1,800+ students. 114 teams. 16 sports. 57 National Champions. It can only be BUCS Big Wednesday!
Over 1,800 students arrived in Nottingham, England last week to represent their universities at the 2022 BUCS Big Wednesday event. Championship, Trophy and Vase Finals took place in 16 different sports, making it the biggest BUCS Big Wednesday there has ever been.
In an action packed 24 hours of U.K. university sport last week, 57 teams emerged victorious to be crowned National Champions.
We take a look at all of the winners from all of the different sports that were contested.
Learn more about U.K. University American Football here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed | UWE 28-21 Nottingham | Newcastle 8-21 SGS |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Loughborough 5-3 Derby | Warwick 4(280)-(285)4 Nottingham |
| Women’s | Nottingham 7-1 Loughborough | Oxford 1-7 Warwick |
Learn more about U.K. University Basketball here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Newcastle 79-74 Durham | Nottingham Trent 89-76 Hertfordshire |
| Women’s | Durham 67-73 Essex (OT) | Worcester 44-84 Nottingham Trent |
Learn more about U.K. University Wheelchair Basketball here.
| Championship Final | |
|---|---|
| Mixed | Nottingham 66-40 Cardiff Met |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Durham 133-130 Nottingham | Durham 128-102 Cambridge |
| Women’s | Edinburgh 135-89 Nottingham | Bath 111-105 Glasgow |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Loughborough 4-2 Nottingham Trent | Hartpury 3-2 Leeds Beckett |
| Women’s | Loughborough 10-0 Northumbria | Nottingham Trent 3-1 Nottingham |
Learn more about U.K. University Field Hockey here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Loughborough 3-2 Nottingham | Cardiff 3-5 Strathclyde |
| Women’s | Birmingham 0-1 Nottingham | Exeter 1-2 Durham |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Nottingham Trent 6-10 Durham | Marjon 4-13 Newcastle |
| Women’s | Nottingham 12-7 Durham | Nottingham Trent 22-8 Exeter |
| EY Championship Final | EY Trophy Final | |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s | Birmingham 52-55 Hertfordshire | UCL 29-69 Nottingham Trent |
Learn more about U.K. University Rugby League here.
| Championship Final | Trophy Final | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Northumbria 28-19 Leeds Beckett | Hull 42-24 Birmingham |
Learn more about U.K. University Rugby Union here.
| Championship Final | Trophy Final | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Brunel 34-13 Newcastle | Newcastle 25-30 Nottingham (AET) |
| Women’s | UWE 32-5 Lancaster | Exeter 36-5 Cardiff |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Birmingham 1-4 UWE | Birmingham 3-2 UWE |
| Women’s | Nottingham 2-3 Birmingham | Nottingham 4-0 Exeter |
Learn more about U.K. University Table Tennis here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Nottingham 10-2 Nottingham Trent | Loughborough 4-10 Nottingham |
| Women’s | Nottingham 3-0 Edinburgh | UCL 0-3 Nottingham |
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Stirling 2-4 Loughborough | Stirling 3(0)-(2)3 Loughborough |
| Women’s | Loughborough 3(2)-(1)3 Nottingham | Loughborough 0-4 Nottingham |
Learn more about U.K. University Volleyball here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Nottingham 3-1 Essex | UCL 3-0 Aberdeen |
| Women’s | Durham 3-0 Newcastle | Durham 3-1 UCL |
Learn more about U.K. University Water Polo here.
| Championship | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s | Edinburgh 15-10 Nottingham | Loughborough 12-8 Nottingham |
| Women’s | Durham 9-12 St Andrews | Sheffield Hallam 32-9 Exeter |
Upcoming Events
Check out the upcoming events in the U.K. university sport calendar taking place over the next couple of weeks below.
- 1-3 April: Tennis: Singles Championships Finals
- 3 April: Cycling: 25 Mile Time Trial Championships
- 4-6 April: Sailing: Match Racing Championships
- 6 April: Rugby League 9’s: Championship
- 10 – 12 April: Golf: Tour Finals
- 11-14 April: Sailing: Yachting Championships
- 12-13 April: Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Championships
- 13 April: Super Rugby: Men’s & Women’s Championship Finals
- 16-17 April: Speedo & BUCS Swimming: Team Championships
- 18-20 April: Sailing: Team Championship Final
- 23 April: Athletics: 10,000m Championships
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