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)
High expectations marked the rematch against LSE, this time as the actual home match.With almost a full squad and Magill as coach, everyone was getting ready to show LSE whatSoton’s biggest boys can really do, especially since LSE had only brought seven players.After a quick nail check (failed by Noah and Til), the first quarter kicked off with SUWPCattacking the shallow end. It became evident … Continue reading SUWPC LSEes Its Chance Slip Away
2 full teams of big boys and girls arrived the Basingstoke aquadrome mostly hanging out their collective arses. The big boys then watched as the girls enjoyed 4 quarters of record setting stat padding ending in a monstrous 39-1. We were confident, but had expectations far below that, but we were taking the novel approach with the policy of if you score, you sub! The … Continue reading Finishers Finish Essex
Southampton University Water Polo Club 