BUCS round-up

UCLan Netball 1st won promotion with 100% record

UCLan Netball 1st celebrated their promotion to BUCS Northern Division 1A with a 47-29 win against Liverpool 2nd. Our 2nd team lost 40-25 at Liverpool John Moores 3rd, while the 3rd team missed the chance to clinch promotion from Division 7A after a 47-40 defeat at Cumbria (Carlisle) 2nd. They now await the results of Cumbria's final three games to decide their fate.

UCLan Golf 1st are through to the last four of the National Championship after an 8-1 victory at home to Bournemouth. They now meet Exeter 1st, who triumphed 7-2 against UCLan in last year's final.

Rugby League 1st were denied promotion to Northern Division 1A after losing 18-10 to title rivals Manchester 1st. Men's Rugby Union 1st lost 44-22 at Leeds 2nd, but our 2nd team won 25-0 against Chester 2nd.

Men's Football 1st team's hopes of promotion to the top Northern level are also over after their 2-2 draw with MMU Cheshire 1st. The 2nd team drew 3-3 with Keele 1st, while our 3rd & 4th teams both lost 5-4 at Manchester 3rd & Cumbria (Carlisle) 2nd respectively. Our 5th team ran out 3-1 winners at UCFB Burnley 4th, while the Women's 1st team won 4-0 at MMU Cheshire 1st.

Men's & Women's Hockey 1st teams both slipped to defeats, but their 2nd team counterparts both enjoyed 4-3 victories - the Men beat Bangor 2nd, while our Women edged past Manchester Met 3rd. Women's Basketball 1st lost 45-69 at home to Bradford 1st.

Men's Tennis 1st secured promotion to Northern Division 2A after a 6-6 draw at Lancaster 1st. Men's Table Tennis 1st beat Lancaster 2nd 9-8, but our 2nd team crashed 10-2 at Leeds Met Carnegie 1st.

Women's Badminton 1st won promotion to Northern Division 1A after a 4-4 draw at Manchester 2nd. Men's 1st team won 6-2 against Lancaster 1st, but the 2nd team lost 5-3 at Salford 1st. Squash 1st were defeated 4-1 at Lancaster 1st.