Manchester University do the double in BUCS!

Men’s Competition

Led by captain Ali Fatkin, Manchester managed two wins and a draw in the four way round robin final which was enough to take the title.

They opened with a comfortable 17-8 win over Cambridge followed by a 16-9 win against Birmingham. This set up a decider with Bristol who had also won their previous two games. Manchester started slowly and found themselves 5-9 down with time running out. Knowing that a draw would be enough, due to their superior goal difference, Manchester dug deep pulling it pack to 10-10 and taking the title.

As special mention should go to Manchester’s Chris Gilbertson who seemed unstoppable at centre forward and deservedly received man of the tournament.

Ladies Competition

Manchester Ladies proved beyond doubt that they were the best team in this year’s competition after taking victory in all 3 of their round robin final games. These results were 12-8 against Edinburgh, 11-9 against Bristol and 16-10 against Cardiff.