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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University of York 2nd XV 20 vs 12 University of Sheffield 3rd XV
In a tightly contested game, it was substitute James Mortimer that proved the difference. A masterful display at fly-half was capped with a superb drop goal that gifted the home side the lead midway through the second half. Mortimer was only on the [...]

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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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