DICTAcommittee
Law Sports
Josh Carruthers, Male Sports Representative 2012/13,
celebrates a year of triumphs for the UBLC sports teams.
W
ith the sporting calendar drawing to a close, it is time to look
back on another successful season for
the sports teams. The UBLC has a thriving sporting community and this year
has seen five teams compete in weekly
intramural matches. As the Male Sports
Rep, it has been fantastic to see so many
students representing their society and
participating in sport this year. Indeed,
the football team saw a remarkable 30
players turn out for the first training session of the year.
The greatest sporting achievement
this year has come from the basketball
team who capped a fine season by winning the intramural play-offs. Law kicked
off the regular season with a dominant
50-30 victory over Economics. The
following round of matches saw Law
comfortably beat their fierce rivals, the
Medics, in a game which finished 62-29.
The team’s unstoppable run of form led
all the way to All Star Saturday where
they produced a commanding display in
the final to overcome Economics for the
second time. On the same day UBLC’s
very own Justin Pak won the 3-point
shootout to round off an outstanding
season for Law basketball.
This year has also been memorable
for the football team. After a slow start
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to the season, Law, playing in their new
kit, secured a first win with a resounding 12-1 victory over the Engineers. Despite a string of games being cancelled
due to poor weather over the winter
period, Law continued to recover from
their poor start. The team completed a
well-deserved double over a solid Christian Union side, beating them 1-0 home
and away. The team finished the season
on a high with a stunning 6-0 victory
over top of the table ESN. This result
was particularly encouraging and bodes
well for the future of Law football. The
players also have the famous end of year
tour to look forward this summer. The
side went to Prague in 2012 and this
year’s tour promises to be even better,
with talk of Sofia or Budapest as potential destinations.
Meanwhile, it has been a season
of highs and lows for the UBLC rugby
team. Despite a promising start to their
campaign at the Opening Festival in October, the team has really struggled to
cement a starting XV. Law has nonetheless produced a number of impressive
performances, including a hard-fought
victory over the Engineers in a scrappy
game at Coombe Dingle. In the summer
there is also the opportunity for students
to participate in the intramural cricket
tournament which culminates in a Finals
Day. This popular event is always a highlight of the sporting calendar and allows
competitors to enjoy a barbeque and a
cold beer after exams.
Unfortunately the female sports
teams have suffered from a shortage of
players this year. However, there have
still been some great games. Captained
by Marcia Owusu-Mfum, Law netball
were involved in a tight match against
PsychSoc which eventually finished 2-1
after a last-minute winner. Equally, the
hockey team have played a number of
enjoyable games under the leadership of
Liz Longster and Kamil Butt.
It has been a pleasure to be involved with UBLC sports this year. I
would like to thank Freshfields, Linklaters, Addleshaw Goddard and Travers
Smith for their generous sponsorship. I
would also like to thank everyone who
has supported the teams this year, in
particular our predecessors Jon Down
and Harri Davies, whose experience has
been invaluable. Finally, I want to wish
our successors the best of luck for next
season which I am sure will be just as
successful.