UWIC Rugby League go into the festive break as runaway leaders of the BUCS Wales and West League with 7 wins from their first 7 games at an average score of 49-13. And, after a recent comprehensive 58-10 victory over their nearest challengers Gloucester University 2nds, you would struggle to find anyone to disagree that they are destined to become league champions.
Their outstanding form has ensured that they have one of the best playing records in the whole of the UK.
The Official British Universities and Colleges Rugby League form table has them ranked 2nd out of 64 teams, placed between the big names Nottingham Trent University and Leeds Metropolitan University.
Team Manager Paul Horrocks says “UWIC Rugby League have had a really positive first term both on and off the field. We started with 45 students at our first training session and social, and have retained the majority of those boys. We are working hard to return to the Premier South and have been successful so far. We have three more group games and the knockouts in which to express our intentions and meet our targets as a squad, whilst building towards a second team to enter into BUCS, hopefully for next season.”
Their outstanding form has ensured that they have one of the best playing records in the whole of the UK.
The Official British Universities and Colleges Rugby League form table has them ranked 2nd out of 64 teams, placed between the big names Nottingham Trent University and Leeds Metropolitan University.
Team Manager Paul Horrocks says “UWIC Rugby League have had a really positive first term both on and off the field. We started with 45 students at our first training session and social, and have retained the majority of those boys. We are working hard to return to the Premier South and have been successful so far. We have three more group games and the knockouts in which to express our intentions and meet our targets as a squad, whilst building towards a second team to enter into BUCS, hopefully for next season.”
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| Izaak Duffy |
While this season has been a great team effort, special mention should be made of popular forward Izaak Duffy who performed so well at the recent South Wales Scorpions Trials that he has been added to their training squad for 2011, and hopes to add his name to the long list of former players that have made a name for themselves in the sport.
The players look forward to returning after the Christmas break to complete the league undefeated and then see how far they can get in the knockout phase of the competition, there will certainly be some teams over the border who wouldn’t fancy playing them on this form.
Elsewhere in the league Swansea University sit in third place with 3 wins from their 6 games, and both Glamorgan and Aberystwth can boast a victory over English opposition in the form of Bristol University. Players from all 4 welsh teams will be looking to finish the season well with places in Clive Griffiths’ successful Wales Student Squad up for grabs in the Spring.
Article Published in full on the Official Wales Rugby League Website on 19/12/10
and in the South Wales Echo on 22/12/10
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