An 8-stong Soton team faced their rivals from Weymouth at home last Wednesday. With a recent spate of bad games, the team were keen to have a better result, and avoid another defeat. Historically, Weymouth have been a tough team to beat, playing a slow, physical game that we’re often unable to overturn. The first quarter set the scene for a rough match, with 4 … Continue reading Men’s 1st vs Weymouth 12/03/14
Following a good night’s sleep, a walk on the beach and some pre-polo fish and chips, we arrived in Plymouth for the second and final match of the weekend. All regretting the lunchtime indulgence we were apprehensive of this match. To everyone’s relief, Katie arrived, newly elected VP Sports Development, boosting our numbers to 10 players. We took to Tom Daley’s home training ground to … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st vs Marjon 01/03/14
With only 9 players, missing some of our strongest, we headed to Gloucester on Friday evening. This formed the opening evening and match to our mini-tour around the South West. Arriving in ample time allowed us to suss out the pool and collect our thoughts before diving in to the warm up. We were unsure of what to expect, having not played Gloucester yet this … Continue reading Ladies’ 1st vs Gloucester – 28/02/14
I am going to start with an apology for the repetitive nature of my match reports… We seem to continue improving and bettering our performance each time we play! Following a 12-3 defeat when we travelled to Cardiff last term, we were apprehensive of the match but with the home advantage and extra training since, we managed to put out a very good display. The … Continue reading Ladies 1sts vs Cardiff 16/02/14
Having made it in good time in to central London and eventually finding a parking space (thank you Katie!), we were straight in the pool. The first game was against UCL, and what a good start it was. With the team in a slight state of disrepair, a played in hospital and the majority of us under the whether for one reason or another, we … Continue reading Ladies’ 1sts BUCS Weekend #1
Southampton University Water Polo Club 