BUCS

Cardiff Met Cricket is celebrating a hugely successful season, with several teams either securing league titles, qualifying for national knockout stages, or remaining unbeaten heading into the final stages of the campaign. The Women’s 1st XI have once again underlined their consistency at the top end of university cricket, qualifying for the national semi-finals for the sixth consecutive year. While they have twice come up against a very strong University of Exeter side this

Cardiff Met Rowing made an impressive return to BUCS Regatta this year, competing at the event for the first time since 2022 and delivering a hugely encouraging weekend for a programme that has been rebuilt from the ground up this season. After restarting in September, the original aim was simply to take one crew to the regatta. Instead, Cardiff Met travelled with 14 athletes, and every rower who attended going on to compete in a final across the four-day event. It marked a s

Cardiff Met athletes produced a strong series of performances at the BUCS Athletics Outdoor Championships, with medals, personal bests and final appearances across a busy weekend of competition in Cardiff. Images by Carl Robertson The 2025-26 championships took place at Cardiff International Sports Campus, bringing university athletes from across the UK to the capital for one of the major events in the BUCS calendar. Among the medal performances for Cardiff Met, Will Bishop d

Cardiff Met Aussie Rules enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in the club’s history, with both the men’s and women’s teams reaching new heights on and off the pitch. After starting the year with a significant intake of new players across both squads, the club built real momentum despite a disrupted opening to the season, with the first two league rounds postponed. For a smaller club, that early growth proved vital, helping both teams stay competitive across a demanding

Cardiff Met Director of Sport Ben O’Connell has been appointed to the Board of British Universities and Colleges Sport, taking on the role of Member Trustee for Welfare and Safeguarding. The appointment recognises Ben’s extensive experience across the sport sector, with more than 20 years spent working in senior leadership roles across local authority, leisure trust and higher education settings. The BUCS Board plays a key role in shaping the direction of university sport acr