Exeter Hurricanes set early pace in 2025 UTC

The University of Exeter have set the early pace in the national rounds of the 2025 AICPA&CIMA BUCS University Touch Championships.

Having set the standard for recent years, Exeter’s first team took their winning run from South Round 2 into the national level by beating Bath’s first team in the Cup final at Nottingham’s Riverside Sports Complex.

Historically two of the strongest set-ups in the UTC, Exeter and Bath had also met in the South Regional Round 2 Cup, and they served up a competitive match. Bath led 2-1 in the first half, but a run of tries from Exeter took them clear, 5-3 the final score.

The first teams from Loughborough and Nottingham Trent reached the semi-finals, with other winners including Edinburgh 1 (Plate), Manchester (Bowl), Cambridge (Shield) and Surrey 2 (Salver). Royal Veterinary College won the Grenade Bar Challenge, showing lots of imagination on their social media channels.

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Thanks to AICPA&CIMA’s sponsorship we are able to live stream all three of the national rounds for the first time, with matches being viewed as far afield as Australia, Singapore and the UAE as well as the UK.

Nearly 400 players represented 19 universities, with many of them visiting the AICPA&CIMA tent to find out more about management accountancy and career paths on offer in the sector.

The next round will be at Riverside Sports Complex on Saturday, 8 March.