Sporting highlights

Sport is thriving at Mansfield, with our students getting involved in many different sporting endeavours. In addition to the activities outlined below, our College is home to several other teams, with rugby, cricket, hockey and tennis all represented. On a more casual level, table tennis and pool also have their devotees, following the purchase of new equipment. Special thanks to Antonio Bonchristiano (PPE, 1984) for his generous support of sport at Mansfield.

Toby Folkes (Materials Science, 2021) Sports & Societies Rep

Football

Mansfield continues to couple with Merton to form both men’s and women’s football teams (as is the case in many sports). The two teams entered both the league and Cuppers. Unfortunately the women were held back in the league by several injuries, yet still managed to maintain an incredible team spirit. The men finished fourth in the league and reached the quarter-finals of Cuppers, losing to St Hugh’s, who went on to finish second.

Netball

Mansfield Netball Club continued to welcome all players into the team, which entered the mixed college league. Although its performance in the league and Cuppers was limited by numbers of players, the club maintained a great community spirit.

Squash

For the second year running, the Mansfield-Merton squash team won both the college league and Cuppers. Termly taster sessions were also held, allowing beginners to try out squash for the first time.

Mansfield Sports Day

One of the sporting highlights of the year was our 2023 sports day, which was held at Merton Sports Ground in June. The day featured a Mansfield versus Merton football match, but also gave many people the chance to try out netball and tennis, while enjoying a barbecue and a charity bake sale.

Badminton

The Mansfield-Merton Badminton Club increased in numbers significantly during the 2022/23 season, with the hall regularly full of players covering all levels of experience at the weekly sessions. The team performed very well in the league, finishing second in division one, but was unfortunately knocked out in the first round of Cuppers.

Mansfield College Boat Club

Imogen Boxall (Human Sciences, 2022)

MCBC is building on a successful 2022/23 season and is excited about the forthcoming year of bumps campaigns, a new crop of novices, and strong work. One of the highlights of last year was the W1 winning blades in Torpids, resulting in a beautiful new chalking sitting proudly on the walls of Mansfield. Summer VIIIs proved to be another successful week of racing, celebrated at the end by VIIIs dinner (to which we warmly welcome alumni every year, to relive their MCBC glory days). We move into the 2023/24 season with a brand-new coaching team on both sides. The first Isis Winter League (IWL) race of the season saw our women taking the spot as fastest on the river and our open side as third fastest.