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Cuppers results 2022

6/12/2022

 
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Controversy in the finals, but

Exeter takes home the duck.

Cuppers winners: 1st: Exeter/St. Anne's/Oriel, 2nd: Balliol/Jesus/Univ, 3rd: Teddy/St. Cross/Brasenose/Wadham aka the Polk Team, Spoons: Somerville/Linacre
It was an eventful finale, with the undefeated Balliol team from group B set to take on the returning champs from group A. Balliol/Jesus put on the thrusters through the group stages, if perhaps at the cost of tiring a little, whereas the already strong side from Exeter/St. Anne's (and 3 coaches from Oriel) managed to do some recruiting during the break and seemed to come back with both rested returning players and fresh new recruits.

Balliol/Jesus came out striking, winning the swim-off and playing a physical first half to take the lead. However, a gentleman's agreement between the two teams may have turned the tides, as both teams agreed to play only non-BUCS players in the second half. The Exeter team, which now outnumbered Balliol 9 to 4, managed a string of successful plays to threaten BJU. Goals went both ways, but Exeter seemed to relish the new state-of-play, and ended up taking out cuppers at a respectable 11:8 scoreline.

Well done Balliol for winning the first half of cuppers and the prize known as 'second place', and well done Exeter for taking home the duck. We wish we meant that literally, but unfortunately the duck is so valuable that it must remain under lock and key in the sportsfed cabinet. We can say that both teams will be able to take home our tiny personalised cuppers ducks, but these were unfortunately delayed in production. (Presumably because replicating even a fraction of the original duck's awe was too difficult for the manufacturers). We will pass these on to your Captains for distribution.
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Shout-Outs: ​

  • Teddy hall for having so many blues players that dividing them up still resulted in one team being DQ'd for having too many blues.
  • Pembroke for fielding an entire team, and Somerville and St. John's fielding all but one.
  • James, for having the most college affiliations, thereby placing 1st, 3rd, 6/7th, and 9/10th + disqualified.
  • The Polk Team for style points.
  • Somerville and Hertford for being the most honest / best rule-followers.

We're recruiting!

We have two women's teams and two men's teams that we're recruiting for. We have a men's 2s side that plays in BUCS, and this year we'll be in a pool with East Anglia, Brookes, Leicester, and the other place 2s, which will be an evenly matched arena with fairly close away-games. All of the women's team train together and play frequent friendly matches. We also have varsity matches for men's and women's 1s and 2s.

We saw a lot of good play out there in cuppers. If you enjoyed it and think that a few sessions a week wouldn't hurt then sign up to our mailing list below! Also, feel free to pop in to our summer trainings: Monday swim lanes 20:30-22:00, Wednesday full pool 18:00-19:30.
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Oxford Men's Blues 15:14 cardiff

11/16/2021

 
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A truly incredible performance from M1. 

Travelling away to Cardiff with no subs, against all odds, we came out with a win. Physical and mental strength was required, with an episode of cramp meaning in the 4th quarter we were momentarily one man down. Nevertheless the Men's Blues came out with a very close win. MVP went to "The Great Wall of Brasenose" Matthew Schaffel for a solid performance in goal. 

OXFORD UNIVERSITY 10:7 OXFORD BROOKES

11/16/2021

 
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A VERY INTENSE MATCH! 

An excellent performance from the Women's Blues team. It was amazing to see a group of talented players come together to form an amazing team, with some excellent individual performances. Special shout out to our new players Bella, Poppy, Rosie, Katie, Maxine and Julia! 

Here's to more wins for the season. 

Oxford Vs. Oxford CITY

6/8/2021

 
 ​A return to matches!
Our Ladies hosted City of Oxford Water Polo Club for a fantastic friendly game in Trinity Term 2021.
Everyone had a great time- in the pool and in the pub afterwards, check out those smiles!

Oxford Vs. Oxford Brookes

3/8/2020

 
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​The women's squad travelled to Radley College to play their second match in 2 days against Oxford Brookes. The match was a tough one, with Oxford Brookes winning with a final scoreline of 13:7. The women's squad faces their 3rd match this week against UEA on Sunday.

Oxford Vs. Bristol 2s

3/8/2020

 
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​After the success of the Women's blues at the weekend at Varsity, the women's squad faced the semi-final of the BUCS Trophy Tournament against Bristol 2s. The game was close in the first half, before Oxford pulled away with an 8 goal lead to win the game with a final score of 15-7. They will be heading to the final in 3 weeks time at BUCS Big Wednesday in Nottingham.
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