A Not-So Close Defeat

Report Author: Rhia Perks Game: Southampton Women’s vs Queen Mary’s (Barts) Score: 13-5 (and a half) Date: 16/02/2020   SUWPC ladies faced their second match against Barts – after a close defeat, the girls were craving a win. Shame. After a 3-hour journey through Storm Dennis, with only two detours from our resident taxi driver, the 10 girls arrived for a much-anticipated rematch. It turned … Continue reading A Not-So Close Defeat

Stalemate

Report Author: Alex Wilmshurst Game: Southampton Men’s 1s vs Plymouth Men’s 1s Score: 5-5 SUWPCs biggest boys had their final league fixture of the year. This came up against top of the table Plymouth. Last time these two teams met at the Plymouth Life Centre, SUWPC took a small side, with a mixture of experience. When facing the team which are very strong swimmers, taking only … Continue reading Stalemate

The Circus

Report Author: Alex Wilmshurst Game: Southampton Men’s 1s vs Exeter Men’s 2s Score: 15-7   A long-awaited fixture loomed over SUWPCs biggest boys on the evening of the 8th of December. After some mismanagement of dates, the provisional away fixture against Exeter 2s in October ended in a walkover against SUWPC. Despite our pleas and begging, Exeter were not willing to re-arrange the match, resulting … Continue reading The Circus

Wandering in Wales

Report Author: Alex Wilmshurst Game: Southampton Men’s 1st vs Aberystwyth Men’s 1st Score: 13 – 10 Date: 23/11/19 Early on a Saturday morning, 8 of SUWPCs biggest boys and 4 loyal supporters made the pilgrimage to our furthest away opponent this season. They had to travel across rivers and borders to make it to this match, but this journey seemed futile compared to the objective … Continue reading Wandering in Wales