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Trent close Varsity gap as clinical finishing goes amiss

Within seconds of the start whistle, scores of men in the Clifton Sports Centre raised their eyebrows and commented along the lines of “So… this is pretty quick, I always thought that girls were rubbish at sport.” If nothing else, the 14 girls on the court managed to impress spectators with the sheer speed and [...]

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Netball Varsity preview video

Impact talks to the Netball team ahead of their clash with Notts Trent.

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NUNC brimming with Fresh Talent ahead of Varsity Clash

Now I confess I was bit of a fiend on the Netball court in my youth, but both my enthusiasm and my talent waned enormously in my teenage years and the last time I stepped on a netball court I was knee-high to a grasshopper. So if nothing else, heading down to watch the Nottingham [...]

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UoN Widen the Gap in Super League Showdown

Having been touted as arguably the grittiest and most competitive contest of the Varsity Series, the University of Nottingham undoubtedly lived up to expectations, protecting a slender 18-16 lead to leave Lady Bay with a 3 - 1 cushion over their rivals.
On an overcast Sunday afternoon, crowd attendance was reduced to roughly 500 spectators [...]

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Rugby League: Behind the Scenes

Impact Magazine takes a closer look at some of UoN’s key players in the build-up to Sunday’s game at Lady Bay:
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NAME: Oliver Beech
AGE: 19
POSITION: Hooker
COURSE: Engineering - (1st Year)
If anybody should be feeling the pressure ahead of Sunday’s Rugby League tie against Trent, it would be Oliver Beech. A fresher at the University of Nottingham, Beech has had [...]

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Uni drown Trent swim team hopes yet again with faultless performance

Shortly after its conclusion, whispers were heard that some people think swimming varsity was “boring”. They were having trouble because always UoN victories were “inevitable”. Possibly now would be the right time to point out that the sun rising every day is inevitable, and yet it is still a joyous sight. People might argue that [...]

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University leagues ahead of last year

Sunday February 28th marks the fourth Varsity 2010 event with the rugby league at Lady Bay in what looks to be a promising fixture for The University of Nottingham. This year sees the teams clash horns for the third time in Varsity, with the current score between the two standing at an inseparable 1-1, however [...]

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Uni set to make a splash on the Varsity swim scene

It would not be unreasonable to suggest that the UoN Swim Team should, in all fairness, be resting right now. It should be a time for them to sit back and take stock of another successful year in the club’s history. They have recently returned from completing their BUCS series for the year, and proudly [...]

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The Battle of Lady Bay

This Sunday, February 28th, the Varsity Series will be given another injection of adrenaline-fuelled action when the University of Nottingham meets Nottingham Trent University in the Rugby League fixture at Lady Bay.
Always a staple in Varsity’s fixture calendar, the Rugby League contest has never failed to live up to its title as one of [...]

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Another Nottingham shootout as Uni gun down Trent

With 6,095 spectators packed into the Trent Arena and the rival teams and fans fully prepared and raring to go, the stage was set for the most popular and thrilling event in the Varsity Series.
Nottingham were looking to defend their title after breaking Trent’s unbeaten record last year. However, Trent looked to be the [...]