10 February Issue
Varsity 2020
By Travis Hoey, Georgia Miller
With Varsity looming now less than 7 weeks away, Bucks New University’s sports clubs have all been stepping up their efforts in an attempt to be one step ahead of our rivals, Roehampton. Your Varsity Captains for 2020 have already begun the work to make sure that our athletes are more than prepared to defend the trophy at home on Wednesday 1 April.
I’m always trying to get as many people involved with the club as possible. This inclusivity is a key part of what our Student’s Union stands for, and it’s a huge part of the plans that Georgia and I have as Varsity Captains. Varsity is the biggest sporting day of the year at our university, and it’s the day that every player on every team will be so very eagerly waiting for from the start of each year. The chance to play your sport in front of so many supporting fans, in such a highly competitive environment, battling it out with Roehampton for the chance to win the Roebuck trophy at the end, is a huge occasion and an honour for anyone on a team. The day shouldn’t just be for those on a team though, Varsity should include everyone. Georgia’s campaign slogan was “United we stand. United we win.” and that’s exactly what we want to do. We want to unite not just the Athletic’s Union, but the university when we try to retain the Roebuck Trophy at home this year on Wednesday 1 April.
As your recently elected Varsity Captain, I would like to introduce myself and your female Varsity Captain, Georgia Miller. Georgia is Netball Chair and First Team Captain, as well as your RAG Ambassador. Georgia puts an awful lot of time into all of her roles, and always exhibits maximum dedication and determination into succeeding in her numerous roles. Georgia most certainly has a winning mentality, and there is no doubt in my mind that Georgia will exhibit that same level of dedication and determination in her role as a Varsity Captain to help us retain the trophy. My name is Travis Hoey, and I am the Chair of Bucks FC as well as the AU Council Chair. I would say that in my roles I am always fully invested and I am certainly someone who is highly driven to succeed. As chair of the biggest club at the university, it’s very important to me that
Using Georgia’s role as RAG Ambassador in our favour, we are aiming to put on some competitions and events that will nicely blend awareness and hype for Varsity with fundraising for our two chosen RAG Charities. With Bucks FC I will be spearheading a 24-hour football game for RAG on 21st March, which is open to anyone who wishes to get involved. I’m hoping this will act as a way of bringing people from across the university closer together right before Varsity while also incorporating some extra fitness work for those who have fixtures! With the help of Rusty Buck, Georgia and I will be running competitions to include as many people as possible in Varsity this year, and the winners will win a Varsityrelated prize so keep an eye out for that on social media! We will also be attending club training sessions to see how everyone is progressing, and along with attending AU Spin Class on a Monday evening we will be putting on extra fitness classes to prepare our athletes for the big day. Varsity is an incredible day for all involved, and the more of us that are there the better. Whether you’re playing or not, please make sure you purchase your tickets on the Student’s Union website for a fantastic day celebrating the sport this university offers.