Men’s Lacrosse 1sts thrash Exeter to make the semi-finals! – BUCS Week 16

On our Clifton campus, men’s Lacrosse were in National Championship action against University of Exeter for a place in the Semi-finals. Our Men’s Lacrosse 1^st team have been serial finalists in the competition and were looking to continue the trend. There was never a doubt in this fixture that the NTU team make the semi-finals, and a 20-1 victory meant they keep their impressive run going.

On Clifton Hockey Pitch the Women’s 1^st team faced a University for Bristol team in the National Vase competition. This is a route also to BUCS Big Wednesday show piece for the team, and the chance of winning silverware. It was a tight match, much like many of their games this year. The girls took the lead 2-1 and managed to hold out to win and advance to the next round.

Also in National Vase Competition was Men’s Rugby Union 1^st team, facing University of Cardiff 2^nd team down at Lady Bay. The team have finished 2^nd in the Premier North 1 division, missing out on the BSR (BUCS Super Rugby) playoff so are keen to go far into this competition. A dominant performance followed, winning 50-12, securing a quarter final spot.

In the Midlands Conference cup many teams have got to the semi-final stage, one game away from the finals, that NTU are hosting on the 8^{th of} March. We had 3 teams looking to make the finals.  First up were men’s Football 2^nd team, facing University of east Anglia. A win would secure back-to-back Conference cup finals for the 2^nd team. It was a dominant display, running out comfortable 4-1 winners.

Over at LWSC, our men’s Fencing 1^st team faced Oxford Brookes 1^st team in a semi-final showdown. The match consists of 3 weapons, with the score collated with an overall winner decided. NTU won in 2 out of 3 weapons and an overall score of 133-112 to advance to the final.

Finally, on our 3G pitch lacrosse men’s 2nds faced University of Leicester 1^st team, with our NTU team dominating also in their league this year. It proved another one-sided win 16-1, to the NTU side. This currently brings a total of 6 NTU teams qualified for conference cup final day on the 8^{th of} March, which promises to be a great day of sport.

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