The recent movement of the Women’s Varsity match on 26th October from Sandy Park stadium to the Sports Park has sparked outrage in the Women’s Rug by Club, with one anonymous EUWRFC member branding the move as “Discriminative, unfair, [and] sexist.”
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FIFA World Cup 2022 preview: Wales
Before Wales kick off their World Cup campaign, Ceri Vaughan-Jones takes a look at what to expect from Rob Page’s’ side, at their first World Cup since 1958.
Premier League 2022-2023 preview
The new Premier League season is well underway and Oliver Rickwood, Sport Editor, has taken a detailed look at what to expect, team by team.
Student is put forward for Pride of Britain after raising £37,500 on charity cycle tour
Jeremy Daubeny, a first year Economics and Politics student at the University of Exeter, has been put forward for a Pride of Britain Award. The nomination came following his ‘Tour de Full English’, in which he cycled around Britain to hunt down the top full English breakfast. As a result, Daubeny raised £37,500 for the […]
No gold medals for discrimination
Sienna White discusses how fashion has exposed sexist and racist practices at the Olympics.
Sport’s Greatest Underdog Stories
Rhys Wallis looks back at times in sporting history when the underdog came out on top.
COVID Sport Restrictions: Bubbling Up More Progress?
COVID Sport Restrictions: Bubbling Up More Progress? Billy Densham suggests COVID-19 bubbles have highlighted the importance of prioritising athlete mental health The mental wellbeing of athletes has been pulled into sharp focus as a result of tight COVID restrictions. This could be a watershed moment where the sporting community accepts that mental health has to […]
Sport for the Uninitiated: Jumping for Joy
Sport for the Uninitiated: Jumping for Joy Sophie Porteous talks about her fitness journey and the mental and physical benefits of getting active Exercise and I have never had a close relationship. Despite my first initial and last name literally combining to be ‘Sporteous’, I could not be further from that. I haven’t always completely […]
The Debate: Should Gyms Be Allowed to Stay Open During Lockdown?
Jack Walton considers if gyms should have been kept open through the continued lockdowns seen in the United Kingdom.
LGBT+ History Month: Undoing Homophobia in Sport
LGBT+ History Month: Undoing Homophobia in Sport Online Sport Editor, Elise Hamersley, takes a look at the role sport plays in LGBT+ History Month, and the work still needed to undo a culture of homophobia This February is LGBT+ history month, an annual observance of queer history and civil/gay rights movements. In the UK, this […]