
case – cutting with aplomb. It was<br />
one such cut that, as <strong>the</strong> day's play<br />
entered its final half-hour, took<br />
Sen from 49 to 53; it was ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
sort of cutter off <strong>the</strong> bowling of<br />
Stearn that, one ball later, sent him<br />
back to <strong>the</strong> hutch, LBW for 53 at<br />
<strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> days play.<br />
The Au<strong>the</strong>ntics, started <strong>the</strong><br />
morning of <strong>the</strong> second day full of<br />
energy, doubtless hoping that<br />
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with a few early wicket a lead of<br />
150-odd was not insurmountable,<br />
and possibly even entertaining<br />
notions of salvaging a draw or an<br />
improbable victory. By lunch, any<br />
such hope – and any hope at all,<br />
really – had been extinguished,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> spectators were treated to<br />
<strong>the</strong> sight of mere shells of men<br />
going through <strong>the</strong> motions of<br />
playing cricket; drained by <strong>the</strong> hot<br />
sun, wearied by constantly chasing<br />
lea<strong>the</strong>r, bruised after a blistering<br />
assault from resident horseman of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Apocalypse, Michael Carson. It<br />
had all started so well for <strong>the</strong> Dark<br />
Blues, as Askew looking good to<br />
build on his overnight foundation,<br />
was unfortunate to snick off to <strong>the</strong><br />
impressive Evans.This only served<br />
to bring Kennedy to <strong>the</strong> crease,<br />
and his positive approach chimed<br />
with <strong>the</strong> increasingly aggressive<br />
instincts of Carson.The result was<br />
a ninety-minute period prior to<br />
lunch in which 150 runs were put<br />
on in increasingly quick time, and<br />
Oxford went from sentient beings<br />
to broken husks. Oxford opener<br />
Shakespeare took <strong>the</strong> most<br />
punishment, as Carson hammered<br />
him all round <strong>the</strong> ground, and<br />
even Stearn, during his mammoth<br />
41-over bowling effort, also took<br />
some tap. And even after Carson’s<br />
holing out to deep mid-wicket for<br />
153, Kennedy never looked in<br />
trouble and motored to an<br />
unbeaten, chanceless 103 with yet<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r crisp shot down <strong>the</strong><br />
ground, which also served to take<br />
Cambridge more than 400 past<br />
Oxford's score.<br />
The scorecard suggests that<br />
Oxford made a better fist of it<br />
second time round, but to be<br />
honest, <strong>the</strong>y didn't really. O'Herlihy<br />
delivered on his first innings<br />
promise and brutalised 70 before<br />
missing a straight one from<br />
Wilmot, but without his<br />
contribution Oxford were left as<br />
clueless and spineless as <strong>the</strong>y had<br />
been first time round.Wilmot<br />
produced ano<strong>the</strong>r beauty that<br />
ducked back in a clipped <strong>the</strong> top<br />
of <strong>the</strong> hapless Patel's off pole;<br />
Reynolds had <strong>the</strong> immense<br />
satisfaction of adding a 30 yearold<br />
man exhausted by 40 overs'<br />
bowling to his list of<br />
"Inappropriate People I've Got Out<br />
With The Short Ball", and trapped<br />
<strong>the</strong> clueless Portz in front soon<br />
after. Baillie was admirably limpetlike<br />
until he chased one of <strong>the</strong><br />
widest balls of <strong>the</strong> day and<br />
snicked off, Swann fell insideedging<br />
a Wilmot inducker that<br />
Kennedy pouched diving to his<br />
left in one of <strong>the</strong> catches of <strong>the</strong><br />
season; balls later Askew produced<br />
Kennedy's only competition in<br />
diving full stretch to his right to<br />
claim Stafford's outside edge off<br />
Wilmot's bowling (<strong>the</strong> fifth wicket<br />
for <strong>the</strong> big man). All it <strong>the</strong>n needed<br />
was for Carson to apply <strong>the</strong> coup<br />
de grace, and this he did, bowling<br />
Kearns and taking a sharp<br />
grabbed-and-bowled to send<br />
Shakespeare backing and cue<br />
almost embarrassed celebrations<br />
from <strong>the</strong> victorious Crusaders.<br />
"Embarrassed"? Embarrassed.The<br />
gulf in class between <strong>the</strong> two sides<br />
had been that big.<br />
CUCC Tour of India, January <strong>2010</strong><br />
The Vice Chancellor, Professor<br />
Alison Richard, was visiting alumni<br />
in India at <strong>the</strong> beginning of<br />
January and it was suggested that<br />
an accompanying tour by <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge University Cricket Club<br />
would be well received.This was<br />
an opportunity not to be missed<br />
for fourteen cricketers, a coach<br />
and a tour manager.What made it<br />
all possible was <strong>the</strong> very generous<br />
sponsorship by Dr Yusuf Hamied,<br />
<strong>the</strong> chairman of CIPLA, his own<br />
pharmaceutical company. Dr<br />
Hamied had been at Cambridge at<br />
<strong>the</strong> same time as Tony Lewis <strong>the</strong><br />
former England cricket captain<br />
and <strong>the</strong>y were both able to watch
some of <strong>the</strong> cricket and to meet<br />
<strong>the</strong> team, as did <strong>the</strong> Vice<br />
Chancellor’s party. A tour itinerary<br />
was hastily put toge<strong>the</strong>r by Sachin<br />
Bajaj, <strong>the</strong> founder of <strong>the</strong> Global<br />
Cricket School, who lives in<br />
Mumbai and organises many<br />
coaching courses in India for<br />
county, club and school cricketers.<br />
He organised accommodation and<br />
fixtures and on Thursday 7th<br />
January <strong>the</strong> team arrived in Delhi,<br />
leaving behind <strong>the</strong> ice and snow<br />
in <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
That same evening <strong>the</strong> first match,<br />
a Twenty20, took place with <strong>the</strong><br />
High Commission team under<br />
floodlights.The floodlights were<br />
poor in <strong>the</strong> dusk and <strong>the</strong> dark, <strong>the</strong><br />
seasonal fog made matters worse<br />
and seeing anything from <strong>the</strong><br />
boundaries was almost impossible<br />
for fielders and spectators alike.<br />
Despite that handicap <strong>the</strong> CUCC<br />
team held on to a number of good<br />
catches when <strong>the</strong> ball was skied.<br />
The match was won by seventy<br />
runs and several of <strong>the</strong> team had<br />
<strong>the</strong> chance to bat against some<br />
friendly club bowling and bowl<br />
without too much pressure.The<br />
hospitality back at <strong>the</strong> High<br />
Commission bar was warm and<br />
friendly and it seemed to have<br />
been a long day by <strong>the</strong> time <strong>the</strong><br />
coach arrived back at <strong>the</strong> Ashok<br />
Country Resort at about 11.00pm<br />
The following day <strong>the</strong> team had an<br />
early start to travel from <strong>the</strong> hotel<br />
in South West Delhi to St Stephen’s<br />
College Ground in North Delhi to<br />
play a Delhi and District Cricket<br />
Association XI.Yet again <strong>the</strong>re was<br />
thick mist and fog and it was cold.<br />
There was no chance of starting<br />
on time because of <strong>the</strong> fog but<br />
eventually it was agreed to reduce<br />
<strong>the</strong> match to ano<strong>the</strong>r Twenty20<br />
and start at 12.30pm.<br />
Disappointingly, CUCC batted<br />
poorly, only scored 114 and <strong>the</strong><br />
match was lost by six wickets,<br />
though <strong>the</strong>re were a couple of<br />
moments in <strong>the</strong> DDCA innings<br />
when <strong>the</strong>y might have been<br />
restricted to fewer runs.The game<br />
against Roshanara Cricket Club<br />
was less disturbed by fog,<br />
although <strong>the</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r was still<br />
cold. CUCC batted first and four<br />
batsmen started well without any<br />
of <strong>the</strong>m dominating <strong>the</strong> attack or<br />
going on to a big score.The<br />
innings lost momentum on a<br />
couple of occasions and CUCC<br />
scored about thirty runs too few,<br />
ending on 205 for 6. After a<br />
disastrous start, with numerous<br />
wide deliveries, <strong>the</strong> team was<br />
always on <strong>the</strong> back foot, although<br />
<strong>the</strong> bowlers did manage to claw<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir way back into <strong>the</strong> game, until<br />
a big left hander put <strong>the</strong> result out<br />
of doubt, striking <strong>the</strong> ball well,<br />
both straight and over wide mid<br />
on.The match was lost by six<br />
wickets; <strong>the</strong> second loss to a team<br />
which was no better than CUCC<br />
and could have been beaten.The<br />
reception with <strong>the</strong> Vice Chancellor<br />
afterwards was well organised and<br />
<strong>the</strong> team mingled well.There were<br />
speeches and a buffet and <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge alumni were<br />
welcoming and interested to meet<br />
<strong>the</strong> present-day students.<br />
The trip from Delhi to Mumbai saw<br />
a considerable rise in temperature,<br />
better grounds and a real<br />
opportunity for <strong>the</strong> team to<br />
experience Indian playing<br />
conditions.Two matches were<br />
played at Bombay Gymkhana<br />
Ground, <strong>the</strong> venue for <strong>the</strong> first Test<br />
Match ever played on Indian soil,<br />
one was played at <strong>the</strong> Brabourne<br />
Stadium, <strong>the</strong> home of <strong>the</strong> Cricket<br />
Club of India and an international<br />
match venue, and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r game<br />
was played at <strong>the</strong> Mumbai Cricket<br />
Association Recreation Ground,<br />
where Sachin Tendulkar was<br />
having a short practice net in <strong>the</strong><br />
background.These were all<br />
impressive grounds with excellent<br />
facilities and <strong>the</strong> cricket was<br />
always close. It was disappointing<br />
that Bombay University chose to<br />
treat <strong>the</strong>ir fixture as a practice<br />
game.They played fourteen<br />
players, despite <strong>the</strong> CUCC’s<br />
captain’s insistence, rightly, that<br />
this had not been agreed before<br />
<strong>the</strong> start and <strong>the</strong>refore should not<br />
have been allowed by <strong>the</strong> umpires.<br />
This game was also shortened<br />
from a two-day match to a oneday<br />
game, so it was necessary to<br />
arrange ano<strong>the</strong>r fixture for <strong>the</strong><br />
second day, which was achieved<br />
by playing Nirlon CC at <strong>the</strong><br />
Bombay Gymkhana Ground.The<br />
game with Bombay University saw<br />
two large scores and some good<br />
striking of <strong>the</strong> ball. It would have<br />
been good to have seen a<br />
competitive match because <strong>the</strong><br />
two squads looked reasonably<br />
well matched. Nirlon CC were<br />
beaten and after <strong>the</strong> match <strong>the</strong>re<br />
was plenty of time to spend at CCI,<br />
where <strong>the</strong> team swam and went<br />
to <strong>the</strong> gym before being treated<br />
to a meal by Sachin Bajaj at <strong>the</strong><br />
Pool Café.<br />
The CCI team had one or two<br />
really good players, but <strong>the</strong><br />
remainder were not outstanding.<br />
CUCC batted first and should have<br />
scored 15 or so more runs. 217 was<br />
always a few too many short of <strong>the</strong><br />
target. Once again batsmen<br />
played <strong>the</strong>mselves in and <strong>the</strong>n<br />
failed to go on past fifty, although<br />
<strong>the</strong> CCI bowling was not very<br />
penetrative.This inability to make<br />
large scores was one of <strong>the</strong><br />
abiding memories of <strong>the</strong> tour and<br />
always put <strong>the</strong> bowlers under<br />
pressure.The CCI innings was led<br />
by a batsman who paced his<br />
innings very well and, although<br />
CUCC had moments when <strong>the</strong>y<br />
were able to put some pressure on<br />
<strong>the</strong> batsmen, <strong>the</strong> main batsman<br />
guided <strong>the</strong>m home by six wickets<br />
with one over to spare in a 40-over<br />
match.This match was <strong>the</strong> first<br />
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attended by Dr Yusuf Hamied,<br />
Tony and Joan Lewis.Yusuf and<br />
Tony greeted <strong>the</strong> CUCC players,<br />
who responded very well indeed.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> match CUCC beat a pair<br />
of CCI snooker players (in a<br />
handicap contest) and <strong>the</strong>re was<br />
an excellent reception, courtesy of<br />
Sachin Bajaj, who presented <strong>the</strong><br />
Raj Singh Dungapur Scholarship<br />
for a CUCC player to come to <strong>the</strong><br />
Global Cricket School for coaching<br />
annually with all costs, except<br />
flights, paid.<br />
The final match against Bombay<br />
Gymkhana, who were <strong>the</strong><br />
strongest opponents of <strong>the</strong> tour<br />
by some distance, took place at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Gymkhana ground.They had a<br />
solid bowling attack of five good<br />
bowlers, including a Rajasthan<br />
Royals quick bowler who was<br />
coming back from changing his<br />
action and so did not bowl at full<br />
pace.There was also a good<br />
opening bowler who swung <strong>the</strong><br />
ball both ways, a promising new<br />
recruit from Kashmir and <strong>the</strong><br />
nephew of Mike Brearley’s wife,<br />
who plays as a contracted<br />
overseas player in England. Even<br />
<strong>the</strong> captain, as <strong>the</strong> sixth bowler,<br />
was a wily off-spinner. CUCC<br />
managed to reach 174 for 7, but<br />
this was ano<strong>the</strong>r situation where<br />
batsmen got in and could not<br />
continue. CUCC lost convincingly<br />
by 8 wickets when an explosive<br />
opening batsman hit several<br />
boundaries on a good even-paced<br />
pitch After this match was <strong>the</strong><br />
second reception with <strong>the</strong> Vice<br />
Chancellor.This was hosted by <strong>the</strong><br />
President of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
University Alumni and took <strong>the</strong><br />
form of speeches by <strong>the</strong> President,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Vice Chancellor, <strong>the</strong> Tour<br />
Manager and Dr Hamied and a<br />
Question & Answer session with<br />
<strong>the</strong> ga<strong>the</strong>red alumni. Once again<br />
<strong>the</strong>re was <strong>the</strong> opportunity for <strong>the</strong><br />
alumni to meet <strong>the</strong> CUCC touring<br />
party over a buffet supper.<br />
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The tour was a marvellous<br />
experience for all <strong>the</strong> players. It<br />
gave <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> chance to play in<br />
different conditions against<br />
players, for <strong>the</strong> most part, of <strong>the</strong><br />
same standard. It also provided an<br />
opportunity for <strong>the</strong> captain and<br />
coach to see how <strong>the</strong> cricketers<br />
reacted in pressure situations. Off<br />
<strong>the</strong> field <strong>the</strong>y were all excellent<br />
ambassadors for <strong>the</strong> university<br />
and a pleasure to be with. On <strong>the</strong><br />
field, <strong>the</strong>re were many<br />
encouraging signs of talent, but<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> tour <strong>the</strong> team<br />
struggled to score enough runs.<br />
The bowling was not strong as a<br />
unit, although at times one or<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r of <strong>the</strong> bowlers did manage<br />
to give <strong>the</strong> captain an element of<br />
control. Generally <strong>the</strong>re was not<br />
sufficient consistency and so more<br />
games were lost than won.The<br />
captain grew in confidence and<br />
stature during <strong>the</strong> tour and <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were signs of a growing team<br />
spirit, which should be helpful in<br />
<strong>the</strong> summer term’s fixtures.This<br />
winter tour was an excellent<br />
experience and, thanks to CIPLA’s<br />
and Dr Hamied’s generosity,<br />
fourteen players, a coach and a<br />
tour manager had a most<br />
enjoyable ten days in India.<br />
[Roger Knight President of CUCC<br />
and Tour Manager]<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r University Cricket<br />
The Men’s side competed in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Midlands League 1A,<br />
winning all bar one of <strong>the</strong>ir games,<br />
including two good wins away at<br />
Loughborough. However, as is<br />
ever <strong>the</strong> case with Blues,<br />
performance in this competition<br />
<strong>the</strong> onset of exams for a<br />
predominantly undergraduate<br />
side meant that a match had to be<br />
forfeited against a very weak UEA<br />
side. This cost <strong>the</strong> Men <strong>the</strong> title,<br />
and, more gallingly, <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to play in a strong<br />
Premier League next year.<br />
The Cambridge women knew <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong> season would be a tough<br />
one: promotion to <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Premier entailed stronger<br />
opposition but also fur<strong>the</strong>r travel -<br />
a major issue with 3 finalists and<br />
4 post-graduate students working<br />
hard to complete <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>the</strong>ses.<br />
Cambridge struggled to compete<br />
against <strong>the</strong> accurate bowling of<br />
Leeds and Loughborough, but had<br />
a closer match against Durham.<br />
After a 5 hour journey Cambridge<br />
put up a good fight with a greatly<br />
weakened side but lacked <strong>the</strong><br />
experience to chase down <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
total. However, <strong>the</strong> tables were<br />
turned when <strong>the</strong>y came to<br />
Pembroke, when we put <strong>the</strong>m into<br />
bat and bowled <strong>the</strong>m out for 131<br />
with Bellfield talking 4-12 and<br />
Lavender 3-26. Bellfield <strong>the</strong>n went<br />
on to score a fine 66 in a 4-wicket<br />
victory. This solitary victory left<br />
<strong>the</strong> women at <strong>the</strong> bottom of <strong>the</strong><br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Prem, having to travel to<br />
Birmingham at <strong>the</strong> peak of exam<br />
time and so only managing a<br />
scratch XI. Despite this, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
bowled well and kept <strong>the</strong>m to<br />
170-6 on a small pitch (Fielding<br />
taking 2-25). We had a strong<br />
reply and with 10 overs to go it<br />
looked as though we could make<br />
it. Sadly, we lacked <strong>the</strong> depth in<br />
our batting and after 30 overs we<br />
were 125-9. Brave innings from<br />
Davis (26) and Fielding (46*) were<br />
in vain.<br />
Both <strong>the</strong> Men and <strong>the</strong> Women<br />
entertained <strong>the</strong> MCC in matches at<br />
Fenner’s. The women played host<br />
just before May Week, with <strong>2009</strong>-<br />
Blue Ross returned for <strong>the</strong> MCC to<br />
play against her old team mates.<br />
She scored a match-winning 75<br />
before being caught by Fielding at<br />
mid-off from Bellfield's bowling.<br />
The MCC made 198-6 before<br />
lunch. After a hopeful start for<br />
Cambridge's batters, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
unable to defend <strong>the</strong>ir wickets<br />
and soon fell to <strong>the</strong> MCC for under
100. The men’s 3-day encounter<br />
was a higher-scoring affair. The<br />
MCC, batting first, amassed 380<br />
runs on <strong>the</strong> first day, with ex-<br />
Academy player Eddie Ballard<br />
making a career-best 190. On <strong>the</strong><br />
second day, an excellent<br />
partnership between captain<br />
Ansari (128*) and keeper Kennedy<br />
(46) allowed <strong>the</strong> Blues to declare<br />
50 runs short and invite <strong>the</strong> MCC<br />
to make a game of it on <strong>the</strong> final<br />
day. This <strong>the</strong>y duly did and, after a<br />
ponderous start, <strong>the</strong>y set 352 in<br />
just over two sessions. A solid<br />
base was established by openers<br />
Timms and Ashok, who dominated<br />
<strong>the</strong> seamers before lunch.<br />
However, with <strong>the</strong>ir demise shortly<br />
afterwards, and <strong>the</strong> MCC’s<br />
introduction of two talented<br />
spinners <strong>the</strong> Blues run-rate<br />
dwindled, reaching 160-4 at just<br />
4 runs per over. However, in a<br />
thrilling final hour, Ansari proved<br />
what a devastating threat he can<br />
be, blasting his second unbeaten<br />
century of <strong>the</strong> game (110*) to<br />
bring his side home with just<br />
minutes to spare.<br />
MCCU – Combined Academy Side<br />
From September <strong>2009</strong> to March<br />
<strong>2010</strong> <strong>the</strong> squad worked hard on<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir physical shape as well as<br />
technical skills ensuring that <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge MCCU entered <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong> season with a clean bill of<br />
health knowing, as always, it<br />
would be an important season to<br />
justify <strong>the</strong> MCC backing of <strong>the</strong><br />
scheme.We welcomed new faces<br />
in to <strong>the</strong> squad but realised that<br />
we had to play to our full potential<br />
to compete in all of our<br />
competitions. Many thanks go to<br />
Nick Lee for his skill and hard work<br />
co-ordinating and running <strong>the</strong><br />
strength and conditioning<br />
programme, which also bonded<br />
<strong>the</strong> group.<br />
Due to a very early start to our<br />
fixture programme pre season<br />
friendlies began in late March and<br />
included matches versus Essex 2’s,<br />
Northants 2’s, Derbyshire 2’s and<br />
MCC’YC’s<br />
First Class Games<br />
vs. Surrey April 3rd-5th<br />
After a delayed start Cambridge<br />
MCCU won <strong>the</strong> toss and elected to<br />
field first. Pete Turnbull bowled<br />
exceptionally well to reduce<br />
Surrey to 28-2 and at one time<br />
were 183-5, however Steve Davies<br />
on his Surrey debut batted very<br />
well and Surrey finished on 366-7.<br />
Turnbull finished with figures of<br />
5-92 off his 30 overs. Cambridge<br />
batted steadily throughout but<br />
only Adam Wheater made a halfcentury<br />
(52), Jivan Lotay was<br />
unbeaten on 34.The game ended<br />
quietly as a draw, but, on what was<br />
an excellent wicket for <strong>the</strong> time of<br />
year, Surrey was well satisfied with<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir early season workout.<br />
vs. Leicestershire April 21st-23rd<br />
Again Cambridge MCCU fielded<br />
first, and, after a good mornings<br />
work Leicestershire were reduced<br />
to 47-3 with more good bowling<br />
from Woolley and Turnbull. Ex<br />
Granta player Du Toit rescued<br />
Leicestershire and, after surviving<br />
an early chance, he made 154 to<br />
help his team to 411-7 dec.<br />
Cambridge replied with a slightly<br />
disappointing 199a/o with<br />
Wheater, again, making a half<br />
century along with Woolley 55no<br />
and Lee 39.The game ended in a<br />
draw but in Cambridge’s 2nd<br />
innings Ben Ackland made a solid<br />
51no on debut and Steve Gray was<br />
undefeated on 35<br />
vs. Sussex May 12th-14th<br />
Once again Cambridge fielded<br />
first and once again made early<br />
inroads but failed to capitalise.<br />
At one stage Sussex were 43-4, but<br />
international batsman Joyce<br />
scored a lovely 100 to enable<br />
Sussex to declare on 277-5.<br />
Cambridge were indebted to Craig<br />
Park who made 72 out of 181 a/o.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> second innings Cambridge<br />
were set 350 to win, but, although<br />
batting well, were all out for 265<br />
with Lee making 63 in his last<br />
first class appearance for<br />
Cambridge, as well as good<br />
contributions from Ackland,<br />
Hughes, Woolley and Gray.<br />
In all 3 first class games Cambridge<br />
provided credible and competitive<br />
opposition for <strong>the</strong> county sides.<br />
Once again <strong>the</strong>y were given first<br />
class pitches and practice facilities<br />
at Fenners and <strong>the</strong> coaches of all 3<br />
sides spoke positively of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
experience.The new ball bowling<br />
for Cambridge of Turnbull and<br />
Woolley got early breakthroughs<br />
in all 3 games and most of <strong>the</strong><br />
batting contributed at different<br />
times without anyone capitalising<br />
and making 3 figures to put<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves in <strong>the</strong> shop window.<br />
MCC Universities 2 Day<br />
Competition<br />
In what became a hugely<br />
frustrating campaign Cambridge<br />
began very impressively with a<br />
comfortable win versus a strong<br />
Bradford /Leeds side and an<br />
equally comfortable draw against<br />
Oxford on a very flat pitch at <strong>the</strong><br />
Parks.The following game against<br />
Loughborough went down to <strong>the</strong><br />
very last ball of <strong>the</strong> match where<br />
Loughborough overhauled<br />
Cambridge’s 401 with 9 wickets<br />
down. Outplayed against <strong>the</strong> best<br />
side in <strong>the</strong> competition, Durham,<br />
meant that Cambridge entered<br />
<strong>the</strong> last game versus Cardiff<br />
needing a first innings win to go<br />
to Lords as runners up. However<br />
287-6 became 292 a/o and despite<br />
Cardiff’s run chase stuttering all<br />
<strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong>y eventually got <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
target with 7 wickets down.<br />
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The outstanding performer in <strong>the</strong><br />
competition with <strong>the</strong> bat was<br />
Steve Gray who scored centuries<br />
versus Bradford/Leeds and<br />
Loughborough plus a 64 against<br />
Oxford.The o<strong>the</strong>r batting<br />
performances of note was a<br />
century for Phil Hughes against<br />
Oxford in his first match and 98 by<br />
Anil Gupta against Loughborough<br />
in also his first match after being<br />
called up half an hour before <strong>the</strong><br />
match began. Ultimately what<br />
cost Cambridge was a lack of<br />
consistent availability of key<br />
players throughout <strong>the</strong> campaign<br />
due to a variety of reasons, but<br />
those that took <strong>the</strong> field made a<br />
good account of <strong>the</strong>mselves and<br />
new players were discovered.<br />
Bucs 50-over Competition<br />
In recent years Cambridge have<br />
struggled in this competition, an<br />
issue that was addressed<br />
frequently during <strong>the</strong> off-season,<br />
and, after a poor performance in<br />
<strong>the</strong> opening game versus Exeter it<br />
looked again as if this would be<br />
<strong>the</strong> case. However a quite<br />
incredible partnership versus<br />
Bradford/Leeds by Woolley and<br />
Turnbull gave Cambridge a win<br />
and with a straight-forward win<br />
Cruising Club<br />
www.cucrc.org/<br />
The CUCrC is <strong>the</strong> umbrella club for<br />
<strong>the</strong> University Sailing Team, <strong>the</strong><br />
Windsurfing Team, <strong>the</strong> Casual<br />
Sailing Club and <strong>the</strong> Yachting Club.<br />
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versus Bath plus 2 no results<br />
meant that we showed some<br />
progress in this competition,<br />
something we are keen to build<br />
on in <strong>2011</strong><br />
Inter MCCU 20/20<br />
On <strong>the</strong> opening day of <strong>the</strong> inter<br />
20/20 tournament held at<br />
Loughborough, Cambridge put in<br />
2 exceptional performances versus<br />
Bradford/Leeds and Exeter to<br />
record good wins.This put <strong>the</strong><br />
team through to <strong>the</strong> semi-finals on<br />
<strong>the</strong> next day against a very strong<br />
Durham 2XI. However Durham’s<br />
superior quality showed and <strong>the</strong><br />
easily overcame Cambridge and<br />
eventually won <strong>the</strong> competition. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> last 2 seasons Cambridge have<br />
performed very well in this<br />
tournament and beaten 4<br />
university sides only losing to<br />
Derbyshire and Durham 2XI’s<br />
Overall<br />
There was a heavy work load on<br />
our 3 main seamers,Turnbull (30<br />
wickets), Woolley (24 wickets) and<br />
Park (11 wickets), our spinners<br />
Lotay and Brown performed well<br />
but through a variety of reasons<br />
were not available often enough<br />
Varsity <strong>2010</strong> Match Report:<br />
The Varsity Match is truly <strong>the</strong><br />
highlight of <strong>the</strong> sailing season – it<br />
is a celebration of a sport that we<br />
give our lives to over <strong>the</strong> course of<br />
for Cambridge to consistently<br />
compete in all competitions. Adam<br />
Wheater went on to be a regular<br />
member of Essex’s pro 40 side and<br />
did very well. Rob Woolley became<br />
a regular member of Lancashire<br />
2XI side and took several wickets.<br />
Turnbull and Park played almost<br />
every game for <strong>the</strong> MCCU<br />
combined side and became<br />
important players. Lotay, Gray,<br />
Woolley and Ansari also<br />
represented this side and gave<br />
good accounts of <strong>the</strong>mselves. The<br />
3 female members of <strong>the</strong> squad<br />
enjoyed good seasons<br />
representing Cambridge MCCU in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS competition and at<br />
Lords against Loughborough for<br />
<strong>the</strong> best of <strong>the</strong> rest.<br />
Beginning courses at <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Centre for <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
period include Paul Best<br />
(Warwickshire and England U19<br />
capt) and Zafer Ansari (Surrey and<br />
England U19), both of whom will<br />
be studying at <strong>the</strong> University of<br />
Cambridge. A squad will be<br />
selected throughout October and<br />
be announced on October 30th<br />
before beginning <strong>the</strong> programme.<br />
<strong>the</strong> academic year (although<br />
thankfully, not our degrees, for <strong>the</strong><br />
most part). Instead of rain, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
sun. Instead of flat calm, <strong>the</strong>re is<br />
wind. Instead of bitter cold<br />
mornings in December, <strong>the</strong>re is
warmth.The Varsity Match is <strong>the</strong><br />
most civilised sailing event of <strong>the</strong><br />
year. And <strong>2010</strong> has been no<br />
exception.This year saw us sailing<br />
RS Elites, a relatively new class, at<br />
<strong>the</strong> Royal Lymington Yacht Club<br />
on <strong>the</strong> south coast.<br />
The Friday saw some of <strong>the</strong> closest<br />
team racing in <strong>the</strong> mixed event in<br />
several years. Race 1 saw tight<br />
racing up to <strong>the</strong> windward mark,<br />
with Pete Bunch and Pete Dannatt<br />
of Cambridge holding <strong>the</strong>ir nerve<br />
at <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> course to allow<br />
Greg Hall into 1st.The 1,2,3 that<br />
was produced quickly became<br />
1,2,6 on <strong>the</strong> run, but was<br />
successfully held to ensure first<br />
blood went to Cambridge. On <strong>the</strong><br />
start line, Race 2 looked like<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r Cambridge 1,2 – but<br />
some excellent sailing from<br />
Oxford, forcing us out into <strong>the</strong> tide,<br />
saw <strong>the</strong> emergence of a<br />
Cambridge 1,4,5 as <strong>the</strong> run<br />
progressed. A close umpire call at<br />
<strong>the</strong> bottom mark saw it slip away<br />
from us, and <strong>the</strong> scores drew level<br />
at 1-1.<br />
Having swapped boats, we<br />
entered Race 3. In an inversion of<br />
race 1, Oxford gained an extremely<br />
close 1,2 down <strong>the</strong> run that <strong>the</strong>y<br />
held, despite <strong>the</strong> valiant efforts of<br />
<strong>the</strong> two Petes – Bunch and<br />
Dannatt. 2-1 Oxford. Race 4 was to<br />
be <strong>the</strong> last race of <strong>the</strong> day, and it<br />
was a must-win for Cambridge to<br />
level <strong>the</strong> scores and keep up<br />
morale.The positions went to and<br />
fro throughout <strong>the</strong> race, with<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r call at <strong>the</strong> leeward mark<br />
forcing Cambridge into a losing<br />
combination. But thanks to <strong>the</strong><br />
superb skill of Henry Maxfield,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> speed of Will Kalderon,<br />
Oxford were given turns just<br />
metres from <strong>the</strong> line, and<br />
Cambridge squeaked away with a<br />
1,4,5. Results for Day 1: 2-2.<br />
The evening saw a barbeque<br />
sponsored by Fullers brewery –<br />
which made <strong>the</strong> straight sets<br />
defeat of Andy Murray that bit<br />
easier to bear. Both teams were<br />
confident that <strong>the</strong> next morning<br />
would bring <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> victory.<br />
Both teams drank plenty of beer.<br />
Day 2 brought with it an initial<br />
bought of rain – but in true Varsity<br />
style this soon disappeared and<br />
we were once again left with<br />
glorious sunshine. Both teams<br />
knew <strong>the</strong>y had to win two races of<br />
three to take home <strong>the</strong> Challenge<br />
Cup. Cambridge left Oxford<br />
stunned at <strong>the</strong> start-line in Race 5<br />
– skilled delaying tactics by Pete<br />
Dannatt and Greg Hall allowed<br />
Pete Bunch to scream in on <strong>the</strong><br />
starboard lay-line and leave 2<br />
Oxford boats behind in his wake.<br />
The windward saw <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
take a 1,2,4 lead onto <strong>the</strong> run – a<br />
lead that was held, just, to <strong>the</strong> end.<br />
3-2 Cambridge. Oxford knew <strong>the</strong>y<br />
faced an uphill struggle, and<br />
Cambridge, feeling more and<br />
more confident, lined up with <strong>the</strong><br />
express aim of ending Oxford’s 2year<br />
retention of <strong>the</strong> trophy.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r superb start from<br />
Cambridge saw a 1,2 emerge, and<br />
this was held down <strong>the</strong> run – <strong>the</strong><br />
efforts of Andrew Lewis saw off a<br />
last ditch challenge from Oxford to<br />
romp home to win <strong>the</strong> series 4-2!<br />
I have only to mention <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>rwise unsung heroes of every<br />
sailing event – <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r two<br />
crews Pete Wa<strong>the</strong>n and Max Darke<br />
– and <strong>the</strong>n offer my heartfelt<br />
thanks to all those above for<br />
rounding off what has been an<br />
exciting, challenging but<br />
ultimately successful year for<br />
Cambridge Sailing.<br />
Felix Danczak<br />
Captain <strong>2009</strong>-10<br />
Club Activities and Results:<br />
Sailing:<br />
Varsity Match: Won<br />
BUSA place: 5th<br />
Sheffield Shuffle: 1st<br />
Oxford Top Gun: 3rd<br />
Oxford Magnum: 5th<br />
Warwick Turtle: 3rd<br />
Wessex Warmer: 8th<br />
Yachting:<br />
The yachting section has run a<br />
series of successful trips in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
yacht Kestrel throughout <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Windsurfing:<br />
Varsity match: Lost<br />
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Sarah Crossman<br />
I began sailing competitively aged 8 years old and<br />
have progressed from club racing in toppers and<br />
lasers to sailing at open events and national<br />
championships in <strong>the</strong> RS800 and RS200 classes. I have<br />
also been a member of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge University<br />
Sailing Team; I sailed on <strong>the</strong> Ladies' team in 2007 and<br />
2008 and <strong>the</strong> 1st mixed team in <strong>2009</strong>, have competed<br />
in three Varsity Matches and gained 3 Full Blues. In<br />
<strong>2010</strong> my main focus will be sailing <strong>the</strong> RS800 on <strong>the</strong><br />
UK racing circuit.The RS800 is a twin trapeze skiff boat<br />
sailed by two people, with competitive amateur racing<br />
around <strong>the</strong> UK as well as a Eurocup. It is a physically<br />
demanding boat to sail but a lot of fun as well,<br />
especially in wind and waves. My aim is consistent top<br />
3 results in <strong>the</strong> silver fleet at <strong>the</strong> circuit events that are<br />
held around <strong>the</strong> UK during <strong>the</strong> summer, and a top 15<br />
result overall at <strong>the</strong> national championships at <strong>the</strong> end<br />
of <strong>the</strong> summer.
Cycling Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cycling/<br />
Varsity<br />
7th March, <strong>2010</strong> Mountain Biking<br />
at Crowthorne Wood, Surrey<br />
Result: Cambridge Win<br />
1st May, <strong>2010</strong> Road Race held on<br />
<strong>the</strong> H25/17R near Oxford<br />
Result: Oxford Win<br />
BUCS <strong>Review</strong><br />
Having once again successfully<br />
defended its BUCS title,<br />
Cambridge University Cycling Club<br />
has continued to punch well<br />
above its weight.The club enters<br />
BUCS races of all disciplines, on<br />
and off road as well as competing<br />
at both regional and national<br />
races. Although mainly geared<br />
towards racing, <strong>the</strong> club strives to<br />
cater for all abilities and levels of<br />
experience.<br />
Cambridge University Cycling Club<br />
(CUCC) clinched <strong>the</strong> British<br />
Universities and Colleges Sports<br />
Championships (BUCS) for <strong>the</strong><br />
third year running with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
recent domination of <strong>the</strong> Track<br />
Cycling Championships.<br />
Llewellyn Kinch of Jesus cleaned<br />
up at <strong>the</strong> most recent BUCS<br />
competition winning <strong>the</strong> 4km<br />
individual pursuit gold medal, as<br />
well as gold in <strong>the</strong> points race and<br />
a fur<strong>the</strong>r gold in <strong>the</strong> individual<br />
one kilometre time trial. He was<br />
backed up by James Hawkins, who<br />
was second fastest in <strong>the</strong><br />
individual pursuit, and Toby<br />
Parnell, who took third spot in that<br />
same event as well as bronze in<br />
<strong>the</strong> sprint, going on to win overall<br />
team gold with Kinch.<br />
George Bate of Cambridge came<br />
in second behind Kinch in <strong>the</strong><br />
points race to fur<strong>the</strong>r bump up<br />
Cambridge’s BUCS points tally.<br />
Toby Wea<strong>the</strong>rall was second in <strong>the</strong><br />
sprint and fourth in <strong>the</strong> individual<br />
pursuit, giving Cambridge a one,<br />
two, three, four ahead of<br />
Birmingham’s fastest rider (who<br />
had a BUCS champion lycra<br />
skinsuit made up in anticipation of<br />
his victory).<br />
Wea<strong>the</strong>rall and Hawkins took<br />
team silver to complete a very<br />
successful day of racing and<br />
secure Cambridge’s firm position<br />
at <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> BUCS cycling table.<br />
Earlier in <strong>the</strong> year Andrew Nichols,<br />
Toby Wea<strong>the</strong>rall and Wojciech<br />
Szlachta ensured CUCC’s BUCS<br />
campaign set off on <strong>the</strong> right<br />
pedal stroke by winning team<br />
silver in <strong>the</strong> Hill Climb, Nichols<br />
coming second overall.<br />
Nichols, Parnell and Mark Holt<br />
<strong>the</strong>n earned Cambridge ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
team silver at <strong>the</strong> Cyclocross<br />
Championship in Lent term.<br />
Wea<strong>the</strong>rall, Parnell and Dan<br />
Ahearn snuck to BUCS Gold in <strong>the</strong><br />
Team Time Trial, raced over 50km<br />
in a time of just under one hour<br />
and eight minutes, beating<br />
Durham by three seconds.<br />
Tom Morris, Ahearn and Wea<strong>the</strong>rall<br />
took team gold, destroying <strong>the</strong><br />
competition in <strong>the</strong> 10 mile Time<br />
Trial in May term, with Morris<br />
coming second overall.<br />
Morris <strong>the</strong>n won <strong>the</strong> Varsity match<br />
and BUCS Gold in <strong>the</strong> 25 mile Time<br />
Trial (averaging nearly 29 mph),<br />
with Ahearn and Hawkins helping<br />
Cambridge to a team silver. Good<br />
performances from, Hawkins,Tom<br />
Durno and Szlachta made <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues’ presence felt in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Road Race earning a fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
BUCS team silver.<br />
Similarly, Parnell and Phil<br />
Buckham-Bonnet both came in<br />
<strong>the</strong> top 20 in <strong>the</strong> BUCS Mountain<br />
Biking to earn <strong>the</strong>ir Half-blues, held<br />
in Dumfries in a chilly Lent term,<br />
but also did not score any points.<br />
The Track Championships<br />
provided <strong>the</strong> ultimate triumph for<br />
Cambridge, sending <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues above <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />
country’s universities and<br />
retaining <strong>the</strong> championship<br />
in style.<br />
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Fencing Club<br />
www.cufencing.org.uk/<br />
The Cambridge University Fencing<br />
Club (CUFC) comprises nearly 200<br />
members, ranging in ability from<br />
absolute beginners to<br />
internationally ranked fencers.The<br />
Men’s and Women’s teams<br />
compete in <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity<br />
Match, as well as <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
leagues. Club members train and<br />
compete in each of <strong>the</strong> three<br />
weapon disciplines – Foil, Epee<br />
and Sabre. In recent years club<br />
members have competed in both<br />
<strong>the</strong> Olympic and <strong>the</strong><br />
Commonwealth Games.<br />
Varsity Match<br />
Venue:The Exam Halls, Oxford<br />
Men’s 1sts: Defeat<br />
Women’s 1sts: Victory<br />
Men’s 2nds: Victory<br />
Women’s 2nds: Victory<br />
The 103rd Fencing Varsity Match<br />
was eagerly anticipated by both<br />
universities. As always, <strong>the</strong><br />
matches were hotly contested, and<br />
legions of supporters from both<br />
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sides cheered <strong>the</strong>ir respective<br />
teams on during <strong>the</strong> day.<br />
The day started with <strong>the</strong> Women's<br />
Firsts and Men's Seconds matches.<br />
This year had seen Cambridge's<br />
Women's Firsts meet Oxford's<br />
twice already, and with each team<br />
having won one match, both times<br />
with tight scores, <strong>the</strong> Varsity match<br />
was set to be close-fought.The<br />
match began with Epée.The Dark<br />
Blues were in <strong>the</strong> lead for <strong>the</strong> first<br />
few bouts, but Cambridge's strong<br />
team won <strong>the</strong> lead back, finishing<br />
45-37 up. Next was Sabre, in which<br />
<strong>the</strong> two teams were evenly<br />
matched.With great performances<br />
from everyone, Cambridge came<br />
out on top, beating Oxford 45-43.<br />
Going into Foil, <strong>the</strong> final weapon<br />
and Oxford's strongest, Cambridge<br />
had a ten-point margin over<br />
Oxford: a definite advantage, but<br />
not a decisive one.The team<br />
fenced well, and despite losing <strong>the</strong><br />
Foil 42-38 (a consolation prize for<br />
Oxford), <strong>the</strong> Light Blues deserved<br />
<strong>the</strong> victory.<br />
The Men's Seconds team this year<br />
was particularly strong, and went<br />
into Varsity <strong>2010</strong> looking for a<br />
victory.The match started with<br />
epée. After some neat and<br />
comfortable fencing Cambridge<br />
won 45-34 with no significant<br />
hurdles. As this appeared to be<br />
Oxford's strongest weapon, <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues were feeling<br />
comfortable going into <strong>the</strong> foil,<br />
despite some technical difficulties<br />
with <strong>the</strong> electric kit. All three<br />
foilists performed excellently, with<br />
a special mention for Richard<br />
Morris who scored 9-2, 5-0, and 5-<br />
1. Kudos also to Rich Booth, who<br />
scored a perfect 5-0 after being<br />
subbed on last-minute. Going into<br />
<strong>the</strong> sabre, Cambridge needed five<br />
points to win; <strong>the</strong>se were scored<br />
comfortably by Matt Tointon who<br />
went on to achieve ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
excellent +10 indicator despite a<br />
last-minute push by Oxford.<br />
The afternoon saw <strong>the</strong> Men's Firsts<br />
and Women's Seconds match.<br />
Hopes were high in <strong>the</strong> Men's<br />
Blues match after beating Oxford<br />
twice in <strong>the</strong> league this season.<br />
Sabre was up first and was won by<br />
Cambridge, 45 - 43, after a great<br />
turn-around by Anthony Crutchett<br />
and Felix Wood in <strong>the</strong> final two<br />
bouts. In <strong>the</strong> foil, captain Zach<br />
Eaton-Rosen led from <strong>the</strong> front by<br />
winning all his bouts, including a<br />
6-0 demolition of <strong>the</strong> opposing<br />
captain. Solid back up from <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r team members, despite a<br />
few hiccups, made <strong>the</strong> weapon<br />
Cambridge's, 45 -33.This left <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues needing to be within<br />
14 points in <strong>the</strong> epee to win <strong>the</strong><br />
match - on past performance a<br />
highly achievable target. However,<br />
<strong>the</strong> star of <strong>the</strong> show turned out to<br />
be from <strong>the</strong> Oxford team -international<br />
fencer Philippe<br />
Birget stealing <strong>the</strong> plaudits, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> match, with a sensational<br />
performance. Final score, 115-121<br />
Oxford Win.<br />
The Women's Seconds match<br />
commenced with Cambridge's<br />
strongest weapon, foil. Cambridge<br />
dominated from <strong>the</strong> start and this<br />
resulted in <strong>the</strong>m thrashing Oxford<br />
45-22.This strong start left Oxford<br />
unsettled, and, with <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge epee team at full<br />
strength, this weapon was also
convincingly won 45-29. At this<br />
stage <strong>the</strong> team only needed 6 hits<br />
to win <strong>the</strong> match.The match<br />
concluded with a good show from<br />
<strong>the</strong> sabreurs against a strong<br />
Oxford team, losing by only 36-45.<br />
Cambridge victory 126-96.<br />
Despite narrowly losing out in <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s Firsts, Cambridge won <strong>the</strong><br />
day. Both teams anticipate an<br />
equally exciting set of matches<br />
next year, when Cambridge will<br />
host Oxford for Varsity <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong>-10 was an exciting season for<br />
Cambridge fencing.The Men’s<br />
Firsts, Seconds and Women’s Firsts<br />
teams all performed well in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS league, taking <strong>the</strong>m through<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Finals at <strong>the</strong> English<br />
Institute of Sport in Sheffield.<br />
The Women's Firsts drew<br />
Edinburgh in <strong>the</strong> semi-finals, a<br />
particularly strong team. Despite<br />
being without both an epéeist and<br />
a sabreur, Cambridge put up a<br />
Gliding Club<br />
www.cugc.org.uk/cms/<br />
Cambridge University Gliding Club<br />
is part of Cambridge Gliding<br />
Centre offering both trial flights<br />
for those interested in trying<br />
gliding and providing training for<br />
those wishing to learn to fly<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves. Members can train<br />
whenever <strong>the</strong> airfield is open and<br />
we also run dedicated training<br />
good fight in all three weapons,<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> epée, but in <strong>the</strong> end<br />
lost overall 126-100. Although<br />
narrowly missing out on getting<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Full Blues, <strong>the</strong> fact that<br />
Oxford lost too, and that<br />
Edinburgh went on to win <strong>the</strong><br />
final, was some consolation for <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team.<br />
The Men's Seconds drew<br />
Loughborough in <strong>the</strong> semi-finals -<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r tough match for <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues. Cambridge were missing<br />
several epéeists due to exam<br />
commitments, putting <strong>the</strong>m on<br />
<strong>the</strong> back foot from <strong>the</strong> start.<br />
Despite some valiant efforts,<br />
especially from newcomer foilist<br />
Richard Morris, Loughborough<br />
managed to pull ahead in <strong>the</strong><br />
epée and sabre, winning 132-126<br />
over-all.<br />
Having lost to Oxford by only a<br />
few points in <strong>the</strong> Varsity Match,<br />
The Men's Firsts team was keen to<br />
set <strong>the</strong> record straight against<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir old foes in <strong>the</strong>ir BUCS semi-<br />
weeks both at our home airfield,<br />
Gransden Lodge, and fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
afield.The varsity competition is a<br />
basic soaring competition but<br />
several of our members enjoy<br />
cross country flying both in<br />
competitions such as <strong>the</strong> Junior<br />
Nationals and in <strong>the</strong>ir free time to<br />
participate in <strong>the</strong> British Gliding<br />
Association Ladder.<br />
finals draw. Despite not being able<br />
to field sabreur Felix Wood or<br />
epéeist Matt Gasperetti as a result<br />
of academic commitments,<br />
Cambridge felt confident.Things<br />
started well in <strong>the</strong> sabre, with<br />
Anthony Crutchett beating his<br />
bro<strong>the</strong>r Alexander in <strong>the</strong> final<br />
fight.The epeeists held <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
ground, leaving <strong>the</strong> foilists with a<br />
slight lead. Despite a slow start in<br />
<strong>the</strong> foil, <strong>the</strong> Light Blues drove<br />
home <strong>the</strong>ir advantage, winning<br />
127-108 and advanced to face<br />
Imperial in <strong>the</strong> finals.<br />
Having recruited a number of<br />
strong fencers that year, Imperial<br />
were going to give Cambridge a<br />
real challenge. However <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues, fired up by <strong>the</strong>ir victory over<br />
Oxford, started well in <strong>the</strong> foil, and<br />
managed to overcome Imperial's<br />
strong sabre team to put<br />
Cambridge in <strong>the</strong> lead. Going into<br />
<strong>the</strong> epée, Imperial struggled hard<br />
to close <strong>the</strong> gap, but to no avail.<br />
The Cambridge Men's Firsts won<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS final 127-117.<br />
Score Oxford 496, Cambridge 426<br />
The <strong>2010</strong> Varsity match was held<br />
during <strong>the</strong> Inter-University Gliding<br />
Task Week at Bicester airfield, <strong>the</strong><br />
home of OUGC.<br />
Saturday was unsoarable so on<br />
Sunday 8th July a team of four<br />
pilots from each club rigged <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
gliders in anticipation of <strong>the</strong> good<br />
wea<strong>the</strong>r. Philippa Roberts,<br />
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Cambridge Captain and Lukas<br />
Brandt, Oxford launched first to<br />
test <strong>the</strong> conditions, <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
closely followed by Graham<br />
Spelman, Cambridge and Rory<br />
Barker, Oxford. Lukas and Philippa<br />
flew a very close match with only<br />
2 points between <strong>the</strong>m;<br />
unfortunately for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
side Rory beat Graham by 72<br />
points.Tragically <strong>the</strong> weekend's<br />
flying was cut short by <strong>the</strong> death<br />
of Miss Amy Barsby in an accident.<br />
Amy, 25, a pilot from Trinity<br />
College Dublin contributed a lot to<br />
university gliding and we would<br />
like to take this opportunity to<br />
recognise that contribution.<br />
Before <strong>the</strong> season had even<br />
started Peter Buchlovsky<br />
completed a Basic Instructors<br />
course. Meanwhile Graham<br />
Spelman and Julia Rigby passed<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>ory part of <strong>the</strong>ir bronze<br />
badge.The season <strong>the</strong>n started<br />
with a joint university expedition<br />
Photo: Philip Scott<br />
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to Portmoak over Easter. During<br />
<strong>the</strong> summer we had many<br />
individual achievements with<br />
Simon Hay, Julia Rigby and<br />
Graham Spelman all going solo.<br />
As a club we finished 5th in <strong>the</strong><br />
Inter-University Cross Country<br />
competition which is part of <strong>the</strong><br />
Inter-University Task Week and 3rd<br />
in University Ladder which runs<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> season. In <strong>the</strong><br />
summer competitions we had<br />
2 current and 1 ex members flying<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Junior Nationals: Philippa<br />
Roberts finished 37th, Julia<br />
Robson 42nd and Philip Scott<br />
(alumni) 32nd. Philippa also<br />
finished 13th in <strong>the</strong> Bicester<br />
Regionals. In <strong>the</strong> individual<br />
ladders: Julia Robson ranked 35th<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Junior ladder and 446th<br />
overall, Kate Woods was 189th<br />
overall, Peter Buchlovsky 233rd<br />
overall and Philip Scott 13th in <strong>the</strong><br />
Junior ladder and 207th overall.
Golf Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cugolfclub/<br />
CUGC/CUGC/Welcome.html<br />
The Cambridge University Golf<br />
Club has a history reaching back<br />
over 120 years and caters to men<br />
and women of all levels of ability.<br />
The CUGC fields two mens’<br />
teams – <strong>the</strong> Blues and <strong>the</strong> Stymies<br />
– and one ladies’ team to contest<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir respective Varsity Matches<br />
each year against Oxford. The<br />
Men’s Blues match, played each<br />
March, is <strong>the</strong> oldest amateur<br />
fixture in golf.<br />
<strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> Season Summary<br />
For much of <strong>the</strong> season, <strong>the</strong> focus<br />
was on building on <strong>the</strong> talents of<br />
<strong>the</strong> existing squad and turning<br />
golfing potential into successful<br />
results.The Michaelmas term<br />
began well, with draws against<br />
strong sides at Little Aston and<br />
Blackwell Golf Clubs.<br />
Unfortunately, <strong>the</strong> remainder of<br />
<strong>the</strong> term was less successful, with<br />
a number of narrow losses, but<br />
hopes were high for Lent, as <strong>the</strong><br />
hard work in coaching sessions<br />
was starting to show itself in<br />
medal rounds and <strong>the</strong> last few<br />
matches of term.<br />
The Lent term was a constant<br />
battle against <strong>the</strong> elements, with<br />
five out of <strong>the</strong> sixteen fixtures<br />
cancelled due to snow and ice.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> Blues and <strong>the</strong><br />
Stymies were not put off, and hard<br />
work on <strong>the</strong> range paid dividends,<br />
with strong morning sessions at<br />
Rye and The Berkshire.Throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> second half of <strong>the</strong> Lent term,<br />
<strong>the</strong> focus was solely on <strong>the</strong> Varsity<br />
Match, with intense coaching<br />
sessions and a series of good<br />
results, ending with a thumping<br />
win at West Hill Golf Club, leaving<br />
<strong>the</strong> spirits of <strong>the</strong> team high for <strong>the</strong><br />
match at Porthcawl.<br />
Varsity Matches<br />
The Varsity golf matches are all<br />
played over <strong>the</strong> course of 5 days at<br />
nearby venues. The Ladies’ match<br />
is customarily played on <strong>the</strong><br />
Tuesday, followed by <strong>the</strong> Stymies<br />
(mens’ second team) on <strong>the</strong><br />
Wednesday, and <strong>the</strong> Dinner<br />
Match (Blues alternates) on <strong>the</strong><br />
Thursday. Each of <strong>the</strong>se matches<br />
consists of 18-hole foursomes<br />
matches in <strong>the</strong> morning and<br />
18-hole singles matches in<br />
<strong>the</strong> afternoon.<br />
The week culminates in <strong>the</strong> twoday<br />
University Golf Match<br />
between <strong>the</strong> Blues sides, which is<br />
played on Friday, with 5 36-hole<br />
foursomes matches, and Saturday,<br />
with 10 36-hole singles matches.<br />
The <strong>2010</strong> University Golf Match,<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Dinner Match<br />
and <strong>the</strong> Ladies’ match was hosted<br />
at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in<br />
Porthcawl, Wales. The Stymies’<br />
match was played at Pennard<br />
Golf Club, about 30 minutes north<br />
of Porthcawl.<br />
Cambridge Women 5.5-3.5<br />
Oxford Women<br />
On <strong>the</strong> back of a strong season,<br />
expectations for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
Ladies were high at Royal<br />
Porthcawl and, as <strong>the</strong> first match<br />
of <strong>the</strong> week, a win would set <strong>the</strong><br />
tone for <strong>the</strong> matches to follow<br />
later in <strong>the</strong> week. The Ladies<br />
obliged, winning a hard-fought<br />
contest <strong>the</strong> came down to <strong>the</strong> last<br />
match on <strong>the</strong> course.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> morning foursomes, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge top pair of Louisa Tarn<br />
and Michaela Bacon winning <strong>the</strong><br />
top match comfortably, and Olivia<br />
McBride and Katie Taylor doing<br />
likewise in <strong>the</strong> bottom game.<br />
Oxford’s top pair were played out<br />
second and defeated former<br />
Cambridge captain Leanne Mullen<br />
and Hilary Crowe.<br />
Oxford again juggled <strong>the</strong>ir order in<br />
<strong>the</strong> afternoon singles order,<br />
meaning that although captain<br />
Louisa Tarn claimed her match by<br />
a commanding 9&8 margin, <strong>the</strong>re<br />
was hard work to be done by<br />
those fur<strong>the</strong>r down <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge order. Crowe and<br />
Mullen both had tough matches<br />
and lost despite some good golf.<br />
That left <strong>the</strong> match tied with three<br />
games on <strong>the</strong> course, and<br />
Cambridge needing to secure at<br />
least two points to earn <strong>the</strong><br />
victory, as Cambridge reserve<br />
Lucy Akrill lost a heartbreaking<br />
game down <strong>the</strong> last in reserve<br />
match, which would serve as<br />
<strong>the</strong> tie-breaker.<br />
The bottom of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
order responded. McBride, four<br />
down at one stage in her match,<br />
staged a brave comeback, winning<br />
<strong>the</strong> last three holes for a wellearned,<br />
and vital, half against her<br />
strong Oxford opponent. In <strong>the</strong><br />
fifth game, Katie Taylor hung onto<br />
her lead down <strong>the</strong> last to earn an<br />
equally vital full point for<br />
Cambridge. That left Michaela<br />
Bacon on <strong>the</strong> course needing at<br />
least a half to see Cambridge<br />
retain <strong>the</strong> title <strong>the</strong>y had held for<br />
three years. A brave five on <strong>the</strong><br />
tricky 16th hole set up a dramatic<br />
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par down <strong>the</strong> long 17th. Although<br />
she would go on to capture <strong>the</strong><br />
full point, that par assured Bacon,<br />
and Cambridge, <strong>the</strong> half point<br />
needed to win <strong>the</strong> Ladies’ match<br />
for <strong>the</strong> fourth consecutive year.<br />
The final score was 5.5 - 3.5 and<br />
<strong>the</strong> week began with some light<br />
blue on <strong>the</strong> board.<br />
Cambridge 2nd Team (Stymies)<br />
9-6 Oxford 2nd Team<br />
The Stymies, having had one of<br />
<strong>the</strong> strongest seasons in recent<br />
memory, arrived at Pennard with a<br />
quiet confidence that <strong>the</strong>y would<br />
be able to reverse <strong>the</strong> defeats<br />
suffered <strong>the</strong> past two years at<br />
Formby and Royal Cinque Ports.<br />
In a morning foursomes round<br />
marred by a fog heavy enough<br />
that <strong>the</strong> Stymies’ iridescent orange<br />
cords actually became beacons in<br />
<strong>the</strong> fairways, <strong>the</strong> team managed a<br />
tricky Pennard layout well, but<br />
none<strong>the</strong>less found <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
trailing 3-2 heading into lunch.<br />
However, with <strong>the</strong> fog lifting, <strong>the</strong><br />
team came out storming in <strong>the</strong><br />
afternoon singles. Captain Harvey<br />
Bradley led from <strong>the</strong> front,<br />
jumping out to an early lead<br />
which he would not relinquish. In<br />
a round featuring good ball<br />
striking and solid putting, Bradley<br />
claimed <strong>the</strong> top game by a 6&5<br />
margin. Bennison, Gregson and<br />
Burton all followed his lead by<br />
notching up comfortable victories<br />
to see <strong>the</strong> Stymies vault ahead of a<br />
shaken Divots team. However, a<br />
pair of heavy defeats for <strong>the</strong><br />
middle part of <strong>the</strong> Stymies<br />
order tightened <strong>the</strong> match<br />
considerably, with <strong>the</strong> Stymies<br />
needing at least two points from<br />
<strong>the</strong> four matches remaining.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> event, <strong>the</strong> remaining<br />
Stymies on <strong>the</strong> course - Michael<br />
Milstein,Tim Bray,Tim Cannings<br />
and Geoff Wilmot - all secured<br />
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vital points. Tim Bray made a good<br />
par on <strong>the</strong> treacherous par-5 16th<br />
en route to his 3&2 win, but <strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>r three matches all went<br />
down <strong>the</strong> 18th and, in each case,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Stymies won <strong>the</strong> hole under<br />
<strong>the</strong> mounting pressure. Milstein’s<br />
win, including an up-and-down<br />
from a gorse bush, secured his full<br />
point, while both Wilmot and<br />
Cannings won <strong>the</strong> hole to earn a<br />
half point each, in <strong>the</strong> latter’s case,<br />
with a gutsy 8-footer made<br />
thinking <strong>the</strong> match remained in<br />
<strong>the</strong> balance.<br />
The final score was 9-6 to <strong>the</strong><br />
Stymies, and <strong>the</strong> victory was rightly<br />
celebrated well into <strong>the</strong> night!<br />
Cambridge Blues 6-9 Oxford<br />
Blues<br />
The Blues arrived at Royal<br />
Porthcawl in March <strong>2010</strong> to a<br />
warm welcome from <strong>the</strong> club and<br />
to a course in tremendous<br />
condition. The greens rolled well,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> course was playing hard,<br />
fast and fair. The team also arrived<br />
as underdogs against a muchfancied<br />
Oxford side coming off a<br />
season that saw <strong>the</strong>m capture no<br />
less than 16 wins from 22 matches.<br />
However, a season of careful<br />
preparation saw <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
undaunted when <strong>the</strong> 121st<br />
University Golf Match began in fair<br />
conditions on Friday morning.<br />
The top two Oxford pairs got off to<br />
quick starts, though Cambridge’s<br />
top pair of David Duncan and<br />
Charlie Dewhurst battled back to<br />
remain in touch at lunch. Good<br />
play fur<strong>the</strong>r down <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
order saw former captain Benoit<br />
Ramsay and Ruaraidh Stewart<br />
holding a narrow lead over Oxford<br />
Captain Oliver Stephen and<br />
Claudio Consul in <strong>the</strong> third game,<br />
while Andrew Dinsmore and Peter<br />
Selvay had taken control of <strong>the</strong><br />
fourth game, taking a 5-up lead<br />
into <strong>the</strong> break. In <strong>the</strong> last game,<br />
captain John Valley and fresher<br />
Alex Silver battled against a gritty<br />
Oxford pair, but played well<br />
coming home to claim a one-up<br />
lead at <strong>the</strong> interval.<br />
Conditions deteriorated quickly in<br />
<strong>the</strong> afternoon, with a heavy rain<br />
settling over <strong>the</strong> golf course and<br />
taking some of <strong>the</strong> pace off of<br />
greens that had been running at<br />
11.8 on <strong>the</strong> stimpmeter earlier in<br />
<strong>the</strong> day. Solid play from newlyminted<br />
Blues Duncan and<br />
Dewhurst was not enough to close<br />
<strong>the</strong> morning’s deficit in <strong>the</strong> top<br />
game, and Whittington and Said<br />
lost in <strong>the</strong> second game. The<br />
bright Cambridge start seemed<br />
very much in jeopardy when<br />
Consul and Stephen stormed back<br />
in <strong>the</strong> afternoon edge a narrow<br />
win against determined play by<br />
Ramsay and Stewart. However,<br />
Dinsmore and Selvay claimed <strong>the</strong><br />
fourth game comfortably, leaving<br />
Valley and Silver to keep<br />
Cambridge in touch heading into<br />
Saturday’s singles. With Valley<br />
having holed critical putts to halve<br />
<strong>the</strong> 11th and 14th holes to<br />
maintain <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
advantage, Silver hit a solid second<br />
into <strong>the</strong> long par-4 15th and made<br />
clutch putts both <strong>the</strong>re and on 16<br />
to close out <strong>the</strong> match. With only<br />
a single point separating <strong>the</strong> sides<br />
after <strong>the</strong> first day’s play, <strong>the</strong>re was<br />
all to play for on day two.<br />
Saturday’s singles started as Friday<br />
had ended: with players and<br />
spectators alike lashed by heavy<br />
rain and wind. Through most of<br />
<strong>the</strong> day, <strong>the</strong>re was little separating<br />
<strong>the</strong> sides and <strong>the</strong> result remained<br />
very much in doubt until late in<br />
<strong>the</strong> afternoon. In <strong>the</strong> captains‘<br />
game, Valley’s short game had<br />
been <strong>the</strong> difference most of <strong>the</strong><br />
day until a run of good fortune,<br />
exemplified by a 60 foot putt<br />
holed at speed on <strong>the</strong> 13th, shone<br />
on Oxford and swung that match
in <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues’ favour by an<br />
agonizingly close 2&1 margin. The<br />
next four matches were split<br />
evenly between <strong>the</strong> sides, with <strong>the</strong><br />
victories claimed by veterans<br />
Ramsay and Whittington leaving<br />
<strong>the</strong> match poised on a razor’s<br />
edge. In <strong>the</strong> sixth match, Andrew<br />
Dinsmore ran out of holes as he<br />
fought back well from a 4-down<br />
deficit at lunch, and David<br />
Duncan’s four birdies early in his<br />
afternoon round saw him gain<br />
little ground in <strong>the</strong> face of solid<br />
golf by Oxford perennial Ben<br />
Twiney. Alex Silver, playing in <strong>the</strong><br />
last match, also lost a closelyfought<br />
contest, meaning that even<br />
<strong>the</strong> comfortable wins by Stewart<br />
and Dewhurst in <strong>the</strong> eighth and<br />
ninth games, respectively, were<br />
not enough to turn <strong>the</strong> tables for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues.<br />
Olympic Gymnastics Club<br />
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gymclub/<br />
The Gymnastics Club is a friendly,<br />
social club that caters for<br />
gymnasts at all levels, from<br />
beginners to international<br />
competitors.The club continues to<br />
grow year upon year, and currently<br />
has a larger membership than ever<br />
before.We train up to five times a<br />
week, both at Fenner’s gym in<br />
Cambridge and Marriott’s gym in<br />
Stevenage.<br />
21st February, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Huntingdon Olympic<br />
Gymnastics Club<br />
Men: Cambridge 339.00 –<br />
321.20 Oxford<br />
Women: Cambridge 192.60 –<br />
207.90 Oxford<br />
Women B Team: Cambridge<br />
100.50 – 98.00<br />
Throughout recent years <strong>the</strong> level<br />
of gymnastics displayed at <strong>the</strong><br />
annual varsity match has been<br />
rising steadily; <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Varsity<br />
match was no exception. After<br />
months of focussed and exhausting<br />
training,<strong>the</strong> 21st of February was<br />
<strong>the</strong> day to travel to <strong>the</strong> Olympic<br />
Gymnastics Club in Huntingdon and<br />
to battle it out with <strong>the</strong> equally wellprepared<br />
Oxford teams.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> loss of former Captain<br />
and national athlete Alex Hedges,<br />
as well as ano<strong>the</strong>r of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
competitors, Jeff Wheeler, <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s team was reinforced by two<br />
new members - Richard Mochrie,<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r national athlete, and Tom<br />
Bachmann. In addition, Mike<br />
Andrew, Seb Barfoot, Edgar Engel<br />
and Steven Methven made reappearances.The<br />
Oxford team was<br />
stronger than ever, with <strong>the</strong> return<br />
of Mat<strong>the</strong>w Bullimore, a former GB<br />
gymnast, and Simon Haenni, a<br />
former Swiss national champion,<br />
both of whom produced some<br />
spectacular routines. However,<br />
Cambridge fresher Richard<br />
Mochrie wowed <strong>the</strong> crowds with<br />
When <strong>the</strong> scores were tallied, <strong>the</strong><br />
final result was a 9-6 win for<br />
Oxford. However, <strong>the</strong> standard of<br />
<strong>the</strong> golf was uniformly high<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> week. Indeed, it<br />
was a relieved Oxford side - having<br />
been so heavily favoured, and<br />
having won by such a narrow<br />
margin - that headed into <strong>the</strong><br />
clubhouse to celebrate on<br />
Saturday evening.<br />
some stunning displays, and was<br />
<strong>the</strong> only gymnast to finish in <strong>the</strong><br />
top three in all disciplines.<br />
Cambridge were stronger all<br />
round, and <strong>the</strong> result of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
effort: ano<strong>the</strong>r victory, a new<br />
Varsity team record of 339.00<br />
points, three individual scores<br />
worth Full Blues - Richard Mochrie<br />
(overall winner in <strong>the</strong> individuals<br />
category): 92.40 points, Edgar<br />
Engel: 85.10 points,Tom Bachmann:<br />
80.4 points, and ano<strong>the</strong>r three<br />
worth Half Blues - Seb Barfoot:<br />
41.70 points, Steven Methven:<br />
39.50 points, Mike Andrew: 38.30<br />
points.The Oxford team, despite<br />
beating <strong>the</strong>ir previous year’s<br />
winning score, had to accept<br />
defeat with 321.20 points.<br />
The men’s B team, captained by<br />
Jolyon Winter, had prepared<br />
thoroughly for <strong>the</strong> event, and were<br />
extremely disappointed to turn up<br />
and find that Oxford had failed to<br />
put toge<strong>the</strong>r a team, and <strong>the</strong>re was<br />
thus no opportunity to perform.<br />
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On <strong>the</strong> women’s side, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team put in some<br />
excellent performances, with<br />
Christie Lowe and Kate Bramall<br />
taking second place on <strong>the</strong> floor<br />
and vault respectively, and<br />
Stephanie Bailey finishing third on<br />
<strong>the</strong> floor. Sadly <strong>the</strong> Oxford team<br />
Hare and Hounds<br />
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University’s running club, and one<br />
of <strong>the</strong> oldest running clubs in<br />
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were stronger overall, taking first<br />
place in every event to win by<br />
207.90 to 192.60.<br />
The women’s B team fared much<br />
better though, with Sophie<br />
Durham, Jenny Murdoch and<br />
Nicole Bryan-Quamina taking top<br />
abilities and give any member of<br />
<strong>the</strong> University <strong>the</strong> chance to<br />
compete against Oxford. Places in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Varsity Matches are fiercely<br />
contested, but no one misses out:<br />
our men’s fourth team and<br />
three positions in various<br />
disciplines. In particular Sophie<br />
Durham finished first on <strong>the</strong> vault<br />
and <strong>the</strong> balance beam, and second<br />
on <strong>the</strong> floor, to take top spot in <strong>the</strong><br />
individual event. Jenny Murdoch<br />
finished in third place individually.<br />
Overall, <strong>the</strong> Cambridge team won<br />
by 100.50 to Oxford’s 98.00.<br />
Cambridge even fielded a C team,<br />
albeit an uncontested one, with<br />
newcomer Laura Vale giving an<br />
excellent performance in her<br />
floor routine.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> gymnasts can be very<br />
proud of this year’s results, and<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r year of intensive training<br />
will hopefully ensure a clean<br />
sweep of victories for Cambridge<br />
in <strong>the</strong> <strong>2011</strong> event.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Former men’s captain Alex Hedges<br />
qualified for <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Delhi<br />
Commonwealth games, and after<br />
graduating last year went into<br />
intensive training for <strong>the</strong><br />
competition. Competing for <strong>the</strong> Isle<br />
of Man team,he made it through to<br />
<strong>the</strong> individual final,qualifying in<br />
22nd place.Alex went on to finish<br />
19th overall,an excellent result.<br />
women’s third team are unlimited<br />
in size.This means that <strong>the</strong> Cross-<br />
Country Varsity Matches typically<br />
feature over 150 runners in total.<br />
In Lent Term, we participate in<br />
BUCS, while in April many of our
members compete in <strong>the</strong> London<br />
Marathon, which doubles as <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity Marathon against Oxford.<br />
The club also organises road<br />
running events, including <strong>the</strong><br />
Boundary Run, a marathon race<br />
around <strong>the</strong> perimeter of<br />
Cambridge.The club prides itself<br />
on its diverse membership and<br />
active social scene and indeed<br />
includes many social runners as<br />
well as highly competitive<br />
athletes.<br />
Varsity Match<br />
5th December <strong>2009</strong><br />
Wimbledon Common<br />
Women: Oxford win 17-21<br />
Men: Oxford win 28-52<br />
The 34th ladies’ race began with<br />
Cambridge having very realistic<br />
hopes of registering <strong>the</strong>ir first win<br />
since 2006. In <strong>the</strong> early stages, it<br />
looked as if <strong>the</strong>se hopes would be<br />
fulfilled with Amanda Scott and<br />
Naomi Taschimowitz taking <strong>the</strong><br />
lead, splashing through <strong>the</strong><br />
stream, with <strong>the</strong> main body of <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blue team packed in <strong>the</strong><br />
middle order.<br />
However, as <strong>the</strong> course flattened<br />
out towards <strong>the</strong> half-way point, it<br />
was <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues who started to<br />
emerge ominously with Michelle<br />
Sikes, last year’s winner, moving<br />
into second and solid support<br />
forming behind her. The Oxford<br />
girls picked off <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
runners and crucially relegated<br />
our fourth scorer to 10th. With<br />
Oxford holding a narrow<br />
advantage as <strong>the</strong> runners hit <strong>the</strong><br />
heavy mud of <strong>the</strong> butts, <strong>the</strong> result<br />
was still in doubt. However, <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues’ strong team work<br />
meant that <strong>the</strong>y were able to hold<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir positions and secure a 17<br />
points to 21 victory. However, Light<br />
Blue pride was still emanating<br />
thanks to Taschimowitz’s stunning<br />
individual victory and Scott’s<br />
3rd place.<br />
Buoyed by <strong>the</strong>ir ladies’<br />
performance, <strong>the</strong> youthful, but<br />
talented, Oxford gentlemen’s team<br />
produced an outstanding<br />
performance to take <strong>the</strong> honours<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 119th race of <strong>the</strong>ir series.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> off, it was last year’s first<br />
two, Richard Franzese and David<br />
Bruce, once again making <strong>the</strong><br />
running over <strong>the</strong> wet 7 1 /2 mile<br />
course,accompanied by team-mate,<br />
Andrew Heyes, and experienced<br />
Light Blue, James Kelly. Behind<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, and emulating <strong>the</strong>ir ladies’<br />
team, Oxford were backed-up by a<br />
good supporting pack.<br />
By just after half-way, Oxford were<br />
looking extremely strong and it<br />
appeared that only misfortune<br />
could deny <strong>the</strong>m. However, it was<br />
to be <strong>the</strong>ir day and with Andrew<br />
Heyes pulling away from Kelly in<br />
<strong>the</strong> closing stages, <strong>the</strong>y were able<br />
to secure a 1-2-3 and a 28 points<br />
to 52 victory.The individual<br />
honours were taken by David<br />
Bruce in a very fine time of 38:02.<br />
Varsity IInds-IVths Matches<br />
28th November <strong>2009</strong><br />
Shotover Hill, Oxford<br />
Men’s Seconds: Oxford win<br />
31-54<br />
Men’s Thirds: Oxford win<br />
31-48<br />
Men’s Fourths: Cambridge<br />
win 359-477<br />
Women’s Seconds: Oxford win<br />
15-23<br />
Women’s Thirds: Cambridge<br />
win 213-248<br />
The fearsome slopes of Shotover<br />
Hill served as <strong>the</strong> battleground for<br />
over 50 Cambridge athletes to<br />
take on <strong>the</strong>ir Dark Blue<br />
counterparts.The Women's IInds<br />
were first to get underway but <strong>the</strong><br />
race result was sadly decided by a<br />
poorly marked course as fell as<br />
race leader Polly Keen of<br />
Cambridge strayed off route,<br />
dropping ten places as a result. In<br />
spite of this misfortune, <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues did gain a medallist in <strong>the</strong><br />
form of Lowri Richards who ran a<br />
brilliantly executed race to take<br />
2nd place overall. The Cambridge<br />
Women’s Captain, Emma Figures,<br />
also had a very determined race to<br />
finish 4th. However, <strong>the</strong> marking<br />
errors proved decisive for <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues as Oxford took <strong>the</strong><br />
team victory.<br />
The Men's Second and Thirds<br />
teams, despite medals for Alex<br />
Young and Ben Davis (2nd and 3rd,<br />
Men’s Seconds) and Rowan<br />
Brackston (3rd, Men’s Thirds), were<br />
unfortunately outdone by some<br />
remarkably strong Oxford<br />
performances Never<strong>the</strong>less,<br />
commanding victories in <strong>the</strong> mob<br />
matches restored Light Blue pride<br />
as Grace Geilinger and Rachel<br />
Kitchen in first and second<br />
impressively led <strong>the</strong> Women's IIIrd<br />
Team home to victory. Similarly,<br />
inspired were <strong>the</strong> Men’s Fourths<br />
who not only outnumbered but<br />
also out-muscled <strong>the</strong>ir Dark Blue<br />
opponents. An emphatic win by<br />
former-Blues runner Tim Pattison<br />
set <strong>the</strong> trend for a number of great<br />
performances despite <strong>the</strong> fact that<br />
(yet again) <strong>the</strong> routes taken by <strong>the</strong><br />
competitors varied quite<br />
significantly.<br />
The Varsity Marathon<br />
25th April <strong>2010</strong><br />
London (Blackheath to The Mall)<br />
Cambridge win 4366-5800<br />
While Oxford had come out on top<br />
through <strong>the</strong> mud, it was a Light<br />
Blue day in <strong>the</strong> London Marathon.<br />
Cambridge have not lost this<br />
event since its foundation and<br />
carried on that record despite <strong>the</strong><br />
strongest Dark Blue challenge in<br />
years. An unbelievably gutsy run<br />
from James Kelly, running with a<br />
stress fracture to <strong>the</strong> fibula, saw<br />
him take <strong>the</strong> men’s BUCS bronze<br />
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medal, while Amanda Scott<br />
claimed <strong>the</strong> women’s BUCS silver<br />
medal. Cambridge had over 20<br />
finishers, many of whom had<br />
raised thousands of pounds for<br />
various fantastic causes.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Following on from her Varsity<br />
victory, Naomi Taschimowitz<br />
achieved a superb 4th place in <strong>the</strong><br />
under-20 National Cross Country<br />
Championships, which earned her<br />
Ice Hockey Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuihc/<br />
Ice hockey at Cambridge has a<br />
tradition that stretches as far back<br />
as 1885 when <strong>the</strong> first Varsity<br />
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a call-up for England in <strong>the</strong> Home<br />
Countries International. Following<br />
strong showings in <strong>the</strong> early part<br />
of <strong>the</strong> cross-country season Robin<br />
Brown and Aidan McGowan were<br />
also selected for Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Ireland.<br />
The club has recently set up a<br />
fundraising and donations<br />
scheme, information about which<br />
can be found on our website.We<br />
also seek to raise funds by<br />
organising <strong>the</strong> Boundary Run each<br />
Match was played at St. Moritz in<br />
Switzerland.The annual<br />
Cambridge-Oxford match has now<br />
been recognised by <strong>the</strong> Hockey<br />
Hall of Fame as <strong>the</strong> oldest ongoing<br />
March.This event is supported by<br />
Sweatshop, <strong>the</strong> David Lloyd<br />
Centre,The Cambridge<br />
Preservation Society and KPMG<br />
but its organisation relies entirely<br />
on <strong>the</strong> efforts of over forty<br />
members of <strong>the</strong> club.<br />
The new captains for <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<br />
<strong>2011</strong> season are Matt Grant<br />
(Queens’) and Lowri Richards<br />
(Robinson). Feel free to contact us<br />
with any questions.<br />
hockey rivalry in <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
In addition to participating in <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity Match, <strong>the</strong> Blues also play<br />
at <strong>the</strong> top level of University<br />
competition, competing in<br />
Division 1 South of <strong>the</strong> BUIHA and<br />
participating in Tier 1 of <strong>the</strong><br />
University National<br />
Championships.The team trains<br />
weekly and also travels to<br />
Switzerland for a week long<br />
training camp on an outdoor ice<br />
rink surrounded by <strong>the</strong> Alps.<br />
Players of all skill levels are<br />
welcomed into <strong>the</strong> club.The only<br />
requirement is a very high<br />
motivation for <strong>the</strong> fastest game on<br />
earth, ice hockey.<br />
Saturday February 27, Oxford<br />
Cambridge 6 – 7 Oxford (OT)<br />
The ice hockey Varsity Match was<br />
held Saturday February 27 at<br />
Oxford Ice Rink. More than 500<br />
supporters packed <strong>the</strong> arena to<br />
see <strong>the</strong> match, which marked <strong>the</strong><br />
125th anniversary of <strong>the</strong><br />
foundation of both clubs.
The atmosphere was electric,<br />
expectations were high, and what<br />
followed was surely one of <strong>the</strong><br />
most dramatic Varsity Matches in<br />
any sport in recent memory.<br />
Oxford was first on <strong>the</strong> score sheet<br />
with a goal three minutes into<br />
play, but Cambridge replied<br />
immediately with a goal from<br />
centre Dan Tavana.Tavana’s pace<br />
and determination were simply<br />
too much for <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
defenders to handle and ten<br />
minutes later Tavana had notched<br />
his second tally to give Cambridge<br />
a 2-1 lead.The Cambridge<br />
defensive pairing of Luc St-Pierre<br />
and David Waterman were<br />
effective in shutting down<br />
Oxford’s top line for <strong>the</strong> remainder<br />
of <strong>the</strong> period, and Waterman set<br />
<strong>the</strong> tone with a thundering body<br />
check that sent an Oxford attacker<br />
to <strong>the</strong> locker room for repairs.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> second<br />
period, Cambridge took two<br />
penalties and Oxford was able to<br />
Judo Club<br />
www.judo.soc.ucam.org/<br />
One of <strong>the</strong> country's oldest judo<br />
establishments, Cambridge<br />
University Judo Club hones <strong>the</strong><br />
talents of experienced judoka who<br />
join <strong>the</strong> university, and annually<br />
invites beginners to learn <strong>the</strong> art.<br />
The club is also open to nonstudent<br />
residents of Cambridge,<br />
running classes both in and out of<br />
capitalise on <strong>the</strong> powerplay, tying<br />
<strong>the</strong> game at two. But less than a<br />
minute later, Cambridge regained<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir one goal lead when Dan<br />
Tavana scored his third of <strong>the</strong><br />
game.The teams exchanged<br />
tallies before Oxford tied it at 4-4<br />
with only a minute remaining in<br />
<strong>the</strong> period.<br />
After having led most of <strong>the</strong> game,<br />
Cambridge fell behind early in <strong>the</strong><br />
third and final period when Oxford<br />
scored on a rapid counter attack.<br />
Fast and furious hockey ensued as<br />
Cambridge pushed for <strong>the</strong> tying<br />
goal and netminder Carl Mazurek<br />
stood tall to keep <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
within one.With five minutes<br />
remaining, Cambridge forward<br />
Tom Whillier beat <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
goalie with a hard wrist shot to tie<br />
<strong>the</strong> game and bring Cambridge’s<br />
travelling supporters roaring to<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir feet.The ‘Cambridge’ chants<br />
were still filling <strong>the</strong> rink a minute<br />
later when Peter Morelli took a<br />
perfect pass from Adrian Fielding<br />
and scored to regain Cambridge’s<br />
term time. CUJC fights annually<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Varsity match against<br />
Oxford, enters national<br />
university competitions such<br />
as BUCS, and sends players to<br />
fight in o<strong>the</strong>r local and national<br />
competitions. CUJC is friendly<br />
and very welcoming to new<br />
members, and regularly goes on<br />
trips abroad.<br />
lead at 6-5. In <strong>the</strong> dying minutes<br />
Oxford applied continuous<br />
pressure to <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
defence. In a desperate attempt to<br />
tie <strong>the</strong> game Oxford pulled <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
goalie in favour of an extra skater.<br />
Their strategy paid off as a mad<br />
scramble in front of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge net resulted in an<br />
Oxford goal with only 30 seconds<br />
left to play.The game finished<br />
even at 6-6 and after a short break<br />
<strong>the</strong> teams retook <strong>the</strong> ice for a fiveminute<br />
sudden-death overtime.<br />
Carrying <strong>the</strong> momentum from<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir late-game heroics, Oxford<br />
pressed offensively in <strong>the</strong><br />
overtime period. After two<br />
minutes of extra time <strong>the</strong> title<br />
slipped through Cambridge’s<br />
hands when Oxford scored quickly<br />
after a faceoff. It was a remarkably<br />
strong effort from Cambridge, but<br />
unfortunately <strong>the</strong> final result went<br />
in favour of Oxford. Captain Luc St-<br />
Pierre was named as Cambridge’s<br />
man-of-<strong>the</strong>-match for his<br />
consistent defensive presence.<br />
A Varsity Match Report<br />
The 80th Judo Varsity match took<br />
place on 27th February in <strong>the</strong><br />
fantastic setting of Oxford’s town<br />
hall.The atmosphere was intense<br />
as always, and <strong>the</strong>re was an<br />
excellent display of judo from<br />
both sides.<br />
The first match was between <strong>the</strong><br />
city teams. First up for Cambridge<br />
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was former CUJC president<br />
Archibald Reid, who won by ippon<br />
with a pin.This was followed by<br />
wins for Akim Lassissi (ARU),<br />
Norbert Grof, Matt Maddison,<br />
Douglas Heller (CU alumnus) and<br />
Nicolas Antolinos (ARU). Kevin<br />
Field and Megan Sorensen fought<br />
well but lost to tough opponents.<br />
This gave Cambridge a convincing<br />
start to <strong>the</strong> day with a 6-2 victory.<br />
The men’s 2nd teams squared off<br />
next.Torben Schuettfort (King's)<br />
and Peter Mann (St Edmund's) put<br />
in good performances but both<br />
were overcome by <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
opponents. John Aldis (Fitz), who<br />
started judo last October, stepped<br />
up next and produced an<br />
outstanding ippon.This was<br />
followed by an arm-bar from <strong>the</strong><br />
team captain,Tobias Schmidutz, to<br />
level <strong>the</strong> match at two wins each.<br />
After a promising start, James<br />
Coghill (Pembroke) was held<br />
down by his opponent. Next up<br />
was ground-specialist Silas Davis<br />
(Jesus), who eventually won with a<br />
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pin.This left <strong>the</strong> match at 3-3.<br />
Despite improving tremendously<br />
this year, Robert Blackburn<br />
(Emma) was thrown for ippon. Max<br />
Wood (Queens') <strong>the</strong>n started well<br />
scoring a yuko but was eventually<br />
pinned giving Oxford a 5-3 victory.<br />
Following last year’s Varsity thriller<br />
with a narrow defeat in Golden<br />
Score after an initial draw, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team was keen to<br />
finally regain <strong>the</strong> women’s judo<br />
trophy. Marianne Butler<br />
(Pembroke) was <strong>the</strong> first out but<br />
was overpowered by her blackbelt<br />
opponent. Anna Baxter<br />
(Robinson) <strong>the</strong>n evened out <strong>the</strong><br />
score for Cambridge, winning by<br />
hold-down. Cambridge captain<br />
Lisa Kleiminger (Fitz) was next on<br />
<strong>the</strong> mat, but was caught by<br />
Oxford’s captain with a throw early<br />
on in her fight. President Catharina<br />
Casper (Corpus) put up a good<br />
fight against <strong>the</strong> strongest Oxford<br />
player but eventually ended up in<br />
a hold down leading to an early<br />
overall win for Oxford.With<br />
nothing to lose Jessica Alsiö<br />
(Clare) performed well against a<br />
higher grade opponent before<br />
being overpowered in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half of <strong>the</strong> fight. Oxford <strong>the</strong>refore<br />
claimed <strong>the</strong> Women’s Judo trophy,<br />
now for <strong>the</strong> 8th consecutive time.<br />
The final match was between <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s 1st teams. Last year <strong>the</strong><br />
match was decided by a nail biting<br />
tie break and this year it was<br />
expected to be close again.<br />
Fighting first was Mason Edwards<br />
(Catz) who picked up his +100kg<br />
opponent with a huge ura-nage to<br />
score waza-ari before being<br />
thrown for ippon.The 2nd fight<br />
was between two former club<br />
presidents, Gary Chandler (Emma)<br />
for Cambridge and Ifor Capel for<br />
Oxford. After putting up a good<br />
fight Gary was eventually thrown<br />
for ippon. Cambridge captain<br />
Kane Chandler (Darwin) <strong>the</strong>n<br />
came on needing a win against<br />
Oxford captain Justin Gregory, and<br />
delivered for <strong>the</strong> team with a<br />
smashing ippon. Robin Irvine<br />
(Corpus) showed tremendous<br />
courage against a more<br />
experienced Oxford opponent,<br />
losing by ippon. Philipp<br />
Oberhumer (Queens’) fought<br />
Andrew Stewart, and after initially<br />
conceding a throw, arm-locked his<br />
opponent for victory. James<br />
Maheswaran (Queens’) <strong>the</strong>n<br />
fought a close fight and near <strong>the</strong><br />
end of <strong>the</strong> bout pulled off a<br />
strangle to claim <strong>the</strong> win. Jorg<br />
Klein (Downing) made a<br />
promising but start lost his fight.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> score 4-3 to Oxford,<br />
Cambridge’s Xiong Chang (Trinity)<br />
caught his opponent with a<br />
beautiful ko-soto-gari to even <strong>the</strong><br />
scores. As all fights had been won<br />
by ippon it was decided to draw<br />
three pairs out of a hat to fight<br />
again and decide <strong>the</strong> match.<br />
Mason, Gary and James were<br />
picked and although <strong>the</strong>y gave<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir all, Oxford emerged<br />
triumphant and took home <strong>the</strong><br />
Judo Challenge Cup.<br />
Despite winning only one of <strong>the</strong><br />
four matches, all of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
team fought incredibly well and<br />
should be pleased with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
performance.There is no shame in<br />
losing to a strong, dedicated<br />
opponent and Oxford is exactly that.<br />
1st London Universities Senior<br />
Invitation Championships<br />
On Saturday 28th November<br />
members of CUJC headed down<br />
to London to take part in <strong>the</strong> 1st<br />
London Universities Senior<br />
Invitation Championships.The<br />
competition was well attended<br />
and of a high standard, with teams<br />
from across <strong>the</strong> entire UK including<br />
Bath and Oxford Universities.<br />
Jessica Alsiö and Robert Blackburn<br />
took silver medals in <strong>the</strong>ir Kyu<br />
grade categories, and Lisa
Kleiminger fought for <strong>the</strong> first time<br />
in <strong>the</strong> 1st Kyu/Dan-grade category,<br />
getting through to <strong>the</strong> semi-finals<br />
and taking bronze.Tobias<br />
Schmidutz fought three matches,<br />
narrowly missing out on a medal.<br />
CUJC black-belts Philipp<br />
Oberhumer and Kane Chandler<br />
were fighting in <strong>the</strong> same weight<br />
category. Both passed through to<br />
<strong>the</strong> final with flying colours, with<br />
Kane even fighting his semi-final<br />
match twice. His opponent had<br />
refused to accept <strong>the</strong> referee's<br />
decision that he had been beaten in<br />
<strong>the</strong> first match, so Kane agreed to a<br />
rematch, <strong>the</strong> result of which<br />
promptly settled <strong>the</strong> dispute in<br />
Kane's favour.The following all-<br />
Cambridge final was bound to be<br />
interesting as both players knew<br />
<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r’s strengths and<br />
weaknesses. A few seconds before<br />
<strong>the</strong> end Philip managed to secure a<br />
hold-down, winning <strong>the</strong> match and<br />
leaving Kane with a well deserved<br />
silver medal. Despite entering only<br />
six players, Cambridge University<br />
came 3rd in <strong>the</strong> overall rankings.<br />
Littleport<br />
The following day, four members of<br />
<strong>the</strong> club competed at <strong>the</strong> Littleport<br />
Open 3star Senior Competition.<br />
Alex Farnsworth won gold in <strong>the</strong><br />
U100kg kyu-grade category. Dave<br />
Saxton won his first fight but lost<br />
his next two, narrowly losing in <strong>the</strong><br />
fight for bronze. Peter Mann fought<br />
in his first contest and had some<br />
tough fights in <strong>the</strong> U90kg kyugrade<br />
group, and Kane Chandler<br />
won Bronze in <strong>the</strong> U81kg dangrade<br />
category.<br />
BUCS<br />
This year’s Judo BUCS were held<br />
on <strong>the</strong> 13th and 14th of March in<br />
Sheffield. Due to injuries earlier<br />
on this year only six players were<br />
fit to enter: Jessica Alsiö, Anna<br />
Baxter, Catharina Casper, Lisa<br />
Kleiminger,Tobias Schmidutz and<br />
Kane Chandler.<br />
Jessica fought first, winning all<br />
four of her fights in <strong>the</strong> U52 kyugrade<br />
category, taking gold, and<br />
demonstrating her impressive<br />
ground-work skills. Next on were<br />
Catharina and Lisa both fighting in<br />
<strong>the</strong> U57– 1st kyu/dan-grade<br />
division. Lisa missed out on <strong>the</strong><br />
quarter-finals but Catharina got<br />
through to a quarter-final against<br />
Oxford's Rebecca Bayliss, losing on<br />
penalty points after <strong>the</strong> regular<br />
fighting time was over. Catharina<br />
qualified for <strong>the</strong> repechage and<br />
managed to secure a bronze<br />
medal. Anna (U78-1st kyu/dan<br />
grades) lost her first match against<br />
an England squad player. In <strong>the</strong><br />
following contest Anna threw her<br />
opponent for ippon with an uchimata<br />
in extra-time, securing <strong>the</strong><br />
silver medal.Tobias (U73–1st<br />
kyu/dan grades) won three of his<br />
five group stage matches but<br />
unfortunately had to pull out halfway<br />
through his first fight in <strong>the</strong><br />
next round due to a knee-injury<br />
from an earlier fight. Kane Chandler<br />
(U81-1st kyu/dan grades) threw his<br />
first opponent twice for waza-ari,<br />
winning this match, and beat his<br />
next opponent with a strangle. His<br />
final pool match was against worldcup<br />
finalist Tom Reed (Bath<br />
University) and despite putting up<br />
a good fight Kane was eventually<br />
thrown for ippon. In <strong>the</strong> round of<br />
16 he lost narrowly lost to <strong>the</strong><br />
bronze medallist by a throw.<br />
The next day <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
women’s team consisting of Anna,<br />
Catharina and Lisa were pooled<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r with Bath, Oxford and<br />
Imperial College.They won <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
first match 2.5 – 0.5 against<br />
Imperial, but after losses to strong<br />
Oxford and Bath teams,<br />
Cambridge came third in <strong>the</strong> pool,<br />
missing out on <strong>the</strong> quarter-finals.<br />
Kane entered <strong>the</strong> regional<br />
competition in <strong>the</strong> Eastern Area<br />
Universities team. Kane won all<br />
three of his fights, beating <strong>the</strong><br />
opponent who knocked him out<br />
of <strong>the</strong> contest <strong>the</strong> day before, but<br />
unfortunately his team mates did<br />
not match his excellent<br />
performances and failed to get<br />
through to <strong>the</strong> next round.<br />
Coaches<br />
Thanks to Alec Edwards and his<br />
coaching team, including Nick<br />
Palmer, Chris Swainson and Gary<br />
Chandler, for <strong>the</strong> training <strong>the</strong>y<br />
have given throughout <strong>the</strong> year,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> help <strong>the</strong>y have given in<br />
preparation for <strong>the</strong> year's<br />
competitions.With <strong>the</strong>ir support<br />
we hope to build on our success<br />
into <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu<br />
This year, CUJC ran classes in<br />
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gracie<br />
Barra black-belt Alex Machado.<br />
A sport and fighting style closely<br />
related to judo, this training has<br />
really helped CUJC members<br />
improve <strong>the</strong>ir ground-work skills.<br />
Members of <strong>the</strong> club have also<br />
competed in BJJ competitions.<br />
Kane Chandler won bronze in <strong>the</strong><br />
purple belt division at <strong>the</strong> Gracie<br />
Invitational, a good result,<br />
especially since he had competed<br />
in <strong>the</strong> London International Judo<br />
Open <strong>the</strong> day before and placed<br />
5th.The following month he<br />
competed in Lisbon at <strong>the</strong> Iberian<br />
Open and won his class.<br />
Helsinki<br />
CUJC takes part in a yearly<br />
exchange with Helsinki and<br />
Marburg judo clubs, and in<br />
September <strong>2010</strong> it was Helsinki’s<br />
turn to host. Many Cambridge<br />
members had never participated<br />
in an exchange before, and very<br />
few had been on <strong>the</strong> last visit to<br />
Helsinki, so it was a great new<br />
experience for everyone.The<br />
format for <strong>the</strong> week was that every<br />
day <strong>the</strong>re was a couple of hours of<br />
hard judo training toge<strong>the</strong>r, and a<br />
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“cultural” activity.These activities<br />
ranged from orienteering around<br />
Helsinki by bicycle, through<br />
Finnish tango and Finnish<br />
baseball, to spending a night in a<br />
holiday cottage (complete with a<br />
Finnish sauna) on <strong>the</strong> shore of <strong>the</strong><br />
freezing Lake Tuusulanjrvi. Each<br />
evening was spent socialising with<br />
our German and Finnish friends,<br />
and putting our new tango skills<br />
to <strong>the</strong> test. It was an absolutely<br />
fantastic trip; it’s always good to<br />
train hard with new people and<br />
learn new judo techniques, and<br />
everyone’s friendliness and<br />
enthusiasm made <strong>the</strong> hours off<br />
Karate Club<br />
www.cukc.org/<br />
Cambridge University Karate Club<br />
(CUKC) was formed back in 1976,<br />
and over <strong>the</strong> years <strong>the</strong> club has<br />
evolved and grown into one of <strong>the</strong><br />
largest and most successful<br />
university karate clubs in <strong>the</strong> UK.<br />
We are fortunate to count Sensei<br />
Richard Poole (6th Dan Black Belt)<br />
as our Chief Instructor, under<br />
whose guidance CUKC has<br />
developed a long and<br />
distinguished record at regional,<br />
national and international<br />
competitions.The club is always<br />
keen to welcome new people to<br />
compete for CUKC, and <strong>the</strong> squad<br />
typically contains members from<br />
a wide variety of styles, training<br />
backgrounds, and levels of<br />
experience ranging from people<br />
who have only been doing<br />
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<strong>the</strong> mat fly by.The only thing we<br />
could have wished for was more<br />
time to sleep! Next June<br />
Cambridge is hosting <strong>the</strong><br />
exchange, and we’ll have to work<br />
very hard to make sure it is as<br />
good as this last one.<br />
Looking forward to <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
University judo is getting bigger<br />
every year and this year <strong>the</strong> club<br />
will be competing at four<br />
university competitions.The first is<br />
<strong>the</strong> London Invitational taking<br />
place in November. After a good<br />
result last year we hope to do even<br />
better this time. Lent Term will be<br />
karate for 6 months right<br />
through to several members of<br />
national squads.<br />
Varsity Match<br />
21/02/09 at Iffley Road Sports<br />
Centre, Oxford<br />
Men's A: 94-34<br />
Men's B: 86 - 16<br />
Women's: 74 – 54<br />
For <strong>the</strong> fourth year in a row<br />
Cambridge brought back <strong>the</strong><br />
Enoeda Cup. Cambridge<br />
comfortably defeated Oxford in<br />
every category.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> men’s A Kata, Roman Sztyler<br />
took 1st place for <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
for <strong>the</strong> third year running,<br />
followed in 2nd by men’s captain<br />
Nim Sukumar. Paul Smith and<br />
very busy for CUJC with a new<br />
universities competition taking<br />
place in Warwick, followed by <strong>the</strong><br />
University of Sheffield<br />
International Student Team<br />
competition.These will be good<br />
practice for <strong>the</strong> varsity match, in<br />
which we hope to turn last year’s<br />
result around with victory in<br />
Cambridge, and BUCS.<br />
CUJC will be going to Poland in<br />
January <strong>2011</strong> for a week of skiing<br />
and judo, and have invited club<br />
alumni and friends from Helsinki<br />
and Marburg. It is certain to be an<br />
exhausting but incredible week.<br />
Club President Jonty Fairless<br />
seized 4th and 5th respectively<br />
ensuring a dominating position on<br />
<strong>the</strong> score boards from <strong>the</strong> start. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> women’s event, Oxford took<br />
1st place, however <strong>the</strong> next three<br />
places were taken by Cambridge,<br />
with varsity veteran Madeleine<br />
Wood 2nd place, and precise and<br />
powerful performances from<br />
Mingwei Tan and Malgorzata<br />
Stanislawek resulting in a tied<br />
3rd place.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> sparring event, Kumite,<br />
Cambridge continued to build on<br />
its solid points base leaving little<br />
hope for Oxford. Men’s A opened<br />
with England international Paul<br />
Smith, who in an aggressive<br />
display dismantled his Oxford<br />
opponent. Next was current Men's<br />
Captain Nim Sukumar, taking an
early lead against his worthy<br />
Oxford foe, however <strong>the</strong> match ran<br />
until full time when <strong>the</strong> fight<br />
ended a draw.Thibault Flinois was<br />
straight out of <strong>the</strong> gate in third,<br />
displaying a great fearless attitude<br />
unfortunately after a sharp<br />
exchange his shoulder was<br />
dislocated. Next was Liam Gabb<br />
who secured a win with some<br />
fantastically timed head punches<br />
against a higher graded opponent.<br />
The men’s A event concluded with<br />
a textbook display from Richard<br />
Oriji, who took an early lead in his<br />
fight, and was awarded <strong>the</strong> fight<br />
when his opponent was unable<br />
to continue.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> women’s fighting junior<br />
England Squad’s Emma Nunn in<br />
her Varsity debut took <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
women’s captain out of <strong>the</strong><br />
running. Next came a very well<br />
spirited display from Malgorzata<br />
Stanislawek, who left no room for<br />
her Oxford opponent behind a<br />
barrage of techniques that<br />
brought about a second win for<br />
<strong>the</strong> women. Madeleine Wood, a<br />
national squad member, also<br />
secured a win which left<br />
Stephanie McTighe to finish<br />
off.With some beautifully<br />
executed displays a 4-0 win for<br />
Korfball Club<br />
Cambridge University Korfball<br />
Club (CUKC) is an inclusive, relaxed<br />
yet enthusiastic club with no<br />
requirement for any previous<br />
experience of playing korfball.We<br />
are proud of our consistent<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blue women’s team<br />
was sealed.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> men’s B fighting, <strong>the</strong> strike<br />
of <strong>the</strong> tournament has to be given<br />
to Nikon Rasumov who delivered a<br />
forceful front kick that left his<br />
opponent winded and weary<br />
and secured <strong>the</strong> fight for<br />
Cambridge. Craig Woodhead<br />
followed up with some of his<br />
renowned kicking techniques<br />
taking a second win for<br />
Cambridge. Ahmed Al-Shabab<br />
made his debut also, and fought<br />
hard and fearlessly for a draw<br />
securing a quadruple win<br />
for Cambridge.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Titles were won by members of<br />
CUKC at <strong>the</strong> following<br />
competitions and matches this<br />
year:<br />
BUCS Karate Championships <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
KUGB Central Regions<br />
Championships <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
KUGB Student National<br />
Championships <strong>2009</strong><br />
Karate England National<br />
Championships <strong>2009</strong><br />
CUKC vs KUGB Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Regions<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
KUGB Shotokan Cup <strong>2009</strong><br />
performances in BUCS, Varsity and<br />
local league matches and<br />
constantly strive to improve <strong>the</strong><br />
quality of korfball that we play.<br />
KUGB Kyu Grades Championships<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
CUKC for <strong>the</strong> first time was<br />
awarded <strong>the</strong> KUGB Central<br />
Regions Kumite Shield, an<br />
incredible triumph for <strong>the</strong> club.<br />
Madeleine Wood, Paul Smith and<br />
Emma Nunn were all reselected<br />
for <strong>the</strong> KUGB England Squad.<br />
Stephanie McTighe and<br />
Malgorzata Stanislawek won<br />
senior silver and bronze medals<br />
respectively at <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
championships.<br />
Varsity<br />
28th February <strong>2010</strong> at Iffley Road<br />
Sports Complex, Oxford<br />
Cambridge 1st 18 – 7 Oxford 1st<br />
Cambridge 2nd 6 – 6 Oxford 2nd<br />
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Cambridge put in a fantastic<br />
performance and secured yet<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r resounding victory<br />
against Oxford this year, retaining<br />
<strong>the</strong> Varsity Trophy for <strong>the</strong> third<br />
year in a row. Oxford had<br />
produced some skillful plays, but<br />
<strong>the</strong> impressive display of korfball<br />
by Cambridge sealed a massive<br />
victory over <strong>the</strong>ir rivals. Not to be<br />
outdone, <strong>the</strong> second team<br />
concluded with a draw, <strong>the</strong> best<br />
that <strong>the</strong>y have achieved in five<br />
years against a historically strong<br />
and experienced Oxford team.<br />
The game began tensely as both<br />
teams played a cautious defence<br />
with each team having <strong>the</strong>ir fair<br />
share of scoring opportunities.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> difference in talent<br />
and experience began to show ten<br />
Lacrosse Club<br />
www.culacrosse.org/<br />
The Cambridge University<br />
Lacrosse Club was founded in<br />
1882, making it <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />
university lacrosse club in <strong>the</strong><br />
country and one of <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />
clubs in <strong>the</strong> world.There continues<br />
to be a desire to maintain a high<br />
standard of lacrosse and <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity match result shows that<br />
Cambridge is still able to produce<br />
great lacrosse athletes.The<br />
Cambridge Blues play in <strong>the</strong> South<br />
England Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Association (SEMLA) while <strong>the</strong><br />
development second team plays<br />
in <strong>the</strong> British Universities League<br />
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minutes into <strong>the</strong> game as Nicholas<br />
Buttinger sunk a series of big longshots,<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r extending <strong>the</strong> gap<br />
between Cambridge and Oxford.<br />
With a comfortable lead,<br />
Cambridge played a confident<br />
passing game and began to<br />
loosen up in attack. Some<br />
exquisite shooting by Laura Soul<br />
at one end of <strong>the</strong> court, followed<br />
by <strong>the</strong> trademark rebound and<br />
assist of Joe Bakes for some good<br />
distance shooting of Nicholas<br />
Buttinger at <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r end racked<br />
up <strong>the</strong> score for Cambridge.<br />
Cambridge displayed an<br />
exceptional ability to score from<br />
long range, which Oxford found<br />
extremely difficult to defend<br />
against. At <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> second<br />
period, Oxford continued to hang<br />
in and score occasionally, but <strong>the</strong><br />
(BUCS).This has been <strong>the</strong> most<br />
successful Cambridge Lacrosse<br />
season for decades and from here<br />
we can only expect CULC to<br />
continue on <strong>the</strong> same tracks.<br />
Varsity<br />
Cambridge 8 – Oxford 6<br />
27th February <strong>2010</strong><br />
University Parks, Oxford<br />
The 94th Varsity Lacrosse match<br />
took place at University Parks on<br />
Saturday 27th February with<br />
Cambridge very much <strong>the</strong><br />
underdogs against a strong<br />
Oxford team who had lost just one<br />
good shooting form of Laura Soul<br />
and Nicholas Buttinger and <strong>the</strong><br />
penetrating runs of Sophie Cuene-<br />
Grandidier, Elgon Corner and<br />
Anthony Hitchin ensured an<br />
impressive victory for Cambridge.<br />
The evening saw a fantastic Varsity<br />
dinner, courtesy of Oxford, where<br />
Cambridge was officially<br />
presented with <strong>the</strong> Varsity Trophy<br />
and Nicholas Buttinger with <strong>the</strong><br />
MVP.The light-hearted mood of<br />
<strong>the</strong> dinner turned rivals into<br />
friends as both teams celebrated a<br />
fun-filled and exciting match with<br />
lots of goals scored. All in all it was<br />
an extremely fun day - all <strong>the</strong><br />
matches were played in fantastic<br />
spirit and thanks to Oxford for<br />
hosting such a wonderful dinner!<br />
game so far this season. However,<br />
it was <strong>the</strong> Light Blues that would<br />
emerge <strong>the</strong> eventual victors in an<br />
incredible display of<br />
determination and teamwork that<br />
was simply too much for a group<br />
of individuals, regardless of how<br />
skilful or experienced <strong>the</strong>y might be.<br />
The game began with a great deal<br />
of intensity from both teams; with<br />
squad numbers limited to 13 men,<br />
whoever took an early lead would<br />
be put in a very strong position.<br />
Fortunately it was Cambridge<br />
attacker Todd Nichols who began<br />
<strong>the</strong> scoring,putting Oxford firmly<br />
on <strong>the</strong> back foot as <strong>the</strong>y had
expected to dominate <strong>the</strong> game<br />
throughout.<br />
Cambridge were able to hold <strong>the</strong><br />
ball well and moved it confidently<br />
around <strong>the</strong> goal, but never<strong>the</strong>less<br />
saw <strong>the</strong> scores levelled when an<br />
Oxford shot bounced off a<br />
defender and rolled into <strong>the</strong> goal.<br />
It didn’t take long for Cambridge<br />
to respond, determined not to lose<br />
focus early on, and Ian Ralby got<br />
his first of three goals to put <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues back in front.<br />
The 1st quarter ended 2-1 to<br />
Cambridge, with everything still to<br />
play for. Oxford struggled to cope<br />
with a tenacious midfield effort<br />
while Cambridge were competing<br />
with a highly experienced side<br />
that were prepared to turn up <strong>the</strong><br />
intensity for <strong>the</strong> 2nd quarter.This<br />
soon became clear as Oxford put<br />
in two quick goals to go 2-3 up<br />
after half time.<br />
Light Blue fortunes were not to<br />
improve straight away as Oxford<br />
put in one more at <strong>the</strong> beginning<br />
of <strong>the</strong> third quarter to extend <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
lead to two goals. At this point <strong>the</strong><br />
wea<strong>the</strong>r turned to heavy rain and<br />
even hail; Cambridge had to step<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir game up or face losing<br />
Varsity for a 3rd year in a row.<br />
Fortunately, <strong>the</strong> Light Blue<br />
warriors took advantage when<br />
mistakes in <strong>the</strong> Oxford game<br />
began to show and <strong>the</strong> score line<br />
reflected this.<br />
For <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> third quarter,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Dark Blues were shut out by<br />
MVP and goalie captain Sam<br />
Spurrell.With <strong>the</strong> defence<br />
regularly causing turnovers and<br />
clearing well, Ralby and Nichols,<br />
ably assisted by Duncan Barrigan,<br />
alternated <strong>the</strong> scoring between<br />
<strong>the</strong>m to put Cambridge firmly<br />
back in front at 7-4 at <strong>the</strong> end of<br />
<strong>the</strong> 3rd quarter.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> 4th, <strong>the</strong>re was still a lot of<br />
work to be done.The midfield<br />
players, led by <strong>the</strong> outstanding<br />
Phil Hall, were absolutely crucial in<br />
grinding out a Light Blue victory<br />
against a Dark Blue side that<br />
weren’t about to give up without a<br />
fight.They continued to battle to<br />
<strong>the</strong> end and even brought <strong>the</strong><br />
score back to 7-6 with just 10<br />
minutes to go.With just 5 minutes<br />
left, Duncan Barrigan managed to<br />
kick <strong>the</strong> ball in to <strong>the</strong> goal to give<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues a two goal cushion.<br />
The Light Blues <strong>the</strong>n showed great<br />
maturity as a team, maintaining<br />
possession for <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />
game to secure <strong>the</strong> win.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Competitions and Results<br />
This season was <strong>the</strong> most<br />
successful one for decades as we<br />
competed in two leagues; <strong>the</strong><br />
South England Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Association (SEMLA) and in <strong>the</strong><br />
British University leagues (BUCS).<br />
Overall we played 34 games, won<br />
23, drew 2 and lost 9; clearly a<br />
monumental achievement<br />
that could only come through<br />
100% commitment and a well<br />
organised team.<br />
In SEMLA, we finished second,<br />
though this was only due to a<br />
technicality.The Cambridge Blues<br />
were among <strong>the</strong> founding teams of<br />
SEMLA over 100 years ago and <strong>the</strong>y<br />
continue to put out a competitive<br />
team every year. In <strong>the</strong> Flags knock<br />
out competition CULC advanced to<br />
<strong>the</strong> Semi-Finals, and were only<br />
narrowly defeated after a<br />
commendable late comeback.<br />
The BUCS league is used to train<br />
up newcomers to <strong>the</strong> team and to<br />
develop <strong>the</strong> squad. Never<strong>the</strong>less,<br />
we finished 2nd in this league as<br />
well and were able to advance to<br />
<strong>the</strong> quarter finals of <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
trophy, losing only to <strong>the</strong><br />
eventual winners.<br />
Special Interest/O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
This year Sam Spurrell (Clare) and<br />
Phil Hall (Trinity) were selected to<br />
play for <strong>the</strong> South England<br />
Universities Team.This team<br />
competed at <strong>the</strong> British National<br />
Championships in Manchester in<br />
May, and also in <strong>the</strong> International<br />
Lacrosse Festival happening<br />
alongside <strong>the</strong> World Championships<br />
also in Manchester in July.<br />
CULC also continued to develop<br />
<strong>the</strong> relationship between<br />
Cambridge and Ljubljana,<br />
Slovenia. In October <strong>the</strong> Ljubljana<br />
Dragons visited Cambridge for a<br />
competitive friendly game in<br />
which Cambridge emerged<br />
eventual victors 8-3. In June a<br />
team made up of Cambridge<br />
players and o<strong>the</strong>r English<br />
recruits travelled to <strong>the</strong><br />
Slovenian Lacrosse Open for<br />
a weekend of Lacrosse and<br />
CULC finished 3rd in an<br />
enjoyable weekend.<br />
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Women’s Lacrosse Club<br />
www.culacrosse.org/womens<br />
Cambridge University Women’s<br />
Lacrosse Club (C.U.W.L.C.) was<br />
founded in 1912 and is arguably<br />
one of <strong>the</strong> most successful female<br />
sports clubs at <strong>the</strong> University.<br />
C.U.W.L.C. looks to streng<strong>the</strong>n its<br />
squad annually and constantly<br />
strives to better its achievements,<br />
in order to sustain its position in<br />
current leagues and retain its<br />
prestigious status as a Cambridge<br />
University Full Blue sport.<br />
Varsity Match<br />
The Club participates in an annual<br />
Varsity Match against Oxford<br />
University. On Saturday 27th<br />
February <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>the</strong> Varsity Match<br />
was held in Oxford, with both<br />
<strong>the</strong> Blues and Kingfishers<br />
convincingly winning <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
respective matches. Cambridge<br />
Blues 5 – Oxford Blues 2.<br />
Cambridge Kingfishers 6 – Oxford<br />
Swifts 3<br />
Blues<br />
The Blues started brightly, making<br />
light of a waterlogged pitch.<br />
Captain Ellie Walshe led by<br />
example, opening <strong>the</strong> scoring with<br />
a neat goal mid-way through <strong>the</strong><br />
first quarter.The next quarter saw<br />
<strong>the</strong> second goal from Cambridge's<br />
Laura Plant. As Cambridge<br />
continued to assert <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
dominance over proceedings,<br />
Georgie Hurt made space to pass<br />
to Alana Livesey, who laid <strong>the</strong> ball<br />
off nicely to Plant. Plant <strong>the</strong>n<br />
discharged a powerful shot, which<br />
elicited a smart save from Oxford’s<br />
goalkeeper. However, only<br />
moments later, Oxford’s Emily<br />
Sever, scored (against <strong>the</strong> run of<br />
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<strong>the</strong> play) so <strong>the</strong> teams went into<br />
half time with <strong>the</strong> score at 2-1 in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues’ favour.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> half time break, <strong>the</strong> Dark<br />
Blues came out re-energised and<br />
equalised almost immediately. As<br />
Lister sprinted towards <strong>the</strong> goal,<br />
she drew a foul and utilized <strong>the</strong><br />
resulting penalty, bringing <strong>the</strong><br />
score to 2-2.Then came <strong>the</strong> first of<br />
Hurt’s three goals for <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues, which nudged Cambridge<br />
into a 3-2 lead. Moments after <strong>the</strong><br />
next draw,Cambridge’s Livesey ran<br />
<strong>the</strong> ball from <strong>the</strong> half-way line<br />
before passing it to Hurt who scored<br />
again to give Cambridge <strong>the</strong> allimportant<br />
two-goal cushion.Next,<br />
an Oxford pass was intercepted,<br />
with Livesey breaking out of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge half to find Jackie<br />
Vullinghs behind <strong>the</strong> goal.Vullinghs<br />
sent <strong>the</strong> ball onto Hurt,who quicksticked<br />
her way to a hat-trick and<br />
sealed <strong>the</strong> game for Cambridge.<br />
The final quarter saw a series of<br />
well-saved shots from both sides,<br />
nei<strong>the</strong>r team being able to register<br />
a fur<strong>the</strong>r goal and Cambridge<br />
having no problems in<br />
comfortably closing off a<br />
5-2 victory.<br />
Kingfishers (2nds)<br />
Having played Oxford in a<br />
previous BUCS match and won<br />
convincingly (although <strong>the</strong> Dark<br />
Blues had been without <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
goalkeeper), <strong>the</strong> Kingfishers were<br />
expecting a tough Varsity Match<br />
as Oxford would be playing <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
strongest line-up.The Light Blues’<br />
nerves were quickly set-aside with<br />
<strong>the</strong> first goal from Ellie Pi<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
which followed a fast break from<br />
Tamara Astor in midfield.This was<br />
<strong>the</strong> first of three goals for Pi<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />
who scored two more, with drives<br />
from behind goal, beating <strong>the</strong><br />
goalkeeper one on one. Becky<br />
Hilbert <strong>the</strong>n illustrated <strong>the</strong><br />
importance of Cambridge’s ‘set<br />
plays’ and scored with flair.<br />
Victory was within <strong>the</strong> Kingfishers’<br />
grasp as <strong>the</strong>y began <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half in <strong>the</strong> lead, but <strong>the</strong> pressure<br />
was on to maintain it. First, Check<br />
Warner held <strong>the</strong> ball safely in<br />
attack until <strong>the</strong> moment was right<br />
to make a drive.Then Lauren York<br />
scored from a midfield pass to<br />
secure a 6-3 win to Cambridge.<br />
British Universities and Colleges<br />
Sport (BUCS)<br />
The Club enters 2 teams into <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Leagues.The Blues play in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Premiership, while<br />
<strong>the</strong> Kingfishers play in <strong>the</strong><br />
Midlands’ Conference.<br />
In <strong>2009</strong>/10, <strong>the</strong> Blues were<br />
unbeaten in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Premiership, having defeated<br />
Bristol, Exeter, Oxford, Cardiff and<br />
Bath, both home and away.The<br />
Blues <strong>the</strong>n won <strong>the</strong>ir knockout<br />
matches against Newcastle and<br />
Edinburgh and went on to defeat<br />
Durham in <strong>the</strong> semi-final –<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore progressing to <strong>the</strong> final<br />
of BUCS where <strong>the</strong>y faced<br />
Birmingham. Despite a close<br />
game, Cambridge narrowly lost,<br />
meaning that <strong>the</strong>y finished 2nd in<br />
<strong>the</strong> British Universities and<br />
Colleges Sport Lacrosse<br />
Championship for <strong>2009</strong>/10.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Achievements<br />
The C.U.W.L.C squad is made up of<br />
approximately 40 players – a
number of whom represent <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
countries at both regional and<br />
international level.<br />
Roshni Best Scotland U19<br />
Anna Harrison Senior East and<br />
Senior England<br />
Lawn Tennis Club<br />
www.societies.cam.ac.uk/cultc/<br />
The Cambridge University Lawn<br />
Tennis Club is one of <strong>the</strong> most<br />
ancient lawn tennis clubs in <strong>the</strong><br />
world, founded in 1881, seven<br />
years before <strong>the</strong> Lawn Tennis<br />
Association of Great Britain.The<br />
Club represents tennis for all <strong>the</strong><br />
Colleges and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r institutions<br />
Georgie Hurt Senior East and<br />
Senior England<br />
Alana Livesey Senior North<br />
and Senior<br />
England<br />
Ellie Walshe Senior East and<br />
Senior Wales<br />
which are part of <strong>the</strong> University,<br />
primarily catering for serious<br />
tennis players who will represent<br />
<strong>the</strong> University in <strong>the</strong> Men’s and<br />
Women’s teams.<br />
The Club is directly affiliated to <strong>the</strong><br />
Lawn Tennis Association of Great<br />
Britain and has a representative on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Council and on <strong>the</strong> Board of<br />
Angharad West Senior Wales<br />
Sponsors<br />
C.U.W.L.C would like to thank<br />
Barnett Waddingham for <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
sponsorship this season.<br />
<strong>the</strong> Association. Honorary<br />
President and previous Chairman<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Club, Sir Geoffrey Cass, was<br />
President and Chairman of <strong>the</strong><br />
Council of <strong>the</strong> LTA from 1997 to<br />
1999.The Club also helps support<br />
British tennis through making its<br />
courts available for hosting<br />
County Week.<br />
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There are currently approximately<br />
100 members of <strong>the</strong> club, and<br />
have two men’s and women’s<br />
teams competing in BUCS, each in<br />
National Premier and Region<br />
Conference Divisions.Teams also<br />
have annual fixtures against o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
universities, county sides,The All<br />
England, Queen's and<br />
Roehampton Club amongst<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs.Team squads have<br />
arranged coached training<br />
sessions and practises are<br />
organised for social players.<br />
Varsity<br />
Roehampton National Tennis<br />
Centre (Grass Courts), 28th-30th<br />
June <strong>2010</strong><br />
Men’s: Cambridge 13-8 Oxford,<br />
Women’s: Cambridge 18-3 Oxford<br />
The Men’s and Women’s Tennis<br />
Blues completed <strong>the</strong> double over<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Oxford counterparts for <strong>the</strong><br />
second year in a row in <strong>the</strong><br />
Barclay’s Varsity Tennis Matches<br />
played on <strong>the</strong> grass courts of <strong>the</strong><br />
National Tennis Centre,<br />
Roehampton, 28-30th June <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The Women won emphatically<br />
18-3, clinching <strong>the</strong> silverware by<br />
<strong>the</strong> end of day two of three at 12-3<br />
up, with six doubles still left to<br />
play.They continued <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
demolition on <strong>the</strong> third day,<br />
achieving a 6-0 whitewash.<br />
Laura Morrill (Murray Edwards) at<br />
#1 was simply brilliant and won all<br />
of her matches. Against her onform<br />
opposite number, whom she<br />
had only just defeated in three<br />
sets <strong>the</strong> previous year, she raised<br />
her game and won convincingly<br />
6-2, 6-4. Cambridge's American #2,<br />
Alex McGoodwin (Lucy Cavendish),<br />
couldn’t replicate Laura’s success<br />
against Oxford’s #1, but produced a<br />
flawless performance against<br />
Oxford’s #2 winning 6-0, 6-1.<br />
Captain Victoria Watson (Jesus)<br />
produced typically efficient<br />
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performances at #3, grinding<br />
down her opponents in terrier-like<br />
fashion, while Italian Varsity<br />
novice Silvia Guglielmi<br />
(Homerton) played with her<br />
characteristic aggression at #4,<br />
also winning both her singles<br />
matches comfortably.<br />
Fresher Emma Kudzin (Newnham),<br />
at #5, achieved <strong>the</strong> same feat to<br />
impressively maintain her<br />
unbeaten singles record for <strong>the</strong><br />
year while <strong>the</strong> Cambridge #6,<br />
Romanian second-time Blue Corina<br />
Balaban (Homerton), produced a<br />
magnificent performance to defeat<br />
an opponent she lost to easily <strong>the</strong><br />
previous year.The team won 8 out<br />
of 9 doubles matches with <strong>the</strong><br />
most memorable being reserves<br />
Genevieve Gotla (Christ's) and<br />
Georgina Kilbourn (Trinity Hall)<br />
miraculously prevailing 9-7 in a<br />
third set, having trailed 5-1.This<br />
capped off an incredible Varsity<br />
victory and a highly successful year<br />
to remember.<br />
The Men produced <strong>the</strong>ir fifth<br />
consecutive win, 13-8.The Light<br />
Blues took seven of <strong>the</strong> twelve<br />
singles on <strong>the</strong> first two days,<br />
including all six matches against<br />
Oxford’s #4, 5 and 6, before<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> first four of nine<br />
doubles to complete <strong>the</strong>ir victory.<br />
By his own admission Captain and<br />
Cambridge #1 Rob Bly<strong>the</strong><br />
(Emmanuel), was not playing at his<br />
usual best, struggling in his singles<br />
matches against a strong Oxford<br />
top order. However, with doubles<br />
partner freshman Cameron<br />
Johnston (Christ’s) pivotally beat<br />
<strong>the</strong> Oxford 1st pair 4-6, 6-3, 7-5,<br />
before decimating <strong>the</strong>ir 3rd pair,<br />
6-0, 6-1 to win <strong>the</strong> tie. An ace<br />
from Bly<strong>the</strong> on match point was<br />
a particularly apt seal to <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s victory in his last match for<br />
<strong>the</strong> University.<br />
Also playing <strong>the</strong>ir final Varsity<br />
matches, four-time Blue and<br />
lascivious ex-captain John Western<br />
(Selwyn), at #3, played <strong>the</strong> best<br />
tennis he ever has at Varsity, and<br />
five-time Blue, Dutchman Rutger-<br />
Jan Lange (King’s), at #2,<br />
unexpectedly crushed <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
#1 both physically and mentally.<br />
This was a real testament to his<br />
improvement since playing singles<br />
at #6 in 2006.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r five-year Varsity veteran,<br />
Russian Kirill Zavodov<br />
(Magdalene), and American<br />
graduate fresher Kenny<br />
Taubenslag (Emmanuel) were<br />
crucial in <strong>the</strong> team victory, wiping<br />
<strong>the</strong> floor with four singles victories<br />
at #5 and #6 respectively.Typically,<br />
Cambridge totally dominated<br />
Oxford on vocal support.Watching<br />
family, friends and reserves Nick<br />
Jenkins and Rob Legg proved to<br />
be <strong>the</strong> ‘second man’ in many of <strong>the</strong><br />
singles games from <strong>the</strong> court side.<br />
BUCS <strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
The Men's Blues battled bravely<br />
over <strong>the</strong> Michaelmas term but<br />
found <strong>the</strong> going tough in a very<br />
strong BUCS Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Premier<br />
League.The 1st team pushed<br />
some of <strong>the</strong> top teams very hard<br />
and avoided relegation with a<br />
match to spare.<br />
After our first two matches against<br />
Leeds Metropolitan Carnegie and<br />
<strong>the</strong> University of Stirling, <strong>the</strong> Blues<br />
were still to get on <strong>the</strong> board,<br />
losing 10-0 on both occasions.<br />
These results didn't do us justice,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> Cambridge Number 1, Rob<br />
Bly<strong>the</strong>, losing both of his singles<br />
matches in tight three setters.<br />
However a hard fought draw<br />
against <strong>the</strong> University of<br />
Manchester and a resounding 8-2<br />
win over Nottingham put us back<br />
on track as John Western finally<br />
chalked up his first win of <strong>the</strong>
season, Cameron Johnston<br />
produced some wonderful<br />
performances and veteran<br />
combatants, Kirll Zavodov and<br />
Rutger-Jan Lange continued <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
fine form after 4 consecutive<br />
Varsity victories.<br />
The Women's Blues hit top form in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS Premier League over<br />
Michaelmas Term and, with wins<br />
over reigning BUCS Tennis<br />
Champions London Metropolitan<br />
University 7-2, Bath University 10-0,<br />
and Bournemouth University 9-1,<br />
excelled to finish in second place.<br />
Laura Morrill has been on fine<br />
form, convincingly defeating<br />
London Met's intimidating<br />
Number 1, with a combination of<br />
exquisitely timed groundstrokes<br />
and powerful serving.Victoria<br />
Watson has followed suit,<br />
doggedly coming back from a<br />
set down two weeks on <strong>the</strong><br />
bounce to power home in two<br />
epic three-setters.<br />
Lightweight Rowing Club<br />
www.culrc.org/<br />
Varsity<br />
Henley-on-Thames, Sunday 28th<br />
March <strong>2010</strong><br />
Result: Cambridge won by two<br />
feet in a time of 5:28<br />
The wea<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> run up to <strong>the</strong><br />
Henley Boat Races was almost as<br />
good as we could have wished –<br />
warm and (mostly) dry during our<br />
training sessions but with<br />
torrential rain most nights giving<br />
an increasingly fast stream<br />
towards <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> week. On<br />
<strong>the</strong> eve of <strong>the</strong> race, spirits were<br />
high in <strong>the</strong> CULRC house: with a<br />
moderate tailwind forecast, we<br />
were confident not only that we<br />
would outrow Oxford but also that<br />
we stood a good chance of<br />
breaking <strong>the</strong>ir 2006 record.We<br />
expected <strong>the</strong>m to go out hard off<br />
<strong>the</strong> start, but knew <strong>the</strong>y had no<br />
chance of matching our power<br />
over <strong>the</strong> full two kilometres.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> weigh-in, we made full use<br />
of our 70kg maximum average<br />
weight, while Oxford undershot<br />
and only averaged 69.3kg.<br />
Similarly, our cox was exactly on<br />
her minimum weight, while <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford cox had to carry<br />
deadweight.We left with our<br />
confidence increased. Oxford won<br />
<strong>the</strong> toss, as <strong>the</strong>y had done for <strong>the</strong><br />
three women's races before us,<br />
and chose <strong>the</strong> Berkshire station,<br />
leaving us on Buckinghamshire.<br />
A poorly executed start from <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge boat, combined with<br />
<strong>the</strong> stronger stream on <strong>the</strong> Berks<br />
station in <strong>the</strong> first few hundred<br />
meters, allowed Oxford to take an<br />
early lead. By Remenham Club<br />
Oxford, still rating more than forty<br />
strokes per minute, had a lead of<br />
almost a length and began to<br />
Alice Barnes, Cambridge's classy<br />
Number 1, produced a backhand<br />
slice display for onlookers to relish<br />
against Bath. Important as well<br />
were <strong>the</strong> earlier performances of<br />
two fresher acquisitions, namely<br />
ex-UCLA doubles specialist Alex<br />
McGoodwin and Emma Kudzin,<br />
who showed little inexperience in<br />
<strong>the</strong> art of Light Blue belligerence.<br />
steer over to <strong>the</strong> centre of <strong>the</strong><br />
stream. However, <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
crew dug in and began to chip<br />
away at Oxford's lead.The battle<br />
for <strong>the</strong> fastest stream in <strong>the</strong><br />
middle of <strong>the</strong> river was closely<br />
fought, with so many blade<br />
clashes that <strong>the</strong> race seemed at<br />
times more like an aquatic fencing<br />
match with <strong>the</strong> umpire looking on<br />
and waving his flag one way and<br />
<strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r. Each push gained<br />
us ano<strong>the</strong>r couple of seats until,<br />
just after <strong>the</strong> Barrier, we drew level<br />
with Oxford for <strong>the</strong> first time in <strong>the</strong><br />
race. A flat-out sprint for <strong>the</strong> finish<br />
line followed, with <strong>the</strong> lead<br />
changing hands practically every<br />
stroke, but it was Cambridge who<br />
crossed <strong>the</strong> line first, with a<br />
winning margin of just two feet.<br />
Season Report<br />
Anyone looking at <strong>the</strong> eager faces<br />
at <strong>the</strong> beginning-of-season<br />
meeting in September <strong>2009</strong> could<br />
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have been forgiven for thinking<br />
<strong>the</strong> Lightweight Boat Race was a<br />
foregone conclusion.We had four<br />
returning members of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
lightweight eight which had<br />
dominated both <strong>the</strong> Henley Boat<br />
Races and <strong>the</strong> BUCS Rowing<br />
Championships, a member of <strong>the</strong><br />
2007 crew who had graduated<br />
that year but came back for a PhD<br />
after our crew beat his Leander<br />
lightweight eight, and several<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r talented athletes. However,<br />
even <strong>the</strong> naturally pessimistic<br />
among us could not have guessed<br />
how close <strong>the</strong> race would be.<br />
We started <strong>the</strong> season well, with<br />
six CULRC triallists qualifying<br />
through <strong>the</strong> first round of <strong>the</strong> GB<br />
rowing trials, more than any o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
club. (Two were eventually chosen<br />
for <strong>the</strong> GB team for <strong>the</strong> World<br />
Universities Rowing<br />
Championships – more on that<br />
later.) Four of <strong>the</strong>se GB triallists<br />
formed a lightweight coxless quad<br />
for <strong>the</strong> Fours' Head of <strong>the</strong> River in<br />
November – unfortunately this<br />
race was cancelled due to adverse<br />
wea<strong>the</strong>r conditions, depriving us<br />
of our only chance to compare<br />
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ourselves directly with Oxford<br />
before <strong>the</strong> Boat Race.<br />
Bad wea<strong>the</strong>r became a recurring<br />
<strong>the</strong>me as heavy snow forced <strong>the</strong><br />
cancellation of <strong>the</strong> second round<br />
of GB rowing trials and, more<br />
importantly, <strong>the</strong> flights that were<br />
to have taken us to <strong>the</strong> south of<br />
France for our January training<br />
camp.We made <strong>the</strong> best of a bad<br />
situation by staying in Cambridge<br />
and going out rowing whenever<br />
<strong>the</strong> river wasn't frozen over. After<br />
selecting <strong>the</strong> Boat Race crew in<br />
early February, we arranged a<br />
number of sparring matches<br />
against prominent clubs such as<br />
London RC and Leander Club to<br />
give us race practice in <strong>the</strong> run-up<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Henley Boat Races.<br />
After beating Oxford in <strong>the</strong> Henley<br />
Boat Races (which are described in<br />
more detail above) we split up for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Easter holidays before<br />
reconvening for <strong>the</strong> BUCS Regatta.<br />
Our coxless four won a bronze<br />
medal, but <strong>the</strong> eight was unable to<br />
race after one rower failed to<br />
make <strong>the</strong> weight limit. At <strong>the</strong> end<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Easter Term we entered <strong>the</strong><br />
Temple Challenge Cup at Henley<br />
Royal Regatta but illness and<br />
injury led to a sub-standard<br />
performance and we were<br />
knocked out in <strong>the</strong> first round.<br />
John Hale and Charlie Pitt Ford<br />
<strong>the</strong>n left us to train for <strong>the</strong> World<br />
Universities Championships,<br />
where <strong>the</strong>y competed in <strong>the</strong> GB<br />
coxless four alongside athletes<br />
from Imperial College and Oxford<br />
Brookes. Meanwhile, <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />
team were treated to a free trip to<br />
China where we competed in a<br />
regatta on <strong>the</strong> Shunyi Olympic<br />
Rowing Lake in Beijing. On<br />
returning from our travels, <strong>the</strong> four<br />
of us who still had nothing better<br />
to do with our holidays got<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r to form a coxless four for<br />
<strong>the</strong> EUSA European Universities<br />
Rowing Championships. After a<br />
dodgy performance in our heat,<br />
we came from behind in <strong>the</strong> final<br />
to win a silver medal in a time<br />
that was faster than <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
EUSA record.
Modern Pentathlon Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cumpc/index.<br />
php<br />
CUMPC is a hugely successful club<br />
with members of an international<br />
standard training alongside<br />
beginners and our friendly,<br />
welcoming ethos earning us<br />
<strong>the</strong> title of <strong>the</strong> most sociable club<br />
in Cambridge.<br />
Modern Pentathlon is an Olympic<br />
Sport consisting of Swimming,<br />
Fencing, Horse-riding, Running<br />
and Shooting; <strong>the</strong> latter 2 being<br />
combined into one event made up<br />
of three 1Km run loops, each<br />
preceded by a 5 shot shoot in a<br />
similar style to <strong>the</strong> ski-rifle<br />
biathlon. Our members come from<br />
all backgrounds- some who have<br />
never competed at any of <strong>the</strong><br />
5 events before (a notable case is<br />
Hannah Darcy who achieved a<br />
Half-blue this year having arrived<br />
in 2007 as a novice in all<br />
disciplines!) and some who are<br />
currently representing GB at <strong>the</strong><br />
sport.Therefore <strong>the</strong>re is a huge<br />
team spirit within <strong>the</strong> squad with<br />
everyone able to teach or learn<br />
something from each o<strong>the</strong>r.The<br />
Varsity Match held at <strong>the</strong> start of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Easter holidays is <strong>the</strong> highlight<br />
of our calendar with 6 Men and 6<br />
Women competing in <strong>the</strong> full 5<br />
events as well as 3 male and 3<br />
female reserves who compete in<br />
<strong>the</strong> swim, run and shoot.There are<br />
also many o<strong>the</strong>r competitions<br />
held throughout <strong>the</strong> year, which<br />
are open to anyone whatever <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
level of experience.<br />
Varsity<br />
The <strong>2010</strong> Varsity Match was held<br />
at Tonbridge School, Kent on<br />
26th-27th March.Won Ladies Trophy,<br />
Ladies Reserves competiton and<br />
Men's reserves competition. Lost<br />
Men's trophy competition.<br />
The <strong>the</strong>me of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Varsity<br />
Match was certainly broken things;<br />
broken wrists, broken stirrups and<br />
broken records.The broken wrist<br />
was courtesy of our Men's team<br />
member- Rich Allen who had to<br />
withdraw from <strong>the</strong> team and join<br />
<strong>the</strong> reserves squad a week before<br />
<strong>the</strong> competition allowing Dan<br />
Paine to step up into <strong>the</strong> trophy<br />
competition.The build- up to <strong>the</strong><br />
match was no less dramatic for <strong>the</strong><br />
Women's squad with both our<br />
newcomer and super-swimmer<br />
Henrietta Dillon and pentathlon<br />
veteran Emma Kenney-Herbert<br />
sustaining injuries in <strong>the</strong> few days<br />
preceding <strong>the</strong> competition,<br />
necessitating <strong>the</strong> recruitment of<br />
novice Abigail Wood 24 hours<br />
before <strong>the</strong> match.<br />
Despite <strong>the</strong>se set backs, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Pentathletes were<br />
direct contenders from <strong>the</strong> very<br />
first event- <strong>the</strong> fence. Brad Dixon<br />
came top in <strong>the</strong> Men's fencing<br />
competition followed closely by<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r Cantab Daniel Housley.<br />
Not to be outdone, <strong>the</strong> Women put<br />
in a similarly fantastic performance<br />
with newcomer Laura Plant<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> women's fence and<br />
setting a new varsity record for <strong>the</strong><br />
highest fencing score.<br />
The Swim helped seal<br />
Cambridge's domination of <strong>the</strong><br />
first day of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Varsity Match.<br />
All of <strong>the</strong> squad achieved personal<br />
best times in <strong>the</strong> pool with <strong>the</strong><br />
largest improvement going to<br />
Danae Mercer who knocked off an<br />
astonishing 98 seconds from her<br />
first ever timed 200m.The Men's<br />
swim was won narrowly by Brad<br />
Dixon, who came in 0.03 seconds<br />
before <strong>the</strong> Oxford Men's captain,<br />
whilst Laura Plant won <strong>the</strong><br />
women's swim event.<br />
The squad arrived for <strong>the</strong> ride<br />
event <strong>the</strong> next morning, confident<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir lead. However, <strong>the</strong> ride<br />
event lived up to tradition of<br />
providing a few challenges and<br />
proved to be <strong>the</strong> downfall of <strong>the</strong><br />
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men's team. Dan Housley, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Men's captain pulled<br />
off a spectacular clear round and<br />
Brad Dixon completed <strong>the</strong> course<br />
on a difficult mount, whilst<br />
newcomer Matt Comin took up <strong>the</strong><br />
reins for <strong>the</strong> first time in<br />
competition and,after some<br />
disagreement with <strong>the</strong> horse,<br />
decided that <strong>the</strong> destruction of <strong>the</strong><br />
jump was <strong>the</strong> easiest way of<br />
overcoming <strong>the</strong> difficulty of getting<br />
over it.Sadly,<strong>the</strong> more experienced<br />
Oxford Men's team rode better on<br />
<strong>the</strong> day and so headed onto <strong>the</strong><br />
lead for <strong>the</strong> first time.<br />
Fortunately <strong>the</strong> women's team<br />
pulled off 6 fantastic<br />
performances in <strong>the</strong> ride with a<br />
beautiful clear from Hannah Darcy<br />
and a speedy but stylish round<br />
from Ayla Haddenhorst. Having<br />
been thrown into <strong>the</strong> deep end in<br />
all o<strong>the</strong>r 4 events, Abi Wood –a<br />
confident rider – was feeling less<br />
daunted by this phase of <strong>the</strong><br />
competition; however a slight<br />
wardrobe malfunction meant that<br />
Abi's stirrup lea<strong>the</strong>r snapped half<br />
way round <strong>the</strong> course.This left Abi<br />
with 6 jumps to jump with only<br />
one foot supported by a stirrup<br />
and, after demonstrating<br />
exceptional balance, Abi<br />
completed a fantastic round to<br />
much applause and maintained<br />
<strong>the</strong> now comfortable lead over <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford Women.<br />
The final event was <strong>the</strong> combined<br />
event- a new concept to all<br />
pentathletes globally.This was <strong>the</strong><br />
first time it had been part of <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity match and tensions were<br />
high.The Cambridge pentathletes<br />
were well prepared for this new<br />
event thanks to <strong>the</strong> generous gun<br />
grant received last year from <strong>the</strong><br />
University and some dedicated<br />
training.This commitment paid off<br />
and some fantastic performances<br />
were achieved: Nick England and<br />
Zoe Rutterford took <strong>the</strong> fastest<br />
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shoot times in <strong>the</strong> Men's and<br />
Women's events, Hannah Darcy<br />
got best women's run and Laura<br />
Plant was <strong>the</strong> overall winner of <strong>the</strong><br />
Women's combined event.<br />
The 4th consecutive Women's<br />
victory was claimed whilst <strong>the</strong><br />
Men's team show huge potential<br />
for next year, <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> Varsity<br />
Match was celebrated in true<br />
pentathlon style with a fabulous<br />
black tie dinner in Tonbridge.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
During <strong>the</strong> summer vacation, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge pentathletes travelled<br />
to Sandhurst Military Barracks in<br />
Surrey to compete in a triangular<br />
competition against Oxford and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Army. Despite not having<br />
matriculated yet,Tom Barber and<br />
Josh Radvan bravely came to meet<br />
CUMPC and compete for<br />
Cambridge for <strong>the</strong> first time.They<br />
proved a huge success with Josh<br />
Radvan beating off all Army and<br />
Oxford competition to come in<br />
first after a nail-biting combined<br />
event against fellow Cantab- Tom<br />
Barber who came in second.<br />
Congratulations to <strong>the</strong> team of<br />
Brad Dixon, Henny Dillon,Tom<br />
Barber, Laura Plant and Nick<br />
England who won <strong>the</strong> team event<br />
and secured yet more silverware<br />
for <strong>the</strong> CUMPC cabinet.<br />
The club is hoping to nurture this<br />
link with <strong>the</strong> Army throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
coming year; <strong>the</strong> OTC have kindly<br />
agreed to lend resources to<br />
CUMPC and an Army team will be<br />
attending <strong>the</strong> Cambridge Old<br />
Blue's competition.This is exciting<br />
not only for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
Pentathletes but also for <strong>the</strong><br />
promotion of Modern Pentathlon<br />
across <strong>the</strong> country.We wish <strong>the</strong><br />
best of luck to <strong>the</strong> incoming<br />
committee and encourage any<br />
interested students to look at our<br />
website or get in contact.<br />
Joshua Radvan<br />
My name is Josh Radvan, I am an<br />
18 year old fresher reading Land<br />
Economy at St Catharine’s. My sport<br />
is Modern Pentathlon, which is a<br />
combination of running, swimming,<br />
shooting, riding and fencing.<br />
I have been competing in various<br />
competitions, both National and<br />
International, since I was 13 years<br />
of age. My biggest achievements<br />
so far are winning <strong>the</strong> World<br />
Biathle Championships<br />
(continuous running and<br />
swimming) at U19 and U17 age<br />
groups with a bronze medal in<br />
between <strong>the</strong>se years. I am<br />
currently National U19 Modern<br />
Pentathlon Champion and was<br />
also champion at U17 level. I’ve<br />
represented GB in World and<br />
European events around <strong>the</strong> globe<br />
since 2006.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> support of TASS and <strong>the</strong><br />
coaching at Cambridge, I hope to<br />
continue competing at highest<br />
levels of my sport.This would<br />
include World Cup events, and my<br />
ultimate aim is <strong>the</strong> 2016 Olympic<br />
Games. I would also obviously like<br />
to represent Cambridge at<br />
Modern Pentathlon and achieve<br />
Blue standard.<br />
Combining sports and studies is an<br />
important part of my daily life and I<br />
am fortunate that training for each<br />
event is specifically timetabled to<br />
avoid major clashes with my<br />
academic needs. Most training<br />
sessions are in <strong>the</strong> morning and<br />
evenings, and after one term I have<br />
managed to successfully and<br />
comfortably integrate my sporting<br />
requirements into my weekly<br />
timetable. Most importantly, I have<br />
found <strong>the</strong> standards of training<br />
and talent for all <strong>the</strong> individual<br />
sports has been high and<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore is helping me develop<br />
as an athlete.
Netball Club<br />
www.culnc.org<br />
CULNC plays a thriving role in<br />
Cambridge Women’s sport being<br />
renowned for both sporting<br />
excellence as well as great team<br />
spirit and dedication to both <strong>the</strong><br />
on and off court aspects of <strong>the</strong><br />
sport.We have a squad of roughly<br />
25 people, producing two teams<br />
that both compete in <strong>the</strong> British<br />
Universities and Colleges Sport<br />
(BUCS) leagues as well as <strong>the</strong><br />
regional BUCS cup knockout<br />
tournament and, of course, <strong>the</strong><br />
annual Varsity matches.<br />
The <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> season proved<br />
extremely successful for CULNC<br />
with a Varsity victory for <strong>the</strong> Jays,<br />
whilst <strong>the</strong> Blues reached <strong>the</strong><br />
Midlands Conference Cup BUCS<br />
Final and finished top of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
division in <strong>the</strong> league to achieve<br />
promotion to Division 1.This sets<br />
an exciting and challenging<br />
prospect for <strong>the</strong> forthcoming<br />
season where <strong>the</strong> Blues will meet<br />
tough opposition in <strong>the</strong> higher<br />
division with both teams aiming<br />
to improve on last year’s fantastic<br />
performance, especially as <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity match returns to home soil.<br />
As well as <strong>the</strong> University<br />
component, <strong>the</strong> Club runs a Ladies<br />
and Mixed College League and<br />
annual Cupper’s Tournament that<br />
is well supported and provides a<br />
vital opportunity for netball to be<br />
played and enjoyed at all ability<br />
levels within <strong>the</strong> university.<br />
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Varsity<br />
20/02/<strong>2010</strong>: Oxford<br />
Blues: 35-44<br />
Jays: 36-34<br />
The Varsity matches proved to be<br />
a day of mixed results but what<br />
was undeniable was <strong>the</strong> high level<br />
of netball produced by all four<br />
teams and a clear culmination of a<br />
whole seasons dedicated training.<br />
The Jays match was extremely<br />
closely fought but due to <strong>the</strong><br />
excellent shooting and team work<br />
of Anna Fries and Sarah Gill <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues entered <strong>the</strong> last<br />
quarter with a 6 goal lead over<br />
Oxford. However <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues<br />
were not done yet and fought<br />
back to produce a nail biting final<br />
15 minutes. Cambridge kept <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
nerve and after endless turnovers<br />
secured a well deserved victory<br />
that displayed <strong>the</strong> progress <strong>the</strong><br />
team had made throughout <strong>the</strong><br />
last season.The whole team<br />
produced an outstanding<br />
performance and Hannah<br />
Pennicott at WA was named man<br />
of <strong>the</strong> match by Oxford.<br />
The Blues were once again so<br />
evenly matched in speed and<br />
agility to <strong>the</strong>ir Dark Blue<br />
opponents that <strong>the</strong> final score<br />
does not reflect <strong>the</strong> extremely<br />
close fought battle for each point<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> match that was<br />
clear to all spectators.With some<br />
excellent shooting by Jessica<br />
McGeorge and defence by<br />
Antonia Akoto <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
finished 11-10 up after <strong>the</strong> first<br />
quarter. However, with an Oxford<br />
side spurred on by a home crowd<br />
this lead slipped slightly in <strong>the</strong><br />
second quarter but victory was<br />
still very much in <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
sights at half time. Unfortunately<br />
Cambridge suffered severe injuries<br />
to two key players in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half and whilst <strong>the</strong> side fought<br />
determinedly to <strong>the</strong> end, victory<br />
became illusive. However, with<br />
much of <strong>the</strong> team staying on<br />
for next season and Varsity<br />
returning to home soil <strong>the</strong>re are<br />
high hopes of success for both<br />
teams next year.
O<strong>the</strong>r news<br />
The Blues produced a storming<br />
performance in <strong>the</strong> BUCS League,<br />
losing only one match in <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
season. As such <strong>the</strong>y finished top of<br />
<strong>the</strong> league and safely secured<br />
promotion for <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-11 season<br />
with a hugely impressive 227 goal<br />
difference over <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r members<br />
of <strong>the</strong> division. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore <strong>the</strong><br />
Blues reached <strong>the</strong> final of <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
Knockout Cup where <strong>the</strong>y met <strong>the</strong><br />
strong Birmingham 2nd’s side and<br />
at <strong>the</strong> end of full time <strong>the</strong> whistle<br />
Orienteering Club<br />
www.cuoc.org.uk/<br />
CUOC is a relatively small sports<br />
club for members of Cambridge<br />
University. Membership varies<br />
around 30 members, ranging from<br />
complete beginners to British<br />
Champions.The club’s main aims<br />
are to attend orienteering events<br />
around <strong>the</strong> country and to provide<br />
training for its members so that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y can improve. CUOC was<br />
founded in 1970 with a committee<br />
of just two people, and has been<br />
going ever since.<br />
The club organises two events<br />
each year: <strong>the</strong> Sprint-O which is a<br />
combined orienteering/social<br />
event for members of any<br />
university, and <strong>the</strong> Icenian which is<br />
open to <strong>the</strong> general public and<br />
usually attracts around 300<br />
orienteers.<br />
The main competitions attended<br />
by <strong>the</strong> club every year are Varsity<br />
went to signal a draw, just as <strong>the</strong><br />
Blues had <strong>the</strong> ball in <strong>the</strong> circle<br />
ready to shoot. Extra time saw <strong>the</strong><br />
goals continue to be exchanged<br />
alternatively until in <strong>the</strong> dying<br />
moments, fur<strong>the</strong>r injuries to <strong>the</strong><br />
Blues allowed Birmingham to steal<br />
<strong>the</strong> victory and leave Cambridge<br />
<strong>the</strong> silver medal.This was a result<br />
that could easily have gone<br />
ei<strong>the</strong>r way but it is safe to say<br />
that in terms of <strong>the</strong> netball played<br />
it was <strong>the</strong> Blues performance of<br />
<strong>the</strong> season.<br />
and <strong>the</strong> British University<br />
Championships (BUCS).The<br />
annual Varsity match takes place<br />
at <strong>the</strong> end of Lent term each year.<br />
This could be anywhere in <strong>the</strong><br />
country, and is usually abroad<br />
every three years. In 2008 it was<br />
held in Sweden and in <strong>2011</strong> will be<br />
held in <strong>the</strong> Czech Republic.<br />
BUCS again could be held<br />
anywhere in <strong>the</strong> country, and is a<br />
competition open to all university<br />
orienteering clubs in Britain. It is a<br />
weekend competition with an<br />
individual race on <strong>the</strong> Saturday<br />
and a team relay on <strong>the</strong> Sunday,<br />
with a big social event on <strong>the</strong><br />
Saturday night.<br />
CUOC organises transport for its<br />
members to around six events<br />
each term, and organises a week<br />
long training camp (often in <strong>the</strong><br />
Lake District) every Christmas for<br />
members of CUOC and OUOC.<br />
The Jays had a mixed season in<br />
BUCS but with many key victories<br />
and a draw finished third in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
highly competitive division.<br />
Overall, <strong>the</strong> squad has had an<br />
incredibly successful season and<br />
this has laid firm foundations for<br />
next year.With many players<br />
looking to return, <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-11<br />
season has exciting prospects.<br />
Varsity<br />
Date: 6th March <strong>2010</strong><br />
Venue: Penhale Sands, Cornwall<br />
Result: Oxford won by 10 minutes<br />
overall in <strong>the</strong> men’s; Cambridge<br />
could not field a full women’s<br />
team<br />
This year's Varsity Match took<br />
place on Saturday 6th March on<br />
Penhale Sands in Cornwall, with<br />
excellent (and technically<br />
challenging) courses planned by<br />
Scott Collier (JOK).<br />
The Varsity Match is made up of a<br />
Men’s Course and a Women’s<br />
Course, with runners starting at<br />
6 minute intervals, alternating<br />
between Oxford and Cambridge<br />
(so members of <strong>the</strong> same club are<br />
spaced by 12 minutes). Each club<br />
is allowed to choose <strong>the</strong> order of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir starters, so it is tactically best<br />
to start <strong>the</strong> fastest off last.The top<br />
four men and top three women<br />
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count for each club.The match is<br />
always followed by a fun relay on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Sunday.<br />
First off for Cambridge in <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s Match was Alex Küng,<br />
followed at 12 minute intervals by<br />
Ben Windsor, Adam Bennett,<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday, and Ben<br />
Stevens. Matt flew around <strong>the</strong><br />
course despite <strong>the</strong> pain of a knee<br />
injury, and took victory in just over<br />
60 minutes for <strong>the</strong> 8.8km course.<br />
There was a close race between<br />
Ben Stevens and Mark McLeod of<br />
Oxford, with Ben catching Mark up<br />
by <strong>the</strong>ir 6 minute separation<br />
before pulling away slightly at <strong>the</strong><br />
end to take second position.<br />
However, Oxford’s consistency was<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir strength and <strong>the</strong>y took <strong>the</strong><br />
next four positions. Cambridge’s<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r two times to count were<br />
Adam Bennett’s and Ben Windsor’s<br />
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in 80 and 81 minutes respectively.<br />
Once all of <strong>the</strong> runners had<br />
returned, we found to CUOC’s<br />
disappointment that Oxford’s<br />
combined time was 10 minutes<br />
quicker, and <strong>the</strong>y took <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s title.<br />
We were unable to field a full team<br />
of three in <strong>the</strong> Women’s Race, and<br />
our two runners were Victoria<br />
Stevens and Mairead Rocke.This<br />
meant <strong>the</strong> result of <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Match was decided before it even<br />
began. Oxford took <strong>the</strong> two top<br />
spots with Anne Edwards winning<br />
in 53 minutes, but Cambridge ran<br />
strongly and Mairead finished in<br />
third place in a time of 67 minutes<br />
for <strong>the</strong> 6.6km course, with Vicky<br />
finishing four minutes behind in<br />
fourth place.<br />
Despite our defeat, <strong>the</strong> weekend<br />
was great fun and we look<br />
forwards to challenging Oxford<br />
once again on 2nd April <strong>2011</strong> in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Czech Republic, where we<br />
intend to have a complete team!<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Competitions and Results<br />
BUCS <strong>2010</strong><br />
CUOC attended BUCS in <strong>the</strong> Forest<br />
of Dean on 13th-14th March <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Unfortunately <strong>the</strong> event was<br />
plagued with misfortunes;<br />
Mairead had tonsillitis and so had<br />
to pull out at <strong>the</strong> last minute, <strong>the</strong><br />
A14 was closed so <strong>the</strong> second car<br />
was late and had to have delayed<br />
starts, Adam Bennett was given<br />
<strong>the</strong> wrong map so did an extra<br />
5km before starting on <strong>the</strong> correct<br />
course and <strong>the</strong>n managed to<br />
injure himself near <strong>the</strong> end of<br />
<strong>the</strong> course, and Vicky Stevens<br />
injured herself during <strong>the</strong><br />
individual and so was unable to<br />
compete in <strong>the</strong> relay.<br />
Fortunately we were still able to<br />
salvage a good result due to some<br />
very good runs. Matt was 8th, and<br />
Ben was 17th with Adam<br />
completing <strong>the</strong> team in 46th.<br />
Mairead and Vicky both ran very<br />
well coming 14th and 16th<br />
respectively.This left us in 4th<br />
place with <strong>the</strong> relays to go on <strong>the</strong><br />
Sunday. Mairead had a very<br />
impressive run, coming back in<br />
3rd; unfortunately Vicky had fallen<br />
through a cattle grid <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
day, which meant we had an<br />
incomplete team. Matt, Adam, and<br />
Ben all had very consistent runs<br />
which took <strong>the</strong>m well clear of <strong>the</strong><br />
third-placed Oxford.This put <strong>the</strong><br />
men 3rd and <strong>the</strong> university 4th<br />
overall which was very fortunate<br />
given <strong>the</strong> number of mishaps, and<br />
is consistent with previous years.<br />
Tours<br />
CUOC organised a training tour at<br />
Christmas <strong>2009</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Lake District<br />
for a week. OUOC organised a<br />
training tour near Strömstad,<br />
Sweden for a week, which CUOC<br />
were also invited to attend. Both<br />
tours were great successes, with<br />
members having fantastic<br />
opportunities to improve <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
skills in some of <strong>the</strong> best<br />
orienteering terrain in <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
Special Interest/O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday and Mairead<br />
Rocke were both selected for <strong>the</strong><br />
second time to run at <strong>the</strong> Junior<br />
World Championships (JWOC) for<br />
Great Britain, held in Denmark at<br />
<strong>the</strong> beginning of July <strong>2010</strong>.They<br />
were also both selected for <strong>the</strong><br />
British Orienteering International<br />
Racing Camp in Gdansk, Poland at<br />
<strong>the</strong> start of August <strong>2010</strong>, whilst<br />
Victoria Stevens was selected for<br />
<strong>the</strong> British Orienteering Academy<br />
Coaching Camp held in Uppsala,<br />
Sweden at <strong>the</strong> end of July <strong>2010</strong>.
Mairead Rocke<br />
I study Geography at Churchill<br />
College and I am also part of<br />
British Orienteering’s World Class<br />
Academy Squad. My most recent<br />
international competition was <strong>the</strong><br />
Junior World Orienteering<br />
Championships <strong>2010</strong> which was<br />
held in Denmark. I achieved a<br />
personal best of 20th position in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Middle race final.This was <strong>the</strong><br />
culmination of a successful<br />
domestic competition season in<br />
which I won <strong>the</strong> individual medal<br />
for my age group at <strong>the</strong> Jan<br />
Kjellstrom International Festival<br />
of Orienteering. I was also part of<br />
<strong>the</strong> South Yorkshire Orienteer’s<br />
Team who won <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Relay Trophy.<br />
The aims of my training for <strong>2011</strong><br />
focus upon <strong>the</strong> Junior World<br />
Orienteering Championships<br />
which are to be held in Poland in<br />
July. I hope to improve upon my<br />
past performances, particularly in<br />
<strong>the</strong> sprint and <strong>the</strong> long race. <strong>2011</strong><br />
is my final year competing as a<br />
junior and so I also hope to make<br />
good foundations on which I can<br />
progress up to <strong>the</strong> senior level.<br />
Sport is a key part of my life at<br />
Cambridge.Whilst being a<br />
member of Cambridge University<br />
Orienteering Club, I also train with<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hare and Hounds crosscountry<br />
club. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, I am<br />
very grateful for <strong>the</strong> support<br />
provided by <strong>the</strong> Talented Athlete<br />
Sponsorship Scheme.Through<br />
this I have had regular access to<br />
a strength and conditioning<br />
coach at Fenner’s Gym and I have<br />
also been provided with<br />
opportunities to travel to more<br />
technical terrains which are not<br />
abundant in Cambridge.<br />
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Polo Club<br />
The club has its own ponies and<br />
aims to provide cheap, accessible<br />
polo to players of any ability –<br />
from complete beginners who<br />
have never picked up a stick to<br />
those who arrive at Cambridge<br />
having already played for many<br />
years.We arrange regular lessons<br />
and tournaments, both at home<br />
and away and, for many, <strong>the</strong> year<br />
culminates in <strong>the</strong> Varsity match<br />
played at Guards Polo Club in<br />
June.<br />
Varsity<br />
June <strong>2010</strong><br />
Oxford 5-4 Cambridge<br />
Powerlifting Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuplc/<br />
Cambridge University Powerlifting<br />
Club (CUPLC) exists to facilitate<br />
strength training within <strong>the</strong><br />
university and particularly to<br />
supply a powerlifting team to<br />
compete in <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity<br />
powerlifting match. As well as<br />
dedicated powerlifters, our<br />
membership includes sporting<br />
people from various o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
disciplines (athletics, martial arts,<br />
sailing), as well as a number of<br />
people who train simply as part of<br />
a healthy lifestyle, without<br />
sporting ambitions.<br />
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This was <strong>the</strong> closest fought match<br />
of recent years with Oxford<br />
fielding a team, which, on paper,<br />
looked very strong.Traditionally<br />
playing off <strong>the</strong> stick ra<strong>the</strong>r than off<br />
handicap, our boys fought back<br />
well and played better than ever,<br />
despite <strong>the</strong>ir obvious<br />
disadvantage.The game was close,<br />
with Tobi Edun putting an<br />
equalizing goal through <strong>the</strong> posts<br />
in what spectators thought was<br />
<strong>the</strong> last second of play.<br />
Unfortunately <strong>the</strong> umpire ruled<br />
against it, claiming <strong>the</strong> last bell<br />
went before <strong>the</strong> ball crossed <strong>the</strong><br />
line, to <strong>the</strong> outrage of most of <strong>the</strong><br />
stands and even <strong>the</strong> commentator.<br />
The club is friendly and open and<br />
encourages new members,<br />
regardless of previous experience.<br />
If you are interested in lifting<br />
weights it is important not to feel<br />
intimidated by <strong>the</strong> weights you<br />
might see more experienced<br />
people lifting. No experienced<br />
lifter expects a novice to walk in<br />
and lift heavy weights - most can<br />
remember <strong>the</strong>ir own first efforts!<br />
So you should not feel you have to<br />
impress or compete.<br />
Any member of The University can<br />
join <strong>the</strong> club, although only those<br />
registered for a degree can<br />
compete in <strong>the</strong> Varsity match.<br />
It was a high standard match and<br />
a fantastic day out, and <strong>the</strong> boys<br />
should be congratulated on how<br />
well <strong>the</strong>y played.<br />
Looking Forward to <strong>2011</strong><br />
We will be sending teams to <strong>the</strong><br />
National University Arena<br />
Championship from 17th-20th<br />
February, and we are also fielding<br />
a team comprising two students<br />
and one old boy to play in <strong>the</strong> O2<br />
arena on 24th Feb.The Jack Wills<br />
Varsity Match this year is on 11th<br />
June at Guards Polo Club.<br />
Varsity<br />
27th February, <strong>2010</strong>,“Core<br />
Cambridge” Facility, Cambridge<br />
Oxford 1203.1 - 995.5 Cambridge<br />
Although Cambridge lost, we had<br />
some great performances with<br />
lots of newcomers who showed<br />
some real talent.The top three<br />
lifters from Cambridge were Jerrell<br />
Whitehead, Alexander Blessing<br />
and Alp Notghi. Jerrell especially<br />
was very impressive, totalling<br />
620kg at a bodyweight of 94kg,<br />
which should earn him a Full Blue.<br />
I was very happy to see many<br />
people competing for <strong>the</strong>ir first
time.Well done to Louis Cox-<br />
Brusseau, James Barton, William<br />
Blackwell, Josh Mouland, David<br />
Parkes and Shaun Ng as well as to<br />
Ivy Owens and Krish Mahbubani,<br />
who showed that Powerlifting is<br />
not just for men.<br />
I would like to thank Andrew Lee,<br />
Adam Scrivner and Steve Martin<br />
for helping out tremendously.<br />
Looking Forward to <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
This year we are focussing on<br />
rebuilding our Varsity squad with<br />
<strong>the</strong> intention of inflicting a<br />
resounding defeat upon Oxford in<br />
this year’s Varsity match, to be held<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Pro Am Fight Centre in<br />
Cambridge.To this end we have<br />
been fortunate to recruit a large<br />
number of highly talented lifters<br />
with a solid background in<br />
strength sports from across<br />
<strong>the</strong> University, from both<br />
undergraduate and<br />
postgraduate camps.<br />
Rackets Club<br />
The rackets match against Oxford<br />
is one of <strong>the</strong> longest-standing<br />
fixtures in university sport, and <strong>the</strong><br />
club’s main aim is to find a team,<br />
traditionally two pairs, to keep up<br />
that tradition. One difficulty is <strong>the</strong><br />
lack of a rackets court in<br />
Cambridge, but Haileybury kindly<br />
provide practice facilities.<br />
The <strong>2010</strong>/11 Secretary is James<br />
Watson (Trinity Hall) – please<br />
contact him for any enquiries.<br />
The club has also had <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunity to forge ties with<br />
London-based club British Barbell,<br />
allowing several members of <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity squad to improve <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
technique under <strong>the</strong> aegis of<br />
British Barbell’s internationally<br />
ranked powerlifters, with an aim to<br />
qualifying for <strong>the</strong> British Nationals<br />
later this year. Finally, <strong>the</strong> Varsity<br />
Varsity<br />
March 10th, <strong>2010</strong> at The Queen's<br />
Club, London W14<br />
Oxford 3-0 Cambridge<br />
1st pairs.<br />
James Stallibras (Radley School<br />
and Trinity Hall) lost to William<br />
Fortune (Harrow School and<br />
Brasenose), 1-15, 2-15, 7-15<br />
James Watson (Marlborough<br />
School and Trinity Hall) lost to Alex<br />
squad was also fortunate to attend<br />
a seminar held in Cambridge by<br />
‘The World’s Strongest Man’, and<br />
World Deadlift Record Holder,<br />
Andy Bolton.The knowledge<br />
gained from this seminar was<br />
useful both to novice and<br />
advanced lifters alike, inspiring<br />
many of <strong>the</strong> club’s lifters to rethink<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir approach to <strong>the</strong> ‘king’ of lifts.<br />
Portz (Winchester School and<br />
Somerville), 3-15, 3-15, 4-15<br />
Doubles: J. Stallibras and J.Watson<br />
lost to W.Fortune and A.Portz, 0-15,<br />
2-15, 7-15<br />
2nd pairs.<br />
Edward Pearson (The Perse School<br />
and Robinson) lost to Chris<br />
Steganowicz (Eton School and<br />
Regent's Park), 4-15, 1-15, 0-15<br />
Patrick Stobbs (Eton School and<br />
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King's) lost to Horatio Carey (Eton<br />
School and Trinity), 3-15, 8-15, 7-15<br />
Pearson and Stobbs lost to<br />
Steganowicz and Carey, 6-15, 15-9,<br />
5-15, 6-15<br />
Real Tennis Club<br />
www.curtc.net/<br />
The so-called “king of racquet<br />
sports”, Real tennis is <strong>the</strong> original<br />
indoor racquet sport from which<br />
<strong>the</strong> modern game of lawn tennis is<br />
descended. It is a fast-paced game<br />
that requires strength and speed<br />
but also finesse. Cambridge<br />
University is one of 23 clubs in <strong>the</strong><br />
UK and one of only three clubs in<br />
<strong>the</strong> country to have two real tennis<br />
courts.The club has a large student<br />
community and new members and<br />
players are always welcome.<br />
Varsity<br />
19-20th February <strong>2010</strong>, MCC, Lords’.<br />
Men’s 1st Team: Cambridge 2-4<br />
Oxford<br />
Women’s 1st Team: Cambridge 6-0<br />
Oxford<br />
6th March <strong>2010</strong>, Oxford Real<br />
Tennis Club<br />
Men’s 2nd Team: Cambridge 1-5<br />
Oxford<br />
Women’s 2nd Team: Cambridge<br />
1-5 Oxford<br />
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Cambridge were outgunned by<br />
<strong>the</strong> more experienced Oxford<br />
players, and found it hard to return<br />
serve consistently or confidently<br />
on <strong>the</strong> notoriously severe Queen's<br />
club court.They played spiritedly<br />
in <strong>the</strong> rallies, and <strong>the</strong> matches<br />
were all well-contested, especially<br />
<strong>the</strong> doubles - <strong>the</strong> 1st pair held a<br />
Men’s Varsity Match Report<br />
After what felt like a year with all<br />
<strong>the</strong> right preparation leading up<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Varsity match, it all ended<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r bitterly for <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
squads. A resounding victory for<br />
Cambridge <strong>the</strong> previous year only<br />
served to fuel Oxford’s<br />
determination to have <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
revenge.Two 5-set thrillers in <strong>the</strong><br />
doubles resulted in <strong>the</strong> scores<br />
being tied after <strong>the</strong> first day.The<br />
Cambridge partnership of Ali<br />
Hakimi and James Watson<br />
narrowly lost out to Horatio Cary<br />
and Sam Halliday 6/2, 3/6, 5/6, 6/5,<br />
4/6 in a topsy-turvy battle.The pair<br />
certainly had <strong>the</strong>ir chances to<br />
snatch victory particularly in <strong>the</strong><br />
third set where <strong>the</strong>y squandered a<br />
5-3 lead. Rob Hird and Ed Pearson<br />
levelled <strong>the</strong> tie with ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
mouth-watering encounter lasting<br />
over 3 hours on court with a 2/6,<br />
6/3, 6/4, 5/6, 6/4 victory over Will<br />
Fortune and Chris Stefanowicz.<br />
Captain Ed Pearson began <strong>the</strong><br />
proceedings on <strong>the</strong> following day<br />
in <strong>the</strong> first singles match to meet a<br />
truly inspired Chris Stefanowicz<br />
deserved lead of 7-5 in <strong>the</strong> third<br />
game, and <strong>the</strong> second pair were<br />
one game all in <strong>the</strong>ir contest.<br />
Howard Angus, <strong>the</strong> Club President,<br />
marked <strong>the</strong> matches. Pol Roger,<br />
<strong>the</strong> sponsors, hosted a generous<br />
reception afterwards in <strong>the</strong><br />
Museum of <strong>the</strong> Queen's club.<br />
who came out all guns blazing to<br />
silence <strong>the</strong> Cambridge crowd.<br />
Underdog Stefanowicz ran out <strong>the</strong><br />
convincing winner 6/4, 6/3.<br />
Oxford 3rd string man Sam<br />
Halliday will surely wish he had<br />
never stepped out on court to face<br />
an incensed James Watson. Having<br />
lost out in <strong>the</strong> doubles <strong>the</strong><br />
previous day, Watson was thirsty<br />
for blood.Watson crushed Halliday<br />
6/1, 6/0 in under 35 minutes.That<br />
impressive performance left <strong>the</strong><br />
match in <strong>the</strong> balance at 2-2 with<br />
<strong>the</strong> 1st and 2nd string singles still<br />
to come.<br />
Practice partners and healthy<br />
rivals Ali Hakimi and Horatio Cary<br />
did battle in <strong>the</strong> 2nd string singles.<br />
Hakimi’s decision to change his<br />
game plan moments before <strong>the</strong><br />
start proved to be a mistake as he<br />
was downed 0/6 in <strong>the</strong> first set<br />
with Cary in superb form.The<br />
second set saw Hakimi race to a 3/0<br />
lead but was unable to maintain<br />
enough quality to overcome Cary’s<br />
impressive retrieving skills,<br />
eventually losing 4/6.
The highly anticipated match<br />
between two of <strong>the</strong> UK’s most<br />
talented youngsters, Rob Hird and<br />
Will Fortune, was now a must-win<br />
for Cambridge. Having sustained<br />
serious ligament damage to his<br />
wrist a week before <strong>the</strong> Varsity<br />
match, Hird faced a tough task but<br />
his grit and determination shone<br />
through as <strong>the</strong> two players<br />
produced one of <strong>the</strong> finest Varsity<br />
matches of all time. Hird was<br />
rattled by Fortune’s clinical start<br />
losing <strong>the</strong> first set 3/6. Like all<br />
great players, Hird called upon his<br />
quality just at <strong>the</strong> right time,<br />
managing to quell Fortune’s<br />
obvious excitement trumping him<br />
6/1 to take <strong>the</strong> second set.With<br />
<strong>the</strong> injury slowly starting to eat<br />
away at Hird’s confidence, <strong>the</strong><br />
scales tipped back in Fortune’s<br />
favour as he took <strong>the</strong> final set with<br />
a convincing 6/1 scoreline.The<br />
Oxford contingency went wild as<br />
<strong>the</strong>y recorded <strong>the</strong>ir first men’s<br />
varsity victory for over 6 years with<br />
a 4-2 win over Cambridge.<br />
Women’s Varsity Match Report<br />
The Varsity weekend began with<br />
<strong>the</strong> women’s singles on Friday<br />
morning. First on court at Lord’s<br />
for Cambridge was 4th seed Pippa<br />
Tregear (Trinity), against ex-<br />
Cambrigian Charlotte Barker. A<br />
bundle of nervous excitement (as<br />
it was her first Varsity experience<br />
at this impressive venue), Pippa<br />
was grateful for having trained<br />
hard in preparation for <strong>the</strong> game<br />
and started well, taking an early<br />
lead. Continued consistent play<br />
saw her win <strong>the</strong> match 6/0, 6/4.<br />
Next on was Lucie Browning<br />
(Fitzwilliam) vs Oxford’s 3rd seed<br />
Sarah Hird.With <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
captain looking to build on Pippa’s<br />
success and ex world champion<br />
Charlotte Cornwallis <strong>the</strong>re to<br />
support her former pupil, <strong>the</strong><br />
pressure was on. Lucie took some<br />
time to adjust to <strong>the</strong> pace of <strong>the</strong><br />
new court and initially struggled<br />
against Sarah’s strong volleying<br />
and return of serve.The odds<br />
weren’t looking good when Sarah<br />
won <strong>the</strong> first set 1-6. However,<br />
determined not to let her side<br />
down, Lucie managed to get back<br />
in <strong>the</strong> game by sticking to her<br />
trusted bobble serve and went on<br />
to win <strong>the</strong> next two sets (and<br />
consequently <strong>the</strong> match) 6/4, 6/4.<br />
The Oxbridge battle proceeded<br />
into <strong>the</strong> 2nd seeds game between<br />
Alexandra Bryant (Christ’s) and<br />
Stephanie Walton. Alex didn’t<br />
hang about. Serving well and<br />
making <strong>the</strong> most of her height<br />
advantage and long reach, it didn’t<br />
take her long to finish <strong>the</strong> match,<br />
winning comfortably 6/0, 6/3.<br />
Last on for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge team<br />
was Karen Hird (ranked 2nd in <strong>the</strong><br />
world at <strong>the</strong> time), against <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford captain Victoria Ormerod.<br />
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The Hird Triplets<br />
In 2006, <strong>the</strong> Hirds began <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
university careers; Robert studying<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics at Trinity College,<br />
Cambridge; Karen studying<br />
Economics at St Catharine’s<br />
College, Cambridge; while Sarah<br />
chose Merton College, Oxford to<br />
study PPE.<br />
Encouraged by <strong>the</strong>ir parents from<br />
an early age <strong>the</strong>y all played a<br />
variety of sports – Robert and<br />
Karen had represented England at<br />
Badminton from U13 up to U17<br />
while Sarah’s main focus was<br />
Swimming, where she swam in <strong>the</strong><br />
regional finals for a number of<br />
years.They also played <strong>the</strong><br />
esoteric sport of Real Tennis.<br />
With two courts on <strong>the</strong>ir doorstep<br />
at Cambridge and a court for<br />
Sarah at Merton, all three of <strong>the</strong>m<br />
played Real Tennis regularly while<br />
at Uni. In <strong>the</strong>ir 1st year, all three of<br />
<strong>the</strong>m were selected for both <strong>the</strong><br />
Real Tennis and Badminton Varsity<br />
matches. However, in <strong>the</strong> month<br />
before, Robert tore his cruciate<br />
ligament and Sarah tore ligaments<br />
in her ankle ruling <strong>the</strong>m out of <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity matches.Thankfully, Karen<br />
stayed fit and won all of her<br />
matches in helping <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
team win in both sports.<br />
In 2nd year, Robert became<br />
captain of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge Men’s<br />
Real Tennis team; Sarah captained<br />
<strong>the</strong> Oxford Women’s Badminton<br />
team, while Karen captained both<br />
<strong>the</strong> Real Tennis and Badminton<br />
Women’s teams. Indeed, <strong>the</strong><br />
Badminton match saw Karen and<br />
Sarah go head to head at first<br />
string – Karen prevailing and<br />
leading her team to a<br />
comprehensive win. Cambridge<br />
also won <strong>the</strong> Real Tennis Varsity<br />
matches, men and women, by<br />
5 matches to 1.This year, Karen<br />
had also been selected for <strong>the</strong><br />
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Squash and Eton Fives Varsity<br />
teams, two sports she had taken<br />
up on arriving at University, while<br />
Robert played in <strong>the</strong> Rackets<br />
Varsity match.<br />
On to 3rd year, and Karen<br />
completed <strong>the</strong> hat-trick of Varsity<br />
wins in both Badminton and Real<br />
Tennis, once again defeating<br />
Sarah’s Oxford team.<br />
Unfortunately, Robert again<br />
injured himself in <strong>the</strong> month<br />
before <strong>the</strong> matches, this time<br />
breaking a bone and tearing a<br />
ligament in his wrist. Knowing he<br />
needed surgery anyway, he had it<br />
strapped to play <strong>the</strong> Real Tennis<br />
Varsity match. Despite a brave<br />
effort he lost <strong>the</strong> deciding match<br />
to <strong>the</strong> Oxford number 1 6-3,1-6,6-<br />
1. Once again Karen played <strong>the</strong><br />
Squash and Eton Fives matches as<br />
well, ending her university career<br />
with 8 Full Blues and 2 Half Blues.<br />
Karen graduated with an<br />
Economics degree (II.1) and is<br />
currently in training for <strong>the</strong> Real<br />
Tennis World Championships to be<br />
held at <strong>the</strong> Royal Melbourne<br />
Tennis Club in May <strong>2011</strong>. Sarah<br />
also graduated, with a PPE degree<br />
(II.1) and is moving to Indonesia to<br />
teach English. Meanwhile, Robert<br />
is continuing at Cambridge to<br />
study for a Masters in<br />
Ma<strong>the</strong>matics, having got a First<br />
last year.
Having faced each o<strong>the</strong>r on both<br />
<strong>the</strong> squash and real tennis court in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Varsity matches last year, <strong>the</strong>se<br />
players were no strangers to one<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r. However, Karen’s<br />
experience on <strong>the</strong> real tennis<br />
court made her <strong>the</strong> easy favourite<br />
to win and she didn’t disappoint.<br />
Although Victoria played bravely,<br />
Karen was clearly <strong>the</strong> stronger<br />
player and won <strong>the</strong> match in a<br />
clean 6/0, 6/0. The Cambridge<br />
side were left to rest easy that<br />
night, knowing <strong>the</strong>y’d secured<br />
<strong>the</strong> overall title having won 4 of<br />
<strong>the</strong> 6 matches to be played over<br />
<strong>the</strong> weekend.<br />
The next day saw an early start to<br />
<strong>the</strong> doubles matches, as both <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford and Cambridge sides had<br />
players needing to be at <strong>the</strong><br />
squash Varsity matches elsewhere<br />
in London that afternoon! First on<br />
were Karen and Lucie, looking to<br />
beat Victoria and Charlotte. Lucie<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/curpc/<br />
Cambridge University Revolver<br />
and Pistol Club (CURPC) is a<br />
friendly yet competitive club.We<br />
shoot mainly air pistol as well as<br />
Lightweight Sporting Rifle (LSR) at<br />
20yds.We compete in several<br />
competitions throughout <strong>the</strong> year<br />
ranging from local leagues and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Varsity Match up to national<br />
and international championships.<br />
Our club meets twice a week and<br />
we have training suitable for<br />
seemed a lot happier on court<br />
next to her teammate and<br />
although Victoria and Charlotte<br />
tried to direct play away from<br />
Karen, <strong>the</strong>y struggled in <strong>the</strong> face of<br />
some tactical serving from <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge pair. It was a<br />
comfortable 6/0, 6/0 win for<br />
Cambridge. Pippa and Alex were<br />
last on court for <strong>the</strong> women, and<br />
although Stephanie and Sarah put<br />
up a fight, <strong>the</strong>y couldn’t do<br />
enough to avoid some fantastic<br />
volleying from Pippa whilst Alex<br />
held her ground at <strong>the</strong> back of <strong>the</strong><br />
court.They went on to take <strong>the</strong><br />
match 6/4, 6/1, securing an overall<br />
6-0 victory for <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
women and retaining <strong>the</strong> trophy<br />
for <strong>the</strong> 4th year in succession.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r news<br />
European Inter-Universities<br />
Championship, Winners <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
Team: Ed Pearson, Ali Hakimi,<br />
James Watson<br />
Revolver and Pistol Club<br />
complete beginners up to national<br />
squad level. Shooting ranks<br />
amongst Cambridge’s oldest<br />
varsity sports and has links dating<br />
back to at least 1803 with <strong>the</strong><br />
formation of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
University Rifle Volunteers.The<br />
University Revolver club was<br />
formed as an independent club in<br />
1902.The first revolver (full-bore)<br />
varsity match between Oxford and<br />
Cambridge most likely took place<br />
in 1908 at <strong>the</strong> NRA Imperial meet<br />
and was officially incorporated<br />
Rob Hird<br />
British Open, 1st Round<br />
British Real Tennis Academy<br />
Ali Hakimi<br />
British Real Tennis Academy<br />
Development Squad<br />
James Watson & Ed Pearson<br />
National League Division 4,<br />
Runners Up<br />
Karen Hird<br />
Ladies World No. 2, <strong>2009</strong>/10<br />
World doubles champion and<br />
singles finalist, <strong>2009</strong><br />
French Open, Winner (singles),<br />
<strong>2009</strong><br />
British Open, Winner (doubles),<br />
Finalist (singles), <strong>2009</strong><br />
Sponsors<br />
Cambridge University Press<br />
Pol Roger<br />
Harrow<br />
into <strong>the</strong> programme in 1909 with<br />
<strong>the</strong> first win going to Cambridge.<br />
The full-bore varsity is still<br />
contested at <strong>the</strong> Imperial match<br />
every summer (although it is now<br />
shot using centre fire gallery rifles<br />
following <strong>the</strong> ban on revolvers in<br />
1997).The pistol (small-bore)<br />
Varsity match was established in<br />
1960 (now shot on air pistols) and<br />
has become <strong>the</strong> main focus of <strong>the</strong><br />
inter University pistol<br />
competitions.<br />
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The CURPC team is proud to be<br />
sponsored by Haendler &<br />
Natermann Sport.<br />
Varsity<br />
This year’s spring Varsity match<br />
was held at Oxford’s Wantage<br />
range on <strong>the</strong> 21st February<br />
between CURPC and OUPC.<br />
Cambridge had so far enjoyed a<br />
very successful season with a<br />
squad comprising both<br />
experienced members (having<br />
recently competed at county or<br />
international level) and many new<br />
and talented shooters. However,<br />
last year’s small-bore Varsity was<br />
won by a close margin and <strong>the</strong><br />
summer full-bore GRCF (Imperial)<br />
match lost by only a single point,<br />
making <strong>the</strong> recent competition<br />
extremely close.The Varsity match<br />
follows <strong>the</strong> ‘standard pistol’ course<br />
of fire (gauged for a .22 round),<br />
comprising precision and rapid<br />
fire rounds shot in teams of four<br />
over 20 yards.This year’s<br />
competition saw Oxford hosting,<br />
giving <strong>the</strong> Dark Blue side <strong>the</strong><br />
home ground advantage. Both<br />
teams started strongly, shooting<br />
shoulder to shoulder, Cambridge<br />
with Oxford. However unfamiliar<br />
range conditions threw a number<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge side allowing<br />
Oxford to pull into an early lead.<br />
Equipment problems <strong>the</strong>n put<br />
paid to Cambridge’s 4th man’s<br />
hopes of a comeback allowing<br />
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Oxford to claim victory in <strong>the</strong> A<br />
team match.The CURPC ladies<br />
team on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand managed<br />
to successfully deal with all <strong>the</strong>se<br />
setbacks (including a gun<br />
malfunction), despite <strong>the</strong> side<br />
consisting mostly of novices. An<br />
ability to remain calm under<br />
pressure is crucial to any<br />
competitive shooting sport, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> squad clearly rose to this on <strong>the</strong><br />
day with a personal best score from<br />
ladies captain Wenjun Qu helping<br />
to secure <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> ladies trophy.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Competitions and Results<br />
The <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong> season was an<br />
extremely successful one for<br />
CURPC and its members, with too<br />
many medals earned to mention<br />
<strong>the</strong>m all in detail. Individual golds<br />
were won by James Bullock at <strong>the</strong><br />
NRA Imperial meet and <strong>the</strong> ESSU<br />
air pistol league, by Vin Shen Ban<br />
in <strong>the</strong> Eley Postal competition, and<br />
a 2nd place cat. E ranking achieved<br />
by Chris Clemente at <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge.177 April competition.<br />
CURPC took <strong>the</strong> team gold in<br />
‘standard pistol’ at <strong>the</strong> NSRA<br />
British Pistol Championships. On<br />
<strong>the</strong> county side, CURPC was<br />
heavily represented in <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridgeshire 1st team which<br />
won division 5 of <strong>the</strong> long running<br />
NSRA national winter league, and<br />
(for <strong>the</strong> first time in memory) <strong>the</strong><br />
6 Counties trophy. Cheng Liu was<br />
<strong>the</strong> top scorer in <strong>the</strong> 6 Counties<br />
match with an impressive 551/600.<br />
CURPC also travelled to Wales to<br />
shoot in <strong>the</strong> Welsh Open air gun<br />
championships which proved a<br />
good opportunity to gain national<br />
level match experience for all who<br />
took part.The club put in a good<br />
showing as <strong>the</strong> ‘present’ in <strong>the</strong><br />
annual past and present meeting<br />
at Bisley shooting a friendly match<br />
against <strong>the</strong> current Oxford side<br />
and <strong>the</strong> old boys from both<br />
Universities (<strong>the</strong> ‘Faded Blues’).The<br />
past did as always win on <strong>the</strong> day<br />
but CURPC still took home <strong>the</strong><br />
novice trophy and <strong>the</strong> ‘wine prize’.<br />
Special Interest/O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
This year CURPC’s captain James<br />
Bullock travelled to <strong>the</strong><br />
Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands to shoot for England<br />
at senior level in <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
Intershoot championships.<br />
Intershoot is held in The Hague<br />
and is a major international air<br />
gun competition with teams sent<br />
from around 16 different countries<br />
to compete. CURPC is one of <strong>the</strong><br />
few clubs that also sends a team<br />
to this event. A respectable 90.6%<br />
was scored on <strong>the</strong> second day,<br />
ranking in <strong>the</strong> top half of <strong>the</strong><br />
England team results.The<br />
competition takes place over<br />
three days and each involves a<br />
separate 60 shot 10m match,<br />
complete with Olympic final for<br />
<strong>the</strong> top 8 shooters.
Riding Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/curiding/<br />
The riding club provides<br />
equestrian activities for all levels,<br />
from complete beginners to<br />
advanced riders. Our aim is to<br />
promote <strong>the</strong> enjoyment and<br />
learning of equestrian enthusiasts;<br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r you are a seasoned<br />
competitor leaving a horse at<br />
home, or completely new to <strong>the</strong><br />
sport.<br />
The team are chosen from those<br />
seasoned competitors and only<br />
<strong>the</strong> best 4 riders in <strong>the</strong> University<br />
have <strong>the</strong> opportunity to compete<br />
against Oxford.Trials were extremely<br />
competitive again last year.<br />
Varsity Match<br />
Oxford took a lead of 3 penalties<br />
after dressage but, after <strong>the</strong> showjumping<br />
phase, we overtook to<br />
Rifle Association<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cura/cura/<br />
The Cambridge University Rifle<br />
Association competes in full-bore<br />
target shooting in two disciplines:<br />
Match Rifle and Target Rifle.Target<br />
Rifle involves prone single shot<br />
precision shooting using aperture<br />
iron sights at 'round bull' targets at<br />
win by 24 penalties ensuring a 7th<br />
consecutive victory in <strong>the</strong> riding<br />
Varsity match.We were also<br />
successful individually with<br />
Georgie Messenger taking <strong>the</strong> win<br />
with a score of 0 penalties.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r news<br />
We competed against Writtle,<br />
Essex and <strong>the</strong> University of East<br />
Anglia, winning all four of our<br />
league matches and by over 100<br />
penalties on more than one<br />
occasion.We also had at least 3<br />
people in <strong>the</strong> top 5 at every match<br />
with individual wins for Tom<br />
March and Izzy Edmundson.<br />
Two teams representing Great<br />
Britain were sent to <strong>the</strong> student<br />
riding nations cup match held in<br />
Canada over 4 days in July and<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were two Cambridge<br />
students were selected to be<br />
distances from 300 to 1000 yards.<br />
Unlike target rifle, match rifle uses<br />
telescopic sights and is shot at<br />
longer ranges between 1000 and<br />
1200 yards. Our season begins<br />
with our annual training week at<br />
Bisley during <strong>the</strong> Easter Holiday.<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> Easter holidays<br />
and <strong>the</strong> summer term, we have<br />
amongst <strong>the</strong>m, Sam Cutts and<br />
Georgie Messenger.These<br />
competitions take a similar format<br />
to <strong>the</strong> matches <strong>the</strong> University<br />
riding team competes in but are<br />
between teams representing<br />
nations from all over <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
They consist of a team dressage<br />
test ridden by all three team<br />
members and <strong>the</strong>n subsequent<br />
rounds of increasing difficulty up<br />
to advanced level, all on horses<br />
drawn randomly which can only<br />
be ridden for 5 minutes by <strong>the</strong><br />
competitor before <strong>the</strong>y must ride<br />
for <strong>the</strong> judges. A similar format is<br />
used for <strong>the</strong> showjumping with<br />
<strong>the</strong> fences increasing in height<br />
until <strong>the</strong> final round at around<br />
1.3m.The two Great Britain teams<br />
took Bronze and 4th and Georgie<br />
Messenger also took overall<br />
individual bronze.<br />
numerous weekend matches<br />
against many different clubs,<br />
counties and countries, regardless<br />
of <strong>the</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r. Rifle shooting is a<br />
very sociable sport, open to men<br />
and women who compete on an<br />
equal basis. During <strong>the</strong> summer<br />
vacation we enter <strong>the</strong> National<br />
Rifle Association Imperial Meeting.<br />
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Edward Dickson<br />
Edward won his first National championships at <strong>the</strong> age of 11 with an air<br />
rifle. He progressed through .22 small-bore target rifle and eventually to<br />
7.62mm target rifle at Oundle School, where he won <strong>the</strong> National Cadet<br />
Pair competition in 2004.<br />
Moving to Marlborough College in 2005, he toured Denmark with <strong>the</strong><br />
British Schools’ Shooting Team, winning <strong>the</strong> 50m and 300m individual<br />
competitions without dropping a point as well as <strong>the</strong> team competition.<br />
Earmarked as <strong>the</strong> “one to watch” by <strong>the</strong> team manager, he captained and<br />
wind-coached Marlborough to 2nd place in both 2006 and 2007 in <strong>the</strong><br />
Cadet Team competition,“The Ashburton”. Ed now considers himself to be<br />
an all round shot, as both a shooter and wind coach, and since leaving<br />
school has competed for Great Britain in <strong>the</strong> U21 Team World<br />
Championship in Canada in 2007 and <strong>the</strong> GB U19 Team to South Africa in<br />
2008, where <strong>the</strong> squad won all its team matches.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> last 3 years whilst at Cambridge he has finished 20th, 4th and 4th<br />
respectively in <strong>the</strong> BUCS individual small-bore competitions and 3rd and<br />
2nd in <strong>the</strong> 2008 and <strong>2009</strong> full-bore competitions, as well as being a<br />
member of 3 winning small-bore and 2 winning full-bore varsity matches.<br />
He was a reserve for England in 2008 and shot England trial matches in<br />
<strong>2009</strong> and <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
This year he is captain of <strong>the</strong> Cambridge University Rifle Association and<br />
was selected as Adjutant and coach for <strong>the</strong> Great Britain U25 tour of<br />
Australia for <strong>the</strong> World Championships in <strong>2011</strong>. Despite not even making<br />
an application, he was also selected for <strong>the</strong> Great Britain Senior Team to<br />
Canada in <strong>2011</strong>; unfortunately he had to turn <strong>the</strong> selection down, as <strong>the</strong><br />
tour departs just two days after his wedding and his fiancée didn't think a<br />
shooting tour to be <strong>the</strong> ideal honeymoon!<br />
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This is <strong>the</strong> highlight of <strong>the</strong> year,<br />
and includes dozens of<br />
competitions, both team and<br />
individual. CURA currently holds<br />
<strong>the</strong> record for <strong>the</strong> longest number<br />
of consecutive Varsity wins – 24.<br />
Varsity<br />
Match Rifle held on Thursday 15th<br />
July <strong>2010</strong> at The National Shooting<br />
Centre, Bisley, Surrey<br />
CURA beat OURC by 51 pts:<br />
783.49v – 732.27v<br />
Target Rifle held on Friday 23rd<br />
July <strong>2010</strong> at The National Shooting<br />
Centre, Bisley, Surrey<br />
CURA beat OURC by 188 pts:<br />
1153.125v – 965.75v<br />
The first of our full bore varsity<br />
matches was <strong>the</strong> Humphry<br />
Challenge Cup which is competed<br />
for by teams of four each firing 1<br />
sighter and 15 shots to count at<br />
1000, 1100 and 1200 yards.The<br />
conditions for <strong>the</strong> day could not<br />
have been much worse with<br />
forecasts of winds gusting up to<br />
50mph and heavy rain. At <strong>the</strong> first<br />
range, 1000 yards, 15 minutes of<br />
wind were used on <strong>the</strong> sights.This<br />
is equivalent to aiming around 15<br />
feet to <strong>the</strong> left of <strong>the</strong> target. Under<br />
<strong>the</strong>se conditions, <strong>the</strong> greater<br />
organisation of <strong>the</strong> team and<br />
ability of <strong>the</strong> shooters gave<br />
Cambridge a 26 point lead. At<br />
1100 yards, <strong>the</strong> rain added to <strong>the</strong><br />
tricky wind but Cambridge<br />
continued as <strong>the</strong>y had started and<br />
increased <strong>the</strong>ir lead to 43 points.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> final range after a chance to<br />
dry out over lunch, <strong>the</strong> wind was<br />
just as complicated as ever and<br />
<strong>the</strong> importance of <strong>the</strong> wind<br />
coaches becomes more dominant.<br />
CURA once again had a slight lead<br />
over <strong>the</strong> opposition outscoring<br />
Oxford by 8 points.This led to a<br />
final margin of victory of 51 points<br />
and marked <strong>the</strong> tenth year in a<br />
row that Cambridge has won <strong>the</strong>
Humphry Challenge Cup.This run<br />
of successive victories is only<br />
matched by Oxford in <strong>the</strong> first ten<br />
years of this competition. Since<br />
<strong>the</strong> founding of this competition<br />
in 1881, Cambridge has won 68<br />
times to Oxford’s 51.<br />
The Chancellors’ Challenge Plate,<br />
presented in 1862 is <strong>the</strong> Target<br />
Rifle Varsity match. Unfortunately<br />
Oxford had one firer unable to<br />
make <strong>the</strong> match and so CURA<br />
started with a 150 point lead.With<br />
this margin starting, it would be<br />
highly unlikely for Cambridge to<br />
lose but instead of half-heartily<br />
approaching <strong>the</strong> match, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team went out to put<br />
in an impressive score and show<br />
<strong>the</strong> high calibre of shooting at<br />
Cambridge.The course of fire for<br />
this match is 1 sighter and ten to<br />
count at 300, 500 and 600 yards<br />
and <strong>the</strong> wind coaches have to also<br />
be shooters in <strong>the</strong> team.The<br />
conditions for <strong>the</strong> day were tricky<br />
but our coaches were up to task.<br />
The top scorer for <strong>the</strong> day was<br />
Holly Foster with an impressive<br />
149.20v out of a maximum<br />
150.30v. Congratulations must also<br />
go to John Lindsay who put in a<br />
nervy 148.15v, within two points<br />
of <strong>the</strong> average of <strong>the</strong> Great Britain<br />
team who were shooting along<br />
side. This, coupled with his small<br />
bore varsity score, earned him a<br />
Full Blue. Narrowly missing out on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Full Blue was Ed Dickson who<br />
scored 147.21v unfortunately<br />
dropping his 28th and 29th of <strong>the</strong><br />
30 shots in <strong>the</strong> match out of <strong>the</strong><br />
bull.The standard of shooting<br />
from Cambridge was high with<br />
CURA making <strong>the</strong> eighth highest<br />
score in <strong>the</strong> 138 year history of <strong>the</strong><br />
Chancellors. CURA beat Oxford by<br />
188 points, which is 38 more than<br />
<strong>the</strong> starting margin. Even without<br />
<strong>the</strong> problems that plagued Oxford<br />
in fielding a full team, this score<br />
would most likely have led to<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r victory for Cambridge.<br />
CURA’s season started at <strong>the</strong><br />
beginning of <strong>the</strong> Easter Holidays<br />
with our annual training week at<br />
Bisley.We had a good attendance<br />
during this week where those new<br />
to shooting were introduced to fullbore<br />
shooting and those<br />
experienced shots could dust off <strong>the</strong><br />
cobwebs in preparation for <strong>the</strong> new<br />
season.The first external match of<br />
<strong>the</strong> season took place on <strong>the</strong> final<br />
day of this training week.It was shot<br />
against <strong>the</strong> Oxford and Cambridge<br />
Rifle Association.CURA was leading<br />
by two points into <strong>the</strong> final distance<br />
but was narrowly pipped at <strong>the</strong> final<br />
range to lose by 4 points.<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> Easter term,7 more<br />
team matches and two individual<br />
competitions took place with CURA<br />
putting in a strong showing at each.<br />
This was impressive given that it is<br />
always difficult to field our strongest<br />
team due to exam pressures.<br />
This experience set us up well for<br />
<strong>the</strong> imperial competition where<br />
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we would compete against Oxford<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r universities. CURA<br />
enjoyed success in both <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity matches.This meant <strong>the</strong><br />
CURA and CUSBC (our sister club)<br />
had a clean sweep in <strong>the</strong> all <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity matches for <strong>the</strong> second<br />
year running. In <strong>the</strong> BUCS events,<br />
CURA won both <strong>the</strong> Universities<br />
Henry Day<br />
My Sport is Long Range Target<br />
Rifle Shooting.This involves<br />
shooting a target at distances<br />
ranging from 300 to 1000 yards<br />
and trying to get <strong>the</strong> highest score<br />
possible by judging <strong>the</strong> wind<br />
conditions and setting one’s sights<br />
accordingly. I compete in<br />
individual competitions but enjoy<br />
team-shooting most.<br />
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Aggregate and <strong>the</strong> Universities<br />
Long Range competitions. After<br />
<strong>the</strong> Imperial Meeting, several o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
open meetings were attended by<br />
members of CURA, in both Match<br />
Rifle and Target Rifle. A trio from<br />
Cambridge also competed in <strong>the</strong><br />
Scottish Match Rifle open meeting<br />
in September.<br />
In <strong>2010</strong> I was selected for <strong>the</strong> GB<br />
team to Canada.This was my first<br />
senior international cap and<br />
represents a huge achievement for<br />
me as I was one of <strong>the</strong> youngest<br />
members of <strong>the</strong> team, one that is<br />
made up of many people with far<br />
more experience.Whilst in Canada<br />
I was <strong>the</strong> top U25 in <strong>the</strong> Grand<br />
Aggregate of competitions and I<br />
shot for <strong>the</strong> winning GB team in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Outlander, Commonwealth<br />
and America matches.The<br />
America match is one of our<br />
“majors” and is undoubtedly <strong>the</strong><br />
best and most intense sporting<br />
experience I have ever had.<br />
I have previously toured Canada<br />
twice, South Africa and <strong>the</strong><br />
Channel Islands. Representing<br />
BUCS, GB U19s (Captain) and GB<br />
U21s. Breaking into senior<br />
international level competition<br />
requires a huge step up in <strong>the</strong><br />
level of training, both by practising<br />
The Association has been awarded<br />
3 Full Blues in <strong>the</strong> last 2 years with<br />
members competing for Great<br />
Britain at both <strong>the</strong> Under 21 and<br />
senior levels.We are fortunate to<br />
continue to have some great talent<br />
on <strong>the</strong> team, in both disciplines,<br />
who are willing to pass <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
knowledge onto new members.<br />
but also analysing my technique,<br />
fitness and nutrition.<br />
Recently I have been selected to<br />
represent GB again on tour to<br />
Canada in August <strong>2011</strong> and to<br />
represent <strong>the</strong> GB U25s in <strong>the</strong> U25<br />
World Championships in Australia<br />
in October <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Unfortunately Target Shooting is<br />
an expensive sport; <strong>the</strong>re is no<br />
sponsorship of <strong>the</strong> sport and what<br />
prize money <strong>the</strong>re is does not<br />
cover <strong>the</strong> costs of <strong>the</strong> competition.<br />
Competitors predominantly have<br />
to fund <strong>the</strong>mselves, which is<br />
becoming increasingly difficult.<br />
I am <strong>the</strong>refore very grateful for <strong>the</strong><br />
support of <strong>the</strong> Eric Evans Fund as<br />
well as <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Charitable Trust<br />
and my college that has made my<br />
achievements this year possible<br />
and affordable.
Rugby Fives Club<br />
Rugby Fives has been played at<br />
Cambridge University for over 100<br />
years and <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
University Rugby Fives Club was<br />
set up in 1925.The first rugby fives<br />
courts were built in Portugal Place<br />
in 1892 and <strong>the</strong>se were used,<br />
though refurbished from time to<br />
time, up until 1995. At present<br />
<strong>the</strong>re are no courts in Cambridge,<br />
so a commitment of travelling<br />
weekly to Oundle School to<br />
practice is required. Although <strong>the</strong><br />
sport is ra<strong>the</strong>r unknown to most,<br />
<strong>the</strong> club throughout <strong>the</strong> years has<br />
had some extremely talented<br />
players.The club prides itself on its<br />
long tradition and success and<br />
continues to breed new talent.<br />
Varsity<br />
Oxford 300-38 Cambridge<br />
St Paul’s, Oxford<br />
Sport can sometimes kick you<br />
when you’re down, and this year’s<br />
Varsity Match at St Paul’s was a<br />
cruel example of this for <strong>the</strong> team.<br />
Oxford were almost unchanged<br />
from last year’s victorious eight –<br />
only adding freshman Hine to give<br />
<strong>the</strong>m extra fire-power in <strong>the</strong><br />
doubles – while Cambridge, still<br />
without home courts, were forced<br />
to field a side weakened by a<br />
combination of illness and<br />
unavoidable absence.This<br />
inevitably led to something of a<br />
mismatch, at least as far as <strong>the</strong><br />
scores were concerned.<br />
Oxford, led by British Universities<br />
and National Under 25 champion<br />
Tristão, boasted a formidable<br />
singles line-up, including some<br />
seasoned veterans. Fabes at two, a<br />
winning captain for Cambridge<br />
back in 2002, and Ronan at three<br />
had each played in four previous<br />
Varsity Matches. In <strong>the</strong> event,<br />
Oxford’s top three overwhelmed<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir less experienced though<br />
talented opponents, Malone, Ladak<br />
and Rowland; while at four last<br />
year’s captain, Park, beat <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge secretary Compton with<br />
something to spare. Sixty points to<br />
eight was <strong>the</strong> score at lunch.<br />
The doubles brought Cambridge<br />
no relief, as none of <strong>the</strong>ir pairs<br />
were able to make any real<br />
impression on <strong>the</strong> well-balanced<br />
Oxford line-up.The third and<br />
fourth Oxford pairs played as well<br />
as any of recent years and gave<br />
Cambridge little chance.The first<br />
eight games of doubles were so<br />
conclusive that <strong>the</strong> result of <strong>the</strong><br />
match was already determined by<br />
that stage, with none of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge pairs reaching double<br />
figures in any game.<br />
The question now was this: could<br />
Oxford keep pressing to create a<br />
remarkable record by scoring<br />
three hundred points and limiting<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir opponents to fewer than<br />
fifty? Despite whole-hearted<br />
resistance from Cambridge, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
managed to achieve this aim,<br />
conceding only thirty-eight points<br />
overall while amassing a<br />
maximum – <strong>the</strong> first time since <strong>the</strong><br />
very first Varsity Match in 1925<br />
that <strong>the</strong> winning margin has been<br />
over 250 points.<br />
This was always going to be a very<br />
tough year, even without <strong>the</strong><br />
injuries and absences that<br />
occurred.With several players<br />
returning from abroad for next<br />
season and a host of talented<br />
freshmen <strong>the</strong> future is looking<br />
good and hopefully <strong>the</strong> side can<br />
get back to winning ways in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
This season unfortunately <strong>the</strong> club<br />
did not participate in BUCS, and so<br />
apart from <strong>the</strong> season ending<br />
Varsity match we had just weekly<br />
fixtures against school and clubs<br />
from over <strong>the</strong> country.<br />
As with Varsity <strong>the</strong> host of long<br />
term absence due to injury and<br />
illness meant we fared badly in<br />
fixtures.There were several close<br />
games but unfortunately no<br />
victories were obtained<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> season.<br />
A notable high point of <strong>the</strong> season<br />
as always was <strong>the</strong> past v present<br />
match held annually. During <strong>the</strong><br />
day <strong>the</strong> match was held,<br />
eventually being won by <strong>the</strong> past.<br />
Then in <strong>the</strong> evening past players<br />
joined <strong>the</strong> current squad in<br />
Magdalene for a formal meal.<br />
Looking Towards <strong>2011</strong><br />
The <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong> season was an<br />
‘annus horribilis’ in terms of results<br />
for <strong>the</strong> club but with old hands<br />
back and plenty of fresh blood,<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong> season is looking<br />
very promising.<br />
In November a team of eight will<br />
be going to BUCS our first entry<br />
for four years, and we hope to win<br />
at least one of <strong>the</strong> singles or<br />
doubles titles. Early results are<br />
alluding to a very exciting Varsity<br />
match with both teams looking<br />
closely matched.<br />
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Rugby Union Football Club<br />
www.curufc.com/<br />
Cambridge University Rugby<br />
Union Football Club (CURUFC) was<br />
officially founded in 1872, <strong>the</strong> first<br />
Varsity Match being played in that<br />
year. In addition to <strong>the</strong> first XV (<strong>the</strong><br />
Blues) CURUFC runs a second XV<br />
(<strong>the</strong> LX Club) an Under 21 side, an<br />
U21 A XV and a Colleges XV. Each<br />
December <strong>the</strong>re is a series of five<br />
rugby varsity matches played<br />
against <strong>the</strong> corresponding teams<br />
at OURFC. All teams have strong<br />
fixture schedules and receive<br />
regular coaching.<br />
The club is, as a Constituent Body<br />
of <strong>the</strong> RFU, also responsible for <strong>the</strong><br />
administration of some 400<br />
matches a season involving intercollegiate<br />
leagues and cup<br />
matches. In addition in <strong>the</strong> Lent<br />
term an U20 XV plays in <strong>the</strong><br />
national championship.<br />
The Club is financially and<br />
managerially independent of <strong>the</strong><br />
University and is run by a small<br />
committee. Given that <strong>the</strong> playing<br />
membership of CURUFC turns<br />
over with great frequency<br />
(depending on <strong>the</strong> length of a<br />
student's course) <strong>the</strong> Committee is<br />
primarily concerned with<br />
continuity in terms of tradition,<br />
facilities, finance and<br />
development.<br />
Varsity <strong>2010</strong><br />
December 9th, <strong>2010</strong>,Twickenham<br />
Stadium<br />
Oxford 21-10 Cambridge<br />
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Captain Jimmy Richards’ men<br />
went down 21-10 against Oxford<br />
at Twickenham in <strong>the</strong> 129th Varsity<br />
match.The result will ultimately be<br />
seen as a disappointing<br />
performance after a solid season<br />
and thorough preparation.The<br />
Blues will be asking <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
what went wrong on <strong>the</strong> day.<br />
The team didn't hit <strong>the</strong> levels seen<br />
over <strong>the</strong> course of <strong>the</strong> season, and<br />
with <strong>the</strong> one off nature of <strong>the</strong><br />
Varsity Match, Oxford were <strong>the</strong><br />
superior team on <strong>the</strong> day and fully<br />
deserved <strong>the</strong> plaudits. Cambridge<br />
came off second best in <strong>the</strong><br />
contact area and despite largely<br />
dominating <strong>the</strong> scrums were<br />
never quite able to get sufficient<br />
'go forward' to apply sustained<br />
pressure.Too many mistakes were<br />
made and momentum lost.<br />
Cambridge scorers were Jimmy<br />
Richards with a penalty and <strong>the</strong><br />
conversion of a penalty try.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
College Rugby <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong> season<br />
Division One Champions: St John's<br />
Division Two Champions: Queen's<br />
Promoted: Magdalene<br />
Division Three Champions:<br />
Robinson<br />
Promoted: Clare/Corpus/King's<br />
(CCK)<br />
Fitzwilliam College were awarded<br />
<strong>the</strong> CUDRRS 'Fair Play' Trophy.<br />
Cuppers <strong>2010</strong> Winners: St John's<br />
Cuppers Plate Winners: Downing<br />
Cuppers Shield Winners:<br />
Magdalene<br />
Colleges 7's Tournament Winners:<br />
Homerton<br />
Plate Winners: Fitzwilliam<br />
Cambridge also contributed<br />
strongly to <strong>the</strong> Oxbridge U23 XV,<br />
which played against <strong>the</strong><br />
Combined Services U23 XV at<br />
Twickenham in <strong>the</strong> curtain raiser<br />
for <strong>the</strong> annual Army V Navy match.<br />
It was an honour to be asked to<br />
play in <strong>the</strong> game and a very<br />
strong, skilful and pacy Oxbridge<br />
team performed magnificently to<br />
win by 50-22 in an open and<br />
entertaining game.<br />
CURUFC were invited to represent<br />
<strong>the</strong> RFU at <strong>the</strong> Casablanca<br />
University 7's tournament and <strong>the</strong><br />
squad both enjoyed <strong>the</strong> trip and<br />
performed well to reach <strong>the</strong> final<br />
where it just fell short as a very<br />
strong South African Student team<br />
took <strong>the</strong> trophy. In addition, <strong>the</strong> 7's<br />
squad played at <strong>the</strong> Melrose 7's,<br />
reached <strong>the</strong> plate final of <strong>the</strong> ULR<br />
Samurai 7's and <strong>the</strong> semi finals at<br />
<strong>the</strong> London Floodlit Sevens.<br />
Looking towards <strong>2010</strong>/10<br />
In <strong>2010</strong>-11 season <strong>the</strong> Blues squad<br />
will visit <strong>the</strong> eastern USA for a preseason<br />
training camp.The<br />
inaugural Barcap Sevens<br />
tournament will be held at Grange<br />
Road as a season opener in late<br />
September.The Oxbridge U23's<br />
will again play at Twickenham on<br />
Army/Navy day. CURUFC 7's have<br />
received a return invite to <strong>the</strong><br />
Casablanca 7's.
Women’s Rugby Union Football Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuwrfc/<br />
Cambridge University Women’s<br />
Rugby Club prides itself on its<br />
commitment and dedication to<br />
<strong>the</strong> sport of rugby, as well as its<br />
inclusion of players with a wide<br />
range of experience levels, from<br />
complete beginners to those<br />
having played nearly a decade.<br />
CUWRFC competes in both <strong>the</strong><br />
RFUW Championship Midlands 2<br />
and BUCS Midlands 1A divisions<br />
during Michaelmas and Lent Term.<br />
The Varsity Match is usually played<br />
in <strong>the</strong> final weeks of Lent Term,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> venue alternating<br />
annually between Cambridge and<br />
Oxford. CUWRFC is now also<br />
pleased to boast a reinstatement<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir Full Blue status based on<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir continuous success over <strong>the</strong><br />
past three years.<br />
Women’s rugby is one of <strong>the</strong><br />
fastest growing sports<br />
internationally. In Summer <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
England hosted <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Rugby World Cup, which featured<br />
<strong>the</strong> top twelve teams from around<br />
<strong>the</strong> globe. Each of <strong>the</strong> three days<br />
of pool matches was sold out, and<br />
over 13,000 people attended <strong>the</strong><br />
final at Twickenham Stoop.<br />
Moreover, both men’s and<br />
women’s rugby sevens have<br />
been approved as an Olympic<br />
sport, beginning with <strong>the</strong><br />
2016 Olympics.<br />
CUWRFC is a very inclusive club<br />
and, in addition to a vigorous<br />
match and training schedule,<br />
offers a very active social calendar<br />
to its members, including team<br />
meals, <strong>the</strong>med pub crawls, swaps<br />
and our annual Pocklington Tour.<br />
Varsity<br />
Cambridge Blues 25 – 0 Oxford<br />
Blues<br />
Cambridge Tigers 9 – 7 Oxford<br />
Pan<strong>the</strong>rs<br />
The Cambridge Blues came out<br />
strong against an Oxford side<br />
hungry to avenge <strong>the</strong>ir previous<br />
two Varsity losses; however,<br />
Cambridge was clearly <strong>the</strong><br />
dominant team, quickly putting<br />
points on <strong>the</strong> board. Although<br />
Oxford came back in <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half more aggressively, a strong<br />
Cambridge defence kept <strong>the</strong>m<br />
scoreless.Tries were scored by Nat<br />
Cordon, Sammy Graham, Lauren<br />
Iredale, Rachel Thompson and<br />
Anne Venner.<br />
Earlier that day, <strong>the</strong> second teams<br />
battled it out in a more closely<br />
contested match. Both teams<br />
fought fiercely for possession, with<br />
<strong>the</strong> boot of scrum half Helen<br />
Bellfield making <strong>the</strong> difference on<br />
<strong>the</strong> scoreboard with three penalties.<br />
Within <strong>the</strong> last ten minutes of <strong>the</strong><br />
Photo: Emily Mat<strong>the</strong>ws<br />
match, Oxford finally put one over<br />
<strong>the</strong> try line, which <strong>the</strong>y <strong>the</strong>n<br />
converted; however, it was too little<br />
too late as Cambridge claimed<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir third double Varsity victory in<br />
three years.<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
The <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> season was a<br />
phenomenal one for CUWRFC. In<br />
addition to clinching first place in<br />
<strong>the</strong> RFUW Championship Midlands<br />
2 division with a final record of 9-3<br />
(including two walkovers <strong>the</strong>y were<br />
prevented from rescheduling by<br />
RFUW and thus were forced to<br />
concede), Cambridge was<br />
undefeated in <strong>the</strong>ir BUCS Midlands<br />
1A division, with an astounding<br />
points differential of 544 scored<br />
and 3 conceded. After defeating<br />
Loughborough and Portsmouth in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS Knockout tournament,<br />
Cambridge lost in <strong>the</strong> semi-finals to<br />
eventual champions, UWIC.<br />
CUWRFC is looking forward to <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> season as an<br />
opportunity to expand and build<br />
up <strong>the</strong> club to ensure continued<br />
success over <strong>the</strong> next several years.<br />
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Ski &<br />
Snowboard<br />
Club<br />
www.cussc.org.uk/<br />
Amidst <strong>the</strong> end-of-term antics, <strong>the</strong><br />
ski resort of Tignes also played<br />
host to <strong>the</strong> annual Varsity ski races.<br />
Despite delays to proceedings,<br />
ironically due to snowfall, <strong>the</strong> 87th<br />
year of racing saw exciting races<br />
between 10 teams of Oxbridge<br />
students. Ultimately, it was to be<br />
<strong>the</strong> underdogs Cambridge who<br />
roared <strong>the</strong> loudest, claiming <strong>the</strong><br />
coveted Men’s Blue’s trophy for <strong>the</strong><br />
first time since 2004.<br />
With <strong>the</strong> ferocious Ca<strong>the</strong>rine<br />
Pelton commanding me to be<br />
male race captain, <strong>the</strong> daunting<br />
task proved to be most rewarding.<br />
After hours of training, time-trials<br />
and preparation, <strong>the</strong> racing got<br />
underway on Tuesday afternoon.<br />
The Cambridge Blues were<br />
confirmed to have not only <strong>the</strong><br />
stronger vocal support, but also<br />
<strong>the</strong> stronger nerves, with many of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Oxford male First team not<br />
being able to match <strong>the</strong> pressure<br />
<strong>the</strong>y faced.The slalom saw<br />
creditable performances by Jamie<br />
Pleydell-Bouverie and Jeremy<br />
Hulse, but <strong>the</strong> real star of <strong>the</strong><br />
proceedings was Pete Calvert.<br />
Calvert’s calm consistency paid<br />
dividends, translating into success<br />
in <strong>the</strong> following day’s races,<br />
finishing almost eight seconds<br />
clear of his nearest rival;<br />
proceeding to reclaim <strong>the</strong> overall<br />
individual trophy, making it two<br />
wins in three years for <strong>the</strong> finalyear<br />
CompSci from Trinity.Yet it
was not only veteran Calvert that<br />
ensured victory for <strong>the</strong> Blues team,<br />
with strong performances from<br />
Pleydell-Bouverie once again, and<br />
Jim Pockson showing himself to<br />
be a master in <strong>the</strong> speedier<br />
discipline of <strong>the</strong> Giant Slalom.<br />
Wednesday morning saw <strong>the</strong> lead<br />
established on <strong>the</strong> previous day’s<br />
slalom course comfortably<br />
defended, easing <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
First team to be pronounced<br />
victorious over a deflated Oxford.<br />
The Men’s 3rds produced an<br />
outstanding, winning team<br />
performance, with many of its<br />
members performing a long way<br />
above expectation. Noteworthy is<br />
Jamie Salter, who managed to<br />
finish comfortably in <strong>the</strong> top ten<br />
competitors overall in his first<br />
Varsity race, heading <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Third’s to glory.<br />
Unfortunately <strong>the</strong> success of <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s First and Third teams was<br />
not replicated elsewhere in <strong>the</strong><br />
races. Oxford’s women benefited<br />
from having a star Canadian skier<br />
amongst <strong>the</strong>ir numbers within<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir First squad. Even in <strong>the</strong> face<br />
of this talent, <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
women managed to put up a<br />
worthy challenge, with Clair<br />
Brunner and Katie Salter proving<br />
to be steady competitors in both<br />
days of skiing.The gem of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge women’s ski teams,<br />
though, was <strong>the</strong> Cambridge race<br />
captain, Pelton.The New Hall<br />
second-year was able to lead by<br />
example, producing solid<br />
performances in every single race,<br />
and managing to claim a trophy of<br />
her own for her prowess in <strong>the</strong><br />
faster Giant Slalom. Both <strong>the</strong> men’s<br />
and women’s seconds found<br />
creditable performances in <strong>the</strong><br />
shape of Emerick Derian,Tim<br />
Johanson and Larissa Normanton,<br />
yet consistency proved to get <strong>the</strong><br />
better of both teams.<br />
The racing produced a mixed bag<br />
of results for Cambridge, including<br />
<strong>the</strong> usual tension and surprises<br />
that have become accepted as<br />
typical to <strong>the</strong> Varsity ski races. In<br />
light of <strong>the</strong> dominance of Oxford<br />
Fiona Hughes<br />
in recent years, Cambridge rose<br />
to <strong>the</strong> challenge, and it was <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues who flew back<br />
triumphant to Heathrow with <strong>the</strong><br />
greatest smiles.<br />
I am part of <strong>the</strong> British Cross Country Ski Team and have been racing<br />
competitively for <strong>the</strong> past five years. My training involves a lot of running,<br />
biking, strength work and rollerskiing (summer skis on wheels), and<br />
spending as much time on snow as possible. I’ve spent <strong>the</strong> last two years<br />
training and racing full time before starting my degree. So far I’ve been<br />
successful at fitting cross country skiing into my life whilst studying at<br />
Cambridge.This requires a lot of planning ahead, good time management<br />
and motivation, but good results this winter are proof that it is working. My<br />
main aim for this season is <strong>the</strong> World Under 23 Championships in Estonia.<br />
My biggest achievements to date include placing 41st at <strong>the</strong> World Junior<br />
Championships in <strong>2010</strong> and coming 67th at <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Winter Olympics.<br />
I aim to continue to develop and improve as a cross country skier whilst<br />
studying at Cambridge, and to continue to compete at a high level on <strong>the</strong><br />
international stage.<br />
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Small Bore Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cura/cusbc/<br />
Cambridge University Small Bore<br />
Club, and its sister club,The<br />
Cambridge University Rifle<br />
Association, are amongst <strong>the</strong><br />
oldest varsity clubs at <strong>the</strong><br />
University. The small bore club<br />
focuses on shooting at a distance<br />
of 25m at cardboard targets with<br />
1.2cm diameter bulls eyes.<br />
Varsity<br />
Cambridge 1511-1485 Oxford<br />
The Cambridge University Smallbore<br />
Club continued its recent<br />
domination over Oxford, winning<br />
all of <strong>the</strong> matches played.The 1st<br />
VIII (Heslop match) triumphed<br />
with 1511 vs. 1485 ex. 1600 with<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge captain, James<br />
Diviney, top scoring. Special notice<br />
to Ian Craigie who broke <strong>the</strong> Halfblue<br />
threshold for <strong>the</strong> first time<br />
with a score of 195 and joins E<br />
Dickson, J. Diviney, and J. Lindsay<br />
in eligibility for a Full Blue.<br />
The Bentata (Ladies IV) ended with<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r Cambridge victory 729 vs.<br />
716 ex 800 with <strong>the</strong> ladies captain,<br />
Jo Harris, top scoring in this<br />
competition as well as requalifying<br />
for her Half-blue.<br />
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The final 2 matches, shot a week<br />
later, ended with 2 more<br />
Cambridge victories.The 2nd VIII<br />
(Kensington match) winning 1283<br />
vs. 1194 ex 1400 (S. Murugesu-<br />
Cambridge, top scoring) and <strong>the</strong><br />
Lerman (3 Position match)<br />
winning 916 vs. 752 ex 1200 (J<br />
Lindsay - Cambridge, top scoring).<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Results<br />
General Results:<br />
Grand Prix 1st leg<br />
Team:<br />
Cambridge A: 1st place 1149<br />
ex.1200<br />
Cambridge B: 5th , 939<br />
Cambridge C: 6th/7 , 609<br />
Individual:<br />
J Diviney top scored 197<br />
E Dickson 3rd/34 195<br />
Ladies:<br />
J Harris 3rd/8 190<br />
Fresher<br />
A Abrahams 2nd/11 179<br />
Grand Prix 2<br />
Team:<br />
Southampton 1st<br />
Cambridge A:2nd<br />
Cambridge B 6th/7 teams<br />
Individual:<br />
J Diviney 5th 191<br />
G Greenbury 10th/35 189<br />
Ladies:<br />
J Harris 4th/9 182<br />
Fresher:<br />
A Abrahams: 4th/10 172<br />
BUCS<br />
Postal leagues:<br />
2nd division: Cambridge: 1st 4038,<br />
2nd Edinburgh 3988, 3rd Cardiff A<br />
3974<br />
Individual top 20:<br />
Ed Dickson 4th (785 ex. 800)<br />
James Diviney 17th (778 ex. 800)<br />
Knockout: Knocked out in 1st<br />
round<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r Matches<br />
Cuppers:<br />
1st : Gonville and Caius, 387 ex. 400<br />
(Diviney and Greenbury)<br />
2nd : Selwyn, 376 (Bryson and<br />
Eastham)<br />
3rd : Sidney Sussex, 352 (Muregesu<br />
and Skinner)<br />
Greshams School: Greshams A Win<br />
Cambridge A: 2nd : 1486<br />
Cambridge B: 4th : 1411
Squash Rackets Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cusrc/<br />
The CUSRC has a squad of around<br />
40 players across 3 men’s and 3<br />
women’s teams.The Men's team<br />
hold a strong history in <strong>the</strong> varsity<br />
match (on a current streak of 11<br />
wins out of 12), have varied<br />
success throughout <strong>the</strong> season<br />
against touring teams and London<br />
clubs, and have entered a team<br />
into BUCS for <strong>the</strong> coming season.<br />
The women are <strong>the</strong> strongest<br />
team in Cambridgeshire (winning<br />
both <strong>the</strong> county league and cup)<br />
and came 3rd in <strong>the</strong> BUCS premier<br />
league. Unfortunately, in recent<br />
years <strong>the</strong> Women's Blues have<br />
been struggling against Oxford<br />
due to some very good players<br />
having an inability to graduate.<br />
Overall <strong>the</strong> atmosphere in <strong>the</strong> club<br />
is very friendly with a hearty<br />
amount of competition, where we<br />
train hard and know how to<br />
reward ourselves afterwards!<br />
Varsity<br />
On a crisp February morning it<br />
was once again time for <strong>the</strong> 79th<br />
annual Squash Varsity match<br />
against Oxford (one of <strong>the</strong> oldest<br />
matches in squash). After lots of<br />
hard training and strong new<br />
players both Cambridge teams<br />
were ready.<br />
The match is held at <strong>the</strong> Royal<br />
Automobile Club on Pall Mall;<br />
some of <strong>the</strong> toughest courts out<br />
<strong>the</strong>re. Spectators line <strong>the</strong> back and<br />
sides of <strong>the</strong> court, peering in, <strong>the</strong><br />
humidity is way up and <strong>the</strong><br />
pressure of <strong>the</strong> game makes for<br />
<strong>the</strong> game a fierce battle of ability<br />
and nerves.<br />
The women go on court first,<br />
Andrea Kuesters (reserve) and<br />
Karen Hird (5th String) leading <strong>the</strong><br />
way; Andrea winning comfortably<br />
3-0, but Karen fighting well<br />
couldn't fend off <strong>the</strong> strong<br />
Oxford opponent, losing 3-0. Kate<br />
Mason (4th String) couldn't find<br />
her rhythm also losing 3-0.The<br />
Cambridge captain, Alexandra<br />
Bryant, (3rd String) clawed back<br />
<strong>the</strong> match with a 3-1 win and Ann<br />
Babtie (1st String) quickly finished<br />
off <strong>the</strong> Oxford 1st string to level it.<br />
Unfortunately after a tense match<br />
Rebecca Palmer (2nd String)<br />
couldn't fend off a 3-1 defeat.<br />
The men follow, on <strong>the</strong> back of 10<br />
varsity wins out of 11, full of<br />
confidence.The men went on<br />
strong and quickly had <strong>the</strong> match<br />
sewn up; Craig Winthrop (reserve)<br />
3-0, Jack Styles (5th String) 3-1,<br />
Mike MacKay (4th String) 3-0, Dave<br />
Allman (3rd Sting) 3-0. Oxford<br />
were saved from complete<br />
humiliation through a 3-0 win over<br />
Nick Sutcliffe (2nd String).<br />
However, Cambridge finished <strong>the</strong><br />
day in style, with Harry Leitch (1st<br />
Sting) only losing 2 points.<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
The men's teams had varied<br />
results throughout <strong>the</strong> season,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> main focus being on <strong>the</strong><br />
varsity matches.The Blues won<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir varsity match 4-1, <strong>the</strong> 2nds<br />
lost 3-2 and <strong>the</strong> 3rds won 4-1.<br />
The women's team, with a more<br />
focused calendar, came 3rd in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS premier league, were<br />
narrowly knocked out by Oxford in<br />
<strong>the</strong> BUCS cup quarter-finals, won<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridgeshire County<br />
League and Cup.Their varsity<br />
results were as follows: Blues lost<br />
3-2, 2nds won 5-0 and <strong>the</strong> 3rds<br />
won 5-0.<br />
Looking Toward <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
Both <strong>the</strong> men's and women's<br />
teams have had a strong influx of<br />
players.They and <strong>the</strong> old-hands<br />
will be training <strong>the</strong>ir racket skills<br />
twice a week, <strong>the</strong>ir fitness once a<br />
week and play as many games as<br />
possible outside of that.<br />
The men look forward to a busy<br />
calendar of touring teams (Jesters,<br />
Escorts, Ghostboaters), London<br />
clubs (Hurlingham, Bath &<br />
Racquets, Royal Automobile Club,<br />
Oxford & Cambridge Club) and <strong>the</strong><br />
RAF.They also entered a team into<br />
<strong>the</strong> 2nd division of BUCS.<br />
The women also will be having a<br />
busy season with weekly<br />
Cambridgeshire League matches<br />
and weekends away to play in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS premier league.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> end of October <strong>the</strong> club will<br />
be putting on an exhibition and<br />
coaching day to try to inspire new<br />
players into <strong>the</strong> sport.<br />
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Swimming & Waterpolo Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuswpc/<br />
Varsity<br />
Swimming<br />
The culmination of a year’s hard<br />
training and racing for <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge University Swimming<br />
Team came as <strong>the</strong>y travelled to<br />
Oxford for <strong>the</strong> Annual Varsity<br />
Match. Rivalry going into <strong>the</strong><br />
match was as strong as ever,<br />
especially after Oxford took<br />
victory in <strong>the</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Varsity match<br />
by just 1 point (90 to <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues’ 89), when Cambridge had<br />
won <strong>the</strong> 8 out of <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
9 competitions.<br />
As <strong>the</strong> gala got underway, it was<br />
clear that this was going to be <strong>the</strong><br />
fastest Varsity ever seen.The<br />
Cambridge girls dominated <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
individual events, winning all but<br />
one, with some spectacular<br />
personal best times. In every<br />
individual event, a Cambridge<br />
swimmer swam within <strong>the</strong> fastest<br />
five times ever recorded by a<br />
Cambridge lady, and three<br />
swimmers broke all-time records:<br />
Henrietta Dillon in <strong>the</strong> 200m IM,<br />
Caroline Gordon in <strong>the</strong> 100m<br />
breaststroke and Captain Emily<br />
Bottle in <strong>the</strong> 100m backstroke.The<br />
Medley Relay team destroyed <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues by more than half a<br />
length. By <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> gala, <strong>the</strong><br />
final score in <strong>the</strong> Ladies’ match<br />
was 51-39 to Cambridge.<br />
The Men’s team went into <strong>the</strong><br />
match knowing <strong>the</strong> going would<br />
be tough – Oxford were boasting<br />
an extremely strong team, which<br />
included Michael Phelps’ former<br />
training partner and US World<br />
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Championship swimmer Davis<br />
Tarwater. From <strong>the</strong> very start, <strong>the</strong><br />
atmosphere on poolside was<br />
electrifying, and this only<br />
increased with several finishes<br />
separated by hundredths of<br />
seconds.There was stunning<br />
swimming from both Oxford and<br />
Cambridge swimmers, which<br />
merely highlighted <strong>the</strong><br />
unprecedented standard of<br />
achievement on both sides. Nearly<br />
every Cambridge swimmer swum<br />
faster than <strong>the</strong>y ever had before,<br />
and times that would have won<br />
<strong>the</strong> match by a full second and a<br />
half last year placed in 4th this<br />
year. As in <strong>the</strong> Ladies’ match, <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were three all-time individual<br />
Cambridge records, set by Dane<br />
Rook, Joel Carpenter, and Captain<br />
Tom Rootsey, and <strong>the</strong> all-time<br />
Medley record was also smashed<br />
by over two seconds. In <strong>the</strong> end,<br />
however, Oxford were too strong,<br />
and came out on top of a match<br />
that saw swimming at an<br />
astonishingly high level for <strong>the</strong><br />
two small teams. The final overall<br />
score was 97 – 83 to Oxford.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> Light Blues have an<br />
additional chance in which to take<br />
on <strong>the</strong>ir Oxford counterparts later<br />
this year - in something of a<br />
departure from <strong>the</strong> warmth of an<br />
indoor pool.This summer sees <strong>the</strong><br />
return of <strong>the</strong> biennial Channel<br />
Swim Relay, where teams of<br />
6 swimmers from each University<br />
race from England to France,<br />
through <strong>the</strong> busiest shipping lane<br />
in <strong>the</strong> world. Certainly a very<br />
different challenge, but one which<br />
will allow <strong>the</strong> two teams to fur<strong>the</strong>r<br />
fuel <strong>the</strong>ir blossoming rivalry.<br />
Waterpolo<br />
The 110th Varsity Water Polo<br />
matches took place on <strong>the</strong> 20th<br />
February at <strong>the</strong> Rosenblatt<br />
Swimming pool in Oxford.The<br />
Cambridge Ladies’ team edged<br />
out a dramatic 5-6 win over <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues, whereas <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
Men put in what was easily <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
best performance of <strong>the</strong> season,<br />
but unfortunately went down 6-4<br />
to a strong Oxford side, spurred on<br />
by an energetic crowd.<br />
After an impressive victory for <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge alumni, <strong>the</strong> women<br />
were on first.The team went into<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Varsity match with<br />
confidence after a recent<br />
dominant win over Oxford in<br />
BUCS. However, <strong>the</strong> Light Blues<br />
knew that Oxford would raise <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
game for <strong>the</strong> grudge match, and<br />
<strong>the</strong>y did, keeping <strong>the</strong> match tight<br />
and remaining in <strong>the</strong> game up<br />
until <strong>the</strong> final whistle.<br />
It soon became apparent that<br />
Oxford had fielded a much more<br />
disciplined team than Cambridge<br />
were prepared for.They had<br />
sharpened up <strong>the</strong>ir tactics, and<br />
played an effective drop on <strong>the</strong> pit<br />
to keep several key players out of<br />
<strong>the</strong> game. Cambridge seemed<br />
unsure of how to respond, with<br />
several speculative and<br />
unsuccessful efforts from range, as<br />
well as easily intercepted passes to<br />
<strong>the</strong> pit attacker. Despite struggling<br />
offensively, Cambridge showed<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir class with a strong defence<br />
from Sally Bullock and Lizzy Day in<br />
particular. Notable goals from<br />
Sarah Hopkins and Jeanie Ward-<br />
Waller kept Cambridge within two<br />
points of Oxford.
After a stern team talk at half time,<br />
Cambridge regrouped and<br />
Captain Josie Faulkner led<br />
numerous high-speed<br />
counterattacks up <strong>the</strong> pool. Oxford<br />
continued <strong>the</strong>ir drop, allowing<br />
Cambridge to move closer in to<br />
goal, and unleash some powerful<br />
testing shots, notably from<br />
Rebecca Vorhees. Voorhees won it<br />
for <strong>the</strong> team, scoring four blinding<br />
goals giving Cambridge <strong>the</strong> lead<br />
in <strong>the</strong> fourth quarter.<br />
Although a slightly less assured<br />
performance than that of a few<br />
weeks before, Cambridge did<br />
always look <strong>the</strong> better side, and<br />
played a better standard of Water<br />
Polo throughout <strong>the</strong> match. It was<br />
an extremely close contest<br />
culminating in a deserved win for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues.<br />
Boosted by <strong>the</strong> women’s result <strong>the</strong><br />
men’s match opened with some<br />
encouraging attacking play from<br />
Cambridge and, although<br />
seemingly unable to convert some<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir early opportunities, Steve<br />
Cooke scored a good individual<br />
goal to give Cambridge <strong>the</strong> lead.<br />
Oxford came back strong, testing<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge defence, and<br />
eventually equalising.The second<br />
and third quarters were very close,<br />
with not much to separate <strong>the</strong><br />
teams, although with players tiring<br />
both sides lost some of <strong>the</strong>ir shape<br />
in attack.With <strong>the</strong> score tied at 4-4<br />
going into <strong>the</strong> final quarter, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team knew that <strong>the</strong><br />
match could still be won, and<br />
started out strong after fiery<br />
words from Captain Riccardo di<br />
Pietro and Coach Andy Knight.<br />
Crucially, 3 minutes into <strong>the</strong> fourth<br />
quarter Oxford re-took <strong>the</strong> lead,<br />
once again Cambridge pushed<br />
forward and tried valiantly to<br />
equalise, but with no result. After<br />
<strong>the</strong> Dark Blues doubled <strong>the</strong>ir lead<br />
with less than two minutes<br />
remaining Cambridge still fought<br />
hard, but were unable to claw back<br />
<strong>the</strong> deficit, <strong>the</strong> match finishing a<br />
frustrating 6-4 defeat.<br />
The Cambridge side put in a<br />
disciplined performance, and<br />
members of <strong>the</strong> crowd<br />
commented on how unified <strong>the</strong>y<br />
looked as a team. Sadly a chronic<br />
inability to put away <strong>the</strong>ir goalscoring<br />
opportunities throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> match meant that <strong>the</strong> Men<br />
were unable to capitalise on some<br />
good attacking play. Defensively<br />
<strong>the</strong>y looked fairly solid, covering<br />
back well, and impressively<br />
managed to keep a side featuring<br />
<strong>the</strong> imposing Shaun Hotchkiss to<br />
just six goals. Goalkeeper Alex<br />
Ross also consistently made topclass<br />
saves, including one penalty,<br />
to keep <strong>the</strong> match close.<br />
Cambridge now really need to<br />
work on <strong>the</strong>ir finishing if <strong>the</strong>y<br />
want to take <strong>the</strong>ir polo to <strong>the</strong><br />
next level.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Men’s Swimming<br />
The start of <strong>the</strong> term saw a<br />
dedicated core of swimmers left<br />
on <strong>the</strong> men’s team, but having lost<br />
several team members last year, it<br />
looked like a good intake would<br />
be needed from <strong>the</strong> trials. Freshers’<br />
Fair saw many sign ups and soon<br />
<strong>the</strong> eagerly awaited trials were<br />
upon us. We saw, as always, a<br />
huge variety of ability at trials,<br />
but <strong>the</strong>re were six people who<br />
stood out, and none could be left<br />
out of <strong>the</strong> team. Despite this<br />
causing <strong>the</strong> exceeding of <strong>the</strong><br />
unofficial quota of 12 swimmers,<br />
<strong>the</strong> following six swimmers were<br />
welcomed into <strong>the</strong> team: Dane<br />
Rook; Joel Carpenter; Jack Long;<br />
Henry Marshall; Tom Hill and Brad<br />
Dixon. They have integrated well<br />
and have very quickly become<br />
crucial members of our tightly<br />
knit team.<br />
This year, for <strong>the</strong> first time in<br />
several years, <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />
streng<strong>the</strong>ning link between our<br />
Club and City of Cambridge<br />
Swimming Club (CoCSC). A<br />
number of our swimmers are now<br />
training with <strong>the</strong> Top Squad, under<br />
<strong>the</strong> guidance of James Freezer,<br />
whilst o<strong>the</strong>rs are training with <strong>the</strong><br />
Senior Squad and Masters. The<br />
benefits to us are clear – we have<br />
some coached sessions, as well as<br />
more pool time. This, I feel, has<br />
worked very well with significant<br />
benefits to those people who<br />
attend <strong>the</strong>se sessions.<br />
The first competition of <strong>the</strong> year<br />
was <strong>the</strong> Relays Gala, held at<br />
Parkside. This was one of <strong>the</strong> first<br />
opportunities for everyone to see<br />
each o<strong>the</strong>r swim, and begin to<br />
really bond as a team. Everyone<br />
swam really well, and <strong>the</strong> teams<br />
(after some scoring confusion)<br />
were well placed. Some<br />
outstanding individual<br />
performances, though important,<br />
were far eclipsed by <strong>the</strong> team<br />
spirit shown even at this early<br />
stage in <strong>the</strong> year!<br />
The next major event was BUCS<br />
short-course championships, held<br />
in Sheffield on 13th – 15th<br />
November. We managed to take a<br />
good sized team, making entries<br />
difficult as people wanted to swim<br />
so much! There were again some<br />
outstanding personal<br />
achievements, with several Blues<br />
times achieved. Of <strong>the</strong> guys, Andy,<br />
Dane and Tom swam impressively<br />
to achieve <strong>the</strong>se times so early in<br />
<strong>the</strong> season. The single final made<br />
by Tom in <strong>the</strong> 200 back does not<br />
do justice to <strong>the</strong> efforts and<br />
achievements of <strong>the</strong> team as a<br />
whole! The relay teams swam<br />
impressively, missing out on finals<br />
by a matter of a couple of places.<br />
Again, <strong>the</strong> team spirit and<br />
excellent attitude of <strong>the</strong> team<br />
showed through.<br />
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Following a few more weeks of<br />
training, we were ready for <strong>the</strong><br />
major competition of <strong>the</strong> term –<br />
BUCS teams. Held at Hatfield, <strong>the</strong><br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn round was <strong>the</strong> stepping<br />
stone to <strong>the</strong> National finals held at<br />
Sheffield in March. Having been<br />
relegated last year, <strong>the</strong> team was<br />
keen to regain our rightful<br />
position in <strong>the</strong> first division.<br />
Following some impressive and<br />
gutsy individual and team<br />
performances, <strong>the</strong> team won <strong>the</strong><br />
division, beating both Bath teams<br />
in <strong>the</strong> process.<br />
The 2nd January saw <strong>the</strong> team on<br />
<strong>the</strong> way to Italy for <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
training camp, on which <strong>the</strong> boys<br />
managed to swim more than<br />
85000 metres in <strong>the</strong> week – a<br />
stunning feat of endurance, which<br />
was key to <strong>the</strong> amazing Varsity<br />
swims that were seen later on in<br />
<strong>the</strong> term. Almost as soon as we<br />
returned, it was time for City of<br />
Cambridge Open meet, at which<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were many hard fought<br />
swims, battling with <strong>the</strong> fatigue<br />
from <strong>the</strong> week before, but still<br />
many good results, with many<br />
swimmers swimming lots of<br />
events, not always on <strong>the</strong>ir no. 1<br />
strokes. Joel Carpenter’s epic<br />
performance to secure 3rd place<br />
in <strong>the</strong> “skins” event stands out as<br />
<strong>the</strong> performance of <strong>the</strong> weekend.<br />
Women’s Swimming<br />
The term got off to a positive start<br />
with a strong turnout at trials and<br />
a bunch of promising new recruits.<br />
The first major test of <strong>the</strong> team’s<br />
fitness and speed came at <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Short Course<br />
Championships in Sheffield, where<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were a number of great<br />
individual performances including<br />
fresher Henrietta Dillon’s Blues<br />
time on 100m butterfly – <strong>the</strong> first<br />
female to achieve such a time in<br />
<strong>the</strong> academic year. Emily Darley<br />
reaped <strong>the</strong> rewards of her<br />
commitment to training and with<br />
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a time faster than at Varsity in<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, and Jo Lister took more than<br />
6 seconds off her 100m<br />
backstroke, just 6 weeks after trials<br />
and a long summer break.<br />
Training continued with a<br />
vengeance until <strong>the</strong> very end of<br />
term, because <strong>the</strong> final weekend<br />
saw <strong>the</strong> return of <strong>the</strong> BUCS Team<br />
championships, at which we<br />
desperately sought promotion to<br />
<strong>the</strong> first division. As it turned out,<br />
we need not have worried – <strong>the</strong><br />
4-strong team of Caroline Gordon,<br />
Kat de Rome, Emily Bottle and<br />
Henny Dillon stormed <strong>the</strong> first<br />
relay in <strong>the</strong> fastest time of all<br />
divisions. From <strong>the</strong>n on <strong>the</strong> only<br />
way was up, and many events<br />
were won in <strong>the</strong> fastest time of<br />
<strong>the</strong> meet - so that it was clear<br />
that Cambridge were <strong>the</strong><br />
strongest female team of <strong>the</strong><br />
25 Universities present.<br />
During <strong>the</strong> Christmas break, <strong>the</strong><br />
team battled through snow and<br />
ice to <strong>the</strong>ir local pools to maintain<br />
regular training and <strong>the</strong>n met just<br />
after New Year for <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
training camp.The week spent in<br />
Italy was fantastic – not only for<br />
<strong>the</strong> emergence of a strong team<br />
spirit, but for <strong>the</strong> way in which <strong>the</strong><br />
girls battled to 81000m swimming<br />
in 14 sessions.This ensured we<br />
entered Lent term with a great<br />
basis on which to begin <strong>the</strong> final 6<br />
weeks until Varsity. Just a week<br />
after returning from <strong>the</strong> camp<br />
<strong>the</strong>re were some remarkable<br />
performances at <strong>the</strong> City of<br />
Cambridge Open, considering <strong>the</strong><br />
continuing fatigue from such an<br />
intense week of training abroad.<br />
Henny Dillon again showed her<br />
strength, gaining a time in <strong>the</strong><br />
100m free which was <strong>the</strong> fastest<br />
ever by any Cambridge lady.The<br />
depth of <strong>the</strong> team was<br />
demonstrated, with many people<br />
competing in unusual events, and<br />
in many races over <strong>the</strong> weekend.<br />
BUCS Teams Final<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> year, <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
and Women’s teams train toge<strong>the</strong>r,<br />
and as such think of <strong>the</strong> swimmers<br />
as one team, but race results are<br />
often separated. The BUCS teams<br />
final was a chance to perform as a<br />
team, as it was <strong>the</strong> overall result<br />
here that counted. The swimmers<br />
came into this meet confident<br />
from strong individual<br />
performances a few weeks before<br />
at Varsity, and hoped to rectify last<br />
year’s relegation with a strong<br />
performance to ensure promotion<br />
back up to <strong>the</strong> top division where<br />
a team as strong as this belongs.<br />
Both <strong>the</strong> men and women got off<br />
to a great start, winning <strong>the</strong><br />
medley relays that started <strong>the</strong> gala<br />
with times that would have<br />
troubled <strong>the</strong> top few in <strong>the</strong> top<br />
division. The 100 metre<br />
individuals came next, with<br />
Cambridge consistently finishing<br />
in <strong>the</strong> top few, with several wins to<br />
add to <strong>the</strong> pot. Notably,<br />
Cambridge came home first in<br />
both <strong>the</strong> 100m freestyle races with<br />
Kat de Rome and Andy Corley<br />
swimming superbly to do so. Both<br />
breaststrokers also deserve a<br />
mention, both coming home in<br />
new Cambridge records, Dane<br />
Rook winning his race in <strong>the</strong> rapid<br />
time of 1.03.96, only 0.03 seconds<br />
off <strong>the</strong> fastest time of <strong>the</strong> day in<br />
<strong>the</strong> top division. Caroline Gordon<br />
was second in her race, but beat<br />
everyone in <strong>the</strong> top division,<br />
showing yet again <strong>the</strong> quality of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge team.<br />
After <strong>the</strong> 200m freestyle races, in<br />
which Kat and Andy battled well<br />
to second and third places<br />
respectively, <strong>the</strong> fast and furious<br />
50m races began. Good<br />
performances came from all<br />
quarters, <strong>the</strong> breaststrokers again<br />
making a big impact, both<br />
swimming season’s bests, Dane<br />
dipping under 30 seconds for
ano<strong>the</strong>r new Cambridge record,<br />
and Caroline with a record of<br />
33.58. Joel Carpenter was also on<br />
fire, swimming two season’s bests<br />
and records in <strong>the</strong> 50s free and fly,<br />
with 23.99, and 25.45 respectively,<br />
winning both races.<br />
The final two relays were solid<br />
swims from all involved, defending<br />
<strong>the</strong> team’s considerable lead with<br />
points to spare. There was still of<br />
course <strong>the</strong> tense wait to hear <strong>the</strong><br />
results, worrying whe<strong>the</strong>r<br />
calculations were correct! The<br />
team were announced as winners<br />
of <strong>the</strong> second division to great<br />
celebration. They collected<br />
medals and a trophy (which had to<br />
be given back immediately!), and<br />
confirmed <strong>the</strong>ir promotion back<br />
into <strong>the</strong> top division, a highly<br />
deserved result following an<br />
industrious and successful year.<br />
Channel Swim<br />
Having completed all <strong>the</strong> physical<br />
and mental preparation for <strong>the</strong><br />
challenge of swimming in <strong>the</strong> cold<br />
seawater in a race against arch<br />
rivals Oxford, <strong>the</strong> team of 6 (three<br />
guys and three girls) were down in<br />
Folkestone waiting for <strong>the</strong> go<br />
ahead to swim. The start was first<br />
set to be Monday morning, but<br />
with less than 12 hours to go, <strong>the</strong><br />
pilot let <strong>the</strong> team know a forecast<br />
had changed, and it would not be<br />
<strong>the</strong> day to go. At 8pm <strong>the</strong> next<br />
evening, <strong>the</strong> call came that <strong>the</strong><br />
team would be meeting <strong>the</strong> pilot<br />
at 2am on Tuesday 13th July (<strong>the</strong><br />
next day). After a few hours sleep,<br />
<strong>the</strong> team met up with pilot Reg<br />
Brickell in Dover harbour in <strong>the</strong><br />
pitch dark and light drizzle. The<br />
two teams’ pilot boats took <strong>the</strong><br />
swimmers round to Shakespeare<br />
Beach to begin <strong>the</strong> race at 3am.<br />
The first swimmers from each<br />
team entered <strong>the</strong> water and swam<br />
back to <strong>the</strong> beach in order to<br />
begin <strong>the</strong> race. After a quick<br />
handshake between <strong>the</strong><br />
swimmers, lit only by a quavering<br />
faint spotlight from <strong>the</strong> boat,<br />
starting horn went, and <strong>the</strong><br />
swimmers plunged into <strong>the</strong> water.<br />
Rootsey made an impressive start<br />
quickly taking <strong>the</strong> lead from<br />
Oxford and widening <strong>the</strong> gap<br />
between our two boats - a lead<br />
which was <strong>the</strong>n maintained<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> race. After an<br />
incredible start by Rootsey (only<br />
just falling short of <strong>the</strong> world<br />
record distance set by a solo<br />
swimmer in <strong>the</strong>ir first hour) <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues were well in <strong>the</strong> lead<br />
by <strong>the</strong> time Emily Darley entered<br />
<strong>the</strong> water. Darley <strong>the</strong>n maintained<br />
<strong>the</strong> lead for her hour as Oxford<br />
desperately tried to catch <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge boat as <strong>the</strong> sky<br />
lightened, managing to close <strong>the</strong><br />
gap marginally by <strong>the</strong> time Andy<br />
Corley (captain) entered <strong>the</strong> water<br />
having just witness a beautiful<br />
dawn over <strong>the</strong> sea. Corley <strong>the</strong>n<br />
managed to extend <strong>the</strong> lead of <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues over <strong>the</strong> hour of his<br />
swim as Oxford fell behind even<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r. During this third hour <strong>the</strong><br />
rain began to fall heavily, but <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues kept up <strong>the</strong>ir spirits<br />
and maintained <strong>the</strong> cheering for<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir swimmer on deck while<br />
Oxford sought shelter in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
boat’s cabin.<br />
The next changeover saw Kat de<br />
Rome enter <strong>the</strong> water maintaining<br />
<strong>the</strong> lead gained by <strong>the</strong> previous<br />
swimmers. At <strong>the</strong> end of de Rome’s<br />
hour Mike Curtis entered <strong>the</strong><br />
water to hold <strong>the</strong> distance<br />
between <strong>the</strong> two boats as Oxford<br />
tried to outmanoeuvre <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge boat. Here <strong>the</strong> team<br />
relied on <strong>the</strong> skill and knowledge<br />
of our pilot to guide us through,<br />
despite several large tankers<br />
steaming past all around as <strong>the</strong><br />
boat began to cross <strong>the</strong> first<br />
shipping lane. In <strong>the</strong> last 15<br />
minutes of Curtis’ time in <strong>the</strong><br />
water <strong>the</strong> first major swarm of<br />
jellyfish was encountered, which<br />
filled <strong>the</strong> water to all sides. Curtis<br />
continued to battle through this<br />
large group of stinging jellyfish<br />
until <strong>the</strong> end of his hour. Here <strong>the</strong><br />
bravery of <strong>the</strong> 6th member of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team deserves a<br />
special mention as Josie Faulkner<br />
entered into <strong>the</strong> water in <strong>the</strong><br />
middle of <strong>the</strong> swarm.This was a<br />
key moment in <strong>the</strong> race as <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford swimmer that entered <strong>the</strong><br />
water was not as tough as<br />
Cambridge’s Faulkner and was<br />
refusing to swim freestyle, instead<br />
switching to breaststroke as<br />
Faulkner ploughed onwards<br />
through <strong>the</strong> shoal at a good pace<br />
allowing Cambridge to extend <strong>the</strong><br />
fluctuating gap again. Eventually<br />
<strong>the</strong> jellyfish diminished and <strong>the</strong><br />
team were able to carry on<br />
unimpeded.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> sixth hour <strong>the</strong><br />
team began to cycle again<br />
through its first swimmers as<br />
Rootsey entered <strong>the</strong> water for a<br />
second time, comfortable in <strong>the</strong><br />
knowledge that he could extend<br />
<strong>the</strong> gap fur<strong>the</strong>r once again.The<br />
second hour of swimming proved<br />
very tough for all those who had<br />
to swim again, as <strong>the</strong> tide was<br />
pulling us away from <strong>the</strong> French<br />
coast, combined with <strong>the</strong><br />
tiredness of <strong>the</strong> swimmers<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves. Despite <strong>the</strong>se<br />
conditions, Rootsey gave ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
excellent performance for <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues, taking up a challenge<br />
by <strong>the</strong> CSA observer to at least<br />
double <strong>the</strong> gap, and gradually did<br />
so after an early attempt by <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues to close up. Through<br />
this hour, choppy waves were<br />
building significantly. Darley <strong>the</strong>n<br />
entered <strong>the</strong> water for a second<br />
time giving everything for her<br />
whole hour fighting against <strong>the</strong>se<br />
waves, and preventing Oxford<br />
from closing <strong>the</strong> gap. As Darley<br />
approached <strong>the</strong> end of her hour in<br />
<strong>the</strong> water Corley prepared for his<br />
91
second swim while being told by<br />
<strong>the</strong> pilot that he could be <strong>the</strong><br />
swimmer to finish <strong>the</strong> race for <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> changeover Corley entered<br />
<strong>the</strong> water as Kouji Urata (Oxford<br />
Captain) entered for <strong>the</strong> Dark<br />
Blues. Urata made a rapid start for<br />
<strong>the</strong> initial part of his hour and<br />
began to close <strong>the</strong> gap on <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues but Corley increased<br />
<strong>the</strong> pace and <strong>the</strong>n maintained this<br />
speed, allowing <strong>the</strong> Light Blues to<br />
pull away again as <strong>the</strong> French<br />
coast began to near.The French<br />
coastline was within sight, but <strong>the</strong><br />
currents kept pushing both<br />
swimmers out as <strong>the</strong>y struggled to<br />
make it to <strong>the</strong> shore. It was unclear<br />
if Corley was going to be able to<br />
Table Tennis Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuttc/CUTTC<br />
/CUTTC.html<br />
CUTTC provides coaching,<br />
matches and training for table<br />
tennis abilities ranging from<br />
absolute beginner to international<br />
level.We also have frequent socials<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year and allow<br />
members to play over vacations.<br />
Varsity matches have been played<br />
every year for <strong>the</strong> past 67 years.<br />
We have around 60-70 members,<br />
and compete in <strong>the</strong> men's and<br />
women's BUCS league in<br />
Michaelmas term, <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
knockout tournament, Varsity<br />
match and CDTTL ('town vs gown')<br />
tournament in Lent term.<br />
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finish <strong>the</strong> race and so de Rome<br />
prepared to enter <strong>the</strong> water once<br />
again getting into <strong>the</strong> tender<br />
which could get closer to <strong>the</strong><br />
shore. Finally, Corley, battling with<br />
<strong>the</strong> tide, reached <strong>the</strong> French coast<br />
and cleared <strong>the</strong> water to win <strong>the</strong><br />
race for <strong>the</strong> Light Blues in 8 hours<br />
51 minutes.The Oxford boat came<br />
in behind and prepared to finish<br />
<strong>the</strong> race, having to make a final<br />
changeover before reaching<br />
French soil allowing Roz Bray to<br />
finish for <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues in a time<br />
of 9 hours 2 minutes.<br />
Both teams had achieved<br />
excellent times given <strong>the</strong><br />
conditions <strong>the</strong>y had faced over <strong>the</strong><br />
course of <strong>the</strong> swim giving yet<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r close Cross-Channel relay<br />
Varsity<br />
Iffley Road, Oxford, 28/02/10.<br />
Men's 1sts: 10 - 0 win.<br />
Men's 2nds: 10 - 0 win.<br />
Women's 1sts: 4 - 6 loss.<br />
CUTTC rewrote <strong>the</strong> history books<br />
at <strong>the</strong> table tennis Varsity match in<br />
<strong>2009</strong>/<strong>2010</strong>, where both Men’s<br />
teams beat Oxford 10-0 – <strong>the</strong><br />
first time since records began,<br />
67 years ago.<br />
The men’s second team had a<br />
shaky start as Raphael Assier went<br />
7-2 down in <strong>the</strong> final set against<br />
Arjun Gopalaswamy, but excellent<br />
use of a timeout and relentless<br />
Cambridge support allowed him<br />
to claw back to an 11-9 victory.<br />
Doug Speed entertained <strong>the</strong><br />
race. Once both teams were back<br />
aboard <strong>the</strong>ir boats <strong>the</strong>y set off side<br />
by side to make <strong>the</strong> crossing back<br />
to England as <strong>the</strong>y had a well<br />
deserved rest. As part of <strong>the</strong> event,<br />
both teams had been raising<br />
sponsorship for <strong>the</strong> Royal National<br />
Lifeboats Institution with <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team alone raising well<br />
over £1000 to support this charity<br />
which saves hundreds of lives at<br />
sea every year. Despite a close race<br />
throughout, Cambridge emerged<br />
triumphant, levelling <strong>the</strong> score at<br />
three all, with one draw.<br />
CUSWPC sponsors<br />
Roland Berger (Strategy<br />
Consultant)<br />
crowd with spectacular off <strong>the</strong><br />
table play, winning both singles<br />
matches 3-1.Teeradej Kittipassorn<br />
kept a clean sheet, and Christian<br />
Staudt gave a solid performance,<br />
dropping only one game. Justin<br />
Drake and Rick Chen cruised to<br />
victory 3-0 in <strong>the</strong> doubles whilst<br />
Assier and Kittipassorn clinched<br />
<strong>the</strong> doubles 3-2.<br />
The men's first team had a similar<br />
start as Hamish Yeung beat Jingyu<br />
Sun 12-10 in <strong>the</strong> fifth game, after a<br />
disputed edge/side ball. Captain<br />
Shaun Hall showed no mercy<br />
against captain Phil Hartley,<br />
winning 3-0. Josh Bleakley and Jan<br />
Natolski had no problems, winning<br />
both singles with relative ease.
Both doubles matches went to five<br />
games, but Cambridge raised <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
game to take <strong>the</strong> final sets. Hall<br />
had a close game with rival Sun,<br />
but managed to clinch a victory,<br />
aided by coach Bleakley's tactical<br />
advice.Yeung followed with some<br />
exhibition play against Hartley,<br />
winning 3-1.<br />
Unfortunately, <strong>the</strong> women's team<br />
didn't share <strong>the</strong> same success, to<br />
losing three nail bitingly close<br />
matches in <strong>the</strong> fifth game. Sasha<br />
Tsai and Captain Nga Nguyen lost<br />
to experienced players Maitreyi<br />
Shivkumar and Susan Chai whilst<br />
Vanda Ho and Yudan Ren gave an<br />
impressive performance and won<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir singles. Both doubles<br />
matches were lost in <strong>the</strong> fifth, with<br />
Nguyen and Ren losing with an<br />
unbelievable 17-19 score.The<br />
result was a 4-6 loss.<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
The men's first team came second<br />
in <strong>the</strong> BUCS Premier South league,<br />
losing only to London<br />
Metropolitan University, an<br />
international standard team.They<br />
also gained a silver medal in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS team knockout tournament,<br />
defeating top class Nottingham<br />
University 9-8 in <strong>the</strong> semi final and<br />
losing to Loughborough 9-4 in <strong>the</strong><br />
final.This allowed CUTTC to enter<br />
a team in <strong>the</strong> European<br />
Universities Championships held<br />
in Kazan, Russia. All five major<br />
titles were won at <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
'town vs gown' of table tennis, <strong>the</strong><br />
CDTTL championships, by Shaun<br />
Hall, Vanda Ho, Sasha Tsai and<br />
Hamish Yeung.<br />
Cambridge University Table<br />
Tennis Club at The 4th European<br />
Universities Championships in<br />
Kazan, Russia, June <strong>2010</strong><br />
CUTTC sent a team consisting of<br />
Joshua Bleakley, Shaun Hall, Jan<br />
Natolski and Hamish Yeung to <strong>the</strong><br />
European Universities<br />
championship in Kazan, Russia<br />
from 22-26th June <strong>2010</strong>. Here is a<br />
diary of <strong>the</strong>ir trip:<br />
Day 0 – June 20th<br />
The daily training routine at<br />
St Catharine’s squash courts<br />
finished today, and was followed<br />
by a team bonding dinner at The<br />
Anchor. Josh Bleakley and Shaun<br />
Hall crashed on Hamish Yeung’s<br />
floor where Bleakley’s violent<br />
snoring caused Hall to lose sleep.<br />
Day 1 – June 21st<br />
Jan Natolski arrived at 5.05am,<br />
shortly followed by <strong>the</strong> taxi.We<br />
arrived in Moscow at 3.05pm local<br />
time (GMT+4), and arrived in<br />
Kazan airport at 9.10pm.<br />
The moment we stepped on<br />
Kazan soil, we were escorted into a<br />
private bus to <strong>the</strong> baggage<br />
collection area, where we met<br />
organiser Gulfina and team<br />
chaperone Albina.The University<br />
of Minho, Portugal also arrived,<br />
and we travelled to <strong>the</strong> hotel in a<br />
bus toge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
Shortly after arrival at Ibis hotel, <strong>the</strong><br />
first disaster struck. Hamish had left<br />
his pass in <strong>the</strong> bus, causing Albina<br />
to make <strong>the</strong> appropriate phone call<br />
to get <strong>the</strong> bus back.<br />
Day 2<br />
After breakfast at <strong>the</strong> hotel,<br />
captain Shaun decided to go with<br />
<strong>the</strong> team on a sightseeing tour,<br />
instead of <strong>the</strong> ‘educational<br />
methodical seminar’.We were told<br />
about revolutionary Karl Fuchs, <strong>the</strong><br />
Kremlin and <strong>the</strong> history of Kazan,<br />
<strong>the</strong> third capital city of Russia.We<br />
were also shown <strong>the</strong> first Mosque<br />
in Kazan, built in 1767.The team<br />
took <strong>the</strong> opportunity to blend in<br />
with <strong>the</strong> Tatarstan locals. After<br />
lunch, we headed over to <strong>the</strong><br />
sports palace to participate in <strong>the</strong><br />
draw process, practice and give a<br />
local television interview. Captain<br />
Hall was quoted to say “we’re<br />
going for gold” while rivals from<br />
Nottingham University were less<br />
confident and were intent on<br />
avoiding <strong>the</strong> wooden spoon.<br />
Hall secured a partnership with<br />
<strong>the</strong> ladies from Anadolu University,<br />
Turkey in <strong>the</strong> mixed doubles<br />
events for all but Natolski, who<br />
used his linguistic skills to make an<br />
arrangement with Gorbenko from<br />
Duisburg-Essen University.<br />
Day 3<br />
Cambridge had a fortunate draw –<br />
we were in a group of five,<br />
meaning that it was not possible<br />
to finish 11th (last place). Even so,<br />
we were determined not to finish<br />
last place in <strong>the</strong> group.We were<br />
not scheduled to play in <strong>the</strong> first<br />
round of matches, so we used <strong>the</strong><br />
time to scout and separate <strong>the</strong><br />
world class opponents from <strong>the</strong><br />
beatable.The University of Minho,<br />
Portugal and The University of<br />
Freiburg, Germany were selected<br />
as <strong>the</strong> weak links, while Rzeskov<br />
University, Poland and Russian<br />
State University for Humanities<br />
(RSUH) were deemed<br />
“untouchable” after seeing world<br />
class rallies featuring several<br />
‘round <strong>the</strong> net’ shots. Firstly, we<br />
played RSUH, losing 3-0 in straight<br />
sets. Bleakley faced number 24 in<br />
<strong>the</strong> world junior rankings,Taras<br />
Merzlikin. Although outclassed,<br />
<strong>the</strong> great sportsmanship of <strong>the</strong><br />
Russians resulted in an enjoyable<br />
encounter.The opening ceremony<br />
followed, with an enjoyable display<br />
of drumming and dancing, and a<br />
presentation of local speciality dish<br />
“chuk chuk”to each team.<br />
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Next, we played Rzeskov<br />
University, Poland, where Yeung<br />
faced Polish national player<br />
Tomasz Lewandowski, while<br />
Natolski and Bleakley faced <strong>the</strong><br />
Chmiel bro<strong>the</strong>rs. Natolski put<br />
Cambridge on <strong>the</strong> score sheet by<br />
taking a game against Pawel and<br />
celebrated accordingly.<br />
Day 4<br />
The day started with a match<br />
against The University of Freiburg,<br />
Germany.Yeung gave a good fight<br />
against number one Volker<br />
Schneider, losing 3-1, and Yeung<br />
and Hall both defeated number<br />
two Wadim Hurlebaus 3-0.<br />
Bleakley gave a strong effort in <strong>the</strong><br />
first two games against Till Werner,<br />
losing 16-14 in both, but lost 3-0.<br />
The final match was Hall against<br />
Scheneider, and <strong>the</strong> German had<br />
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<strong>the</strong> edge, winning 3-0 with two<br />
deuces. Result: 3-2 loss.We needed<br />
a win against Minho University,<br />
Portugal to avoid <strong>the</strong> bottom<br />
place in <strong>the</strong> group and play rivals<br />
Nottingham University for 7th/8th<br />
playoff.Yeung had a superb game<br />
against number one Joni Sousa<br />
but lost 3-2 in a game full of<br />
topspin – topspin rallies. Hall had<br />
little trouble against number two<br />
Carlos Fernandes, as did Natolski<br />
against Tiago Abreu. Sousa’s<br />
topspins were too powerfull for<br />
Hall, resulting in a 3-0 defeat.<br />
Yeung played Fernandes in <strong>the</strong><br />
decider, and relaxed after a 7-1<br />
lead in <strong>the</strong> fifth set, resulting in<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r 3-2 loss for Cambridge.<br />
Cambridge faced <strong>the</strong> University of<br />
Geneva, Switzerland in <strong>the</strong><br />
9th/10th playoff. Natolski powered<br />
through Loris Biro-Levescot,<br />
winning 3-1, and Hall had no<br />
problems against Benoit Luiser,<br />
winning 3-1. Bleakley failed to hit<br />
through Laurent Langel’s off <strong>the</strong><br />
table play, losing 3-0. Natolski felt<br />
<strong>the</strong> pressure against Luiser and<br />
lost 11-9 in <strong>the</strong> fifth game. Hall<br />
took <strong>the</strong> first two against Biro-<br />
Levescot but tiredness and<br />
pressure kicked in as <strong>the</strong> TV<br />
cameras focussed on <strong>the</strong> game,<br />
and lost <strong>the</strong> next two. Coach<br />
Yeung provided <strong>the</strong> required<br />
motivation, resulting in an easy<br />
11-6 win in <strong>the</strong> final game. Result:<br />
3-2 win.<br />
Meanwhile, Natolski befriended<br />
Polish coach and legend Wieslaw<br />
Pieta, resulting in an invitation for<br />
<strong>the</strong> team to visit Jan Dlugosz<br />
University, Poland!
Orenburg State University had no<br />
trouble winning <strong>the</strong> team event,<br />
with <strong>the</strong> help of 55 in <strong>the</strong> world,Kirill<br />
Skachkov,with Kazan Volga Federal<br />
University in second,followed by<br />
Rzeszov University,Poland.<br />
Yeung fell victim to an unlucky<br />
draw where he faced Schneider<br />
from Freiburg University in <strong>the</strong><br />
qualifying stage. Despite having<br />
had a close game earlier in <strong>the</strong><br />
team event, Schneider came out<br />
on top, winning 3-0.<br />
Day 5<br />
Bleakley avoided <strong>the</strong> qualifying<br />
stage in <strong>the</strong> singles, but faced Polish<br />
national player Lewandowski.<br />
Bleakley enjoyed <strong>the</strong> game, but lost<br />
3-0. Hall was drawn against Cypriot<br />
Iakovoa Iakovou, but decided not to<br />
turn up after losing every match <strong>the</strong><br />
previous day. He faced Russian<br />
Sergey Martykov in <strong>the</strong> last sixteen,<br />
and despite Bleakley’s top quality<br />
coaching, lost 3-0. Natolski faced<br />
Freiburg’s Till Werner in <strong>the</strong> first<br />
round, and clinched a victory<br />
deuce in <strong>the</strong> fifth, defending<br />
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In <strong>the</strong> men’s doubles event,<br />
Bleakley and Natolski had a strong<br />
first game against a pair from <strong>the</strong><br />
Russian State University for<br />
Humanties, but were overpowered<br />
in <strong>the</strong> next two, losing 3-0. Hall and<br />
Yeung had a close game against a<br />
pair from Coimbra University,<br />
Portugal, losing <strong>the</strong> first 11-9 and<br />
<strong>the</strong> last 12-10, but failed to gel as a<br />
team and lost 3-0.<br />
The mixed doubles events saw<br />
Bleakley, Hall and Yeung pair up<br />
with Turkish players Ozel, Koc and<br />
Halacoglu, whilst Natolski played<br />
with German, Gorbenko. Bleakley<br />
and Ozel had a tough match<br />
against a German pair and lost 3-0,<br />
whilst Yeung and Halacoglu lost<br />
close in <strong>the</strong> fifth to a strong<br />
Russian pair. Natolski and<br />
Gorbenko also had a good game<br />
but had an unlucky draw against a<br />
Russian pair, losing 3-1.<br />
fun.We take teams to many<br />
competitions throughout <strong>the</strong> year,<br />
including several hosted in<br />
Cambridge.We have four weekly<br />
training sessions attended by<br />
friendly student coaches,in addition<br />
to <strong>the</strong> many social events including<br />
pub meets and formal swaps.<br />
Hall and Koc endured a tactical<br />
match against a German and Swiss<br />
pair, where each game went to <strong>the</strong><br />
team where <strong>the</strong> man was playing<br />
to <strong>the</strong> woman.The final set,<br />
<strong>the</strong>refore was balanced, and Hall<br />
and Koc came through to win<br />
deuce in <strong>the</strong> fifth.They faced a<br />
Russian pair in <strong>the</strong> next round and<br />
played superbly but lost 3-1, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
went on to win silver.<br />
We went to a bar with our Turkish<br />
friends in <strong>the</strong> evening where<br />
charades were <strong>the</strong> main form<br />
of entertainment.<br />
Day 6<br />
Following a well deserved lie in,<br />
we went around Kazan for a<br />
second time, this time going inside<br />
<strong>the</strong> Kremlin, and along <strong>the</strong><br />
pedestrian street.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> evening, we went to a bar, a<br />
rock concert “<strong>the</strong> creation of<br />
peace” and finally finished <strong>the</strong> trip<br />
off with a visit to a Russian night<br />
club with <strong>the</strong> majority of<br />
competitors, communicating<br />
through <strong>the</strong> common language of<br />
ping pong related dance moves.<br />
On Sunday 7 March <strong>2010</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge trampolining team<br />
travelled to Oxford to take on <strong>the</strong><br />
Dark Blues in <strong>the</strong> 89th trampolining<br />
varsity match; a competition that<br />
would provide valuable practice<br />
for <strong>the</strong> next weekend's BUCS<br />
national championships.<br />
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The Cambridge squad was led by<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Blues team, consisting of<br />
reigning national champion, Asha<br />
Bayliss, club captain Kate Bramall,<br />
newcomer David Chapman, and<br />
club veteran Charlotte Pocock.<br />
Captain Bramall led from <strong>the</strong> front,<br />
finishing both routines strongly<br />
and collecting <strong>the</strong> highest score in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Blues competition. Emma<br />
Nicholson, Oxford's best bouncer,<br />
was second with a routine of<br />
slightly lower difficulty than<br />
Bramall's. Showing some slight<br />
fatigue from winning a national<br />
gala competition <strong>the</strong> previous day,<br />
Bayliss still showed her class,<br />
finishing in third with <strong>the</strong> most<br />
difficult routine of <strong>the</strong> day, which<br />
included 4 double somersaults.<br />
Chapman and Pocock both<br />
bounced strongly, showing that<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are in good form for<br />
nationals, as Cambridge won <strong>the</strong><br />
match 159.5 to 143.5.<br />
The B team competition was more<br />
one-sided, as <strong>the</strong> four Cambridge<br />
bouncers took <strong>the</strong> top 4 places.<br />
Sarah Pearcey took <strong>the</strong> B team<br />
individual title with an excellent<br />
voluntary routine. Suzanne Tobin,<br />
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who earned a very well-deserved<br />
Half-blue this season, took <strong>the</strong><br />
individual second place and Helen<br />
Smith,who has performed very well<br />
all year,showed plenty of promise<br />
for nationals,finishing in third.<br />
A couple of incomplete routines in<br />
<strong>the</strong> C team made <strong>the</strong> competition<br />
closer than it should have been.<br />
Club president, Brioney Gee,<br />
capped off a solid season by easily<br />
winning <strong>the</strong> individual C team<br />
title. Making her varsity match<br />
debut, Christine Schmaus showed<br />
<strong>the</strong> benefit of her solid training<br />
and preparation finishing second;<br />
and making her final appearance<br />
in a light blue leotard, Katharina<br />
Kohler capped off an excellent<br />
season, finishing third.<br />
Club musketeer, Stephen Flexer,<br />
was typically stoic after his<br />
performance for <strong>the</strong> C team.<br />
Denying rumours of a debilitating<br />
foot injury, he spoke briefly to<br />
reporters to assure supporters that<br />
he will be in top form for nationals.<br />
Overall, Cambridge won <strong>the</strong><br />
cup by 75.2 points, <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
margin in <strong>the</strong> recorded history of<br />
<strong>the</strong> competition.<br />
Speaking at <strong>the</strong> stylish varsity<br />
dinner, President Gee, also making<br />
her final Light Blue appearance,<br />
thanked <strong>the</strong> club's judges,<br />
coaching staff and supporters who<br />
travelled to <strong>the</strong> match. "I'm<br />
delighted, as President, to have led<br />
<strong>the</strong> club to a third successive<br />
varsity victory", she said. "Oxford<br />
organised a fantastic competition<br />
and we look forward to <strong>the</strong> halfhour<br />
walk back to <strong>the</strong> team bus."<br />
Season <strong>Review</strong><br />
BUCS Regionals, 13 February <strong>2010</strong><br />
12 competitors travelled to<br />
Nottingham to try to qualify for <strong>the</strong><br />
national championships in levels 3<br />
and 4.There was also a level 5<br />
competition, which for no obvious<br />
reason doesn't have a national<br />
competition. Cambridge had 4<br />
representatives in women's level 3<br />
and 3 in <strong>the</strong> men's competition -<br />
<strong>the</strong> most of any university<br />
represented at <strong>the</strong> competition.<br />
Club president, Brioney Gee, led <strong>the</strong><br />
charge, attempting to qualify for<br />
<strong>the</strong> 3rd year in a row. Suzanne<br />
Tobin had been training strongly<br />
and was in typically high spirits,<br />
confident of qualifying after last<br />
year's disappointment. Katie<br />
Bertrand and Katharina Kohler<br />
were also hopeful of qualifying,<br />
despite <strong>the</strong> stricter qualification<br />
rules for this year's competition.<br />
The 'three musketeers', Stephen<br />
Flexer, Alan McCreanor and Gareth<br />
Tear made up 30% of <strong>the</strong> entries in<br />
men's level 3, so with <strong>the</strong> top 20%<br />
to qualify, it was likely that at least<br />
one would make it through. In<br />
level 4, making <strong>the</strong>ir debut at that<br />
level, were Kate Davies, Lucy<br />
Loong and Christine Schmaus.<br />
Also bouncing in level 4, and now<br />
wearing <strong>the</strong> Light Blue<br />
(figuratively speaking) leotard was<br />
last year's Oxford Tramp Club<br />
president, Charlotte Houldcroft.<br />
Zanna Szlachta was Cambridge's<br />
sole representative in level 5 and,<br />
after Lucy's performance in level 5<br />
last year, had big shoes to fill.<br />
Even though <strong>the</strong>re were less<br />
entries than last year, <strong>the</strong> standard<br />
was noticeably higher across all<br />
levels. First to compete for<br />
Cambridge were <strong>the</strong> level 3 boys.<br />
All 3 safely completed both<br />
routines, but only Stephen was<br />
able to finish in <strong>the</strong> top half.The<br />
top 2 places automatically<br />
qualified, but <strong>the</strong> organising<br />
committee decided that extra<br />
qualifiers were required to make<br />
<strong>the</strong> national final less farcical, since<br />
<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r regions had even less<br />
entries. Consequently, Stephen's<br />
5th place was sufficient for
qualification. Speaking to <strong>the</strong><br />
assembled media after <strong>the</strong> results<br />
were announced, Stephen<br />
expressed his thanks to <strong>the</strong> 5<br />
people who had entered, but<br />
failed to turn up on <strong>the</strong> day.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> level 3 girls bounced below<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir best, but still achieved<br />
notable results. Brioney recorded<br />
<strong>the</strong> third highest set routine score<br />
of <strong>the</strong> day and scored exactly <strong>the</strong><br />
same total score as last year, but<br />
finished in 11th, compared with<br />
8th last year.The scores were very<br />
close and a small increase in score<br />
could have resulted in a jump of<br />
several places. Suzanne finally<br />
scored <strong>the</strong> Half-blue score that she<br />
has deserved, but finished<br />
annoyingly just outside <strong>the</strong><br />
qualification places. Katie just<br />
missed out on a Half-blue score,<br />
which will provide her with plenty<br />
of motivation for next year.<br />
Katharina's aim was to complete<br />
both routines, having had some<br />
trouble with <strong>the</strong> vol routine<br />
especially at training, and she was<br />
able to do so with comparative<br />
ease, finishing with a smile and<br />
her highest ever score at a<br />
BUCS competition.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> level 4 girls produced <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
best routines of <strong>the</strong> day when <strong>the</strong><br />
pressure was on. Some of <strong>the</strong>m<br />
had a couple of small wobbles<br />
during <strong>the</strong>ir set routines, but every<br />
competed vol routine was <strong>the</strong> best<br />
it had ever been when it mattered<br />
most. Christine and Kate both<br />
finished in <strong>the</strong> top half, separated<br />
by 0.1 points. Lucy and Charlotte<br />
were not far behind. Charlotte<br />
substantially improved on her<br />
score from <strong>the</strong> previous year,<br />
showing <strong>the</strong> benefit of leaving <strong>the</strong><br />
dark side.<br />
Zanna completed <strong>the</strong> team's<br />
perfect record of 24 out of 24<br />
routines scored out of 10 with a<br />
pair of solid routines. She finished<br />
well in <strong>the</strong> top half of level 5 with<br />
<strong>the</strong> 14th best vol routine score of<br />
<strong>the</strong> day out of 81 competitors.<br />
Special thanks to Helen, who<br />
judged all day on panel 3 and<br />
provided all our level 3 competitors<br />
with such high scores, and to Kate<br />
Bramall, who helped on <strong>the</strong> day by<br />
coaching and encouraging our<br />
nervous bouncers.<br />
Warwick Open, 28 February <strong>2010</strong><br />
A team of 11 from Cambridge<br />
travelled to <strong>the</strong> Warwick Open in<br />
search of some useful match<br />
practice before <strong>the</strong> next week's<br />
Varsity Match.The competition<br />
was very well organised although<br />
<strong>the</strong> labyrinthine sports hall at<br />
Warwick Uni required 2 strong<br />
sherpas and a week's supply of<br />
food in order to safely navigate.<br />
Zanna Szlachta saved her best<br />
form for her last competition of<br />
<strong>the</strong> season, finishing a very<br />
impressive 5th in <strong>the</strong> novice<br />
women category, which as usual<br />
had a vast number of entries.<br />
Christine Schmaus and Kate<br />
Davies also demonstrated a<br />
noticeable improvement in <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
competition form with 10th and<br />
15th respectively in <strong>the</strong> rarely seen<br />
inter-advanced category.<br />
The advanced and elite<br />
competitors were all drawn to<br />
compete on Warwick Uni's two<br />
new spider trampolines.These<br />
tramps are <strong>the</strong> norm at<br />
competitions now, but <strong>the</strong> lack of<br />
experience of Cambridge's<br />
bouncers on <strong>the</strong>se slower tramps<br />
was noticeable. However, despite<br />
<strong>the</strong> short opportunity to get used<br />
to <strong>the</strong> different timing, we still<br />
recorded some good results.<br />
Katharina Kohler, flying <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge flag on her own in<br />
advanced women, finished 12th.<br />
Gareth Tear was <strong>the</strong> best of <strong>the</strong><br />
three musketeers in handling <strong>the</strong><br />
new tramps, finishing 5th. Alan<br />
McCreanor and Stephen Flexer<br />
both struggled to finish <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
routines, coming home 7th and<br />
8th respectively.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> elite categories, Charlotte<br />
Pocock showed her class and<br />
experience finishing 13th with a<br />
solid score of 45.0. Helen Smith<br />
performed a partially<br />
unintentional forward roll<br />
dismount on to <strong>the</strong> adjacent<br />
trampoline at <strong>the</strong> end of her<br />
voluntary routine, which resulted<br />
in 14th place.The elite men carried<br />
our last hopes for a medal from<br />
<strong>the</strong> competition. Dave Chapman<br />
nearly delivered, but a repeated<br />
barani pike in his voluntary<br />
routine cost him difficulty bonus,<br />
resulting in 4th place with a score<br />
of 46.6. Rob McNeil copied Dave's<br />
repeated barani pike, but<br />
unfortunately it was in his<br />
compulsory routine which<br />
resulted in scores out of 6. Despite<br />
this setback, Rob recovered to<br />
claim 6th place.<br />
It was a very enjoyable<br />
competition even though we all<br />
got lost on <strong>the</strong> drive home.<br />
BUCS Nationals, 14 March <strong>2010</strong><br />
Hoping to improve on <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
successful <strong>2009</strong> campaign, an 8<br />
strong Cambridge contingent<br />
travelled to Sheffield for <strong>the</strong> BUCS<br />
national trampoline<br />
championships.The nationals<br />
were this year, for <strong>the</strong> first time,<br />
part of <strong>the</strong> 'BUCS Championships',<br />
which comprised 26 sports, mostly<br />
played in Sheffield on <strong>the</strong> same<br />
weekend. As far as trampolining<br />
was concerned it made no<br />
difference because we didn't get<br />
to see any of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r sports,<br />
although we did all get a free tshirt<br />
each.<br />
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After taking over 2 hours to reach<br />
<strong>the</strong> A1 thanks to <strong>the</strong> A14 being<br />
closed for repairs, we missed<br />
virtually all of <strong>the</strong> Saturday<br />
familiarisation session. But we all<br />
collected our free t-shirts, so<br />
everyone was happy and warm,<br />
despite <strong>the</strong> t-shirts coming in a<br />
one-size-fits-all size, which didn't<br />
really fit any of us.<br />
We spent Saturday night at Lucy's<br />
parents' house, where Lucy's mum<br />
had made us a good luck cake<br />
with a sugar trampoline on top<br />
and 'Good Luck' piped on it. It was<br />
definitely <strong>the</strong> most awesome<br />
good luck cake any of us had ever<br />
seen. After playing many rounds of<br />
<strong>the</strong> potentially injury causing egg<br />
game and a game of ImagineIff,<br />
we went to bed to rest up for <strong>the</strong><br />
big day.<br />
Helen Smith was first to compete<br />
for us in women's level 2. She<br />
found <strong>the</strong> spider tramps to her<br />
liking and performed close to her<br />
best ever routines when it<br />
mattered, scoring enough for a<br />
Half-blue. Sarah Pearcey followed<br />
in <strong>the</strong> next level 2 flight and<br />
seemed to take inspiration from<br />
Triathlon Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cutri/<br />
CUTriC is one of <strong>the</strong> newest sports<br />
clubs at <strong>the</strong> university. Helped by<br />
<strong>the</strong> recent growth in interest in<br />
triathlon, <strong>the</strong> club has been<br />
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Helen's performance as she scored<br />
an almost identical score to also<br />
earn a Half-blue. On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
panel, Stephen Flexer put down a<br />
good level 3 set routine but lost a<br />
bit of form in his vol but was still<br />
good enough for a top 10 place.<br />
Lottie Pocock completed our trio<br />
of level 2 women with a very solid<br />
pair of routines that scored just<br />
short of <strong>the</strong> Half-blue standard.<br />
Meanwhile, on panel 2, Dave<br />
Chapman put in a couple of<br />
excellent routines, finding himself<br />
in 4th place with a preliminary<br />
score of 50.2, making him <strong>the</strong> first<br />
men's Blue in club history. Ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
solid final routine followed, but<br />
it wasn't quite enough to hold<br />
on to 4th – relegated to 5th on a<br />
tie break.<br />
Our three level 1 entries were next.<br />
Competing in his first BUCS<br />
national championships, Jacob<br />
Sharpe showed that he was in <strong>the</strong><br />
wrong level and should have<br />
actually put in some training<br />
before <strong>the</strong> competition. He<br />
crashed out of both routines,<br />
spoiling <strong>the</strong> club's perfect record<br />
of completed routines on <strong>the</strong> day.<br />
undergoing a rapid expansion, as<br />
more and more people have<br />
caught <strong>the</strong> swimming, cycling and<br />
running bug. <strong>2009</strong>-10 has been a<br />
hugely important year for <strong>the</strong> club<br />
that has seen it achieve a lot.<br />
Kate Bramall and last year's silver<br />
medalist, Asha Bayliss, showed<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir class in <strong>the</strong> ladies' elite<br />
category. Asha just missed out on<br />
<strong>the</strong> final, finishing in an agonising<br />
9th place, but still with a Full Blue<br />
standard score. Kate cut back her<br />
voluntary routine difficulty slightly<br />
to make sure she got through<br />
both routines.The decision paid<br />
off with a 4th place finish – one<br />
place higher than last year, but<br />
agonisingly just out of <strong>the</strong> medals.<br />
Kate, Asha and Helen combined<br />
to finish 5th for Cambridge in<br />
<strong>the</strong> women's team competition,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> men's team finished a<br />
respectable 10th. Kate, Dave<br />
and Asha were <strong>the</strong> top 3<br />
Cambridge scores, with which<br />
we finished 6th in <strong>the</strong> combined<br />
team competition.<br />
UWIC were <strong>the</strong> dominant team on<br />
<strong>the</strong> day, comfortably winning<br />
men's, women's and <strong>the</strong> overall<br />
team title.The individual<br />
championships were won by<br />
Emma Scanlon (Manchester<br />
University) and Jason Ploughman<br />
(University of Kent).<br />
A significant development has<br />
been <strong>the</strong> establishment of a<br />
regular training programme,<br />
which has helped cement <strong>the</strong><br />
club’s identity and foster team<br />
spirit. Numerous social events
Lucy Gossage<br />
Conquering <strong>the</strong> lava fields in<br />
Hawaii<br />
If someone had told me 5 years<br />
ago that I would be racing<br />
Ironman triathlons I would<br />
probably have laughed and<br />
wondered why <strong>the</strong>y thought I<br />
would be good at weight lifting. If<br />
<strong>the</strong>y told me an ironman actually<br />
involved a 2.4 mile swim, followed<br />
by a 112 mile bike ride and <strong>the</strong>n a<br />
full marathon, I would have<br />
laughed even louder. But it’s funny<br />
what you can make your body do,<br />
if you’re determined enough.<br />
I’ve now completed 7 ironman<br />
races with a personal best time of<br />
9 hrs 53 minutes at <strong>the</strong> Ironman<br />
European Championships in<br />
Germany, where I finished as 3rd<br />
female amateur. In October <strong>2010</strong> I<br />
raced <strong>the</strong> Ironman World<br />
Championships, where I finished<br />
8th amateur female overall, 4th<br />
in my age group and first<br />
amateur Brit.<br />
Racing <strong>the</strong> Ironman World<br />
Championships in Hawaii is<br />
something most amateur<br />
triathletes dream of. Simply<br />
qualifying is a challenging task,<br />
and without a doubt it represents<br />
<strong>the</strong> most competitive amateur<br />
triathlon in <strong>the</strong> world.The day<br />
starts with <strong>the</strong> swim in huge swell<br />
in <strong>the</strong> crystal clear Pacific ocean<br />
with 1800 o<strong>the</strong>r people all battling<br />
for <strong>the</strong> same bit of water – fists fly,<br />
goggles get knocked off, swim<br />
technique goes out of <strong>the</strong> window<br />
as you try to focus on moving<br />
forward as best you can amidst<br />
<strong>the</strong> mayhem and turmoil. Running<br />
out of <strong>the</strong> water, through <strong>the</strong> huge<br />
transition on a pier, volunteers rub<br />
sunscreen on your back as you<br />
rush to get your bike helmet and<br />
sunglasses before heading out on<br />
<strong>the</strong> bike into <strong>the</strong> searing heat with<br />
temperatures up to 380C and 90%<br />
humidity.You ride out across <strong>the</strong><br />
Hawaii lava fields fighting to keep<br />
your bike upright in 30 mile per<br />
hour cross winds, strong enough<br />
to throw several athletes off <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
bike each year.You try to keep<br />
hydrated despite nature’s best<br />
efforts to dehydrate you. And <strong>the</strong><br />
marathon in <strong>the</strong> afternoon sun<br />
takes every ounce of mental and<br />
physical strength you can<br />
summon to keep running.<br />
There are so many times when<br />
your body and brain tells you to<br />
quit, and <strong>the</strong> mental battle to keep<br />
running is as important as <strong>the</strong><br />
physical effort. But it’s all worth it<br />
when you run down <strong>the</strong> finish line,<br />
exhausted, hurting all over but<br />
smiling, knowing you have given<br />
absolutely everything you had to<br />
get <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
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have contributed to team<br />
building too!<br />
The club is firmly committed to<br />
encouraging people without prior<br />
experience of triathlon to become<br />
involved in <strong>the</strong> sport. A key part of<br />
this has been <strong>the</strong> introduction of<br />
‘novice’ swimming, running and<br />
cycling sessions.Triathlon can<br />
often be a very ‘individual’ sport,<br />
with different people taking part<br />
for a variety of reasons and with a<br />
range of aims - but <strong>the</strong> club is<br />
determined to be inclusive and<br />
accessible to people regardless of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir experience or objectives.<br />
Varsity<br />
Duathlon<br />
21/02/10 at <strong>the</strong> Big Cow Duathlon,<br />
Milton Keynes<br />
Men: Cambridge Won 96 to 115<br />
Women: Cambridge Won 6 to 26<br />
Due to its swimming component,<br />
triathlon is generally restricted to<br />
<strong>the</strong> warmer summer months.To<br />
help give <strong>the</strong> club something to<br />
focus on during <strong>the</strong> Lent term, <strong>the</strong><br />
club organised a Varsity duathlon<br />
match against Oxford. Duathlon<br />
events have a run-bike-run format,<br />
<strong>the</strong> absence of immersion in water<br />
making <strong>the</strong> event much more<br />
suitable for <strong>the</strong> colder parts of <strong>the</strong><br />
year!<br />
The race consisted of a 4.5 km run,<br />
a lapped 13 km bike ride, followed<br />
by a final 4.2 km run.These<br />
relatively short distances made for<br />
a fast race – and also helped<br />
encourage less experienced<br />
athletes to take part.<br />
Cambridge took an early lead in<br />
<strong>the</strong> men’s race, attacking <strong>the</strong> first<br />
run section at a high pace. Coming<br />
into transition, five of <strong>the</strong> first six<br />
men were from Cambridge.<br />
However, a number of Oxford<br />
athletes recorded some fast times<br />
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on <strong>the</strong> bike section, balancing <strong>the</strong><br />
competition and making <strong>the</strong><br />
second run section very<br />
important.The relative<br />
inexperience of some racers<br />
showed itself during <strong>the</strong> next<br />
transition, with more than a<br />
couple of Cambridge athletes<br />
having trouble locating <strong>the</strong>ir kit!<br />
Some more fast running on <strong>the</strong><br />
second run from <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
team was enough to ensure<br />
victory, with Alex Young coming in<br />
first after leading from <strong>the</strong> start.<br />
The women’s race was more onesided,<br />
fortunately in <strong>the</strong> favour of<br />
Cambridge, with Lucy Gossage,<br />
Polly Keen and Emma Figures<br />
taking <strong>the</strong> podium spots.<br />
Triathlon<br />
06/06/10 at <strong>the</strong> BTF National<br />
Sprint Triathlon Championships,<br />
Emberton Park<br />
Men: Cambridge won – 3:10: 01 to<br />
3:16:54<br />
Women: Cambridge won – 3:40:26<br />
to 3:43:16<br />
Varsity triathlon <strong>2010</strong> took place at<br />
<strong>the</strong> National Sprint Triathlon<br />
Championships.The race<br />
organisers, Big Cow Events, had<br />
been extremely helpful and<br />
arranged for a dedicated varsity<br />
‘wave’, allowing <strong>the</strong> race to begin<br />
with a mass start consisting solely<br />
of Oxford and Cambridge racers,<br />
leaving no confusion as to who<br />
<strong>the</strong> competition was!<br />
In all, 39 people were racing for<br />
Cambridge – though some key<br />
Cambridge athletes were missing,<br />
with Charlotte Roach racing at<br />
Blenheim elite triathlon, and<br />
Lucy Gossage tapering for an<br />
upcoming Ironman.<br />
The race started with a 750m open<br />
water swim, beginning in typical<br />
triathlon style, with a mix of<br />
thrashing wetsuits, wayward<br />
elbows and flying goggles<br />
keeping things exciting until <strong>the</strong><br />
pack thinned out a little. Alex<br />
Young established <strong>the</strong> pattern for<br />
his race by setting <strong>the</strong> fastest swim<br />
time, whilst Josie Faulkner also<br />
swam very strongly to come in<br />
one second ahead of Oxford's<br />
fastest woman. A fast bike course<br />
over gently rolling hills followed,<br />
with Cambridge again showing<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir strength; CU Cycling Club<br />
rider-turned-triathlete Till Wagner<br />
posted <strong>the</strong> best time, completing<br />
<strong>the</strong> 20km course in under 30<br />
minutes.The race finished with a<br />
flat and fast 5 km run back<br />
around <strong>the</strong> lake, which saw some<br />
fantastic efforts as people battled<br />
against Oxford runners to move<br />
up <strong>the</strong> positions.<br />
The top three Cambridge men<br />
(Alex Young, Jamie Brunning and<br />
Andy Collier) secured victory of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir varsity match by finishing<br />
with a combined time of 3:10:01<br />
compared to Oxford’s top three<br />
total of 3:16:54. The Cambridge<br />
women’s team (Polly Keen, Lowri<br />
Richards and Jenny Brown) also<br />
won, with a total time of 3:40:26,<br />
narrowly beating Oxford’s 3:43:16.<br />
More importantly, Cambridge also<br />
triumphed in both ‘mob’ matches<br />
that every competitor had<br />
contributed to – a real testament<br />
to <strong>the</strong> club’s culture of involving<br />
everyone as fully as possible.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r News<br />
Fifteen CUTriC members raced at<br />
BUCS triathlon in Calne, Wiltshire<br />
in May - five of whom were<br />
competing in <strong>the</strong>ir first ever<br />
triathlon.The ‘sprint’ distance race<br />
consisted of a 750m pool swim, an<br />
undulating 25km bike course and<br />
a 5km run, and provided a good<br />
practice for varsity triathlon which<br />
was due to take place <strong>the</strong><br />
following month. Alex Young<br />
and Andy Collier had particularly<br />
good races, both finishing in <strong>the</strong><br />
top 50.
In October <strong>2009</strong> Charlotte Roach<br />
was selected to take part in<br />
TriGold, <strong>the</strong> British Triathlon<br />
Federation’s selective program to<br />
develop triathletes for <strong>the</strong> 2012<br />
Olympics. Less than two months in<br />
she was involved in a serious<br />
traffic accident, and unfortunately<br />
had to leave TriGold because of<br />
her injuries. After several months<br />
of recovery, she returned to<br />
Cambridge and began training<br />
again, displaying an inspiring level<br />
of determination and drive. Over<br />
<strong>the</strong> summer, she competed in elite<br />
level races at Strathclyde,<br />
Blenheim and Windsor, and came<br />
7th in <strong>the</strong> BTF Super Series – a<br />
phenomenal achievement for<br />
anyone, let alone someone<br />
suffering such a bad injury setback.<br />
Downing PhD student Lucy<br />
Gossage had an outstanding year<br />
of training for and racing at<br />
Volleyball Club<br />
www.srcf.ucam.org/cuvc/index.<br />
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The Cambridge University<br />
Volleyball Club (CUVC) currently<br />
consists of four teams:The<br />
Women’s Blues, <strong>the</strong> Men’s Blues,<br />
<strong>the</strong> UCCW (Women’s second team)<br />
and <strong>the</strong> UCCM (Men’s second<br />
team).The Blues teams have a<br />
long history of success and have<br />
consistently ranked among <strong>the</strong><br />
top Universities in <strong>the</strong> country. In<br />
addition, both Blues teams have<br />
taken part in <strong>the</strong> European<br />
University Championships in<br />
Ironman triathlons – long distance<br />
races consisting of a 3.9 km swim,<br />
a 180 km bike ride, and a 42 km<br />
(marathon) run. As a prelude to<br />
her main races, Lucy’s <strong>2010</strong><br />
included victories at <strong>the</strong><br />
‘Swashbuckler’ and ‘Vitruvian’ half<br />
ironman races, completing <strong>the</strong><br />
London marathon in 2:57:31, and<br />
racing a 180 km bike stage at <strong>the</strong><br />
Outlaw triathlon as part of <strong>the</strong><br />
eventual winning relay team. She<br />
completed Ironman Frankfurt in a<br />
time of 9:53:28, earning herself a<br />
place at <strong>the</strong> Ironman World<br />
Championships held in Kona,<br />
Hawaii. At <strong>the</strong> World<br />
Championships, she finished in a<br />
time of 10:01:04, coming 4th in her<br />
age group and beating a significant<br />
number of <strong>the</strong> professional<br />
athletes racing at <strong>the</strong> same time!<br />
First year Matt Halliday<br />
represented Great Britain at <strong>the</strong><br />
previous years.The second teams<br />
play in <strong>the</strong> regional leagues,<br />
gaining important game practice<br />
and representing <strong>the</strong> University<br />
on a local level. All four teams<br />
battle against Oxford in <strong>the</strong> annual<br />
Varsity matches.<br />
Varsity<br />
Women’s Blues<br />
After a 3-0 Varsity victory of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge women’s second team<br />
and a 3-0 defeat of <strong>the</strong> men’s<br />
second team, <strong>the</strong> Women’s Blues<br />
were <strong>the</strong> third team to face <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
ITU Duathlon World<br />
Championships and won a bronze<br />
medal in <strong>the</strong> 18-19 age group<br />
category. Racing against athletes<br />
from all over <strong>the</strong> world on a tough<br />
and hilly course in Edinburgh, he<br />
completed <strong>the</strong> 10km run, 41.6km<br />
cycle, and final 5km run course in<br />
an overall time of 2 hours<br />
16 minutes and 55 seconds.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r club members have also<br />
had successful years, most notably<br />
Alex Young (one of Cambridge’s<br />
TASS athletes) who completed<br />
against professionals on <strong>the</strong> elite<br />
triathlon race circuit including <strong>the</strong><br />
prestigious London Triathlon, and<br />
Jamie Brunning who completed<br />
<strong>the</strong> infamous “Norseman” long<br />
distance triathlon in Norway.<br />
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Dark Blue opponents. Cambridge<br />
brought a full squad of 12 players<br />
(Petra Schwalie, Sarah Greasley,<br />
Bettina Studer, Barbora Doslikova ,<br />
Anna Protasio, Katie Scotter,<br />
Alexandra Rinnert , Maddie<br />
Sowash,Tina Schwamb , Alice<br />
Hsieh, Ariane Hanssum and Helena<br />
Blechova) to Oxford and was<br />
accompanied by 3 fur<strong>the</strong>r team<br />
members supporting <strong>the</strong>ir team.<br />
Having lost both games in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS against Oxford this season,<br />
Cambridge was determined to<br />
take <strong>the</strong> Varsity win. In <strong>the</strong><br />
absence of Jon Clarke, <strong>the</strong> team<br />
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was coached by Jean Jacquet.<br />
After a strong warm up, <strong>the</strong> Light<br />
Blues started with outside hitters<br />
Petra Schwalie (c) and Anna<br />
Protasio, opposite Barbora<br />
Doslikova, setter Bettina Studer,<br />
middle blocker Katie Scotter and<br />
libero Helena Blechova, who was<br />
receiving for middle blocker Sarah<br />
Greasley.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> beginning on, both<br />
teams fought for every point<br />
supported by an excited and<br />
impressively loud crowd.<br />
Cambridge started <strong>the</strong> first set<br />
strong and confident, quickly<br />
taking <strong>the</strong> serve from Oxford.The<br />
first third of <strong>the</strong> set was a head-tohead<br />
race, with strong attacks and<br />
defences on both sides.Towards<br />
<strong>the</strong> middle of <strong>the</strong> game, a service<br />
run of Oxford number 7 brought<br />
<strong>the</strong> Dark Blues into a lead. Coach<br />
Jean Jacquet called <strong>the</strong> first timeout<br />
for Cambridge, after which <strong>the</strong><br />
Light Blues managed to break <strong>the</strong><br />
run. Ano<strong>the</strong>r period of close rallies<br />
and strong attacks on both sides<br />
of <strong>the</strong> court followed, however,<br />
Oxford managed to keep <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
lead.Very strong serve receives on<br />
<strong>the</strong> Dark Blue side forced<br />
Cambridge servers into high-risk<br />
serves and serving errors were<br />
becoming more frequent. In <strong>the</strong><br />
end, Cambridge gave away <strong>the</strong><br />
first set 19:25 to a slightly<br />
stronger Oxford.<br />
Encouraged by a strong<br />
performance in <strong>the</strong> first set, <strong>the</strong><br />
same team entered <strong>the</strong> court for<br />
<strong>the</strong> second set. Cambridge started<br />
<strong>the</strong> second set with high energy<br />
and strong serves and managed to<br />
play out a 5-points lead within <strong>the</strong><br />
first service round. Oxford called<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir first time-out of <strong>the</strong> game<br />
after a 3-points service run by<br />
Barbora Doslikova at a score of 9:4.<br />
However, <strong>the</strong> Light Blues were<br />
unaffected by <strong>the</strong> time-out and<br />
managed to extend <strong>the</strong>ir lead to<br />
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11:4. Oxford started fighting back<br />
and managed to score a few<br />
points with strong back-court<br />
attacks and eventually manage to<br />
catch up with Cambridge at a<br />
score of 15:15. In <strong>the</strong> next part of<br />
<strong>the</strong> set, every point was battled<br />
out fervently with Cambridge<br />
staying on top of <strong>the</strong> game.<br />
Cambridge was putting up <strong>the</strong><br />
stronger attack with Petra<br />
Schwalie and Anna Protasio<br />
scoring through <strong>the</strong> outside and<br />
Barbora Doslikova winning points<br />
in front and back row attacks,<br />
while Oxford had <strong>the</strong> stronger<br />
defence and better passing<br />
accuracy.The Cambridge crowd<br />
raised <strong>the</strong> noise level to support<br />
<strong>the</strong> team to take <strong>the</strong> set. However,<br />
<strong>the</strong> confidence and emotions of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues were shaken by<br />
some decisions from <strong>the</strong> first<br />
referee, throughout <strong>the</strong> second<br />
half of <strong>the</strong> second set, that were<br />
perceived as unfair by <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge team and supporters.<br />
Oxford profited from this<br />
confidence loss on <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
side and took <strong>the</strong> second set in a<br />
very tight win (set score: 24:26).<br />
Cambridge started <strong>the</strong> third set<br />
receiving, and Oxford managed to<br />
play out a steady 3-points lead in<br />
<strong>the</strong> first service round. Coach Jean<br />
Jacquet made <strong>the</strong> first<br />
substitutions of <strong>the</strong> game, in an<br />
attempt to boost <strong>the</strong> team with<br />
new energy: Setter Alexandra<br />
Rinnert replaced Bettina Studer<br />
and middle blocker Alice Hsieh<br />
replaced Katie Scotter.The fight<br />
for every point went on, both<br />
teams being at eye level. Oxford<br />
managed to defend <strong>the</strong>ir small yet<br />
constant lead by showing superior<br />
pass accuracy and putting up<br />
stronger attacks from free balls<br />
than Cambridge. On a five pointslead<br />
of Oxford in <strong>the</strong> second half<br />
of <strong>the</strong> game, outside hitter Maddie<br />
Sowash replaced Petra Schwalie.<br />
Reinforced by <strong>the</strong> new players,<br />
Cambridge fought back, with Alice<br />
Hsieh and Barbora Doslikova<br />
winning points with <strong>the</strong>ir strong<br />
attacks. Both teams continued to<br />
play strong, with Cambridge<br />
having <strong>the</strong> stronger attack but<br />
struggling to win points out of<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir serve.Towards <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong><br />
set, middle blocker Arianne<br />
Hanssum was brought in for Sarah<br />
Greasley.The match ended with a<br />
serving mistake on <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
side with a set score of 23:25.<br />
MVP was Barbora Doslikova<br />
Men’s Blues<br />
After a win and a loss in <strong>the</strong> two<br />
previous meetings of <strong>the</strong> current<br />
season with <strong>the</strong> Dark Blues, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Men were keen to<br />
defend <strong>the</strong>ir Varsity title on this<br />
year’s away game. The squad<br />
consisted of <strong>the</strong> following players:<br />
Michael Hannon (capt), Martin<br />
Ostholt-Niederste, Christian<br />
Luginsland, Johnny Ong, Andrey<br />
Volturnist, Clemens Wiltsche,<br />
Pieterjan Van Uytvanck, Andrea<br />
Pastore, Alex Rendahl, Agustin<br />
Bellosi, Mathias Arens and Eric Lai.<br />
Cambridge lined up with <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
strongest players (setter: Michael,<br />
middle blocker: Pieterjan and<br />
Andrey, outside hitter: Johnny and<br />
Christian, opposite: Martin and<br />
libero: Eric Lai), some of whom had<br />
made few appearances in BUCS<br />
games this season. Cambridge<br />
showed considerable starting<br />
problems and quickly fell behind.<br />
Coach Jacquet made a<br />
substitution in <strong>the</strong> middle<br />
(Clemens for Pieterjan), and<br />
Cambridge managed to catch up a<br />
few points, however still gave<br />
away <strong>the</strong> first set (23:25).The<br />
second set marked a fresh start for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Light Blues. No substitutions<br />
were made in <strong>the</strong> break and <strong>the</strong><br />
team stabilized and grew stronger,<br />
easily dominating <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />
game.The second and third sets
were determined by long service<br />
runs from Johnny and strong<br />
attacks from all Cambridge hitters.<br />
Cambridge took <strong>the</strong> second set<br />
with 25:12. Halfway through <strong>the</strong><br />
set, middle blocker Clemens was<br />
replaced by Andrey.The third set<br />
saw an equally fast win for<br />
Cambridge with 25:12, with one<br />
substitution towards <strong>the</strong> end of<br />
<strong>the</strong> set (Andrea for Martin on<br />
<strong>the</strong> opposite).<br />
Cambridge started <strong>the</strong> last and<br />
final set with <strong>the</strong> same line up as<br />
at <strong>the</strong> beginning of <strong>the</strong> third set.<br />
The Light Blue quickly ran out a<br />
good lead and coach Jacquet<br />
made a series of substitutions in<br />
<strong>the</strong> second half, bringing <strong>the</strong><br />
remaining players onto court:<br />
Agustin came for Mike, Pieterjan<br />
came back onto court for Axel and<br />
Mathias Arens replaced Johnny.<br />
Cambridge won <strong>the</strong> final set<br />
with 25:18.<br />
MVP was Christian Luginsland.<br />
Women’s second team<br />
UCCW entered <strong>the</strong>ir first ever<br />
away-Varsity match with a strong<br />
squad containing <strong>the</strong> following 11<br />
players: Natasha Nicholson (c),<br />
Rafaela Duguay, Svea De Vries,<br />
Sabine Reihl, Pippa Kennedy, Ellie<br />
Hind, Asmita Tingare, Juliane<br />
Mueller , Annika Oellrich, Camilla<br />
Catania, Dreamy Wang.<br />
Despite not having played many<br />
matches this year, Cambridge’s<br />
second women’s team made a<br />
good start.The starting six<br />
(consisting of setters Natasha and<br />
Dreamy, middle blockers Svea and<br />
Ellie and outside hitters Camilla<br />
and Sabine) entered <strong>the</strong> court<br />
with a confident and calm<br />
appearance and worked toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
as a team from <strong>the</strong> very beginning.<br />
While <strong>the</strong> first half of <strong>the</strong> first set<br />
saw rapid changes of servers on<br />
both sides, longer rallies emerged<br />
in <strong>the</strong> second half. Cambridge put<br />
up a strong defence and ran out a<br />
consistent lead.The team finished<br />
<strong>the</strong> set off, without having called<br />
any time-outs with a score of<br />
25:21.The same line-up went into<br />
<strong>the</strong> second set and showed good<br />
passing accuracy and hard attacks,<br />
particularly from Svea.The team<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>rmore profited from long<br />
serve-runs from Camilla and Sabine.<br />
UCCW played <strong>the</strong> second half of<br />
<strong>the</strong> set with a consistent lead and<br />
a strong support from an<br />
enthusiastic Cambridge crowd<br />
(final set score: 25:20).The third set<br />
saw <strong>the</strong> appearance of Pippa<br />
Kennedy (middle) and Juliane<br />
Mueller (outside) on court.<br />
Cambridge again dominated <strong>the</strong><br />
first half of <strong>the</strong> set, playing out a<br />
good lead of 6 points. As a<br />
consequence, Oxford’s coach<br />
called for a desperately needed<br />
time-out, after which <strong>the</strong> Oxford<br />
team became alive and managed<br />
to catch up. However, Sabine’s<br />
strong serves brought UCCW<br />
quickly back into <strong>the</strong> leading role.<br />
Asmita (middle) and Rafaela<br />
(outside) were substituted in and<br />
streng<strong>the</strong>ned <strong>the</strong> team with new<br />
energy. UCCW took <strong>the</strong> third set<br />
with 25:21 and celebrated <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
second 3:0-Varsity win.<br />
MVP was Svea De Vries.<br />
Men’s second team<br />
After a difficult season, <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Men’s second team<br />
entered <strong>the</strong>ir first ever away-<br />
Varsity match with a somewhat<br />
short-cut squad. CUVC alumnus<br />
Chris Wymant was coaching <strong>the</strong><br />
team for <strong>the</strong> day and lined up <strong>the</strong><br />
following starting six: setter Leo Li,<br />
opposite Martin Weber (capt) and<br />
middle/outside attackers Madhav<br />
Sukumaran, Maciek Laska, Bastian<br />
Stern and Bruno Falcone.<br />
From <strong>the</strong> start, Oxford dominated<br />
<strong>the</strong> game. Cambridge battled<br />
hard and managed to steal points,<br />
however <strong>the</strong>y took a clear defeat<br />
in <strong>the</strong>ir first set 17:23. In <strong>the</strong> break,<br />
two substitutions were made:<br />
Lennart Stern and Maciek Reich<br />
came for Bruno and Madhav.The<br />
second set saw more misery for<br />
<strong>the</strong> UCCM.<br />
Although <strong>the</strong> motivating words of<br />
captain Martin seemed to help<br />
and Cambridge started to get into<br />
<strong>the</strong> match, Oxford also took <strong>the</strong><br />
second set. Cambridge undertook<br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r round of substitutions<br />
bringing Madhav and Bruno back<br />
on court.The third set started<br />
where <strong>the</strong> second set had left and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge Men bravely<br />
continued to battle against a<br />
dominating Oxford. In <strong>the</strong> end, <strong>the</strong><br />
Oxford Men’s second team took<br />
<strong>the</strong> third set (20:25) and <strong>the</strong> game<br />
ended with a 0:3-loss for<br />
Cambridge.<br />
MVP was Martin Weber<br />
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Hawks’ Club<br />
The past year has been incredibly<br />
successful for <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Club.<br />
Though we are a private club, <strong>the</strong><br />
community we support reaches<br />
well beyond our limited<br />
membership. A visit to our<br />
Clubhouse any night of <strong>the</strong> week<br />
(save Mondays when we are<br />
closed) provides strong evidence<br />
of progress in our efforts to make<br />
<strong>the</strong> Club welcoming to <strong>the</strong> many<br />
guests of our members, regardless<br />
of <strong>the</strong>ir age, gender, or sporting<br />
abilities. Many of our activities<br />
also extend far beyond <strong>the</strong><br />
membership and even beyond<br />
those who represent <strong>the</strong><br />
University in sport. Five key areas<br />
are worth highlighting: our events,<br />
our charitable focus, <strong>the</strong> Hawks’<br />
Talks Speaker Series, our support<br />
of <strong>the</strong> sporting community, and<br />
our involvement in efforts toward<br />
a sports complex in Cambridge.<br />
Events:<br />
The Hawks’ Club is increasingly<br />
known for organising large,<br />
enjoyable events at reasonable<br />
prices that are not exclusive to our<br />
members. In November <strong>2009</strong>, a<br />
Hawks’ & Ospreys’ Megahall at<br />
Churchill College, open to <strong>the</strong><br />
entire Cambridge community, saw<br />
340 people dine toge<strong>the</strong>r in<br />
celebration of Cambridge sport<br />
(regardless of <strong>the</strong>ir participation in<br />
it). This extremely successful event<br />
was followed by a very nice four<br />
course Hawks’ Charity Dinner at<br />
St John’s College in Lent <strong>2010</strong> at<br />
which hundreds of pounds were<br />
raised in support of UNICEF and<br />
The Prince’s Trust.<br />
Business was wrapped up for <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> academic year with <strong>the</strong><br />
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annual Hawks’ Event, held in mid-<br />
June at Fenner’s Cricket Ground by<br />
kind permission of <strong>the</strong> ground<br />
staff.The Event, open to <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge community at-large,<br />
was a triumph of organisation, and<br />
was a fitting end to <strong>the</strong> Presidency<br />
of Pat Crossley. The Event sold out<br />
its 450 tickets, and provided one of<br />
<strong>the</strong> most welcoming, least<br />
expensive and most fun events in<br />
May Week <strong>2010</strong>. The<br />
determination to provide an<br />
approachable, and cost-effective<br />
club for its members, and to<br />
support <strong>the</strong> sporting community<br />
at large, has been central to <strong>the</strong><br />
ethos of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong><br />
Committee, led by Crossley’s<br />
successor, Ian Ralby. The new<br />
Committee started off <strong>the</strong> year<br />
with a hugely successful Charity<br />
Ball run in conjunction with <strong>the</strong><br />
Ospreys, and hopes to continue to<br />
produce similarly enjoyable and<br />
socially conscious events<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> year.<br />
Charity:<br />
One aspect that has really been<br />
emphasised since <strong>the</strong> start of <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> academic year has<br />
been <strong>the</strong> Club’s charitable focus.<br />
Throughout <strong>the</strong> year, <strong>the</strong> Hawks’<br />
Club have been proudly<br />
supporting Right To Play, both<br />
fundraising and promoting this<br />
worthwhile organisation and <strong>the</strong><br />
work <strong>the</strong>y are doing across <strong>the</strong><br />
globe in conflict zones.To this end,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Club was very pleased to be<br />
able to raise £5000 for Right To<br />
Play through <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ & Ospreys’<br />
Charity Ball held in <strong>the</strong> Cambridge<br />
Union at <strong>the</strong> end of October.This<br />
event proved a great night for all<br />
guests, with a very successful<br />
auction of sporting memorabilia,<br />
and fostered a great deal of good<br />
will. The Hawks’ Club looks<br />
forward to continuing to support<br />
Right To Play throughout <strong>the</strong> year<br />
by adding a charitable component<br />
to all its events.<br />
Hawks’Talks Speaker Series:<br />
On 17 November <strong>2010</strong>, we<br />
launched <strong>the</strong> Hawks’Talks Speaker<br />
Series in conjunction with <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge Union. Designed to<br />
bring notable sporting figures—<br />
principally from among <strong>the</strong> Hawks’<br />
Club alumni ranks—to Cambridge,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hawks’Talks are intended to<br />
enrich <strong>the</strong> offerings of <strong>the</strong> Union<br />
and <strong>the</strong> experience of <strong>the</strong><br />
Cambridge sporting community.<br />
Cambridge, Scotland and Lions<br />
rugby union legend, Gavin<br />
Hastings, OBE (Magdalene) gave<br />
<strong>the</strong> inaugural talk in which he<br />
recounted tales from his own days<br />
at Cambridge, shared his<br />
experiences of <strong>the</strong> Varsity Match,<br />
and provided his frank and<br />
forthright perspectives about <strong>the</strong><br />
future of <strong>the</strong> game and <strong>the</strong><br />
importance of sport in <strong>the</strong><br />
United Kingdom.We look forward<br />
to <strong>the</strong> second talk of <strong>the</strong> series on<br />
Friday 18 February <strong>2011</strong> when<br />
former Cambridge lacrosse<br />
and cricket blue, and former<br />
England Cricket Captain Mike<br />
Brearley, OBE (St John’s) will<br />
address <strong>the</strong> chamber.<br />
Support of <strong>the</strong> Sporting<br />
Community<br />
The Club is also pleased to note<br />
<strong>the</strong> continuing success and<br />
increasing scope of <strong>the</strong> Hawks’<br />
Charitable Trust. The Trust accepts<br />
applications from all members of
<strong>the</strong> Cambridge sporting<br />
community—male and female,<br />
regardless of Club membership—<br />
and provides financial support to<br />
successful applicants looking to<br />
pursue sport at a recognisably<br />
high level.With a number of<br />
international representative<br />
honours amongst this year’s<br />
recipients, Cambridge sport<br />
appears to hold great potential,<br />
and with <strong>the</strong> 2012 London<br />
Olympics creeping ever closer, we<br />
can hopefully look forward to<br />
seeing a few familiar faces amongst<br />
<strong>the</strong> athletes at <strong>the</strong> Games.<br />
Efforts Towards a Sports<br />
Complex in Cambridge<br />
Recognising <strong>the</strong> need for<br />
improvement in sporting facilities<br />
and support for Cambridge sports<br />
teams, a group of prominent<br />
Hawks’ Club alumni have<br />
committed <strong>the</strong>mselves to working<br />
The Ospreys<br />
Happy New Year and all <strong>the</strong> best<br />
for <strong>2011</strong>, I’m Charlotte Roach <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong> Ospreys President.The<br />
last year has been extremely<br />
successful for <strong>the</strong> Ospreys.Thanks<br />
to <strong>the</strong> exceptional work of Victoria<br />
Watson (<strong>2009</strong>-<strong>2010</strong> President) <strong>the</strong><br />
Ospreys are more prominent, widereaching<br />
and financially stable.<br />
The Ospreys is a club for University<br />
sportswomen who have achieved<br />
a Blue, Half-blue or University<br />
colour. Our aim is to integrate and<br />
provide assistance to sportspeople<br />
with <strong>the</strong> University to help deliver<br />
on <strong>the</strong> long-awaited Sports<br />
Complex to remedy <strong>the</strong>se<br />
deficiencies. Though <strong>the</strong> Hawks’<br />
Club itself has no official role in<br />
this effort, we are extremely<br />
appreciative of this work being<br />
undertaken by some of our<br />
members and we wish to be as<br />
helpful in <strong>the</strong> process as possible.<br />
All in all, <strong>the</strong> Hawks’ Club is<br />
thriving. Our excellent stewards<br />
Karen and Mike Gurney work daily<br />
to make sure <strong>the</strong> Clubhouse is<br />
running as well as can be with<br />
delicious dining options and a<br />
friendly social environment. Our<br />
legendary administrator, Sarah<br />
Malcolm ensures that <strong>the</strong> Club’s<br />
membership, not just in<br />
Cambridge, but also around <strong>the</strong><br />
globe, is accounted for and kept<br />
involved. And our Committee is<br />
doing a fantastic job to improve<br />
from different backgrounds,<br />
whe<strong>the</strong>r this be financial, kit drops,<br />
career opportunities or simply a<br />
body of support.We also host a<br />
range of social events, usually<br />
open to all, with discounts<br />
available to members.<br />
So far this year has been great fun<br />
with a magnificent committee and<br />
closer ties with our partner society<br />
<strong>the</strong> Hawks. For <strong>the</strong> first time in<br />
Michaelmas we jointly held a<br />
charity ball raising £5000 for Right<br />
to Play, a charity who use sport as<br />
<strong>the</strong> Club’s opportunities afforded<br />
its members, <strong>the</strong> Club’s<br />
relationship with <strong>the</strong> wider<br />
Cambridge community, and Club’s<br />
sense of greater social<br />
responsibility. The Committee has<br />
enjoyed streng<strong>the</strong>ning ties with<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r clubs in Cambridge and <strong>the</strong><br />
improved collaboration with <strong>the</strong><br />
Ospreys’ Committee has allowed<br />
both Clubs to provide greater<br />
services to our respective<br />
members and to all <strong>the</strong> men and<br />
women of Cambridge who<br />
participate in sport, but who are<br />
not members of ei<strong>the</strong>r Club.<br />
The Hawks’ Club looks forward to<br />
finishing out this academic year<br />
with even greater success than it<br />
has had so far. We wish all<br />
Cambridge teams <strong>the</strong> very best in<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir Varsity Matches and<br />
emphatically shout our battle cry,<br />
GDBO!<br />
a medium to pass on important<br />
messages and integrate broken<br />
societies. It was a successful and<br />
enjoyable evening that I hope<br />
will become an annual event for<br />
us both.<br />
In Michealmas, <strong>the</strong> Ospreys also<br />
enjoyed a Welcome event and an<br />
awards ceremony.These are both<br />
in line with our commitment to<br />
integrate <strong>the</strong> activities of <strong>the</strong><br />
Ospreys and <strong>the</strong> Blues committee<br />
to bring a united approach to<br />
improving and supporting<br />
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Cambridge sport.We feel that<br />
it is important to recognise<br />
<strong>the</strong> achievements of our<br />
sportswomen often in<br />
challenging conditions, Blue and<br />
Half-blues are handed out and<br />
celebrated. At <strong>the</strong> end of this term<br />
<strong>the</strong>re will be a final ceremony<br />
including thousands of pounds of<br />
bursaries to be handed out to<br />
individuals and teams. For which<br />
we invite applications.<br />
Next term’s major event is ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
first for <strong>the</strong> Ospreys.The Boat Race<br />
event will have garden party<br />
format with a riverside location -<br />
this will be <strong>the</strong> place for<br />
Cambridge supporters to<br />
celebrate our win. Details and<br />
details for this and o<strong>the</strong>r events<br />
can be found on our Facebook<br />
page, and through our website<br />
(www.<strong>the</strong>ospreys.org).<br />
This year we have a new influx of<br />
kit, <strong>the</strong> introduction of Ospreys<br />
blazers, free pashminas and keep<br />
your eyes peeled for Ospreys<br />
backpacks coming soon.<br />
I would like to thank all of those<br />
who have worked hard on this<br />
year’s committee to make this<br />
possible. But most importantly <strong>the</strong><br />
opportunities described would<br />
not be available to sportswomen<br />
without <strong>the</strong> help of our fantastic<br />
sponsors, Barclays Capital, JP<br />
Morgan, Bank of America and<br />
Merrill Lynch and OC&C, all of<br />
whom have provided career<br />
opportunities and information in<br />
addition to financial support to<br />
many Ospreys this year.<br />
I wish you all <strong>the</strong> success for <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Charlotte Roach, Osprey’s<br />
President <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
January <strong>2011</strong><br />
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Michealmas <strong>Review</strong> <strong>2010</strong>/11<br />
With <strong>the</strong> majority of Varsity<br />
fixtures taking place in Lent and<br />
Easter Term, much of Michaelmas<br />
Term is spent honing squads and,<br />
for many, concentrating on <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS League Structure. Having<br />
finished a respectable 14th in <strong>the</strong><br />
BUCS Overall Championships in<br />
<strong>2009</strong>/10, Clubs set off to get back<br />
in <strong>the</strong> top ten for <strong>2010</strong>/11 when<br />
fixtures began on October 13th,<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. Below are some of <strong>the</strong><br />
highlights and lowlights of <strong>the</strong><br />
season for Cambridge students<br />
so far.<br />
October 13th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
A total of 5 Cambridge teams were<br />
in action on BUCS’ first day of<br />
fixtures.The Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Club started <strong>the</strong>ir campaign<br />
impressively and <strong>the</strong> 1st team<br />
thrashed Bath’s 1st team 24-2 in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Premier League South to send<br />
a warning to <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong><br />
competition that <strong>the</strong>y mean<br />
business in this year’s<br />
Championship.The 2nd team also<br />
recorded a big win, beating<br />
Nottingham’s 2nd team 18-2 .The<br />
Netball Club started with a win, by<br />
<strong>the</strong> narrowest of margins, at home<br />
to Loughborough’s 2nd team.<br />
It wasn’t all good news though as<br />
<strong>the</strong> Women’s Badminton 1st team<br />
lost 8-0 in <strong>the</strong>ir opening Premier<br />
League South clash with Bath and<br />
<strong>the</strong> Men’s Rugby League club were<br />
beaten 22-14 by Warwick in <strong>the</strong><br />
Midlands League.<br />
October 20th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Week 2 saw many o<strong>the</strong>r teams get<br />
into action, with a total of 18<br />
fixtures. Eight teams recorded<br />
victories, including all of <strong>the</strong><br />
winners from week one.Women’s<br />
Lacrosse 1st team had to settle for<br />
a 15-4 scoreline over Bristol’s 1st<br />
team, while <strong>the</strong> 2nd team racked<br />
up 23 more goals in a 23-2 victory<br />
over Loughborough’s 2nd team.<br />
The Netballers beat<br />
Loughborough’s 3rd team and<br />
were joined in <strong>the</strong> win column by<br />
<strong>the</strong> 2nd team, who recorded a 35-<br />
20 win over Nottingham Trent’s<br />
3rd team. In Tennis, <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
1st team opened up <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
campaign with a 10-2 victory over<br />
Bristol’s 1st team and <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Volleyball 1st team overcame<br />
Cranfield’s 1st team 3-0.The final<br />
Cambridge victory came courtesy<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Men’s Squash team, who<br />
beat Warwick’s second team<br />
in 4-1.<br />
Elsewhere, <strong>the</strong> Women’s Rugby<br />
Union 2nd team drew a tight, lowscoring<br />
affair 5-5 at Nottingham<br />
Trent and <strong>the</strong> Women’s Badminton<br />
team continued <strong>the</strong>ir poor start<br />
with ano<strong>the</strong>r 8-0 reverse, this time<br />
at <strong>the</strong> hands of Cardiff’s 1st team.<br />
Women’s Football and Hockey lost<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir opening fixtures to Worcester<br />
and Birmingham’s 2nd teams.<br />
October 27th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Week 3 was ano<strong>the</strong>r mixed week<br />
with Cambridge’s teams suffering<br />
defeats in half of <strong>the</strong> 20 fixtures<br />
that took place whilst winning<br />
eight and drawing two.<br />
Unsurprisingly, <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
Lacrosse 1st team were among <strong>the</strong><br />
winners, beating Southampton’s<br />
1st team 24-0 and although <strong>the</strong><br />
second team lost to Nottingham’s<br />
1st team, <strong>the</strong> Lacrosse Men 1st<br />
team recorded a win in <strong>the</strong>ir first<br />
fixture by defeating<br />
Northampton’s 1st team 12-8.<br />
The Netball 1st and 2nd teams<br />
recorded victories over <strong>the</strong> 1st<br />
teams of Nottingham and East<br />
Anglia respectively whilst <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Volleyball 1st team saw<br />
off <strong>the</strong> challenge of Nottingham’s<br />
1st team in a 3-1 victory.Women’s<br />
Rugby Union again recorded a<br />
draw, this time 10-10, with<br />
Birmingham’s 1st team and <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s Football opened <strong>the</strong>ir BUCS<br />
campaign at Fenner’s by beating<br />
Bedfordshire (Luton) 4-0.The<br />
Men’s Basketball team managed a<br />
comprehensive 87-57 win over<br />
East Anglia’s 1st team.<br />
The Women’s Football and Hockey<br />
teams lost narrowly for <strong>the</strong> 2nd<br />
week in a row, to Warwick’s 1st<br />
team and Loughborough’s 2nd<br />
teams respectively, while <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Lacrosse 2nd team tasted<br />
defeat for <strong>the</strong> first time, losing 9-7<br />
to Nottingham’s 1st team.<br />
November 3rd, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Undoubtedly <strong>the</strong> low point of <strong>the</strong><br />
season, Cambridge teams lost 14<br />
out of <strong>the</strong> 20 fixtures played, with<br />
6 wins.The Women’s Badminton<br />
1st team made it three 8-0 defeats<br />
in a row away to Bath’s 1st team,<br />
with notable defeats also suffered<br />
by <strong>the</strong> Men’s Lacrosse, Netball,<br />
Women’s Football, Women’s<br />
Hockey and <strong>the</strong> Men’s and Women<br />
Tennis 1st teams.<br />
The positive results came from <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s Lacrosse 1st and 2nd<br />
teams (who beat Bath’s 1st team 20-<br />
3 and Nottingham’s 2nd team 20-8<br />
respectively) <strong>the</strong> Netball 2nd team<br />
(68-6 against Birmingham City<br />
University) <strong>the</strong> Men’s Badminton 1st<br />
team (6-2 against Worcester’s 1st<br />
team) and <strong>the</strong> Men’s Tennis 2nd<br />
team (12-0 against Leicester’s 2nd<br />
team).Perhaps <strong>the</strong> sweetest victory<br />
came from <strong>the</strong> Women’s Volleyball<br />
1st team,who dispatched Oxford’s<br />
1st team 3-0.<br />
November 10th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Results picked up massively after<br />
<strong>the</strong> disappointment of week 4,<br />
with 12 victories and 6 defeats<br />
from <strong>the</strong> 18 fixtures contested. It<br />
was a good week for Tennis, with<br />
only <strong>the</strong> Men’s 1st team tasting<br />
defeat (10-2 at Loughborough)<br />
amongst wins for <strong>the</strong> Women;s 1st<br />
team and <strong>the</strong> Mens and Women’s<br />
2nd teams (against Exeter, Oxford<br />
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Brookes and East Anglia<br />
respectively).The Men’s Squash 1st<br />
team recorded a 5-0 win against<br />
Warwick’s 3rd team and <strong>the</strong>re<br />
were wins also for <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
Football 1st and 2nd teams (3-0<br />
and 2-0 against <strong>the</strong> Bedford 1st<br />
team and Worcester 3rd teams<br />
respectively).The Women’s Hockey<br />
1st team recorded <strong>the</strong>ir first win, 3-<br />
0 over Loughborough University’s<br />
3rd team and <strong>the</strong>re was ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />
win each for <strong>the</strong> Women’s Lacrosse<br />
1st and 2nd teams, 15-6 and 10-9<br />
over <strong>the</strong> 1st teams of Exeter and<br />
Oxford Brookes.<br />
Women’s Football continued <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
early struggles with a 7-1 defeat at<br />
<strong>the</strong> hands of East Anglia’s 1st team,<br />
while <strong>the</strong> Women’s Badminton did<br />
manage to win 2 games in <strong>the</strong>ir 6-<br />
2 defeat against Exeter’s 1st team.<br />
November 17th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r good week, which saw<br />
14 wins, 6 defeats and 3 draws in<br />
all.The Badminton Men’s 1st team<br />
won 8-0 against Nottingham’s 3rd<br />
team and Men’s Basketball won<br />
106-44 against Oxford Brookes<br />
2nd team.The Men’s Lacrosse 1st<br />
team beat Nottingham’s 2nd team<br />
16-0 to make it a good week for<br />
Lacrosse (again) as <strong>the</strong> Women’s<br />
1st team beat Oxford’s 1st team<br />
15-9 and <strong>the</strong> 2nd team repeated<br />
<strong>the</strong> feat, also beating <strong>the</strong>ir Dark<br />
Blue counterparts by a scoreline of<br />
10-5. Both <strong>the</strong> Netball teams won,<br />
<strong>the</strong> 1st team 48-33 against<br />
Birmingham’s 2nd team and <strong>the</strong><br />
2nd team 44-36 against<br />
Northampton’s first team.<br />
Women’s Rugby Union beat<br />
Warwick 22-5 while <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
Squash 1st team won 5-0 against<br />
Oxford’s 2nd team.The Tennis Club<br />
again won all of <strong>the</strong>ir matches<br />
with <strong>the</strong> exception of <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
first team who lost 12-0 at<br />
Loughborough’s 2nd team.The<br />
Men’s 2nd team won 12-0 against<br />
Oxford’s 3rd team while <strong>the</strong><br />
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Women’s 1st team continued <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
good form in <strong>the</strong> Premier League<br />
South by beating Bournemouth<br />
10-2 and, with <strong>the</strong>ir 2nd team<br />
beating Nottingham’s 2nd team<br />
8-4. Both <strong>the</strong> Men’s and Women’s<br />
Volleyball 1st teams recorded 3-0<br />
wins again, by beating Oxford’s<br />
2nd team and Birmingham’s 1st<br />
teams respectively.<br />
November 24th, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Eight wins and 9 defeats were<br />
recorded from <strong>the</strong> 17 fixtures<br />
played, several of which were in<br />
Conference Cup games.There was<br />
no let up for Women’s Lacrosse,<br />
whose 1st and 2nd teams<br />
marched on by recording 13-2 and<br />
19-6 wins over <strong>the</strong>ir counterparts<br />
from Bristol and Loughborough in<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir league fixtures.Women’s<br />
Tennis 1st team continued to pile<br />
up victories by beating Bristol 10-2<br />
but <strong>the</strong> Men’s 1st team lost again,<br />
12-0 at <strong>the</strong> hand of Leeds Met<br />
Carnegie in <strong>the</strong> Premier League<br />
North.The Men’s Football 1st team<br />
easily disposed of Staffordshire’s<br />
3rd team in <strong>the</strong> Midlands Cup, 7-1.<br />
The Women’s Badminton 1st team<br />
continued <strong>the</strong>ir upturn in form,<br />
narrowly losing 5-3 at home to<br />
Cardiff in <strong>the</strong> Premier League<br />
South.The Women’s Hockey 1st<br />
team unfortunately lost <strong>the</strong>ir away<br />
fixture with Birmingham’s 2nd<br />
team by a score of 3-1.<br />
December 1st, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Unsurprisingly, arctic wea<strong>the</strong>r<br />
conditions put paid to nearly all of<br />
<strong>the</strong> fixtures to be played outdoors<br />
but Cambridge teams still<br />
managed to win 9 of 13 games to<br />
end <strong>the</strong> term on a very positive<br />
note.The Men’s badminton 1st<br />
team beat <strong>the</strong>ir counterparts from<br />
Oxford Brookes 8-0, while <strong>the</strong><br />
Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd<br />
teams racked up 78-66 and 54-39<br />
victories over Northampton and<br />
Cranfield’s respective 1st teams.<br />
Sticking with Basketball, <strong>the</strong><br />
Women’s 1st team weren’t so<br />
lucky, losing 74-31 to<br />
Nottingham’s 1st team.The<br />
Netball Club managed to record<br />
2 victories, beating Nottingham<br />
and Leicester’s 1st teams to<br />
continue what has been a good<br />
term for both <strong>the</strong> 1st and 2nd<br />
teams. In Table Tennis, <strong>the</strong> Men’s<br />
and Women’s 1st teams recorded<br />
victories over Bath’s 1st team (by<br />
walkover) and Nottingham’s 1st<br />
team (5-0), but <strong>the</strong> Men’s Tennis<br />
team endured a torrid trip all <strong>the</strong><br />
way to Stirling, after having a flight<br />
to Edinburgh cancelled <strong>the</strong><br />
managed to get an alternate flight<br />
to Glasgow, followed by a long taxi<br />
journey – only to lose <strong>the</strong> fixture<br />
12-0. In Volleyball, <strong>the</strong> Women’s 1st<br />
team tasted defeat for <strong>the</strong> 1st<br />
time, losing 3-2 to Nottingham’s<br />
1st team while <strong>the</strong> Men’s 1st team<br />
beat Anglia Ruskin 3-1.<br />
At <strong>the</strong> end of all that action,<br />
Cambridge currently sit in 5th<br />
position in <strong>the</strong> Overall<br />
Championship table going into<br />
<strong>the</strong> Christmas break. Lots more<br />
fixtures, promotion and relegation<br />
battles will be decided in Lent<br />
Term, along with a number of<br />
Individual Championships.<br />
All <strong>the</strong> teams results and tables<br />
can be viewed at www.bucs.org.uk<br />
by clicking on <strong>the</strong> Fixtures and<br />
Results link at <strong>the</strong> top of <strong>the</strong> page.<br />
Fixture updates and news will also<br />
be appearing on this website.
VARSITY <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong><br />
VARSITY <strong>2010</strong>/<strong>2011</strong><br />
The Annual Varsity matches with Oxford are <strong>the</strong> key focus of many of <strong>the</strong> Sports Clubs at Cambridge. At <strong>the</strong> time of<br />
going to press <strong>the</strong> following dates had been arranged for <strong>2011</strong>. For more details on times, dates, locations and<br />
tickets please use <strong>the</strong> calendar that is available at www.sport.cam.ac.uk, which will be updated regularly.<br />
Men’s Varsity Matches<br />
Date Time Location<br />
Archery<br />
Association Football<br />
May <strong>2011</strong> TBC Oxford<br />
Athletics Sat 21st May <strong>2011</strong> 11.30am-5.30pm Wilberforce Road, Cambridge<br />
Badminton 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 10am-5pm Perse School Cambridge<br />
Basketball 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 5pm-7pm Kelsey Kerridge, Cambridge<br />
Boat Race 27th March <strong>2011</strong> 3.30pm Henley-On-Thames<br />
Boxing<br />
Canoe<br />
Cricket (4 Day)<br />
17th March <strong>2011</strong> TBC York Hall, London (TBC)<br />
Cricket (1 Day) 26th June <strong>2011</strong> 11.00am Lord’s Cricket Ground, London<br />
Cross Country<br />
Crusing:Sailing (Casual/Team)<br />
Cruising:Yachting<br />
Cruising:Windsurfing<br />
Sat 3rd Dec <strong>2011</strong> 1pm Richardson Evans Memorial<br />
Playing Fields, Roehampton<br />
Cycling Road/Time Trial: 30th April 3pm Bottisham Sports Centre,<br />
Cambridgeshire<br />
Eton Fives 5th March <strong>2011</strong> 2pm Eton<br />
Fencing Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 2pm Exam Halls, New Museums Site,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Gliding<br />
Golf<br />
Gymnastics<br />
TBC Apr/Mar <strong>2010</strong> April/June <strong>2011</strong> TBC Gransden Lodge Airfield,<br />
Nr Cambridge TBC<br />
Hockey<br />
Ice Hockey<br />
8th March <strong>2011</strong> 1pm & 3pm Southgate Hockey Club<br />
Judo Sat 5th March <strong>2011</strong> 2pm-6pm Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Karate<br />
Korfball<br />
19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 10am-1pm Chesterton Sports Centre,<br />
Cambridge<br />
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Lacrosse Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> From 1pm onwards Parkers Piece, Cambridge<br />
Lawn Tennis 29th-30th June <strong>2011</strong> 11am start National Tennis Centre,<br />
Roehampton<br />
Lightweight Rowing See Boat Race<br />
Modern Pentathlon Fri 8th-9th April <strong>2011</strong> All day events Bradfield College, Reading<br />
Mountain Biking 6th March <strong>2011</strong> 2.20pm Deepcut, Surrey<br />
Orienteering 2nd & 3rd April <strong>2011</strong> All Day Event Doksy, Czech Republic<br />
Powerlifting Sun 20th Feb <strong>2011</strong> Weigh in:9am Pro-Am Fight Centre,<br />
First WaveLift:10.30am Sturton St, Cambridge<br />
Revolver/Pistol Shooting Elizabeth Way Range, Cambridge<br />
Polo 11 June <strong>2011</strong> 10am-4pm Guards Polo Club<br />
Rackets Tues 8th March <strong>2011</strong> 2pm Queen’s Club London<br />
Real Tennis 25th & 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 25th: 12pm-6pm<br />
26th: 9am-6pm MCC, Lords, London<br />
Riding Feb/March <strong>2011</strong> To be arranged<br />
Rifle Shooting 14th & 22nd July <strong>2011</strong> 14th: 9am-2.30pm<br />
22nd: 8.30am-12.30pm Bisley Camp, Surrey<br />
Rugby Fives Sat 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 11am & 2pm St Paul’s School,<br />
Barnes London<br />
Rugby League Thurs 3rd March <strong>2011</strong> 7pm Stoop Memorial Ground,<br />
Twickenham, London<br />
Rugby Union<br />
Skiing<br />
8th Dec <strong>2011</strong> 2pm Twickenham, London<br />
Small Bore/Revolver 12th Feb <strong>2011</strong> TBC The Lord Roberts Centre<br />
Bisley, Surrey<br />
Squash 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 4pm Royal Automobile Club, London<br />
Swimming 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 1pm Parkside Pool, Cambridge<br />
Table Tennis Sat 5th Mar <strong>2011</strong> 3.30pm-6pm Fenners Gallery,Kelsey Kerridge<br />
Sports Hall,Cambs<br />
Trampoline<br />
Triathlon<br />
Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 5pm The Leys School, Cambridge<br />
Volleyball Sat 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 5pm (2nds – 1pm) Kelsey Kerridge, Cambridge<br />
Waterpolo 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> After Swimming Varsity Parkside Pool, Cambridge<br />
Women’s Varsity Matches<br />
Archery<br />
Association Football<br />
Date Time Location<br />
Athletics Sat 21st May <strong>2011</strong> 11.30am-5.30pm Wilberforce Road, Cambridge<br />
Badminton 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 10am-5pm Perse School, Cambridge<br />
Basketball Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 3-5pm Kelsey Kerridge, Cambridge<br />
Boat Race 27th March <strong>2011</strong> 3pm Henley-On-Thames<br />
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Canoe TBC TBC Oxford<br />
Cricket 26th June <strong>2011</strong> 10.45am Lord’s Cricket Club, London<br />
Cross Country Sat 3rd Dec <strong>2011</strong> 1pm Richardson Evans Memorial<br />
Playing Fields, Roehampton<br />
Cruising : Sailing<br />
Cruising: Windsurfing<br />
Cruising:Yachting<br />
Cycling Road/Time Trial: 30th April 11 3pm Bottisham Sports Centre,<br />
Cambridgeshire<br />
Eton Fives 5th March <strong>2011</strong> 2pm Eton<br />
Fencing Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 10.30am Exam Halls, New Museums Site,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Gliding<br />
Golf<br />
Gymnastics<br />
April/June <strong>2011</strong> (TBC) TBC Gransden Lodge Airfield,<br />
Nr Cambridge. (TBC)<br />
Hockey<br />
Ice Hockey<br />
8th March <strong>2011</strong> 1pm & 3pm Southgate Hockey Club<br />
Judo Sat 5th March <strong>2011</strong> 2pm-5pm Hills Road Sports & Tennis Centre,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Karate<br />
Korfball<br />
19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 10am-1pm Chesterton Sports Centre,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Lacrosse Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> From 1pm onwards Parkers Piece, Cambridge<br />
Lawn Tennis<br />
Lightweight Rowing<br />
29th -30th June <strong>2011</strong> 11am start National Tennis Centre,<br />
Roehampton<br />
Modern Pentathlon Fri 8th- 9th April 11 All day events Bradfield College, Reading<br />
Mountain Biking 6th March <strong>2011</strong> 2.20pm Deepcut, Surrey<br />
Netball Feb 19th <strong>2011</strong> 12pm-4pm,<br />
Blues 2.30pm start Leys School Cambridge<br />
Orienteering 2nd & 3rd April <strong>2011</strong> All Day Doksy, Czech Republic<br />
Revolver/Pistol Shooting Queen Elizabeth Way Range,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Polo 11th June <strong>2011</strong> 10am-4pm Guards Polo Club<br />
Power Lifting Sun 20th Feb <strong>2011</strong> First Lift 10.30am Pro-Am Fight Club, Sturton St,<br />
Cambridge<br />
Real Tennis 25th & 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 25th: 12pm-6pm<br />
26th: 9am-6pm MCC, Lords, London<br />
Rifle Shooting 14th & 22nd July <strong>2011</strong> 14th: 9am-2.30pm<br />
22nd: 8.30am-12.30pm Bisley Camp, Surrey<br />
Riding Feb/March <strong>2011</strong> To Be Arranged<br />
Rugby Union Sat 5th March <strong>2011</strong> 2.30pm (2nds:11.30am) Grange Road , Cambridge<br />
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Skiing<br />
Small Bore/Revolver 12th Feb <strong>2011</strong> TBC The Lord Roberts Centre, Bisley,<br />
Surrey.<br />
Squash 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 1.30pm Royal Automobile Club, London<br />
Swimming 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 1pm Parkside Pool Cambridge<br />
Table Tennis Sat 5th Mar <strong>2011</strong> 1pm-3.30pm Fenner’s Gallery, Kelsey Kerridge<br />
Sports Hall, Cambs<br />
Trampoline<br />
Triathlon<br />
Sat 26th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 5pm The Leys School, Cambridge<br />
Volleyball Sat 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> 3pm (2nds -1pm) Kelsey Kerridge, Cambridge<br />
Waterpolo 19th Feb <strong>2011</strong> After swimming varsity Parkside Pool, Cambridge<br />
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Positions and Awards<br />
Association Football Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Michael Johnson Jesus<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr John Little St Catharine’s<br />
Men’s Vice-Captain Max Little Trinity<br />
Secretary Jack Hylands Girton<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Stuart Ferguson Selwyn •<br />
Mark Johnson Girton •<br />
James Day Jesus •<br />
Daniel Gwy<strong>the</strong>r Wolfson •<br />
Chris Maynard St John’s •<br />
Mark Baxter Selwyn •<br />
Michael Johnson Jesus •<br />
Paul Hartley Fitzwilliam •<br />
Jack Hylands Girton •<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Stock St Catharine’s •<br />
Chris Gotch Trinity •<br />
Chris Peacock Trinity •<br />
Dan Kerrigan Fitzwilliam •<br />
James Rutt Trinity •<br />
Chris Ellis Jesus •<br />
Chris Kingcombe Girton •<br />
James Revell Christ’s •<br />
Chris Peacock Trinity •<br />
Tom Clare Hughes Hall •<br />
Tom Balling Queen’s •<br />
Ross Broadway Gonville & Caius •<br />
James Taylor Jesus •<br />
Max Wolke Fitzwilliam •<br />
Dan Kerrigan Fitzwilliam •<br />
Kieran Anderson Peterhouse •<br />
Kalil Rouse Jesus •<br />
George Hill St Catharine’s •<br />
Peter Stovall St John’s •<br />
Women’s Association Football Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Laura Nelson Corpus Christi<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr John Little St Catharine’s<br />
Women’s Captain Leesa Haydock Selwyn<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Sara Haenzi Newnham •<br />
Dannielle Griffiths Trinity •<br />
Emma Eldridge St Catharine’s •<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Murphy Robinson •<br />
Helen Bellfield Homerton •<br />
Masie-Rose Byrne Jesus •<br />
Leesa Haydock Selwyn •<br />
Romy Trigg-Smith Darwin •<br />
Lisa Grimes Wolfson •<br />
Ashley Winslow Wolfson •<br />
Kate Robinson Newnham •<br />
Laura Nelson Corpus Christi •<br />
Victoria Clarkson Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Hollie Booth King’s •<br />
Sarah Tooze Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Rachel Folwell Pembroke •<br />
Furzana<br />
Dudhwala Corpus Christi •<br />
Marion Gale Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Robinshaw Pembroke •<br />
Clare Longden Jesus •<br />
Alice Adriaenssens •<br />
Kate Murray<br />
Hadley-Brown Edwards •<br />
Nicola Dutton St Catharine’s •<br />
Anna Trench King’s •<br />
Manon van<br />
Thorenburg St John’s •<br />
Laura Mawer Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Patricia Snell Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
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Athletic Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Lucy Spray Newnham<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Robert Harle Downing<br />
Men’s Captain Sam Dobin Trinity<br />
Women’s Captain Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Laidlow Jesus<br />
Honorary Secretary Laura Duke Newnham<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Eamonn Katter St Edmunds •<br />
Mark Dyble Clare •<br />
James Kelly Jesus •<br />
Christian Roberts St John’s •<br />
Louis Persent St John’s •<br />
Neil Weijer Robinson •<br />
Ian Simson St John’s •<br />
Rory<br />
Graham-Watson Trinity •<br />
Chris Bannon Downing •<br />
Amin Ahmadnia Trinity •<br />
Tom Heslop Clare •<br />
Sam Dobin Trinity •<br />
Declan Murray Magdalene •<br />
F. Schaaf St John’s •<br />
Andrew Lynch King’s •<br />
Kaladerhan<br />
Agbontaen Jesus •<br />
Ray Malekout Selwyn •<br />
Ed Moyse Selwyn •<br />
Nate Sharpe King’s •<br />
Aiden McGowan Girton •<br />
Matt Grant Queens’ •<br />
Will Harrison Trinity •<br />
Ayo Adeyemi Churchill •<br />
Tom Wagner Sidney Sussex •<br />
Florence Cavalli Darwin •<br />
Laura Duke Newnham •<br />
Polly Keen Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Kate Laidlow Jesus •<br />
Naomi<br />
Taschimowitz Trinity •<br />
Emma Perkins Newnham •<br />
Emma Rowley Pembroke •<br />
Lucy Spray Newnham •<br />
Amanda Scott St John’s •<br />
Jo Lister Pembroke •<br />
Rose Penfold Emmanuel •<br />
Christie Noble Emmanuel •<br />
Rosemary Pringle Downing •<br />
Rosamund Healey Pembroke •<br />
Meg Tyler Churchill •<br />
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Badminton Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President<br />
Senior Treasurer<br />
Men’s Captain Peter Galloway Peterhouse<br />
Women’s Captain Laura<br />
Birkinshaw-Miller Newnham<br />
Secretary<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Peter Galloway Peterhouse •<br />
Robert Hird Trinity •<br />
James Li Robinson •<br />
Ben Watson Corpus Christi •<br />
Arjun Mehta Trinity •<br />
Qichao Zhao Fitzwilliam •<br />
Nicky Lai St Catharine’s •<br />
Kern Hird St Catharine’s •<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Murphy Robinson •<br />
Mary Wang Trinity •<br />
Laura<br />
Birkinshaw-Miller Newnham •<br />
Katy Scotter Girton •<br />
Emily James Robinson •<br />
Basketball Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Stuart Lee Darwin<br />
Senior Treasurer Nebojsa Radic<br />
Men’s Captain Richard Martin Queen’s<br />
Secretary Alan Aralbayev St Edmund’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Milos Puzovic Jesus •<br />
Chris Haar Downing •<br />
Tobias Uth Girton •<br />
Jan-Felix Senge Pembroke •<br />
Milos Buhavac Girton •<br />
Torsten Geelan Darwin •<br />
Tumas Beinortas Homerton •
Women’s Basketball Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Kim Lamza Jesus<br />
Senior Treasurer Nebosja Radic<br />
Women’s Captain Kathleen Beniuk Magdelene<br />
Secretary Stephanie Ko Clare<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Alexandra Zieritz St Catharine’s •<br />
Kim Lamza Jesus •<br />
Kathleen Beniuk Magdelene •<br />
Stephanie Ko Clare •<br />
Briony Jones Homerton •<br />
Stephanie<br />
Polderdijk Trinity •<br />
Paloma Navarro St John’s •<br />
Caroline Walerud St John’s •<br />
Hanna Hörnberg Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Tina Herringshaw Hughes Hall •<br />
Boat Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Deaglan<br />
McEachern Hughes Hall<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof J Luzio St Edmund’s<br />
Secretary Dick Pryce-Jones St Edmund’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Rob Weitemeyer St Edmund’s •<br />
Geoff Roth St Edmund’s •<br />
George Nash St Catharine’s •<br />
Peter Mcclelland Pembroke •<br />
Deaglan<br />
McEachern Hughes Hall •<br />
Henry Pelly St Edmund’s •<br />
Derek Rasmussen Hughes Hall •<br />
Fred Gill Hughes Hall •<br />
Ted Randolph Peterhouse •<br />
Wanne Kromdijk Clare •<br />
George Lamb St John’s •<br />
Mike Thorp Homerton •<br />
Matt Whaley Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Harry Cubasch St Edmund’s •<br />
Joel Jennings Clare •<br />
Moritz Schramm Fitzwilliam •<br />
Geoff Roth St Edmund’s •<br />
Liz Box Christ’s •<br />
Women’s Boat Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Sarah Allen Peterhouse<br />
Senior Treasurer Simon Cope<br />
Secretary Derek O’Brien Magdalene<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Taylor Trinity Hall •<br />
Hermione Mackay St John’s •<br />
Sarah Allen Peterhouse •<br />
Anna Railton Pembroke •<br />
Beth Colman King’s •<br />
Penny Thuesen Christ’s •<br />
Carys Rowlands Sidney Sussex •<br />
Anya Jones Fitzwilliam •<br />
Constance<br />
Daggett Girton •<br />
Kate Richards Queens’ •<br />
Harriet<br />
Traylor-Clarke Newnham •<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Blake Lucy<br />
Cavendish •<br />
Edwina Surtees Christ’s •<br />
Lisa Meegan Sidney Sussex •<br />
Julia Robson Trinity •<br />
Hannah Sensecall Girton •<br />
Laura Bierer St Catharine’s •<br />
Nora Staack, Sidney Sussex •<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Bryan Peterhouse •<br />
Elizabeth Polgreen Downing •<br />
Rebecca Pound Trinity Hall •<br />
Anne Hempel Trinity •<br />
Claudia Catacchio Newnham •<br />
Julia Fischer Clare Hall •<br />
Rebecca Minnich Clare •<br />
Hannah Morgan Clare •<br />
Stacey Hickson Trinity Hall •<br />
Bowmen<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof Lindsay Greer Sidney Sussex<br />
Captain Sam Burnard Jesus<br />
Secretary Emma Pewsey Newnham<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Reynolds Jesus •<br />
Carrie Oliver Queens’ •<br />
Caroline Sandford Girton •<br />
Tak Ho Fitzwilliam •<br />
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Rohan Shekhar Pembroke •<br />
Maciej<br />
Hermanowicz Trinity •<br />
Tim Craig Robinson •<br />
Sam Burnand Jesus •<br />
Amateur Boxing Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Benjamin Jason<br />
Thomas Hughes Hall<br />
Senior Treasurer Martin Rueht Trinity Hall<br />
Men’s Captain Chris Webb Queens<br />
Secretary Adrian Teare<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Faisal Nasim Jesus •<br />
Jason Blick Corpus Christi •<br />
Brett Shanley Girton •<br />
Fergal McCool Trinity Hall •<br />
Chris Webb Queens’ •<br />
Ed Chadwick Clare •<br />
Ssegawa-Ssekintu<br />
Kiwanuka Queens’ •<br />
Tom Burlton St Catharine’s •<br />
Barton Dear King’s •<br />
Helena Mat<strong>the</strong>ws •<br />
Sarah Burden St Catharine’s •<br />
James Phillips •<br />
Stilian Morrison St Edmunds •<br />
Rob Pepper Homerton •<br />
Rob Liu •<br />
Elliot Chambers •<br />
Rudi Batzell Clare •<br />
Canoe Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Hannah Salter<br />
Senior Treasurer Sam Waller<br />
Captain Chris Booth Robinson<br />
Secretary Daniel Evans Corpus Christi<br />
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Cricket Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof Ken Siddle<br />
Captain Akbar Ansari Trinity Hall<br />
Joint Secretary Ed Pearson Robinson<br />
Joint Secretary Thomas Probert Peterhouse<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Akbar Ansari Trinity Hall •<br />
Anand Ashok Queens’ •<br />
Frankie Brown Jesus •<br />
Daniel Goodwin St John’s •<br />
James GreenwoodHughes Hall •<br />
Richard Hesketh Christ’s •<br />
Charlie Hopkins Jesus •<br />
Philip Hughes Downing •<br />
Gus Kennedy Corpus Christi •<br />
Fred Owen Sidney Sussex •<br />
Marc Rosenberg Hughes Hall •<br />
Michael Taylor Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Richard Timms Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Philip Ashton Queens’ •<br />
Thomas Askew Hughes Hall •<br />
Michael Carson Trinity Hall •<br />
Philip Hughes Downing •<br />
Gus Kennedy Corpus Christi •<br />
David Milodowski Churchill •<br />
Thomas Probert Peterhouse •<br />
George Reynolds Corpus Christi •<br />
Ananya Sen St Edmund’s •<br />
Geoff Wilmot Fitzwilliam •<br />
Women’s Cricket Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof Ken Siddle<br />
Captain Ellie Fielding St John’s<br />
Secretary Sophie Davies Darwin<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Victoria Clarkson Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Sophia Davies Darwin •<br />
Alys Donnelly Emmanuel •<br />
Vicky Evans St John’s •<br />
Ellie Fielding St John's •<br />
Charlotte Hornsby Selwyn •
Danielle Lavender Newnham •<br />
Susan Lowrey Homerton •<br />
Paris Seyed-Safi St John's •<br />
Anne Venner Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Cruising Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Prof Ian Liddell<br />
Senior Treasurer Tom Ridgman<br />
Sail/Team Head Felix Danczak Homerton<br />
Yacht/Team Head Chris Hawkesford Sidney Sussex<br />
Senior Secretary Jim Downing<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Felix Danczak, Homerton •<br />
Sarah Martin Girton •<br />
Peter Bunch Pembroke •<br />
Greg Hall Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
David Marlow Jesus •<br />
Fiona Hampshire St Catharine’s •<br />
Max Darke St John’s •<br />
Peter Dannatt St John’s •<br />
Peter Wa<strong>the</strong>n Jesus •<br />
Andrew Lewis St Catharine’s •<br />
Henry Maxfield Trinity Hall •<br />
Will Kalderon Emmanuel •<br />
Dawn Wilkinson Jesus •<br />
Clair Brunner Jesus •<br />
Anya de Jong Corpus Christi •<br />
Sofia Parkinson Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Cycling Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Rodney Knight<br />
President/SecretaryTom Morris Corpus Christi<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Ken Platts Fitzwilliam<br />
Captain James Hawkins Downing<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Tom Morris<br />
(time trialling) Corpus Christi •<br />
James Hawkins<br />
(time trialling) Downing •<br />
Dan Ahearn<br />
(time trialling) Downing •<br />
Toby Parnell<br />
(mountain biking) St Johns •<br />
Phil Buckham-Bonnet<br />
(mountain biking) •<br />
Eton Fives Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Peter Reynolds<br />
Captain Robert Desmond Corpus Christi<br />
Secretary Lauri Brock Girton<br />
Fencing Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Richard Booth St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Geoffrey Grimmet<br />
Men’s Captain Zach Eaton-Rosen Clare<br />
Women’s Captain Hannah<br />
Shackleton Kings<br />
Secretary Agnes Foeglein Wolfson<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Matt Gasperetti Darwin •<br />
Philip West Homerton •<br />
Felix Wood Downing •<br />
Spencer Bullent Jesus •<br />
Eleanor Wigham Selwyn •<br />
Sophie-Ann<br />
St Clair Jones Homerton •<br />
Richard Morris Trinity •<br />
Sebastian Barry Darwin •<br />
Jonny Tham Clare •<br />
Brad Dixon Trinity •<br />
Simon Whitaker Fitzwilliam •<br />
Evi Williamson Homerton •<br />
Fay Sandford Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Jacqueline Scholl Trinity •<br />
Zoe Rutterford Darwin •<br />
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Gliding Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Chairman Julia Robson Trinity<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Peter O’Donald Emmanuel<br />
Captain Rebecca Ward Girton<br />
Secretary Julia Rigby Lucy Cavendish<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Philippa Roberts Queens' •<br />
Golf Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Sir Roger Romkys<br />
Senior Treasurer Andrew<br />
Thompson Magdalene<br />
Captain John Valley<br />
Women’s Captain Louisa Tarn Jesus<br />
Secretary Andrew Dinsmore St John’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
John M.Valley Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Andrew Dinsmore St John’s •<br />
Ruaraidh Stewart Peterhouse •<br />
Charlie Dewhurst St John’s •<br />
David Duncan Jesus •<br />
Benoit Ramsay Girton •<br />
Sayyid Ahmed<br />
Said Trinity •<br />
Peter Selvay Jesus •<br />
Alexander Silver Jesus •<br />
James Whittington St John’s •<br />
Louisa Tarn Jesus •<br />
Michaela Bacon St John’s •<br />
Hilary Crowe Pembroke •<br />
Livia McBride St John’s •<br />
Leanne Mullen Newnham •<br />
Katie Taylor Queens •<br />
Edward Hult Homerton •<br />
Marc Rosenberg Hughes Hall •<br />
Harvey Bradley<br />
(Captain) Girton •<br />
Lawrence Burton Homerton •<br />
John Gregson Homerton •<br />
Tim Cannings Queens •<br />
Tim Bray Peterhouse •<br />
Michael Milstein Pembroke •<br />
Nick Patrick St John’s •<br />
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Tommy Hodgson Jesus •<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w<br />
Bennison Fitzwilliam •<br />
Olympic Gymnastics Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Mike Andrew Corpus Christi<br />
Senior Treasurer Christopher Tout<br />
Men’s Captain Edgar Engel Trinity<br />
Women’s Captain Christy Lowe Newnham<br />
Secretary Sean Newham Homerton<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Richard Mochrie St John’s •<br />
Edgar Engel Trinity •<br />
Tom Bachmann Girton •<br />
Sebastien Barfoot St Catharine’s •<br />
Mike Andrew Corpus Christi •<br />
Steven Methven Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Christy Lowe Newnham •<br />
Kate Bramall Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Lucy Guile Christ’s •<br />
Hare and Hounds<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Dr Joan Lasenby Trinity<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Nel Mathur Churchill<br />
Men’s Captain Matt Grant Queens’<br />
Women’s Captain Emma Figures Lucy Cavendish<br />
Secretary James Chettle Clare<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Naomi<br />
Taschimowitz Trinity •<br />
Amanda Scott Churchill •<br />
Lucy Gossage Downing •<br />
James Kelly Jesus •<br />
Aidan McGowan Girton •<br />
Robin Brown Jesus •<br />
Sören Lindner Darwin •<br />
Mairead Rocke Churchill •<br />
Rachel Heard, Fitzwilliam •<br />
Anna Anderson Girton •<br />
Lauren Barklie Magdalene •<br />
Chris Bannon Downing •<br />
Matt Grant Queens’ •
Will Mackay Robinson •<br />
Matt Clark Homerton •<br />
James Chettle Clare •<br />
Dom Biddick St John’s •<br />
Tom Stecher Downing •<br />
Hockey Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Lucy Stapleford St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Dick McConnel St John’s<br />
Men’s Captain Stuart Jackson Girton<br />
Women’s Captain Charlotte Brearley Homerton<br />
Women’s Secretary Becca Langton Jesus<br />
Men’s Secretary Rob Mahen<br />
Ice Hockey Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Richard Trueman St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof Archie<br />
Campbell Christs<br />
Captain Luc St-Pierre St Catharine’s<br />
Secretary Owen Randlett<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Andrew Buddle Sidney Sussex •<br />
Taylor Burns St Edmund’s •<br />
Jake Harris Downing •<br />
Tomas Jurik St Catharine’s •<br />
Teale<br />
Phelps-Bondaroff Clare •<br />
Daniel Tavana Churchill •<br />
David Waterman Fitzwilliam •<br />
Thomas Whillier Queens’ •<br />
Women’s Ice Hockey Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof Archie<br />
Campbell Christs<br />
Captain Christina Yek Selwyn<br />
Judo Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Catharina Casper Corpus Christi<br />
Senior Treasurer Malte Grosche Trinity<br />
Men’s Captain Kane Chandler Darwin<br />
Women’s Captain Lisa Kleiminger Fitzwilliam<br />
Secretary Rob Blackburn Emmanuel<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Catharina Caspar Corpus Christi •<br />
Anna Baxter Robinson •<br />
Lisa Kleiminger Fitzwilliam •<br />
Mason Edwards St Catharine's •<br />
Gary Chandler Emmanuel •<br />
Philipp<br />
Oberhumer Queens' •<br />
James<br />
Maheswaran Queens' •<br />
Jorg Klein Downing •<br />
Xiong Chang Trinity •<br />
Robin Irvine Corpus Christi •<br />
Marianne Butler Pembroke •<br />
Jessica Alsiö Clare •<br />
Torben<br />
Schuettfort King's •<br />
Peter Mann St Edmunds' •<br />
John Aldis Fitzwilliam •<br />
Tobias Schmidutz Pembroke •<br />
James Coghill Pembroke •<br />
Silas Davis Jesus •<br />
Robert Blackburn Emmanuel •<br />
Max Wood Queens' •<br />
Karate Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Mingwei Tan Peterhouse<br />
Senior Treasurer<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Dr Srdjan Vucetic Pembroke<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Martin<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Worthington St John’s<br />
Men’s Captain Laim Gabb Emmanuel<br />
Women’s Captain Gosia Stanislawek Jesus<br />
Secretary Tina Pajuste Queens’<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Stephanie<br />
McTighe Pembroke •<br />
Malgorzata<br />
Stanislawek Jesus •<br />
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Richard Oriji Clare Hall •<br />
Joseph Poore Downing •<br />
Nim Sukumar Sidney Sussex •<br />
Paul Smith Trinity •<br />
Roman Sztyler Kings •<br />
Mingwei Tan Peterhouse •<br />
Emma Nunn Kings •<br />
Madeleine Wood Emmanuel •<br />
Korfball Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Laura Soul Newnham<br />
Senior Treasurer Nic Buttinger Swelwyn<br />
Captain Sophie Cuene-<br />
Grnadidier Jesus<br />
Secretary Saquib Sultan<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Sophie Cuene-<br />
Grandidier Jesus •<br />
Sophie Harley-<br />
Mckeown Magdalene •<br />
Laura Soul Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Ying-Mei Wong Queens’ •<br />
Alan Murray Hughes Hall •<br />
Elgon Corner Pembroke •<br />
Joe Bakes Emmanuel •<br />
Anthony Hitchin Downing •<br />
Nic Buttinger Selwyn •<br />
Lis Dryden Pembroke •<br />
Natasha Jocelyn Girton •<br />
Bethan Gudgeon Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Krystyna Gonville &<br />
Kosciuszko Caius •<br />
Iain Cheetham Robinson •<br />
Benny Chia Hughes Hall •<br />
Renn Ore Homerton •<br />
Amit Mulji Clare Hall •<br />
Saquib Sultan St Catharine's •<br />
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Lacrosse Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Chris Jones Jesus<br />
Senior Treasurer Rev. Ian M Thompson King’s<br />
Men’s Captain Sam Spurrell Clare<br />
Secretary Duncan Barrigan Jesus<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Duncan Barrigan Jesus •<br />
Rowan Jackson Darwin •<br />
Blair Lapres Darwin •<br />
Michael Lipton Trinity •<br />
Dan Montgomery Trinity Hall •<br />
Tom Hoad St Catharine’s •<br />
Joshua Findlay Robinson •<br />
Ian Ralby St John’s •<br />
Todd Nichols Pembroke •<br />
Phil Hall Trinity •<br />
Sam Spurrell Clare •<br />
Oscar Bennett Hughes Hall •<br />
Alex Walker Selwyn •<br />
Craig Murphy St John’s •<br />
Scott Murphy Emmanuel •<br />
Jeff Stark Fitzwilliam •<br />
Women’s Lacrosse Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Adeline Drabble Gonville & Caius<br />
Senior Treasurer Moira Gardiner St Edmund’s<br />
Women’s Captain Ellie Walsh Robinson<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Rosalind Cowen Churchill •<br />
Gen Gotla Christ’s •<br />
Sarah Grant Jesus •<br />
Anna Harrison Trinity •<br />
Georgie Hurt Downing •<br />
Alana Livesey Churchill •<br />
Sam Murray<br />
Mandel-Dallal Edwards •<br />
Charly Marchant King’s •<br />
Laura Plant St John’s •<br />
Leah Schabas Selwyn •<br />
Jackie Vullinghs Magdalene •<br />
Ellie Walshe Robinson •<br />
Angharad West Girton •<br />
Jasmine Sawyer Jesus •<br />
Tamara Astor Homerton •
Lottie Boreham Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Amelia<br />
Duncanson St Catharine’s •<br />
Adeline Drabble Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Calista-Jane East Christ’s •<br />
Gemma Ellse Girton •<br />
Olivia Ferdi Emmanuel •<br />
Laura Goldberg Sidney Sussex •<br />
Jo Hall Homerton •<br />
Ellen Heddle Trinity Hall •<br />
Becky Hilbert Newnham •<br />
Fran Owen Sidney Sussex •<br />
Ellie Pi<strong>the</strong>rs Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Katie Salter Emmanuel •<br />
Lucy Stapleton St Catharine’s •<br />
Check Warner Corpus Christi •<br />
Charlotte Yonge Trinity Hall •<br />
Lauren York St John’s •<br />
Lawn Tennis Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Sir Geoffrey Cass Clare Hall<br />
Senior Treasurer James Berry<br />
Men’s Captain Rob Bly<strong>the</strong> Emmanuel<br />
Women’s Captain Victoria Watson Jesus<br />
Men’s Secretary Nick Jenkins St John’s<br />
Women’s Secretary Laura Morrill Murray Edwards<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Rob Bly<strong>the</strong> Emmanuel •<br />
Rutger-Jan Lange King’s •<br />
John Western Selwyn •<br />
Cameron<br />
Johnston Christ’s •<br />
Kirill Zavodov Magdalene •<br />
Kenny Taubenslag Emmanuel •<br />
Laura Morrill Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Alex McGoodwin Lucy<br />
Cavendish •<br />
Victoria Watson Jesus •<br />
Silvia Guglielmi Homerton •<br />
Emma Kudzin Newnham •<br />
Corina Balaban Homerton •<br />
Jonas Tinius Churchill •<br />
Jaroslav Snajdr Sidney Sussex •<br />
Fred Floe<strong>the</strong>r Homerton •<br />
Marian Bocek Hughes Hall •<br />
Tom Flowerdew Clare •<br />
Michael Sharp Magdalene •<br />
Alex Moynihan Christ’s •<br />
Genevieve Gotla Christ’s •<br />
Georgina KilbournTrinity Hall •<br />
Mimi Hou Corpus Christi •<br />
Corina Balaban Homerton •<br />
Clara Mattei •<br />
Ellie Heald Emmanuel •<br />
Lightweight Rowing Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Alistair Chappelle Pembroke<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Bill Nolan Robinson<br />
Men’s Captain George Blessey Downing<br />
Hon. Secretary Christopher Kerr St Catharine’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Chris Kerr St Catharine's •<br />
Matt Lawes Fitzwilliam •<br />
Chris Bellamy Homerton •<br />
Iain Rist Trinity Hall •<br />
Charlie Pitt Ford Pembroke •<br />
Tom Coker Trinity •<br />
Al Chappelle Pembroke •<br />
John Hale Pembroke •<br />
Ruth Coverdale Jesus •<br />
Mark Beevor Girton •<br />
Isabel Dowbiggin Hughes Hall •<br />
Simon Hay Girton •<br />
Sam Hayes Girton •<br />
Tim Scholtes Sidney Sussex •<br />
Modern Pentathlon Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Hannah Darcy St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Alison Schwabe<br />
Men’s Captain Daniel Housely Pembroke<br />
Women’s Captain Zoe Rutterford Darwin<br />
Secretary Maedee<br />
Burge-Rogers Newnham<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Laura Plant St John's •<br />
Bradley Dixon Trinity •<br />
Catharine Wilson St Catharine's •<br />
Ayla Haddenhorst Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Zoe Rutterford Darwin •<br />
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Hannah Darcy St Catharine's •<br />
Nick England St Catharine's •<br />
Daniel Housley Pembroke •<br />
Netball Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Jessica MacKenzie St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer David Bainbridge St Catharine’s<br />
Women’s Captain Emma Darke New Hall<br />
Secretary Jessica McGeorge New Hall<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Emma Darke Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Jessica McGeorge Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Elizabeth Wheater Hughes Hall •<br />
Victoria Colgate Magdalene •<br />
Amelia Garnett Newnham •<br />
Bethany Tyrie Girton •<br />
Antonia Akoto Peterhouse •<br />
Jessica MacKenzie St Catharine’s •<br />
Katie Marshall Downing •<br />
Sophia Anderson Newnham •<br />
Anna Fries Churchill •<br />
Sarah Gill Jesus •<br />
Hannah Pennicott Newnham •<br />
Charlotte Penney Jesus •<br />
Emily Lester Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Kat Bath Homerton •<br />
Elizabeth Railton Downing •<br />
Charlotte Wood Jesus •<br />
Sophie Polisena Jesus •<br />
Olivia Robinson Clare •<br />
Stef Jones Jesus •<br />
Becca Brake Downing •<br />
Caroline Carter Sidney •<br />
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Orienteering Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Mike Bickle King’s<br />
Captain Adam Bennett St John’s<br />
Secretary Victoria Stevens Jesus<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Ben Stevens •<br />
Adam Bennett •<br />
Ben Windsor •<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w Halliday •<br />
Mairead Rocke •<br />
Victoria Stevens Jesus •<br />
Polo Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President HRH Prince Charles<br />
Senior Treasurer Mark Johnston<br />
Captain Alex Hallett Emmanuel<br />
Secretary Emily Lunn<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Jamie Hepburn Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Tobi Edun •<br />
Liam Gamble Robinson •<br />
Alex Hallett Emmanuel •<br />
Powerlifting Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Alex Blessing King’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Nigel Spivey Emmanuel<br />
Secretary Louis Cox-Brusseau Homerton<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Jerrell Whi<strong>the</strong>ad King’s •<br />
Alexander<br />
Blessing King’s •
Real Tennis Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President George Pearson<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Jeremy Fairbro<strong>the</strong>r Trinity<br />
Men’s Captain Edward Pearson Robinson<br />
Women’s Captain Lucie Browning Fitzwilliam<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Karen Hird St Catharine’s •<br />
Robert Hird Trinity •<br />
Ali Hakimi Darwin •<br />
James Watson Trinity Hall •<br />
Edward Pearson Robinson •<br />
Alexandra Bryant Christ’s •<br />
Lucie Browing Fitzwilliam •<br />
Pippa Tregear Trinity •<br />
Revolver and Pistol Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President James Mallows<br />
Senior Treasurer John Williams<br />
Men’s Captain James Bullock Clare<br />
Women’s Captain Wenjun Qu Downing<br />
Secretary Chris Clemente<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
James Bullock Clare •<br />
Vin Shen Ban Christ’s •<br />
Clark Barrett Sydney Sussex •<br />
Wenjun Qu Downing •<br />
Jase Taylor Trinity •<br />
Sophie Reed Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Jess Touschek Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Dominique Iste Homerton •<br />
Emma Kirby Sydney Sussex •<br />
Pradipta Biswas Trinity •<br />
James Blackstone Clare •<br />
Sean Ng Trinity Hall •<br />
Riding Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Venetia Brown Jesus<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr John Gibson<br />
Captain Georgina<br />
Messenger Clare<br />
Secretary Naomi Wakefield Lucy Cavendish<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Georgie<br />
Messenger Clare •<br />
Izzy Edmunson Newnham •<br />
Tom March Fitzwilliam •<br />
Simon Bewsey<br />
Dyke St Edmund’s •<br />
Rifle Association<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Simon Gray<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Marian Holness Trinity<br />
Captain Edward Dickson Trinity Hall<br />
Secretary James Bryson Selwyn<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
John Lindsay Downing •<br />
Ashley Abrahams Peterhouse •<br />
Edward Dickson Trinity Hall •<br />
Holly Foster Churchill •<br />
Tom French St John’s •<br />
Jo Harris Magdelene •<br />
Simon Jones Churchill •<br />
Mike Judge Trinity •<br />
John Lindsay Downing •<br />
Ashley Abrahams Peterhouse •<br />
Lara Bogie Christ’s •<br />
George Gonville &<br />
Greenbury Caius) •<br />
Kay Sharpington Homerton •<br />
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Rugby Fives Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Robert Dolby<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr Peter Reynolds Magdalene<br />
Captain Alqahir Ladaq Christ’s<br />
Secretary Charles Compton St John’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Elliot Malone Churchill<br />
Alqahir Ladak Christ’s<br />
Luke Rowland, Fitzwilliam<br />
Charles Compton St John’s<br />
Rugby Union Football Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Prof Brian Johnson<br />
Chairperson Prof R.J.A. Hooley Fitzwilliam<br />
General Manager Ian Minto<br />
Captain D.J.Vickerman Hughes Hall<br />
Secretary D.J. Rowe Hughes Hall<br />
Women’s Rugby Union Football Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Rici Marshall Sidney Sussex<br />
Senior Treasurer Anne Venner Murray Edwards<br />
Captain Talia Gershon Clare<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Talia Gershon Clare •<br />
Rici Marshall Sidney Sussex •<br />
Skylar Neil Magdalene •<br />
Jo Bradley Homerton •<br />
Lucy Chumas Downing •<br />
Andrea Turner Queens’ •<br />
Nat Cordon Emmanuel •<br />
Lucy Hartwell Downing •<br />
Sammy Graham Jesus •<br />
Anne Venner Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Sarah Binning Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Lauren Iredale Girton •<br />
Laura Britton Jesus •<br />
Rachel Thompson Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
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Kate Robson Girton •<br />
Katie Pearcey Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Tess Walker Selwyn •<br />
Helen Newsome Trinity Hall •<br />
Hannah Wells St John’s •<br />
Julie Valade Christ’s •<br />
Keno Omu Selwyn •<br />
Jenny McArdle Queens’ •<br />
Naiara Bazin King’s •<br />
Helen Bellfield Homerton •<br />
Kellie Preston Girton •<br />
Viki McEvoy St John’s •<br />
Jessica Tayenjam Sidney Sussex •<br />
Jo Harries Magdalene •<br />
Tanya Omolo Jesus •<br />
Polly Robinson Hughes •<br />
Alison Kinghorn Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Sorrel Wood Homerton •<br />
Rachel Nixon Girton •<br />
Sarah Terry Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Anna Soler Magdalene •<br />
Kate Brown Downing •<br />
Sophie Clarke Selwyn •<br />
Amateur Rugby League Football Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr R McConnel St John’s<br />
Captain George Sykes Sidney Sussex<br />
Secretary Scott Wildgoose Emmanuel<br />
Ski & Snowboard Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Jamie Gilbert St Edmund’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Dr S. Kusukawa Trinity<br />
Race Captain Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Pelton Murray Edwards<br />
Freestyle Captain Ed Freeman Homerton<br />
Secretary Ros Walduck Jesus
Small Bore Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
Men’s Captain James Diviney Gonville & Caius<br />
Secretary Aaron Croucher Emmanuel<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
I. Craigie Hughes Hall •<br />
J. Diviney Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
J. Lindsay Downing •<br />
E. Dickson Trinity Hall •<br />
J. Harris Magdalene •<br />
S. Jones Churchill •<br />
G. Greenbury Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
A. Abrahams Peterhouse •<br />
Squash Rackets Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Geoff Moggridge King’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Nicky Dee<br />
Captain Alexandra Bryant Christ’s<br />
Secretary Tim Helme Churchill<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Harry Leitch Fitzwilliam •<br />
Nicholas Sutcliffe St John's •<br />
David Allman St John's •<br />
Michael MacKay St John's •<br />
Jack Styles Girton •<br />
Ann Babtie Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Rebecca Palmer Emmanuel •<br />
Alexandra Bryant Christ's •<br />
Kate Mason Peterhouse •<br />
Karen Hird St Catharine’s •<br />
Craig Winthrop Girton •<br />
Andrea Kuesters St John's •<br />
James Pearson Christ's •<br />
Tim Helme Churchill •<br />
Alex Prior Gonville &<br />
Caius •<br />
Jake Maughan Emmanuel •<br />
Ciaran Rogers St John's •<br />
Swimming & Waterpolo Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Chloe Grover Robinson<br />
Senior Treasurer James Scott<br />
Men’s Captain<br />
(Swimming) Tom Rootsey Jesus<br />
Women’s Captain<br />
(Swimming) Emily Bottle Trinity Hall<br />
Men’s Captain<br />
(Water Polo) Riccardo Di Pietro<br />
Women’s Captain<br />
(Water Polo) Josie Faulkner Clare<br />
Secretary<br />
(Swimming) Josh Little Corpus Christi<br />
Secretary<br />
(Water Polo) Chris Booth Robinson<br />
Table Tennis Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Doug Speed St Catharine’s<br />
Senior Treasurer Simon Maddrell Gonville & Caius<br />
Men’s Captain Shaun Hall Churchill<br />
Women’s Captain Nga (Ky) Nguyen Trinity<br />
Secretary David Staines Queens’<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Joshua Bleakley St Catharine's •<br />
Shaun Hall Churchill •<br />
Jan Natolski Hughes Hall •<br />
Hamish Yeung St Catharine's •<br />
Vanda Ho Murray<br />
Edwards •<br />
Nga Nguyen Trinity •<br />
Yudan Ren Robinson •<br />
Sasha Tsai Lucy<br />
Cavendish •<br />
Raphael Assier Sidney Sussex •<br />
Teeradej<br />
Kittipassorn Trinity •<br />
Doug Speed St Catharine's •<br />
Christian Staudt Hughes Hall •<br />
Justin Drake Girton •<br />
Rick Chen •<br />
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Trampoline Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Brittany Gee Jesus<br />
Senior Treasurer Prof J Woodhouse Clare<br />
Secretary Alan Mcreanor St John’s<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Asha Bayliss Downing •<br />
Kate Bramall Caius •<br />
Dave Chapman Robinson •<br />
Suzanne Tobin Girton •<br />
Brioney Gee Jesus •<br />
Helen Smith Jesus •<br />
Sarah Pearcey New Hall •<br />
Katie Bertrand Sidney Sussex<br />
Kate Davies Selwyn<br />
Stephen Flexer Selwyn<br />
Katharina Kohler Lucy Cavendish<br />
Alan McCreanor St John's<br />
Lottie Pocock Homerton<br />
Christine Schmaus Robinson<br />
Gareth Tear Fitzwilliam<br />
Triathlon Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Aiden Reilly<br />
Secretary Andrew Collier<br />
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Volleyball Club<br />
Position Name College<br />
President Dr Jon Clarke Wolfson<br />
Senior Treasurer Jim McElwaine<br />
Men’s Captain Michael Hannon<br />
Women’s Captain Petra Schwalie<br />
Name College Full Half Club<br />
Blue Half Colours<br />
Helena Blechova Hughes Hall •<br />
Barbora Došlíková Clare Hall •<br />
Sarah Greasley Magdalene •<br />
Ariane Hanssum Lucy<br />
Cavendish •<br />
Alex Rinnert St John’s •<br />
Petra Schwalie Newnham •<br />
Tina Schwamb Girton •<br />
Maddie Sowash Pembroke •<br />
Bettina Studer Darwin •
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