This match report is given by a special guest writer, who, due to fanny bone injury, was unable to play in the Sheffield game. Gruffurdd Jones brings to us the Match Report for the away leg of the Sheffield 1st XV in Northern 1A.

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After having faced two heavy defeats against Leeds 3’s and 2’s respectively the mood facing Hull wasn’t expectant. However, this was all to change.
November 4th is the date where the 3rd XV’s fortune began to change.
After a short bus journey to Hull’s pitches in Scarborough (I know it is as if they wanted to have [...]

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University of York Men’s 2nd XV 10 – 16 Sheffield Hallam University’s Men’s 2nd XV
After an emphatic victory away from home against Newcastle, the team were confident that under the stewardship of Tate, they could truly stamp their mark on 22 acres parachuting themselves to league leader’s. Yet what the bumble-bees hadn’t accounted for was [...]

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York 3 vs. Hull 2s
Wednesday was the day chosen for the 3rds to make their stand against Hull 2s, a notoriously strong side.  The lines were drawn and the men were ready to ‘get stuck in’ like a UYRUFCian on Wednesday night Ziggys.  York, were receiving first so everyone assumed their positions as a high [...]

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University of Northumbria 10 – 35 University of York
November 4th saw the first XV continue their 1a season away at Northumbria against their 2nd XV. After a long bus journey shared with the second team the atmosphere was tense and the mood was sombre unaware what they were going to face. After stepping out onto [...]

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University of Newcastle 4th XV 14 – 43 University of York 2nd XV
Still reeling from the heavy defeat of the previous week, an apprehensive Will Tate and his equally anxious team boarded the coach for Newcastle, the league leaders, hoping to return to winning ways. Traffic had delayed arrival and a less than satisfactory warm [...]

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University of Leeds 2nd/3rd XV 53 – 19 University of York 2nd XV
The Cup. A relatively easy draw. A chance to progress past the first round. Such positivity seemed well founded until arrival at Leeds and the realisation that despite playing Leeds 3rd XV they had instead chosen to field their 2nd XV.
York did not [...]

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Vs Leeds 2s
(Lost 59-0)
The BUCS Cup draw wasn’t kind to York 3s as they faced an impressive Leeds 2s side, who only last season, lost to York 1s by 7points. After losing to Leeds 3s in the previous week, one would have expected the 3s to go into the game expecting the worst and that [...]

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This Match Report depicts the first defeat of the 1st XV this year against league Favourites Sheffield Hallam 1st XV. Although mixed towards the end of the Game York played some of their best rugby to prove to the Home side that the returning game will be by no means an easy game. This report was written by Will Tate.

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University of Liverpool 1st 7 – University of York 1st 13
On Wednesday 14th of October the University of York rugby first team began the epic transition into the formidable 1A League, against Liverpool 1st. Having known that Liverpool had been defeated the week before spirits were high as we took the long bus journey.
Upon arrival [...]

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