Men’s 2nds vs Aberystwyth 2nds – 01/12/2013

Both Aberystwyth Men’s and Ladies’ teams made the journey down to Southampton for some more U-Polo matches. With a full bench against their 9, the seconds were confident of a good game, and to be fair, a good (and slightly dirty) game they got. With the hand mark of Hereema slapped red onto my back, and my hand marks on Malcolm and Fresher Alex (lots … Continue reading Men’s 2nds vs Aberystwyth 2nds – 01/12/2013

Men’s 2nds vs Portsmouth B – 28/11/2013

9 of the club’s finest gentlemen made the trip to Pompey for the 6th match of the season (and my 4th match of the week, #gobig). Many thanks to Pres for stepping up and driving half the team there. After the disappointment of the 1st‘s City game the night before, I was keen to get the team pumped for the Portsmouth match. After a bit … Continue reading Men’s 2nds vs Portsmouth B – 28/11/2013

Men’s 2nds vs Cardiff – 24/11/2013

The second’s first UPolo match of the season was against Cardiff, our 3rd game of the season. We fielded a strong team, which is beginning to bond and work together. Cardiff brought some strong swimmers and seemed keen for a bit of over-friendly contact in the pit, which Olly Cripps obliged to with enthusiasm. During the first quarter Southampton defended the shallow end and held … Continue reading Men’s 2nds vs Cardiff – 24/11/2013

Men’s 1sts vs Soton City – 26/11/13

Last Tuesday, the men’s first team took another trip to City’s Quays pool, this time to face their older, more experienced first team. With our defeat 2 weeks earlier to City’s younger team, we were keen to give a better performance, despite the fact that we were playing the stronger and more experienced team. The first quarter saw a very slow start for the uni … Continue reading Men’s 1sts vs Soton City – 26/11/13

Men’s 1st vs Soton Stingrays 12/11/2013

Last Tuesday the Men’s first team travelled to the Quays pool for their first match against long-time adversaries, Southampton City. City now have two teams, and we were playing their 2nd “Stingrays” team. Given the result of the 2nd’s game against the Stingrays the week before, we knew that the team wouldn’t be easy to beat. The game started off badly, with Stephens bizarrely being … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Soton Stingrays 12/11/2013