Week 6 included many 2^nd round Conference cup matches, with many challenging away ties. It was a busy week, with 34 matches played across the board, 16 of which were cup matches. Essex came away with 12 wins and 2 draws. With a 53% win rate at home, which bodes well for the second half of the season, as the majority of matches are scheduled at Home.

Some of the best moments this week were:

• Men’s 2^nd Rugby Union beat Bucks New Uni 53-23

• Baseball got their season underway with a 4-0 win against Kings College

• Both Men’s and Women’s Tennis 1^st teams secured valuable wins in Tier 1

• Hockey Women’s 1^st disposed of UCL 3^rd team 7-1

• Netball Women’s 1^st won a closely fought cup match by 1 point beating UCL 3rds 40-39

• Netball Women’s 2^nd continued a winning Wednesday with a comprehensive 53-23-point win against St. George 2^nd  

A special thanks to our Cricket and Lacrosse committees for supporting our Ultimate Frisbee and Squash teams respectively to complete our fixtures and maintain our 100% clean record in BUCS this year. 

With the addition of Baseball and Ultimate Frisbee points, Essex have now moved up to 28^th position in BUCS with 1142 points, with a further 103 points to be added for our Softball (28 points) Men’s Football 1^st (26 points) and Men’s Volleyball 1^st team (49 points), which would place Essex in 24^th place at this point in the season.

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