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ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 of National Standing. Many thanks also go to Descent World for sponsoring the Downhill Championship and for Si Patton for providing commentary at the event. Special thanks to Phil ‘the farmer’ whom without his efforts the event would have been cancelled. TEAM TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 8 April 2006, Oxford A total of 12 teams competed over 50 km for the Team Time Trial Championship. Oxford University's team were favourites but a strong ride by Leeds gave them a winning margin of nearly 6 minutes. Many thanks to Ralph Dadswell (Antelope RT) for organising the event. 25 MILE TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 6 May 2006, Oxford Oxford took home a huge medal haul from the 10 & 25 Mile events with Danny Axford and Rachel Hughes taking Individual Championships and both leading their respective teams to victory. Many thanks to Oxford and Cambridge Universities for organising the events. ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 June 2006, Clows Top Stephan Wolfer (Loughborough) was the winner of the BUSA championships when he sprinted away up the final climb to win from Dave Maclean (Nottingham) and Thomas Murray (Sheffield Hallam). Prior to that final sprint, a break of three, Tom Crouch (Sheffield), Dave McClean and Stephan Wolfer got away on the first lap and built up a lead of about 45 seconds. The break happened when Wolfer went off the front on the first climb east of Lindridge, looked back to see who would go with him and luckily a few managed to get up to him and in turn increased the lead per lap. He was joined by Euan Adams (Swansea),Thomas Murray and William Smith (Liverpool). Euan suffered knee problems and drifted back to the bunch on the penultimate lap with Ian Guffick (Gloucestershire) breaking away from the bunch, then more than 3 minutes behind. Thanks again go to Paul Jose and the Midlands Division of British Cycling for assistance in running this event. OTHER NEWS For a report on the World University Championships please see the International section. EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP 19-21 April 2006, Uttoxeter 71 Teams started competing in league matches in December running through to March. Winning teams (18) and highest scoring individuals (2) from each league progressed to Regional rounds, one held in each region. From each regional round the winning Team and the three highest placed individuals not on the winning team moved on to the Championships. Equestrian Championship Finals, Uttoxeter The Equestrian Championships were held at Field House Equestrian, Uttoxeter for the 24th and final time. 6 teams and 18 individuals contested but Southampton came away victorious overall with Birmingham chasing. The Aberdeen team won the Dressage phase as a team while Birmingham took the spoils in the team Show-Jumping. Individually overall, Samantha Cutts (Cambridge) was the runaway winner with Jenny Morris (Southampton) in second. Samantha also won the Individual Dressage phase while Tracey McRae (Bradford) won Individual Show-Jumping. SHIELD 29 March 2006, Wellington 55 Teams began the competition. Each team held their league match and the team with the most points from each league (14) progressed directly to the largest Shield Final BUSA had held. The Shield Final was held on 29 March at Wellington Equestrian, Hampshire. Edinburgh consolidated the long drive with a win, while Southampton 2 and Glasgow had to settle for 2nd and 3rd respectively. OTHER NEWS For a report on the World University Championships please see the International section. FENCING INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 9-11 December 2005, Nottingham University The Individual Championships attracted a record 554 entries across the three weapons (Foil, Sabre and Epee). The Championships has continued to grow in popularity each year outlining the popularity of student fencing. The Championships began on Friday with the Men’s Epee and Women’s Sabre events. The pool stages were as hotly contested as ever. Each competitor advanced to the exciting direct elimination stages on a seeded basis ensuring an eventful day for everyone. In a repeat of the 2004 final, Tom Bennett (Royal Holloway) fought Tristan Lane (Imperial). Bennett reversed the Medals this year though and took the gold Medal. The Women’s Sabre title was won by Jenna Ashton (Durham) beating Ellie Collier (Sheffield) in the Final. Women's Sabre & Men's Epee Friday 9 December 2005 Saturday was the longest day as the Men’s Foil and Women’s Epee events got under way. World University Games student Laurence Halsted (Sussex) defeated Andrew Amery (Birmingham) in a closely contested final. Jayne Crook (Kingston) retained her title by defeating Hannah Chenneour-Cocking (Birmingham) in a hard fought Final. Sunday bought the event to a close with the Women’s Foil and Men’s Sabre. The Foil Final was a tough encounter Claire Bennett (Durham) beat the Epee gold Medal winner Jayne Crook (Kingston). In a thrilling climax to the Championships, the high quality Men’s Sabre Final between Harry Moncreiff (St Andrews) and Julian Nelis (Bristol). Nelis, aiming to retain his title was eventually beaten by Moncrieff who took gold in front of the crowds of spectators. BUSA would like to thank the University of Fencing Individual Championships, University of Nottingham Nottingham and the Sports Centre staff for hosting and supporting the event so well. A special thanks also to all of the high level referee’s and volunteers that assisted at the Individuals. TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 59 teams in the Men’s competition and 53 teams in the Women’s competition entered into the leagues this season. The league stages provided qualifiers to the Championship, Trophy, and Shield knockout competition. INDOOR FINALS 25 March 2006, EIS Sheffield CHAMPIONSHIP Semi Finals and Finals The Semi-Finals were St Andrews v Bristol and Cambridge v Oxford. Both matches were hotly contested with a place in the Final that afternoon at stake. St Andrews and Oxford came out triumphant in each contest leaving themselves just a few hours to prepare for the Final. The crowds of supporters grabbed the best viewing point and settled to watch a classic Final which saw Oxford victorious defeating St Andrews by 135-112. TROPHY Finals The strength and depth of Fencing at Oxford University was illustrated with their second team reaching the Finals of the Men’s Trophy competition. Unfortunately for them the University of London proved to be too strong defeating Oxford by 135- 113. In the Women’s Final Exeter were delighted to take gold by beating Liverpool by 135-100. SHIELD Finals The Shield Finals were won by Aberdeen who demonstrated their dominance over Surrey, comfortably beating them 135-88. The Sheffield EIS proved to be an excellent venue for the Finals and allowed the ever increasing number of spectators to enjoy the best of university fencing. BUSA would once again like to thank the referees for their continued involvement and support for student fencing. FOOTBALL MEN The Men’s Football competition remains the single biggest participation event in the BUSA programme with a record 434 teams taking part. This equates to over 7,000 students taking part each Wednesday. This season four knockout competitions were offered across 69 leagues, illustrating the broad pyramid of the football programme. Loughborough Men’s Football Champions, QPR FC, Loftus Road CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-Finals Bath 5 Warwick 2 MMU Cheshire 0 Loughborough 1 The Championship Semi-Finals took place at Coventry University. Both matches were closely contested and with a place at Loftus Road on offer. After a period of extra time Bath defeated Warwick to set up a repeat of last years Final against Loughborough. Final 3 May 2006, Loftus Road With the Championship Trophy at stake both sides understandably played out a tentative first half with both teams appearing reluctant to push forward in search of the opening goal. Both sides were undoubtedly totally committed to the cause, with clattering challenges being made by both sides. So at half time the scores remained 0-0. The second half was more open and in the 60 th minute Bath took the lead through Sean Canham from the penalty spot. Bath were undoubtedly playing the better football at this stage. However, within the next 10 minutes a bizarre turn of events saw the game reverse somewhat with the title suddenly heading towards the west Midlands. The Loughborough centre forward, Robbie Simpson, equalised with a header from close range but then needlessly got himself sent off for a second caution for deliberate handball when at one time it looked as if he was heading for the Player of the Final award. The sending off seemed to inspire Loughborough to a new level and Bath seemingly losing concentration conceded a second goal a few minutes later scored by Simon Doleman. Having taken the lead Loughborough kept 10 men behind the ball and despite a concerted effort from Bath, Loughborough managed to hold on to secure the victory 2-1. There was some consolation for Bath as the Player of the Final was awarded to Kes Metiri. Play-offs Next year’s Premier Leagues will be bolstered by the inclusion of two excellent sides; Leeds Metropolitan in the North and Brighton in the South. TROPHY Final 5 April 2006, Hertfordshire University The Trophy Final was contested between UWE Hartpury and St Mary’s College. The timing of the Final could hardly have been worse for St. Mary’s. The team were on tour in Spain but one can only admire their determination and commitment as they interrupted their tour to fly in on the morning of the game and fly back out immediately afterwards. Unfortunately they ran into a very strong and powerful Hartpury side many of whom had played in the previous years Shield Final against MMU, and who had already tasted victory. The game was effectively won in the first 20 minutes with Hartpury scoring 4 goals. It looked as if St Marys might stage a comeback when they scored just after half time, but Hartpury went on to score another two goals taking the score to 6-1. SHIELD Final 5 April 2006, Coventry University Both finalists had played some tough matches in the knock-out stages of the Shield competition and the Final proved to be no exception. De Montfort (Bedford) 18 19
ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 ANNUAL REVIEW 2005-6 scored the only goal of the game taking victory over Cardiff. PLATE Final 26 April 2006, University of Essex This was the first time an Essex side had reached a BUSA Final and no stone was left unturned to ensure that this would indeed be a memorable occasion. The arrival of Leeds Met to the home venue of Essex was eagerly anticipated and a throng of Essex supporters gathered to cheer on the home side. Leeds made the better start and their superior height was used to good effect when they scored form a corner. Unperturbed Essex carried the fight to the Leeds side but couldn’t equalise before half time. From the restart Essex pulled out all the stops in search of an equaliser and for 20 minutes Essex were definitely the better side and their endeavour was finally rewarded when they scored a well deserved equaliser. However, without a game in five weeks Essex’s lack of match fitness and a couple of enforced substitutions Leeds Met managed to regain the match. Another set piece saw Leeds score a second goal a few minutes from the end and Essex could not recover in time. WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP Final 3 May 2006, Loftus Rd Loughborough reached the final but unlike the previous 3 Finals this year they met UWIC and not Bath. This was a very open game with both sides eager to push forward in search of the opening goal. Unquestionably Loughborough had the better of the opening exchanges and it was no surprise when they took the lead through Milly Durrant. The lead was not held for long though. Miranda Hall scored a controversial equaliser when the Loughborough keeper could only half save a speculative shot only to see it drop agonisingly over the line. The assistant referee was in prime position and the consensus in the stands was that the correct decision was made. This set back only seemed to galvanise Loughborough to a new level and they increasingly imposed themselves on the game. Ultimately the pressure told on a creaking UWIC defence and Loughborough ran out deserved 3- 1 winners with goals from Amber Cook and Anna Renkin. Loughborough had several outstanding players on display but Annie Barratt was awarded Player of the Final. TROPHY Final 5 April, 2006 Hertfordshire University Loughborough demonstrated their strength and depth in Women’s Football by their second team successfully making it through to the Final. Both teams gave very little away in the first half with few scoring opportunities. Half way through the second half, just when it looked like extra time may be imminent Cardiff scored and took the glory away from the holders Loughborough. SHIELD Final 5 April 2006, Coventry University With Liverpool Hope fielding a weakened side due to touring commitments, UWE dominated the game and put away 13 goals in a one sided Final. PLATE Final 1 March 2006, University of Sunderland Sunderland 3 Manchester Metropolitan 0 Play-offs Next year’s Premier Leagues will be bolstered by the inclusion of two excellent sides; Sheffield Hallam in the North who narrowly missed out on a place in the Championship Final and in the Bristol in the South. OTHER NEWS For reports on the British University Games Football competition please see the British Universities Games section. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A massive and a sincere thank you to all the players, coaches and staff who commit so much of their time to the organisation of BUSA Football. We are especially grateful to those institutions who hosted the Plate finals, to Bryn Clarke at Hertfordshire and Alan Moore at Coventry for hosting the Trophy, Shield and Championship Semi Finals. Special thanks also to the help and support we received from Neil Mosley, Director of Sport at Imperial college who was so influential in securing QPR’s ground for the Championship final at QPR. GAELIC FOOTBALL MENS CHAMPIONSHIP 10-12 February 2006, Birmingham Semi-Finals The draw kept the two Liverpool’s sides apart in their respective Semi-Finals, and both against Scottish opposition with Liverpool Hope up against the conquerors of St Mary’s, Robert Gordon while Liverpool John Moore’s confronted Napier. The first Semi-Final saw Liverpool John Moore’s take an early lead over Napier, who soon fought back, but LJM came back in the second half to win on a score line of 2-4 to 0-8. In the second Semi-Final Liverpool Hope eased their way to victory against St Mary’s with a winning score line of 1-6 to 0-2. Final The scene was set for the spectacle of a local Liverpool Derby to decide the British Championships and direct entry to the Semi-Final of the Trench Cup Championship. Hope had bettered John Moores in the regional qualifiers by 2 points in November, but the Moores team had been training hard under the guidance of former player, and University All-Star, Shane McCann (Tyrone). John Moore’s applied the early pressure but the Hope defence was up to the challenge and their keeper looked safe under the high ball. John Moore’s took an early lead after some great play by captain Paudie Finnegan, supported by his forwards, Breslin and Traynor. Colm McFadden of Liverpool Hope scored from a free and they came more into the game and the half time score was LJM 0-4, Liverpool Hope 0-3. On the re-start Hope came out on fire recording the first score of the second half to bring themselves level. There were few scoring opportunities for Hope as the Moores defence was allowing few chances. They continued to battle right up until the final whistle and in an intensive last few minutes Liverpool John Moore’s defence were not giving an inch and were able to handle everything that Hope could throw at them and held out until the final whistle for a very impressive victory, 0-7 to 0-5. This was the 3 rd British title won by Liverpool John Moore’s in the 15 years of the tournament with their previous victories coming in 1996 and 1999. After the celebrations on the pitch Team Captain Paudie Finnegan (Monaghan) accepted the trophy from GAA six times All-Star Peter Canavan and dedicated the win to his two team mates who could not take part in the Final due to injury and illness and also accepted the Player of the Final Award. Liverpool John Moores went on to represent the British Universities in the Semi-Finals of the Trench Cup, which took place at UCD on February 24 th , where they played valiantly but eventually lost to tournament winners UCD. DIVISION 2 FINALS 6 teams contested the second division Finals which was played between Glasgow and Preston. Preston hit their points early and built up a good lead entering half-time. Glasgow battled back in the 2 nd half, but Preston were the deserved champions winning on the scoreline: Preston 3-9 Glasgow 0-10. THE PLATE The 2006 Plate (3 rd Division) saw an all-time high of 13 teams compete. For the first time Chester and Sunderland met in the Final. Sunderland dominated play in the first half, lead by their impressive half forward, Paul Close of Antrim. As was the case in many of the matches this weekend, the final was won on goals, Sunderland 2-7 to Chester 0-7. A unique feature of the 2006 Plate tournament was the participation of a team from Rhennes in France who played 6 Plate matches and in one of these they managed a draw against their Irish counterparts. WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL In a repeat of the last 3 year’s Finals, St. Mary’s would look to retain the title they have owned since the inception of this tournament 10 years ago. Hope having been the bridesmaid so many times were determined to do what no other team had done, beat St. Mary’s in the Final. Under the guidance of Paul Mullane, the Women had been training hard for months. Many of the St. Mary’s players were from the London GAA scene as they play for 2005 championship winners Fr. Murphys. As the referee sounded his whistle to signal the start of the match, a large crowd of spectators gathered to take in this Championship Final. St Mary’s were strong in the first half, but Hope burst back with a beauty of a goal from full-forward Ciara Hayes (Armagh). Hope would add to their tally and go into the half-time leading 1-4 to 1-2. On the re-start Hope picked-up where they left off, recording the first point of the second half, then adding a second before St Mary’s found their form. The result was a series of frees were awarded to St. Mary’s in their own end, however, they could not convert them into badly needed scores. Hope finally were able to work the ball back down the field, and as the result of a poor kick-out from the St. Mary’s keeper, recorded yet another score. New champions were crowned in Teesside, Liverpool Hope. Final score 1-6 to 1-3. Liverpool Hope full forward, Ciara Hayes was named Player of the Final. GOLF The 2005-2006 season proved once again to be popular amongst students and Universities. A Strokeplay Order of Merit, consisting of results from 4 distinct tournaments, was implemented for the second time alongside the traditional team Matchplay and Strokeplay Championships and the International Representative programme. More than 500 students from 75 different Universities participated in the BUSA Golf programme over the past 12 months. MATCHPLAY 9 -10 May, Woodhall Spa 87 teams competed in 13 conference leagues in an attempt to reach the prestigious Finals staged at the excellent Woodhall Spa home of the English Golf Union. CHAMPIONSHIP In a strong Final series Birmingham, Exeter, Northumbria and Stirling played off in the Semi-Finals. Birmingham overcame a determined Northumbria in an extra hole playoff while Stirling accounted for Exeter. In a closely fought Final, Stirling triumphed for the second consecutive year. TROPHY Loughborough and Heriot Watt qualified for the Trophy Final after the last-4 victories over Plymouth and Aberdeen. In the Trophy Final, Loughborough dominated the match winning 7-2 against Heriot Watt. SHIELD Exeter 2nds and Liverpool qualified to the Final. Unfortunately, Liverpool forfeited the match with Exeter 2nds taking the Shield title. COMPETITION BUSA Team Matchplay Championship BUSA Team Matchplay Trophy BUSA Team Matchplay Trophy BUSA Team Strokeplay Championship BUSA Strokeplay Championship Order of Merit Round 1: St. Andrews Bay Resort Order of Merit Round 2: Rudding Park GC Order of Merit Round 3: De Vere Mottram Hall Order of Merit Round 4: Tytherington & De Vere Mottram Hall Order of Merit Overall Matchplay Championships, Woodhall Spa Golf Club INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM STROKEPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 12-14 June 2006, The Tytherington Club & De Vere Mottram Hall Over 90 Men and 14 Women took part in the 72-hole strokeplay event played over the over the two courses. The team tournament was decided after 36-holes, with Stirling emerging triumphant on 441, followed by Northumbria (446) and Stirling 2nds (459). The Men’s Individual event was closely contested with Birmingham’s Ed Parker finishing on a 1-over par total of 289 to win by two shots from Sean Heads (Northumbria, 291). In the Women’s event, Janet Phipps (Exeter, 315) came home strongly posting 3-under over the final 36 holes to win by 8 shots from Abertay’s Kerri Harper (323). WINNERS Stirling Loughborough Exeter Stirling Men: Ed Parker (Birmingham University) Women: Janet Phipps (Exeter University) Men: Paul Betty(Stirling) Women: Kylie Walker (Stirling) Men: Nick Scholey (Northumbria) & Billy Hemstock (Cardiff) Women: Olivia Briggs (Stirling) Men: Ed Parker (Birmingham) Women: Olivia Briggs (Stirling) Men: Ed Parker (Birmingham) Women: Janet Phipps (Exeter) Men: Ed Parker (Birmingham) Women: Janet Phipps (Exeter) 20 21
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