This year has been the most successful in the history of UEA Sport with triumphs in BUCS, local leagues, tournaments and, of course, Derby Day. So Concrete is going back to the noticeboard as our UEA sportspeople share their favourite moments from a season to remember. Paul Neary, UEA Head of Football: Our season was…
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Mixed fortunes for UEA sides in BUCS cup action
No sooner had the last issue of Concrete hit the press than many of UEA’s sides turned their attention to BUCS cup action. There were mixed fortunes for our sides, several of whom have now reached the quarter-finals. In Men’s football, goals from Luke Young and Mohammed Hassan, returning to the team, saw the firsts…
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Squash Season Preview
Squash is a well-known sport, although unfortunately it is not yet played in the Olympics. Matches are best of 3 or 5 games, where each game is played to 11 points. However, if the score reaches 10-all, the game will continue until one player leads by 2 points. UEA’s Squash team is for the most…
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Mixed success for squash
While UEA’s Men’s team won a stunning 4-1 victory over Essex, the Women’s team fell to a hard fought 3-2 defeat. The Men went 2-0 up in quick succession to dampen Essex’s hopes of a win before the Captain Tom Vaughan entered the court. Although putting up a valiant fight he succumbed to the bombardments…
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High hopes? Sport editor Sophie Christian looks at UEA’s chances
The highly-anticipated Derby Day is fast approaching between UEA and Essex, but can UEA win for a sixth consecutive year when sport teams head to Colchester to battle the Blades? The last time Essex won Derby Day was in 2012 when Essex hosted the annual event at Colchester. Last year saw UEA thrash Essex with…
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UEA: What a racket!
UEA’s racket clubs compete in the tri-racket Olympics annually, which sees the culmination of the yearís fierce rivalry between clubs. UEA are well known for excelling in sport (Essex, who?). Concrete spoke to members of the three main clubs about why racket sport is something UEA (or sport) newbies should try out. UEA Squash are…
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UEA squash Lincoln
UEA’s Squash Club will be confident heading into the next round of Derby Day matches having achieved promotion following a victory over Lincoln last week. A victory over rivals Essex would cap off a highly successful season for the club on the court. Speaking to Concrete, squad and committee member Raeven Headlam attributes Squash’s success…
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Squash take easy De Montfort win
Men’s Squash strolled to a 5-0 victory against De Montfort University, with all five players dominating their opponents, not a single player losing a game.
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Squash suffer unfortunate cup loss
Men’s Squash failed to progress to the quarter-finals of the BUCS Conference Cup having been defeated by Nottingham Trent.
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