what is bucs?
British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national governing body for Higher Education sport in the UK and delivers more than 50 sports to almost 170 member institutions each year.
BUCS is made up of a huge number of leagues, cups and national championships, and at Essex with offer students the chance to compete as a team or individually on behalf of the Blades.
The University of Essex finished 32nd out of approximately 170 institutions in 2021-22, with 1157.5 BUCS Points.
To see what fixtures we have coming up and how our Essex Blades teams are getting on, click here.
WEEKLY BUCS LEAGUES & cUPS
We have 58 teams competing regularly against other institutions in BUCS. Fixtures take place on Wednesday's, with the excepetion of American Football, Baseball, Futsal and Water Polo which happen at weekends.
Depending on the BUCS Tier, each team will also compete in a Cup. This year, 5 of our BUCS teams made it to their Cup final, and 14 won their League.
If you would like to play competitive sport on a regular basis please contact one of our sports clubs for more information. Trials will take place during the first 2 weeks of Term 1. All dates and times will be dispalyed on the Students' Union Website when we have this information from our clubs.
TEAMS
BADMINTON MEN'S 1ST
BUCS South East 3B League Champions
BAseball Mixed
BUCS South East Tier 1 League Champions
BASKETBALL woMEN'S 1st
BUCS Premier South League Champions
BUCS Women's National Championship Winners
BASKETBALL Women's 2nd
BUCS South East 2B League Champions
South East Conference Cup Winners
BASKETBALL men's 3
BUCS South East 4B League Champions
Football women's 1st
BUCS South East 1A League Champions
Football Men's 2nd
BUCS South East 4C League Champions
Futsal Men's 1st
BUCS South East Conference Cup Winners
HOCKEY Women's 1st
BUCS South East 3B League Champions
LACROSSE WOMEN'S 1ST
BUCS South East 2B League Champions
netball women's 2nd
BUCS South East 6B League Champions
RUGBY MEN'S 2nd
BUCS South East 4B League Champions
Tennis men's 1st
BUCS South East 2B League Champions
VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S 1ST
BUCS Premier South League Winners
vOLLEYBALL MEN'S 2ND
BUCS South East 2B League Winners