Marchant on together
Adam Wood Boxing Varsity 2013 The annual Leeds Boxing Varsity, contested between Leeds University and Leeds Met, never fails to provide a night of fantastic boxing from both sides, with 2013 being no exception. Held at a busy Queenswood Social Club, this year’s competition featured two Varsity matches at the top of the bill. Representing [...]
Uni thrashes Met in league table of lash
16.11.12 Leeds is the thirteenth most alcoholic campus in the country, according to a new survey. Academic rankings for the University may have slipped over the past few years, but this week saw one league table position to be proud of. After a measly standing of 35th in 2011, Leeds has now overtaken [...]
Men Lacrosse’t the plot
After a convincing victory last week against Manchester Met, Uni were hoping to make amends from last month’s varsity fixture at an autumn hit Weetwood. The Uni squad was severely hit by injuries prior to the match and lack of equipment.Uni nonetheless remained spirited and started well , winning the first face [...]
Met Edge Uni in tight clash
This week the 2nd Netball hosted a powerful Leeds Met side in the Gryphons centre. The match started evenly enough. Both teams breaking through each other’s midfield defence and gaining every opportunity to score the early points. However, the home side really failed to capitalise on these early successes and this led to Met gaining [...]
November Gig Guide! – Who’s playing where next month
With November fast approaching and student loans fast decreasing, perhaps now might be the time to be a bit more carefully in choosing which gigs we really ought to go to. Here’s our picks on what Leeds’ venues have on offer next month! 1st November – Ellen and the Escapades – Brudenell Social Club [...]
Varsity 2012: Men’s Hockey Uni 1 – 3 Met
A dominant Leeds University was made to pay for a poor start as a somewhat fortunate Leeds Met ran out 3-1 winners at Weetwood. Leeds University had a disastrous opening five minutes, conceding twice in a little over a minute. Leeds Met started brightly and earned a short corner that was deemed to have been [...]
Varsity 2012: Men’s 2nd XV Rugby Union Uni 32 – 25 Met
14-man Leeds 2nd XV produced a display full of resilience and grit to overcome Leeds Met 32-23 in a high-octane Varsity match. With all the odds stacked against them following the dubious 20th minute dismissal of Ned Browne, the Gryphons bounced back and salvaged victory with a performance that must give them plenty of heart for the [...]
Varsity 2012: Women’s football Uni 0 – 8 Met
In spite of a heroic performance by goalkeeper Misha Gaur, Leeds were powerless to prevent the Met sweeping to a resounding victory at the North Pavilion. From the moment Gemma Bonner picked out the unmarked Becky Kendell to slide the visitors into a fifth minute lead, the BUCS Premier North outfit were never in danger [...]
Varsity 2012: Women’s Hockey 1sts 2 – 1 Met
On the most important day of the season for both the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan, Leeds Uni women’s hockey team took the opportunity to show who had the better team winning a tense varsity match. Going ahead within the first minute of the match, they couldn’t prevent Leeds Met from clawing back. Uni showed spirit [...]