The Bristol Varsity 2012 series kicked off with a clash between the Bristol Barracuda and UWE Bullets American Football teams. Despite a great effort, the Cuda lost 25-12 against a strong Bullets side. Wide Receiver Mike McDowell scored both touchdowns for the Cuda in front of a large number of supporters who turned out in [...]

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We play Korfball. ‘What-ball!?’ everyone asks. Korf ball is a Dutch sport for mixed teams similar to basketball and netball. There are four boys and four girls per team (boys can only mark boys and girls can only mark girls to make it fair!) and the aim of the game is to score by shooting [...]

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Exeter 59 – 19 Bristol   Bristol’s slim hopes of remaining in Premier South A next year lay in tatters after a disappointing performance at a bitterly cold Exeter on February 8th. Bristol had travelled down the M5 in ebullient mood. Two weeks previously they had been unlucky not to win the corresponding fixture, having [...]

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Wednesday February 8th saw both Bristol’s first and second ladies tennis teams debut outings of 2012. The first team, consisting of Jenny Awford, Sara Cameron, Emily Crowe, Hetty Knox and Hannah Moran, had the home advantage when playing the Exeter firsts. As with all matches in the Premier Division, it was going to be tough [...]

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This week, Epigram caught up with Phoebe Matthews, club captain of the women’s football (and futsal) team to chat about their season thus far, aspirations for the remainder of the campaign and the upcoming varsity match against UWE at the Memorial Stadium.   Firstly, how many teams does women’s football have? Well we have one [...]

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It is fair to say that the Bristol women’s hockey 1st XI have enjoyed a mixed season thus far. The team have struggled in the Premier Division 1 (where matches are played on Saturdays), have fared averagely in the BUCS Premier South League, yet went on a thrilling cup run in the BUCS Cup, only [...]

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It was announced on Tuesday 7th of February that Steve Lansdown, owner of Bristol City Football Club, has acquired a majority stake in another of the city’s sports teams: Bristol Rugby Club. The local entrepreneur takes a keen interest in Bristol sport and has done wonders for Bristol City over the years. In 2009 this [...]

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