2009 Alumni Weekend

Past and present students battled it out on campus over the 2-3 May Bank Holiday weekend for the University of Essex Alumni Weekend 2009.

SATURDAY

The weekend kicked off on the indoor courts, with an exhibition game of mixed basketball, which did not count towards the overall competition. The action then moved out into the sunshine and onto the pitches for the American Football fixture, which saw the Alumni pulling out a convincing 7-0 win over the students.

The Men’s Hockey 1’s made it a 2-0 lead for the Alumni with the Alumni players edging a 1-0 win. Indoors, the squash and badminton competitions were running, with the Alumni taking both titles.

2009 gallery/indoor hockey

The trampolining bounced into action at midday, with the Alumni winning the 5^th event of the day. Victories by the Alumni in the women’s hockey and the pool competition, extended their lead over the current students, 7-0. The women’s football game ended in a 1-1 draw, with neither team able to finish their opponents off and claim the win.

With some serious catching up to do, the student’s finally got off the mark, with the Men’s hockey 2’s taking a well deserved victory, 4-2 over the Alumni. The men’s football 1’s followed suit and after a closely fought competition claimed the points with a 3-2 win. The Men’s football 2’s weren’t quite as luckily though with the Alumni pulling out a solid performance to take the win, 5-2.

The remainder of the afternoon was dominated by the students with the Men’s rugby winning by a try, with the final result set at 34-29. The current students put on a fine display against the Alumni, winning convincingly, 43-23. Women’s Rugby was also played as an exhibition event so no points went to either side in the bid for the overall title.

The final victory of the day went to the Alumni in the cricket competition, rounding off a great day of sport just in time for the presentations. The overall Foundation Cup was awarded to the Alumni with a strong overall performance across the board, leading the student’s, 8 matches to 4.

Man of the Match Awards

Sport	Student	Alumni
Basketball	Kanako Kaido	Isobel Huntington
American Football	Paul Chin	Mike Rosengart
Men’s Hockey 2^nd XI	Jack Tinton	Paul Smith
Squash	Dan Croucher	Adam Mills
Badminton	James Dooley	Asmal Raza
Men’s Cricket	Jack Whitworth	Paul Newland
Trampolining	Jade Burke	Claire Kemp
Women’s Hockey	Sam Skelton	Alicia Edmonds
Pool	Natalie Ogilvy	Mark Bellworthy
Women’s Football	Emma Dunmore
Men’s Hockey 1^st XI	Andrew Boyd	Tom Britton
Men’s Football 2^nd	John Sainsbury	Daniel Boughader
Men’s Football 1^st	Erol Durrel	Lee Matson
Men’s Rugby 1^st	Chas Goodchild	Lawrence Murphy
Women’s Rugby	Sarah Barber
Netball	Rebecca Andrews	Sam Patching
Tennis	Jacob Banfield	Dan Black

SUNDAY

The netball tournament opened Sunday’s programme of events with 15 teams competing, including two teams from Surrey and a staff team from the university. This was the first time they had taken part in the competition and apart from having fun, their main aim was to raise money for Cancer Research. Crystal Palace A came through as eventual winners beating Kats Lightning, 10-5 in the final.

Four teams competed in the Men’s Rugby 7’s tournament, with the top two teams battling it out for the cup and the remaining two teams in the plate. The cup final was closely contested but the cup went to the Old Boys team, with a final score of 29 points to 19, against Team Black. Team Blue were victorious in the plate final beating Team Green, 24-10.

The women’s rugby 7’s competition saw 3 teams compete in the afternoon, with the Old Maids squeezing a win in a closely contested final against the Wooden Spoon team, 10-7.

The hockey tournament consisted of 5 teams of past and present students, with the strong Alumni team, The Awesomes coming out as winners, with a final score of 2 goals to 1.

The football competition was hotly contested this year, with 12 teams fighting for the cup. Team Guappa topped their pool, conceding only 1 goal and went on to win the final against Southern Softies.

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