Last year, due to the Covid pandemic, BUCS competitions were canceled, but it now returns after more than 500 days. Fixtures take place every Wednesday, and on the 13th October 2021, we saw the return of BUCS. UEA participated in home and away fixtures across a range of sports including basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, netball,…
The UEA sporting community is coming together this month to support the charity Movember, focussed on raising awareness for men’s mental health. For an individual wanting to get involved, you can ‘grow a mo’ over the month or it could be participating in the activities that have been organised by the sports clubs. These clubs…
UEA(SU) and Activities and Opportunities Officer, Lizzie Payne, have released a joint statement following the incidents which took place at Sportsnight last week (6th October) and the subsequent reforms to the club night. In the statement, the SU apologised for the disorganisation, citing unexpected attendance numbers and security concerns as the reason for the cancellation…
The UEA Sport Awards will take place as a virtual event on 16 July and will end a university sports season like no other. The nominations have already been announced for the awards, of which there are 17 sports awards and 12 social media awards for teams and individuals representing the impressive array of sports…
The incredible effort demonstrated by UEA Sport and all who were involved in the Pride in UEA Sport campaign has been recognised at the 2021 BUCS Awards. In winning the National Diversity and Inclusion Award, UEA has risen above competition from other universities across the UK. The campaign was organised by the UEA Hockey Club…
UEA currently sit 37th in the BUCS university sport rankings with 929 points, ahead of Leicester, Oxford Brookes and York. Our 47 BUCS league teams have picked up 245 wins, 247 losses and 30 draws, with a win rate of 47 percent. 593 of UEA’s points came from the league, 212 from the cup, with…
The end of the academic year has not stopped the flow of successful news stories from UEA’s clubs. Many summer sports like Rowing, Cricket and Cycling have only recently sprung into life with BUCS fixtures coming thick and fast. With the end of the season now upon us, we’ve also decided to take stock of…
The usual end-of-year flurry of BUCS outdoor Cricket fixtures have taken place after a winter of indoor competition which saw UEA reach the semi-final of the BUCS Indoor Trophy, a game which they tied but lost on a technicality. UEA still made the top 10 in the country, out of 103 teams. Last month UEA…
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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