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Four wins for 九州影院 Rugby against rivals

05 May 2023

Part of 150th 鈥 and 140th 鈥 anniversary celebration events, 九州影院 Rugby Club鈥檚 day of games against Lincoln University were all won by UC.

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The Premier Men's team with the well-earned trophy.

Te Whare W膩nanga o Waitaha | 九州影院 (UC) Rugby Club鈥檚 history with friendly rival Lincoln dates back to 25 June 1883 when the rugby sides first played each other, and there was a good turnout 140 years later at UC鈥檚 Ilam campus on Saturday (29 April).

Chancellor Hon. Amy Adams presented the Hart-O鈥橰eilly Trophy to the Men鈥檚 Premier team, and Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey cut the anniversary celebration cake and met with sponsors and alumni. She attended the UC 150th anniversary celebration Service of Thanksgiving that same evening.

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鈥淲inning all four games being played during our university鈥檚 150th听and the UC Rugby team鈥檚 140th听celebrations is a fantastic result. Well done to everyone who played a part in this beautifully timed success,鈥 Professor De la Rey says.

Thank you to everyone who supported our teams through the years.

The results were:

Premier Men vs. Lincoln: 31 鈥 29 win

Premier Women vs. Lincoln: 60 - 10 win

Colts A (Under 21 Men) vs. Lincoln:听 20 鈥 12 win

Colts B (Under 21 Men) vs. Lincoln: 27 鈥 5 win

For more information on UC鈥檚 150th听celebrations,听visit our website.

UC Rugby VC Cheryl de la Rey with John 鈥淩uzz鈥 Barr 鈥 the Old Maroons President (the section of the UC Rugby Club for all its past players).

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