Cambridge University Handball Club

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Cambridge University HC
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Full nameCambridge University Handball Club
Short nameCUHC
Founded2013
Arena University of Cambridge Sports Centre
PresidentChristoph Franck
CaptainAnna Richardson
Sebastian Horstmann
LeagueUniversity Championships
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Cambridge University Handball Club (CUHC) was founded and registered as a club at the University of Cambridge in 2013. [1] CUHC runs competitive men’s and women's teams playing in national competitions. It is a member of the England Handball Association and the Association of British University Handball Clubs. Both the men's and the women's teams are currently holding their Varisity Trophy against Oxford (2020).

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Squad

Men's team

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CUHC Men's 2018/19

Women's team

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CUHC Women's 2018/19

Competitions

British University Championships

The club has been taking part in the British University Championships. The men's team participated in the 2013/14 season (5th place), 2014/15 season (1st place, British University Champions) and 2015/16 season. The women's team played for the first time in the 2014/15 season (3rd place in plate finals) and continued in the 2015/16 season (1st place in plate finals). [2]

Men's team
YearRoundPositionPWDLGFGA
2014National Cup (Quarter final)5th place
2015National Cup (Final) Gold medal europe.svg 1st place77008651
2016National Cup
2017National Cup
2018National Cup
2019National CupRound of 1610721
2020National Cup4th place6303
Women's team
YearRoundPositionPWDLGFGA
2014Did not enter
2015National Cup (Plate) Bronze medal europe.svg 3rd place
2016National Cup (Plate) Gold medal europe.svg 1st place
2017National Cup
2018National Cup
2019National Cup
2020National Cup5th place

Varsity

The first season of existence of the club saw the inaugural Handball Varsity match, which took place on 25 January 2014 at SportHouse in London. [3]

25 January 2014CUHC Men's26–32 OUHaC Men's (report)
CUHC Women's23–12 OUHaC Women's
31 January 2015CUHC Men's24–31 OUHaC Men's (report)
CUHC Women's21–31 OUHaC Women's
14 February 2016 OUHaC Men's19–27CUHC Men's (report)
OUHaC Women's31–14CUHC Women's
5 March 2017CUHC Men's38–26 OUHaC Men's (report)
CUHC Women's21–27 OUHaC Women's
27 January 2018 OUHaC Men's29–31CUHC Men's
OUHaC Women's16–14CUHC Women's
3 February 2019 OUHaC Men's8–23CUHC Men's
OUHaC Women's25–15CUHC Women's
23 February 2020CUHC Men's32–26 (16–12) OUHaC Men's
CUHC Women's23–21 (15–7) OUHaC Women's

In 2020, the Cambridge Men's team won the Varsity match in the fifth subsequent year. At the same time, the Cambridge Women's team reclaimed the trophy for the first time since five years from Oxford's Women who had been unbeaten in Varsity since 2015. [4]

References

  1. ↑ The Cambridge Tab: Great year for nascent handball team on 17 March 2014
  2. ↑ Varsity: Cambridge wins British University Handball Championship on 20 April 2015
  3. ↑ Oxford University Sport: Spoils Shared In First Handball Varsity Matches on 17 February 2014
  4. ↑ Varsity 2018/19 on 11 February 2019
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