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BUSA Preview for 2 November 2005

01/11/05

There are a total of 32 fixtures this week, with 14 to be played at home.

Spectators Stroll

This week’s action in the BUSA League programme features the ‘War of the Roses’, various Varsity challenges and surprisingly at this stage of the season, the fight for Premiership survival! This week there are a total of 32 fixtures of which 14 will be played at home.

The White rose will challenge the Red rose on the Football field as both the Men’s and Women’s 1st teams play Manchester. Both teams will be hoping to improve on last week’s lack lustre performances. The Men’s Football 3rd team will need the determination they showed last week as they play an undefeated TASC team on home turf.

Elsewhere the Rugby Union teams all reign supreme, as every team leads their respective leagues and Women’s Rugby haven’t even allowed anyone to score a single point against them! The Men’s Rugby Union 2nd team will be hoping to stamp their superiority against the Leeds 2nd team. After a long wait the Men’s Rugby League 2nd start their fixtures against TASC down at Milford Sports Club.

Many unbeaten teams (Women’s Badminton, Men’s Football 2nd, Women’s Hockey 2nd, Men’s Rugby Union 3rd and Mens Tennis 2nd) travel to York & York St John University and on current form most should return with the points.

For Mens & Womens Hockey 1st teams they will both need to play at the top of their game as they play undefeated Durham 2nd teams. With both teams unbeaten these will both be keenly contested fixtures with league leadership at stake here

In Netball the 1st team should record a win over the weakest team in their league Chester. The 2nd and 3rd teams (both in the same league) face tougher challenges against Leeds 3 & Sheffield Hallam 2.

The Womens Tennis 1st team entertain Nottingham in a must win fixture, if they are to remain in the Premier league. Nottingham have suffered the same fate as Leeds Met (2 defeats), so the pressure is on both teams to record their 1st win. Rubbers might well be crucial in the bottom of the table skirmish. The Mens 1st team in contrast, are on the crest of a wave, with 2 wins under their belt they visit Newcastle to deal out another pasting! Both Men’s & Women’s 2nd teams travel away to York & Sheffield Hallam.

In the indoor ball sports Mens Basketball go to Sheffield and will be seeking to remain at the top of the league. The women will have an easier task as the opposition TASC, lie at the bottom of the league table.