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University Touch Championships
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!
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BUCS points
Points are awarded to the top eight universities, rather than teams
| Team | BUCS points |
| Exeter | 50 |
| Bath | 35 |
| Nottingham Trent | 24 |
| Loughborough | 16 |
| Nottingham | 14 |
| Birmingham | 12 |
| Edinburgh | 10 |
| Surrey | 8 |
Players of the Season
Identified via a scoring matrix taking into account tries scored by the individual, number of MVP nominations, and team overall finishing position
| Female | Male | |
| Sophia Jelfs (Exeter) | 1 | Sebastian Trigo De Castro (Nottingham) |
| Anna Crossley (Manchester) | 2 | Sam Dixon (Nottingham Trent) |
| Katie Nicholas (Exeter) | 3 | Archie Devlin (Exeter) |
Most Valuable Players
As nominated by opposition teams after individual matches during the three national events. This award was sponsored by AICPA&CIMA
| Female | Male | |
| Freya Gambles (Leeds) | 1 | Joseph Brewer (Surrey) |
| Anna Crossley (Manchester) | 2 | Barry Heath (Oxford Brookes) |
| Phoebe Simon (Birmingham) | 3 | Oliver Barraclough (Birmingham) |
| Beth Pugh (Nottingham Trent) | 4 | Sebastian Conaghan (Southampton) |
| Katie Nicholas (Exeter) | 5 | Thomas Pollard (Birmingham) |
Top try scorers
| Female | Male | |
| Izzie Davies (Surrey) - 26* | 1 | Sam Dixon (Nottingham Trent) - 56 |
| Anna Burkett (Exeter) - 26 | 2 | Archie Devlin (Exeter) - 48 |
| Annie Russell (Bath) - 23 | 3 | Sebastian Conaghan (Southampton) - 46 |
| Emma Wade (Exeter) - 22 | 4 | Sebastian Trigo De Castro (Nottingham) - 43 |
| Rose Huguet (Bath) - 19 | 5 | Rory Grant (Bath) - 33 |
Izzie Davies wins by virtue of scoring more tries in a single tournament
Team awards
| Best newcomer | University of York |
| Most improved | Loughborough 3 |
| Team Spirit Award (nominated by the other teams) | Wolverhampton |
| Club social media award |
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The organisers love to help more Universities get involved in the sport so if you would like more details please contact Ian Tankard via university@englandtouch.org.uk
2024/5 Dates, Venues and Results
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Autumn Semester |
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R1 North |
Sa 26/10/24 |
Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham |
CUP Loughborough 1 PLATE Edinburgh 1 BOWL Leeds 1 SHIELD Loughborough 3 |
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R1 South |
Sa 09/11/24 |
Surrey Sports Park |
CUP Exeter 1 PLATE Bristol 1 BOWL Bath 2 SHIELD Southampton SALVER Surrey 2 |
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R2 North |
Sa 16/11/24 |
Dinnington RFC, Sheffield |
CUP Loughborough 1 PLATE Durham 1 BOWL Loughborough 3 SHIELD Edinburgh 2 SALVER Nottingham Trent 2 |
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R2 South |
Sa 23/11/24 |
Oxford Harlequins RFC |
CUP Exeter 1 PLATE Bristol 1 BOWL Exeter 4 SHIELD Southampton SALVER Oxford 2 |
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Spring Semester |
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R1 National |
Sa 22/02/25 |
Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham |
CUP Exeter 1 PLATE Edinburgh 1 BOWL Manchester SHIELD Cambridge SALVER Surrey 2 |
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R2 National |
Sa 08/03/25 |
Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham |
CUP Exeter 1 PLATE Edinburgh 1 BOWL Durham SHIELD Edinburgh 2 |
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R3 National |
Sa 22/03/25 |
Riverside Sports Complex, Nottingham |
CUP Bath 1 PLATE Durham 1 BOWL Cardiff 1 SHIELD Southampton SALVER Surrey 2 |
Standings
| Position | Team Name | Points |
| 1 | Exeter 1 - Hurricanes | 204 |
| 2 | Bath 1 - Hawks | 202 |
| 3 | Nottingham-Trent 1 - Timberwolves | 192 |
| 4 | Loughborough 1 | 180 |
| 5 | Nottingham 1 | 178 |
| 6 | Birmingham 1 - Lions | 174 |
| 7 | Exeter 2 - Monsoons | 172 |
| 8 | Edinburgh 1 - Nessies | 168 |
| 9 | Surrey 1 - Stags | 156 |
| 10 | Loughborough 2 | 148 |
| 11 | Bristol 1 - Cobras | 142 |
| 12 | Exeter 3 - Typhoons | 140 |
| 13 | Durham 1 - Knights | 130 |
| 14 | Manchester 1 | 124 |
| 15 | Bath 2 - Sparrows | 122 |
| 16 | Cardiff 1 - Dragons | 120 |
| 17 | Oxford 1 - Blues | 118 |
| 18 | Leeds 1 - Headrow | 116 |
| 19 | Birmingham 2 - Pumas | 94 |
| 20 | Loughborough 3 | 84 |
| 21 | Cambridge 1 | 82 |
| 22 | Southampton 1 | 72 |
| 23 | Cardiff 2 - Sheep | 68 |
| 23 | Edinburgh 2 - Unicorns | 68 |
| 25 | Exeter 4 - Storm | 62 |
| 26 | Oxford-Brookes 1 - Bears | 58 |
| 27 | Oxford 2 - Orcas | 46 |
| 28 | Bath 3 - Chickens | 44 |
| 29 | Durham 2 - Archers | 36 |
| 30 | Nottingham Trent 2 - Army | 28 |
| 30 | Bristol 2 - Vipers | 28 |
| 30 | Leeds 2 - Belgrave | 28 |
| 33 | Surrey 2 - Bucks | 18 |
| 34 | York | 16 |
| 35 | RVC 1 | 14 |
| 36 | Wolverhampton 1 | 10 |
Registration
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