Find out all the results of BUCS Big Wednesday 2023, the largest annual multi-sport event in the UK’s university sporting calendar.

Among the thousands of university sport teams competing in the BUCS leagues each year, only the very best advance to the prestigious BUCS Big Wednesday finals.

For the student-athletes that make it, competing in one of the biggest events on the UK university sporting calendar provides an incredible opportunity to showcase their talent in front of a passionate audience and alongside some of the country’s most talented athletes.

This year, 57 national titles were won during an action-packed 24 hours of sport as BUCS Big Wednesday provided us with yet another incredible display of talent, determination, and sportsmanship from the hundreds of students that took part.

In this blog, we’ll be taking a look at all of the results of BUCS Big Wednesday 2023 and celebrating the university teams who earned national glory.

BUCS Big Wednesday – The Results

BUCS Big Wednesday – The Results

Read on to find out which universities came out on top in this year’s thrilling event.

American Football

TrophyLoughborough 29 – 0 Portsmouth
ChampionshipUWE 34 – 27 Nottingham

Badminton

Women’s TrophyStrathclyde 5 – 3 Warwick
Men’s TrophyExeter 2 – 6 Loughborough
Women’s ChampionshipLoughborough 5 – 3 Nottingham
Men’s ChampionshipBath 2 – 6 Loughborough

Basketball

Women’s TrophyNottingham 101 – 55 Cardiff
Men’s TrophyEast London 67 – 78 Loughborough
Women’s ChampionshipEssex 60 – 74 Loughborough
Men’s ChampionshipUWE 75 – 86 Loughborough

Fencing

Women’s TrophyEdinburgh 124 – 133 King’s College
Men’s TrophyExeter 113 – 123 Durham
Women’s ChampionshipNottingham 124 – 135 Edinburgh
Men’s ChampionshipKing’s College 120 – 118 Durham

Football

Women’s TrophyCambridge 4 – 5 Nottingham Trent
Men’s TrophyEdinburgh 1 – 2 Loughborough
Women’s ChampionshipNottingham 6 – 0 Loughborough
Men’s ChampionshipDurham 2 – 1 Stirling

Hockey

Women’s VaseBath 1 – 2 Nottingham Trent
Men’s VaseNottingham 2 – 4 Edinburgh
Women’s TrophyEdinburgh 1 – 2 Exeter
Men’s TrophyNewcastle 3 – 2 Bournemouth
Women’s ChampionshipNottingham 3 – 2 Exeter
Men’s ChampionshipNottingham 4 – 3 Loughborough

Lacrosse

Women’s TrophyExeter 4 – 16 Nottingham
Men’s TrophyNewcastle 10 – 5 Imperial
Women’s ChampionshipExeter 6 – 11 Nottingham
Men’s ChampionshipNottingham Trent 8 – 5 Nottingham

Netball

Women’s TrophyLeeds Beckett 70 – 48 Bath
Women’s ChampionshipBath 48 – 64 Loughborough

Rugby League

Men’s TrophyNottingham 24 – 28 UCLan
Men’s ChampionshipNorthumbria 14 – 10 Leeds Beckett

Rugby Union

Women’s VaseLoughborough 12 – 26 Cardiff
Men’s VaseNewcastle 19 – 29 Brunel
Men’s TrophyDundee 50 – 33 Brunel

Squash

Women’s TrophyImperial 0 – 4 Nottingham
Men’s TrophyUWE 3 – 2 Nottingham
Women’s ChampionshipUWE 0 – 5 Birmingham
Men’s ChampionshipUWE 1 – 4 Birmingham

Table Tennis

Women’s TrophyNottingham 5 – 0 Imperial
Men’s TrophyNottingham Trent 6 – 10 Warwick
Women’s ChampionshipUCL 0 – 5 Nottingham
Men’s ChampionshipNottingham Trent 4 – 10 Nottingham

Tennis

Women’s TrophyNottingham 4 – 3 Loughborough
Men’s TrophyBath 4 – 1 Stirling
Women’s ChampionshipBath 4 – 2 Stirling
Men’s ChampionshipBath 3 – 4 Stirling

Volleyball

Women’s TrophyAnglia Ruskin 3 – 2 Aberdeen
Men’s TrophyStrathclyde 0 – 3 Oxford
Women’s ChampionshipNottingham 0 – 3 Durham
Men’s ChampionshipEssex 0 – 3 Durham

Water Polo

Women’s TrophyExeter 9 – 16 Sheffield
Men’s TrophyCambridge 7 – 9 Liverpool
Women’s ChampionshipNottingham 11 – 14 Durham
Men’s ChampionshipEdinburgh 18 – 19 Durham

Wheelchair Basketball

Open ChampionshipCardiff Met 36 – 90 Worcester

Want to learn more about the different titles awarded at BUCS Big Wednesday?

Find out all about the different BUCS competitions that students are able to compete in alongside their studies here.

Champions Gallery

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A Triumph for UK University Sport

With 57 teams crowned national champions across 16 different sports, BUCS Big Wednesday 2023 was a resounding success, demonstrating the diversity of sporting talent across UK universities and the incredible hard work and dedication of the student-athletes who took part.

Whilst the season may have drawn to a close for many sports, the excitement is far from over!

With showcase events such as the highly anticipated Outdoor Athletics Championships and the inaugural Powerlifting Championships still to come this year, we cannot wait to bring you even more previews, updates, and roundups for the months ahead.

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