BU came out on top after tough opposition from Southampton Solent University in their first ever Varsity event.
The event, which was held over four sites across Bournemouth, saw 550 athletes take part in 21 fixtures in sports including futsal, table tennis, American football and equestrian events.
The 13 sports featured provided a cumulative score of 67 per cent which saw 天美传媒 crowned winners of the Varsity Trophy, with wins in 14 of the 21 fixtures. The events were hosted over four sites in Bournemouth, including Bournemouth Sports Club and the University鈥檚 Talbot Campus.
BU鈥檚 greatest wins were seen in women鈥檚 netball, with a score of 46-10, and both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 rugby, where the University saw off competition by 62-14 and 60-0 consecutively. Losses were seen across men鈥檚 basketball, and both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cricket, with scores of 46-71, 100-172 and 30-171.
Spectators鈥� favourites included men鈥檚 rugby and women鈥檚 netball, with live music from BU鈥檚 nerve radio station, and sports taster sessions held at Bournemouth Sports Club.
SportBU Varsity Manager, Michael Barry said: 鈥淭his was our first Varsity event. We approached Southampton Solent University in the summer and had some pre-season fixtures against them, so it seemed a natural progression to have more of a competition.
鈥淗osting over four sites has made for a really great day. The weather has been brilliant, and everyone has really enjoyed themselves, both spectators and players. 天美传媒 had a great day with some losses but we鈥檝e done really well.鈥�
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 7
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 6
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 5
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 4
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 3
BU students take on Southampton Solent students at BU's first ever Varsity event 2
