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BUCS – Semester Round Up
20 December 2011
Sports People of Bath,
This semester has seen some real steps forwards for University of Bath sport.
After the disappointment of slipping down the table over the last three years the tide has started to turn.
Overall the results for first semester read 198 wins and 13 draws from 320 matches, a 62% win ratio.
We currently sit third in the BUCS standings, a fantastic start given the distance we were behind the top four last year.
Club of the Semester was Badminton with 37 wins from 38 fixtures.
It would have been a 100% record but unfortunately the Men’s 2’s are in the same league as the Men’s 3’s so there had to be a loser when they played each other. It is a fantastic set of results and the reason they top the University of Bath inter-sport BUCS points league table.
Mid Term Intra-Bath Points [PDF]
There must also be an honourable mention to the Swimming club who have boosted our BUCS points total in one of the sports which requires the most dedication to be successful in and have only had one of their three competitions so far this year.
The Team of the Semester was the Netball 1’s for a sensational 100% start to the season including scoring over 100 goals against Gloucester. To put it in context their goal difference of +267 from their five games equates to being a goal every 67 seconds better than the opposition.
There remain three more first teams with 100% records intact, the Basketball Men and Women and the Tennis men.
Also worth mentioning is the newly formed Rugby League team as their +264 points difference sees them top their table.
This season has seen a sensational start for the Men’s Rugby 1’s who top the Premier League and have seen this form recognised with seven players still in the England Students trials.
Also topping their Premier League table is the Tennis Women’s’ 1’s.
That’s not to say the effort that every team that represents the university puts in is not appreciated, many in fact earn more points than other first teams as you can see in the table. I would extend this appreciation to those fringe players who push for places and thus raise the standard throughout.
On that note the team photos are still available to view and buy from Take That Photo (your photos top right corner – university sport – Bath).
We still get people contacting us asking for photos years after they have left University. Whilst it is great to be tagged in 100’s of photos in Score it’s also nice to have one of these to put on your mantelpiece so for years to come you can tell stories of your glory days representing the University Of The Year ™
Whilst currently third there are a number of tournament sports in which our rivals for a podium finish are traditionally strong to come so it will be a real battle to hold off Birmingham and Leeds Met (an extra incentive in any matches against them!).
This leads me to the quote of the week from Baseball Legend Yogi Berra:
“The game isn’t over until it’s over”
Next year sees a number of really exciting projects coming out of the Students’ Union Sports Association so be sure to get involved in Varsity on 24 March 2012, the re-launched intramural programme through the 3:thirty club and yet more BUCS fixtures.
Have a great Christmas and New Year!
Chris Clements
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