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)Â
On a fine Sunday afternoon, the Southampton teams gathered to play our last BUCS game of the year against Surrey. After witnessing our girls’ successful gold medal match the eight of Southampton’s most available lads hopped in the pool and began to warm up. The match was soon underway when we lost the swim off, which lead to a quick goal from Surrey. Captain Finn … Continue reading A Truly Surreal MatchÂ
After watching the girl’s demolition job the boys lined up for a much tougher game against a Surrey side who, despite our collective hopes, had replaced last years seniors and best players with a couple of giant South Africans. An unideal start and the first quarter proved to be a tight affair dominated by exclusions for the home team and some superb man down defence. … Continue reading Soton biggest boys vs Surrey (H)
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