Exeter regain BUCS University Touch Championship crown

Congratulations to Exeter Hurricanes, the 2024/25 BUCS University Touch Champions!

With two Cup titles and a Cup final place, Exeter regained the overall title once again. But it was a close-run thing with Bath Hawks, who reached two Cup finals and won the Round 3 Cup title to finish just two points behind the Hurricanes in the overall standings.

2024/25 was a year of continued growth for the BUCS University Touch Championships, with 21 universities providing 37 teams during the course of the season. 669 individuals played in 486 matches, and a whopping 3,462 tries were scored!

A massive thanks to AICPA&CIMA, who sponsored the national events in February and March, enabling England Touch to live stream all three of these tournaments for the first time.

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Round 3 was followed by an Awards Night party in the centre of Nottingham, with the following prizes handed out:

Players of the Season (decided by a scoring matrix taking into account tries scored, MVP nominations and team finishing position) - Sophia Jelfs (Exeter) and Sebastian Trigo De Castro (Nottingham)

Most Valuable Players (as nominated by opposition teams during the three national events) - Freya Gambles (Leeds) and Joseph Brewer (Surrey)

Top try scorers - Izzie Davies (Surrey) and Sam Dixon (Nottingham Trent)

Best newcomer team - University of York

Most improved team - Loughborough 3

Team Spirit Award (nominated by the other clubs) - Wolverhampton

Club Social Media Award - Birmingham

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