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Varsity 2016: Men’s Rugby 3rds Smash Southampton
Oli Crump The University of Portsmouth Men’s 3rd team got the day underway in positive fashion, running out 26-15 winners over their Southampton counterparts. Tries from Ryan Chafer, Iestyn Harris and...
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Varsity 2016: Portsmouth Rugby 2nd’s Succumb to Southampton Defeat
Tim Heffernon Tim Heffernon The University of Portsmouth’s men’s 2nd team fell to a disappointing 32-16 defeat at the hands of Southampton’s second team. It was a scrappy, tightly contested game in...
View ArticleVarsity 2016: Mens Rugby 1sts lose 25-10
It was a disappointing day for the University of Portsmouth in the main rugby fixture of the day, as the Men’s 1st team were soundly beaten 25-10 by Southampton. In front of the largest crowd of the...
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Varsity 2016: Men’s 1st’s Just Lacking in the Lacrosse
Oli Crump Oli Crump After two years of defeats, men’s lacrosse came so close to finally beating their arc rivals Southampton in the Varsity fixture. Southampton, who are in the premier division of the...
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Varsity 2016: Dominant Comeback by Pompey Ladies 1st’s Ensures Victory
Ollie Marsh Ollie Marsh Portsmouth Ladies’ 1sts reinforced their side’s dominance in the football by winning 2-1 at Wide Lane. Southampton took the lead but Pompey quickly equalised, before Lauren...
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Varsity 2016: Pompey Ladies 1st’s Suffer Loss at Hands of Southampton
Oli Crump Oli Crump The University of Portsmouth lady’s 1st rugby team slumped to a 36-10 loss against Southampton, at the only lady’s rugby event of Varsity 2016. Southampton started quickly from the...
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Varsity 2016: Portsmouth Tennis Players Impress in Southampton
Tim Heffernon The Portsmouth men’s double pairing of James McCord and Tristan Bacon succumbed to a heavy defeat at the hands of an impressive Southampton duo during Varsity on Sunday. The home pairing...
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Varsity 2016: Ashton Double Gets Football 2nd’s Dramatic Win
Kieran Clarke Kieran Clarke Kieran Clarke Kieran Clarke Portsmouth gained a deserved yet hard-fought 2-1 win against Southampton in the Football Men’s 2nds, in a feisty Varsity encounter. Two goals...
View ArticleVarsity 2016: Touch Rugby Loose At Hands of Southampton
Portsmouth were unlucky not to walk away with more as they lost 10-2 to Southampton in the Touch Rugby. The weather was bitterly cold as the game kicked off at 10am. Southampton started much the...
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Varsity 2016: Pompey Netball 1st’s Suffer Heavy Defeat Against Southampton
Matt Brown Portsmouth Netball’s 1st team were powerless to stop Southampton’s 1st team in their late afternoon match, losing 60-29 to their rivals. Despite having periods of excellent play on more than...
View ArticleVarsity 2016: Portsmouth Cricket Team Play Well With Weakened Squad
The cricket club managed to come away with one victory at Varsity despite missing their entire first team. The second team beat Southampton off the penultimate ball of the game to send the travelling...
View ArticleVarsity 2016: Portsmouth’s New National Sport is Ultimate Frisbee
Portsmouth dominated both men’s and women’s ultimate Frisbee at Varsity on Sunday, winning 8-3 and 12-5 respectively to assert their dominance over the home side. From the opening stages of the women’s...
View ArticlePortsmouth Jets celebrate BUCS success
University of Portsmouth’s Trampolining Club, the Portsmouth Jets, bounced to success by winning Silver and Bronze medals at one the biggest trampolining events of the year. The BUCS Nationals took...
View ArticleUoP Rowing Club Beat the French in Virtual Race
The University of Portsmouth Rowing Club successfully beat a ferry to France in a virtual race on the 23rd March in the Students Union. The event raised money for two charities, Row2Recovery and...
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Rob Harris Memorial Match
Kieran Clarke Kieran Clarke Friends, family, students, and football fans alike, celebrated the life of Rob Harris in a charity football match at HMS Temeraire. The goal of the match was to raise as...
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Portsmouth 2nds Comeback Falls Just Short of the Mark
Tim Heffernon Tim Heffernon The University of Portsmouth’s men’s 2nd team finished their season with a gutting 25-26 defeat at the hands of Sussex’s first team. An unconverted final try sealed the fate...
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Varsity 2016: University of Portsmouth Hockey
Oli Crump Oli Crump What a weekend it was for good, old Pompey. Just like last year, our athletes put up a great battle against Southampton on Sunday. We cannot exactly say it went great – unless...
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Big Year for UOP Equestrian
This year has seen all three teams of Equestrian having successfully competed in several competitions throughout with several individual placings. The year started off well at A team’s home competition...
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Sublime Ultimate Frisbee Team One of the Best in the Country
(Credit: @who_is_annalise /Twitter) It has been an incredibly successful year for the University of Portsmouth’s Ultimate Frisbee team, beating Southampton in all of the Varsity fixtures, finishing...
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Rio 2016 success to boost Athletics Union numbers
After three weeks of phenomenal sporting achievement, pain, glory and inspiration, team GB returned from Rio with a record away games medal tally. 27 gold’s, 23 silvers, 17 bronzes and second in the...
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Silver Lining for University of Portsmouth’s Lauren Steadman in Rio
University of Portsmouth student Lauren Steadman has won a silver medial in the PT4 Triathlon at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. In the heat of Copacabana beach, the 23-year-old began the race in imperious...
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UOP Mountaineering and Climbing Club Hoping to Capatalise on Tokyo 2020...
Feeling inspired after Rio 2016? Want to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? It’s not too late! Well, maybe it is, but there’s never been a better time to start climbing than now! Climbing history was...
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BUCS Kick Off Preview
The British University and College Sports (BUCS) League once again kicks off at Langstone student village on Wednesday 12th October. BUCS includes all of the University of Portsmouth’s sports societies...
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Jack Segust Memorial Cup 2016
In its fifth year, the Jack Segust Memorial Cup saw The University of Portsmouth’s first team (UPRFC) defend their title against the Old Boys (University of Portsmouth alumni team) 18 – 14. A packed...
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Goalless draw for UPFC
Kieran Clarke A 0-0 draw between the University of Portsmouth and the University of Chichester 1st teams at Langstone brought the first week of BUCS to a close. A bumper and animated crowd surrounded...
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Opening Week BUCS Win for Women’s Tennis
The University of Portsmouth Tennis Women’s 1st team annihilated their first opponents, Reading University, with a 12-0 victory. Despite Reading turning up 55 minutes late, the Portsmouth team were not...
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UoP Women’s Netball kick off BUCS in Winning Style
BUCS kick off is notoriously known for its hyped up, all-day-winning-sports-events, and the University of Portsmouth Women’s 6th team made no mistake in keeping up that memo. Facing LSE 2nd team,...
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These Girls Certainly Can
The University of Portsmouth Women’s Football Club oalot their BUCS season off to a great start with an impressive 4–2 win over UCL at Langstone during ‘This Girl Can’ week. The home side took the lead...
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Mens Lacrosse Break Drought with Opening Day Victory
The University of Portsmouth’s men’s lacrosse 1st team made a triumphant start to this seasons BUCS campaign by beating the University of Sussex 8-4. The victory was the teams first win since the 3rd...
View ArticleDominant UPWFC Edge Out Canterbury Win #Issue61
The University of Portsmouth Women’s Football Club (UPWFC) gained a narrow yet dominant win over Canterbury at Langstone. A penalty from Sophie Frost was enough to secure all three points, although...
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UOP Mens Lacrosse Go From Strength to Strength
Alex Fiske The University of Portsmouth’s Men’s Lacrosse firsts squad continued their impressive BUCS form with a 7-1 victory over Brunel University. The result is Pomp ey’s third win in a row, having...
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Wells Hat-trick Secures UOP Last Gasp Win
Alex Fiske The University of Portsmouth’s Men’s Rugby Seconds won an intense and dramatic match against the University of Brighton 26-25 in the dying embers of the clash. A hat-trick of tries from...
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UPFC Stay In Form With St Mary’s Win
Kieran Clarke The University of Portsmouth men’s first team beat league leader St Mary’s 3-1 in a crucial game at Langstone. The result builds momentum for UPFC and keeps them within two points of the...
View ArticleUPFC Sleep Rough for Homeless Charities
In the shadow of the library 13 members of the University of Portsmouth bed down for the night. The team braved the night to raise money for Victory Hants and The Roberts Centre. The temperatures in...
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UPAC Men’s CX Team Post Strong Times In Basingstoke
Back Row l-r: Edward Baker, Tim Chappell, Chris Wilson, Josh Eve, Paddy Haynes, Oskar Scarsbrook, Phil Samuel, Marcus Harding, Dan Slayford Front Row: Luca Chiossone The University of Portsmouth...
View ArticleSouthampton Beat Pompey in Varsity Prelim
Fierce rivals the University of Southampton made the trip to Langstone to face Portsmouth men’s 1st team in a hotly anticipated derby clash. Southampton beat their South coast rivals 65-29 in a heated...
View ArticlePortsmouth Take Cup Form Into League
Portsmouth men’s second team won a crucial game against Royal Holloway 3-1 to keep themselves off the bottom of the league. In their first league win of the season, the team took a boost from their...
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Double Derby Victory For Portsmouth
A fresh start to the beginning of the second half of the season brought out the best in the University of Portsmouth Netball teams last week when we saw a double derby away at Chichester. Both the 1st...
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Varsity: Portsmouth Men’s 2nds Edge Southampton in Tense 5-Goal Thriller
The Portsmouth Men’s Second team provided a worthy curtain raiser for the Varsity weekend’s football, as they did well to overcome a spirited Southampton side 3-2. Portsmouth started lethargically,...
View ArticleVarsity: Men’s Tennis Team Overcome the Conditions and the Competition with a...
With the threat of rain and testing winds throughout, the Portsmouth Men’s Tennis team faced more than just the prospect of stiff competition from their Southampton counterparts. However, as the...
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Varsity Netball: Team Portsmouth Netball Pack a Punch in Close Encounter
The University of Portsmouth Netball Club, with its five BUCS teams and 2 intramural teams entered, had been raring to go since the beginning of the season. Despite the typical and traditional...
View ArticlePortsmouth University Society Kicks Preconceptions and Friends in the Face
Meet Miranda Roberts, a petite, third year Media Studies student at the University of Portsmouth. Apparently, she often has trouble with men on nights out, not them harassing her – I might add – more...
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2018 Varsity Build-Up
Is there any other sporting event during University life that can equal that of Varsity? University Varsity is the pinnacle of university experience, and every university is subjected to it. One full...
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Varsity 2018 Round-Up
Another year has come, and another Varsity has gone. This was the 10th Annual Varsity between Southampton University and the University of Portsmouth, and Southampton had the home advantage this year....
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Year in Review: University of Portsmouth’s Sporting Successes
The 2017/18 season for the University of Portsmouth has been one of success for many clubs within the AU, both BUCs and non-BUCs alike. As the season ends for many within the AU, it has been fantastic...
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FIGHT NIGHT 3: A Night To Remember
On the 26th of October 2018, The University of Portsmouth Student Union hosted its third fight night. Eleven bouts were showcased on this evening, with each fight proving to be a tight contest for...
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SU sport roundup: A mixed week for UoP
Starting with Portsmouth’s premier American football team (the Portsmouth Destroyers), who recently faced off against UWE (University of West England) in a hard fought battle. Unfortunately, the...
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Punches for Pompey: UoP tussle with Exeter University in latest episode of...
On the 22nd of February, Third Space at the Student Union was injected with the atmosphere of a Rocky movie. The room was drenched in the heavy bass erupting from the grills of the surrounding speakers...
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Play Up Pompey! Varsity Build Up 2019
The time has finally arrived people. Varsity 2019 is here and maybe, just maybe, Portsmouth are destined for greatness. Last year, Portsmouth may of fallen short, losing 188 – 96 to Team Southampton...
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Varsity 2019: Southampton triumph in the face of Portsmouth’s spirited display
It’s been six years since the University of Portsmouth lifted the Varsity Cup and considering the comfortable nature of the University of Southampton’s consistent run of victories since that hallowed...
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