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COLLEGE LIFE
Sports and Societies Review
In our new book, St Catherine’s, Oxford: A Pen Portrait,
we chart how it was the need for a name under which
to row that the Delegacy for Unattached Students
became known as ‘St Catherine’s’. Over 140 years
after the founding of the Delegacy, and in our fiftieth
anniversary year as a College, sport continues to play
a fundamental part in enriching the rich tapestry of
College life. Similarly, our students continue to throw
themselves into social and artistic endeavours with
distinction, echoing the ambition and diversity of
interest present throughout our history.
The Men’s Basketball Team made it to the Cuppers
Final, finishing in 2 nd place, and is currently competing
in the final stages of the League, after enjoying an
undefeated season.
The Men’s Cricket Team reached the Cuppers Semi-Final
in Trinity term.
The Men’s Football Team enjoyed further success.
The 1 st XI came third in the JCR Premier division. James
Lighton (2011, PPE) has been selected for the Blues
Squad, and Tom Goulding (2011, PPE) will play for
the University Development Squad. Joe Davies (2011,
Biological Sciences) is the Premier division’s top goal
scorer, having scored ten goals in six games. The 2 nd XI
finished 1 point behind Worcester to come runners-up
in the JCR Reserves division.
The Men’s Hockey Team were led to victory by
Christopher Lambert (2010, English), winning the
league, Cuppers and mixed-Cuppers in partnership
with the Women’s Team, led by May Chick (2009,
Geography).
The Men’s Rugby Team successfully gained promotion
from third to first division. In one notably good run, the
team scored almost 200 points across three games. The
team reached the Cuppers semi-final, losing by only five
points to eventual winners St Edmund Hall. The College
was well represented at the U21’s Blues Varsity match, in
which Dean Irvine (2011, Engineering) scored a try, and
the Varsity Rugby match at Twickenham, in which Gus
Jones (2012, Biological Sciences) played. Ed Dick (2008,
Modern Languages) collected a Rugby League Blue.
The Women’s Rowing crew bumped three times at
Summer VIIIs last year, only narrowly missing out on
a fourth due to an klaxon. They competed in Cross-
Country Cuppers, and won the New College regatta,
beating current Head of the River, Magdalen. The
Men’s crew faced stiff competition in the top division of
Summer Eights, and lost one place.
Over 140
years after
the founding
of the
Delegacy, and
in our fiftieth
anniversary
year as a
College, sport
continues
to play a
fundamental
part in
enriching the
rich tapestry of
College life
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