One sunny March day a slighted depleted selection of Southampton’s biggest boys made the short trip to Basingstoke for a game against the league leading combined channel island team. A fast start from the islanders led to a speedy 4-0 lead being taken. The uni boys however, were not inclined to roll over and accept defeat. And the next 5 minutes were played at breakneck … Continue reading Soton Biggest Boys vs Channel Islands (16/03)

Southampton’s biggest boys returned to the jubilee pool once more for their final Hampshire match of the year. The end was just within reach which made every team member want to give it their all. The boys donned in white caps readied in line with the goal post, the whistle blew, and they sprinted for the ball. Sadly, the Lager men were too fast and … Continue reading Southampton – Lager match report (15/05)

It was the 10 of Southampton Uni against a strong 7 of Southampton City in what turned out to be a performance which summed up our season.   We began with some beautiful water polo, outgoing captain Finn, social sec Ed and Coach Alex going toe to toe with Soton cities scariest players – Jacob. Goals were exchanged from all of the above with some valiant … Continue reading Bitter (h) match report

Spirits were high and optimism was rife among 8 of Southampton’s biggest boys as they headed over to Winchester for an easy game of polo against the city team. After much insistence that we were able to play without subs (honestly the line of people begging to play was extensive), we begrudgingly accepted the help of beloved alumni Phil King. (Heavy on sarcasm because this … Continue reading Uni THRASHES City (for 1 quarter) 

Having had a close call with Basingstoke in the last Hampshire league match, Southampton Men’s team were ready for their first match with Southampton Bitter, an away fixture in Winchester. However, despite starting the week with a full team of 12, it seemed the water polo gods thought the Uni’s biggest boys needed a harder challenge so reasonable excuses including car trouble and antibiotics and … Continue reading A not so Bitter ending