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BUCS Super Rugby
BUCS Super Rugby is the highest level of men's university rugby in Britain and a potential pathway for university players into elite rugby. It comprises ten teams from universities in England and Wales. The league is named for its governing body, British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). History BUCS Super Rugby was launched in 2016 as a new, top level of university rugby above the existing North A and South A leagues. The eight teams in the inaugural 2016–17 season were those who finished in the top four of the North A and South A leagues in the preceding 2015–16 season. The league expanded to nine teams in the 2017–18 season and ten teams in the 2018–19 season. Current clubs ''* Excludes the 2020-21 season, which was cancelled due to Covid-19.'' ''** Not to be confused with Hartpury University R.F.C., who play in the RFU Championship.'' Season structure The season has three phases: * League - a double round-robin tournament, where teams pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Universities And Colleges Sport
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS was formed in June 2008 following a merger of British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) and University College Sport (UCS) organisations. BUCS is responsible for organising more than 52 inter-university sports within the UK and representative teams for the World University Championships and the World University Games. BUCS is a membership organisation for over 165 universities and colleges in the UK, with 6,000 teams competing across 850 leagues. Anne, Princess Royal is Patron of BUCS. Sports BUCS has 52 sports represented within the leagues and events. They are: *American football *Archery *Athletics *Badminton *Baseball and softball *Basketball *Boxing *Canoeing * Clay pigeon shooting *Climbing *Cricket *Cycling *Diving *Equestrian *Fencing *Football *Futsal *Gaelic football *Golf *Gymnastics *Handball *Hockey *Jiu jitsu *Judo *Karate *Korfball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartpury University R
Hartpury is a civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It has an area of about , about 270 homes and a population of about 700 people, increasing to 1,642 at the 2011 census. The village is about north of Gloucester. Geographically the parish is in Leadon Vale; administratively it is in the Forest of Dean. The Hartpury University and Hartpury College campus is based in the village. Governance An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward runs north to Corse. The total ward population at the 2011 census was 2,496. Architecture The village has several interesting buildings including the former home of the Canning family, Hartpury House, now part of the college. Hill House, also known as The Hill, is a large timber-framed house which contains a sixteenth-century oak staircase and several plaster ceilings of the same period. The village hall was built in 2013 and won a design award from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). Notable people The First World War poe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ Tshiunza
Christ Tshiunza (born 9 January 2002) is a rugby union player who plays as a lock or flanker for Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership. Tshiunza has represented Wales and Wales U20. Club career Born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to a French family, he moved to Wales in 2010. He attended Whitchurch High School in Cardiff, where he was part of the Cardiff Blues academy, before going to study at University of Exeter, where he was signed by the Chiefs on a four-year contract. On 18 September 2021, Tshiunza made his debut for the Chiefs, appearing off the bench against Leicester Tigers. Tshiunza was named man of the match on 25 September 2022, as the Chiefs beat Premiership champions Harlequins 43–42, as he scored the winning try after full time. He scored his first try in the Champions Cup on 21 January 2023, as the Chiefs beat Castres 40–3 to secure their place in the knockouts. International career At international level, before making his debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Thomas (rugby Union)
Ben Thomas (born 25 November 1998) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby as a centre. He was a Wales under-20 international. Thomas made his debut for Cardiff in 2019 having previously played for the Cardiff academy. Despite developing as a 10, Thomas switched to inside centre ahead of the 2018/19 season. Following a successful transition, Thomas was named Best Newcomer in the Premiership after helping Cardiff RFC claim the National Cup, the club's first silverware since 2009. On June 7, 2021, Thomas received his first call up for the senior Wales team for the 2021 Summer Internationals, replacing Callum Sheedy at fly-half in the second half of the match against Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ... to win his first cap. Personal life T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter University
, mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , endowment = £49.5 million , budget = £503.1 million , chancellor = Sir Michael Barber , vice_chancellor = Lisa Roberts , head_label = Visitor , head = Charles III '' ex officio'' , city = Exeter, DevonPenryn, Cornwall , country = England , coor = , administrative_staff = 2,647 , faculty = 3,145 (2020) , students = 23,613 (2018/19) , undergrad = 18,932 (2018/19) , postgrad = 4,681 (2018/19) , colours = Green and white , doctoral = , campus = Streatham – Penryn – St Luke's – , affiliations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Skinner (rugby Union)
Samuel George Skinner (born 31 January 1995) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. Early life Skinner's father comes from Ayr. Skinner studied at the University of Exeter, achieving a first in business and economics, and captaining the University side to the 2016 BUCS Championship. Club career After a late growth spurt, Skinner started his career with Taunton Titans. He played ten matches in National League Two South during the 2014-15 season. He was then offered an academy deal by Exeter Chiefs, which he juggled with studying for his degree. This was later upgraded to a three year pro deal. “I trained and played for Exeter Chiefs alongside the university team aptaining Exeter to the BUCS Championship in 2016and studied full-time,” explained Skinner. “They he Chiefswere brilliant. If I needed a week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Randall (rugby Union)
Harry Alan J. Randall (born 18 December 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby. Harry Randall is the younger brother of Jake Randall, the Scarlets youngest ever player. Club career Randall was born in Slough, England, but moved aged four to the Amman Valley, Wales. He first played rugby at Tycroes. He played for Llandovery College and Wales under-16s. At 17 Randall joined Hartpury College and played for England under-18s. He signed for Bristol in 2018 and was described by the ''Bristol Post'' as "one of the most exciting young talents in the country". On 16 October 2020 Randall scored a try after 15 seconds in the final of the European Rugby Challenge Cup as Bristol defeated Toulon to win their first European trophy. International career Randall was a member of the England under-20 team that hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and came off the bench as England defeated Ireland in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartpury College
Hartpury University and Hartpury College, formerly Hartpury College, is a provider of further and higher education which describes itself as specialising in the "agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing" sectors. The university and college is set in a 360-hectare estate located in Hartpury, near Gloucester, in Gloucestershire, England. College The college was established in the post-World War II era of the late 1940s, as an agricultural college with 50 students. The college remained relatively unchanged until 1990, when a rapid expansion programme started with the provision of a larger variety of further education courses. Hartpury's link with the University of the West of England (UWE) began in 1997 when Hartpury was awarded Associate Faculty status. In 2017, Hartpury was granted ‘Taught Degree Awarding Powers’ (TDAP), and in the same year was awarded the Teaching Excellence Framework Gold award. University Hartpury College gained full university status in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Negri
Sebastian Luke Negri da Oleggio (born 30 June 1994) is a Zimbabwean-born Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays flanker for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against the United States during the 2016 Summer Internationals. Negri has previously played for clubs such as Sharks and Western Province in the past. Professional career Negri was born in Marondera, Zimbabwe and has three siblings – two brothers and a sister. He attended Springvale House in Zimbabwe before moving to South Africa, where he attended Clifton Preparatory School before moving to Hilton College on a sports scholarship. After school, he joined the Western Province Academy, and played for them in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, before moving to England to study sports business management at Hartpury College. Negri represented Italy Under-20 nine times in 2013 and 2014 and progressed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Kelly (rugby Union)
Daniel Kelly (born 16 June 2001) is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His usual position is centre. Born in Manchester, England, Kelly represented Ireland Under 20s, before being capped for the national team in 2021. Career Kelly started playing rugby at under six years old for Rochdale RUFC, in Greater Manchester. He joined Kirkham Grammar School at 16 and was part of the Sale Sharks academy set up. Due to a number of other players considered more talented he was not offered a professional contract at 18 so joined Loughborough University. On 10 April 2020 Kelly signed for Leicester Tigers, joining for the end of the delayed 2019-20 Premiership Rugby season. He made his debut as a substitute in a 46–30 defeat to Gloucester at Kingsholm. He quickly became a regular starter at inside centre, and by April 2022 was being highlighted by team mates as a defence leader as Leicester prepared for a European Rugby Champions Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thibaud Flament
Thibaud Flament (born 29 April 1997) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Toulouse and the France national team. Early life Born in Paris, Thibaud Flament grew up in Brussels, Belgium where his father worked and founded an amateur rugby union club. He started rugby at the age of 8, playing for ASUB Waterloo, one of the best clubs in Belgium. He left Belgium for the United Kingdom and Loughborough University to pursue his college studies, at the age of 18. Club career Flament began playing rugby for Loughborough Students RUFC, the famous British college team. Playing usually as a fly-half, he started in the fifth team and then changed of position, being converted to the second row due to his height and his weight gain. In 2017, he spent one placement year in Argentina playing for Club Newman before returning to Loughborough, now a first-teamer and an important player. Consequently, he drew the attention of Wasps and joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Dombrandt
Alex Joseph Dombrandt (born 29 April 1997) is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins in Premiership Rugby. His primary position is Number 8. Early years and education Dombrandt began playing rugby at the age of six for Warlingham R.F.C in Surrey, originally at fly-half before switching into the forwards pack. He attended The John Fisher School as a pupil. He played no rugby for representative sides or a professional academy before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2015. He played for Wales under 20s in all five of their games in the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, qualifying as a resident student at a Welsh university. However he has no birth, family or residency qualifications to play for at Test level. Senior playing career In February 2018 Harlequins announced Dombrandt's signature for the following season. Dombrandt's form for Harlequins led to calls from Stuart Barnes and others for him to be included in the international squ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
