University Rugby

In the period leading up to the BUCS Finals next Friday, the England Students Coaching and Management team have selected a strong squad of players to represent England Students Development against France Students Development this Friday 20th March.

We finally know our finalists: Loughborough v Leeds Beckett. The top two teams in the North will battle it out for the BUCS Championship trophy at Twickenham on Friday, March 27th after their semi-final wins this week. Here is a round-up of the action.

BUCS Championship Cup Quarter Final Round Up: Exeter and Hartpury cruise into semi-finals, Leeds Beckett are pushed all the way by Bath, and Tom James inspires Loughborough.

After forming back in 2004, the club has gone through a meteoric rise up the leagues and they currently ply their trade in National One, the third tier of English rugby.

We are coming to the business end of the BUCS Rugby season where we see who has got a shot at silverware and promotion and who’s staring at the prospect of relegation.

It's that time of the year where BUCS Rugby sees who's riding high, and who's struggled with the weight of expectation in their respective leagues...

January was dominated by the England Students who handsomely won 32-16 against Portugal a week and a half ago, but now Talking Rugby Union turns it’s a attention to BUCS action again as we enter the business end of the season for university rugby.

England Students sealed a 32-16 victory over Portugal XV with 17 newly capped players on Saturday 24th January, in Lisbon.

England Students will face Portugal on Saturday 24th of January in the University Stadium of Lisbon, kicking off at 6pm.

The Christmas holidays are over for the University students up and down the country which means University Rugby is on the verge of resuming for another year. Along with the BUCS league continuing, Talking Rugby Union takes a look at the recent announcement of the England Students Squad which includes a host of BUCS players.

Oxford created Varsity Match history at Twickenham as they crushed Cambridge 43-6.

The Christmas holidays have come for the University students up and down the UK which means the BUCS Rugby Union season takes a break until the New Year and Talking Rugby Union looks at the progress the key teams have made so far this season in their divisions.

We are now in the penultimate week of 2014 BUCS Rugby Union action and after last week’s mixture of cup and league fixtures, we are firmly focusing on league matches once again.

Week eight of BUCS Rugby Union has arrived and we have some league fixtures, but mainly it’s all about the cups as we draw closer to the business end of the competitions.

We are now entering the final weeks before the Christmas break in the BUCS Rugby Union leagues and Round Seven is upon us. Talking Rugby Union takes a look at some of the key encounters ahead of Wednesday’s action including three top of the table battles.

Round Six of BUCS Rugby Union action is upon us and after some cracking games last week Talking Rugby Union take a lot at some stand out games from tomorrow’s matches.

Lancashire has been the host of the Tonga Rugby Union team this week as they have been training at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston.

Another pulsating afternoon of University rugby took place on Wednesday across the UK and Talking Rugby Union takes a look at the key results from this round of action.

Last week we saw wins for Bath, Newcastle, Leeds Beckett and UCLAN with tomorrow severing up more great encounters across the BUCS leagues. Talking Rugby Union looks ahead to the best of the action.

Intensity in BUCS rugby was raised this week as the cup came to the fore. Knowing it was win or bust, everyone went out desperate to avoid the defeat, giving the successors that little bit extra to celebrate on student night!