Well, what a day that was! We were blessed with bright sunshine and some stunning sporting performances for Derby Day 2019. The sunburn and hangovers will be more than worth it for those of us who were lucky to witness and be part of another amazing UEA day. On days like that it really seems…
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Women’s Hockey: Beauchamp happy after Derby Day friendly
UEA Women’s Hockey President Katie Beauchamp says her side had “a lot of fun,” despite their Derby Day match being decided before the first whistle. Essex did not have enough players for a team, so the match was conceded, but the sides agreed to play anyway with UEA supplementing the Essex team with six players….
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Men’s Football suffer Derby Day loss
Always one of the most popular fixtures of any Derby Day, there was huge excitement around the Men’s Football this year. The early 10:30am start didn’t dissuade the crowds, but unfortunately the game was not in UEA’s favour. The game started slowly with neither team managing to get through the opposition, bar a couple of…
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Derby Day 2019: Cometh the hour, cometh the Jhan
UEA men’s Lacrosse made history by claiming their first ever Derby Day win in dramatic fashion. Tied 10-10 at the final whistle, two overtime goals saw the Eagles emerge victorious and sparked wild scenes of celebration at Colney Lane. Hat-tricks from Travis Payne and Jhan Tibudan, braces from Kurts Auza and Mitchell Hoverd plus goals…
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Lacrosse women keep up Derby Day winning streak
UEA women’s Lacrosse kept up their successful Derby Day run with a 15-4 win. The goals were shared around UEA’s forwards with Fiona Smith netting four, hat-tricks for Phoebe Hartz and Olivia Stock, two apiece from Emily Winter and Carsen Lennon, with Tilly Pembroke also getting on the scoresheet. In fact, it was a much…
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Derby Day redemption for men’s Rugby Union
UEA went into this Derby Day fixture looking for redemption after last year’s tight loss at Essex, and wanted to finish this highly successful season on a high. The game started with ferocious intensity as both sides clearly looked up for it. It was UEA who looked like they had made a quick start to…
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Cricket secure Derby Day point
For a sport known to be somewhat leisurely, Wednesday’s cricket was anything but. With UEA winning the toss and electing to bowl, the Essex opening batsmen came out determined to make their presence known from the offset. A huge swing off the first ball followed by a four off the next got Essex off the…
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Derby Day 2019 Kicks Off
The whistle has blown and Derby Day, the annual day of sporting competition between UEA and the University of Essex, is now officially underway. For the last six consecutive years UEA have been victorious over their Essex rivals, and today our sports teams will be hoping to defend their lead for a seventh Derby Day…
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Derby Day Previews: Football look towards Derby Day and local cup finals after league success
UEA Football Club are enjoying one of the best seasons in their history, and hope to put the icing on the cake with victories on Derby Day and in two local cup finals. The men’s first side wrapped up the Anglian Combination Division 1 title on Easter Saturday with an emphatic 4–0 victory over Kirkley…
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