Today is BUCS Finals Day, and in the Women's Hockey event, former EG girls Pippa Lock and Amy Thompson will represnt Birmingham University and Nottingham University respectively. Click through to read more and learn how to watch live...
BUCS is "British Universities and Colleges Sport". Each sport runs a national competition each year to determine the BUCS champion, and hockey is one of the sports included. BUCS hockey has always been a hotly contested competition, running throughout the season on Wednesdays. Over the years, several Universities have dominated proceedings; Loughborough, Birmingham, Nottingham, Exeter, Durham in particular. Our Men's 1st Team Captain - Simon Faulkner - is ex-Loughborough, and Women's 1st Team Captain - Sophie Bray is ex-Birmingham.
Today sees two former EG girls play against each other in the Women's 1st Team final in what is sure to be a dynamic and noisy contest. In fact, you can watch the game LIVE on the BUCS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwAMETiGW0