Cambridge University Handball Club (CUHC) was founded and registered as a club at the

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

in 2013. CUHC runs competitive men’s and women's teams playing in national competitions. It is a member of the

England Handball Association The England Handball Association is the governing body for non-International Handball Federation related matters of team handball in England while the British Handball Association has governance over matters relating to the International Handball ...

and the Association of British University Handball Clubs. Both the men's and the women's teams are currently holding their Varisity Trophy against Oxford (2020).

Squad

Men's team

Women's team

Competitions

British University Championships

The club has been taking part in the British University Championships. The men's team participated in the 2013/14 season (5th place), 2014/15 season (1st place, British University Champions) and 2015/16 season. The women's team played for the first time in the 2014/15 season (3rd place in plate finals) and continued in the 2015/16 season (1st place in plate finals).

Varsity

The first season of existence of the club saw the inaugural Handball

Varsity match A varsity match is a fixture (especially of a sporting event or team) between two university teams, particularly Oxford and Cambridge. The Scottish Varsity rugby match between the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh at Murray ...

, which took place on 25 January 2014 at SportHouse in London. In 2020, the Cambridge Men's team won the Varsity match in the fifth subsequent year. At the same time, the Cambridge Women's team reclaimed the trophy for the first time since five years from Oxford's Women who had been unbeaten in Varsity since 2015.''Varsity 2018/19''
on 11 February 2019

References

External links

Cambridge University HC – Official website

Cambridge University Students' Union – Societies directory
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Association of British University Handball Clubs
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