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Cardiff Metropolitan University has strengthened its connections with professional rugby in Wales through a new partnership with Dragons RFC, creating opportunities for students, coaches and aspiring sports professionals to gain experience within the elite game. Announced on Monday 19 October, the partnership will bring together Cardiff Met's expertise in sport education, research and performance with the professional rugby environment at Dragons RFC, helping to create strong

We don't like cricket... we love it! And at Cardiff Met, that passion runs deep. From university lectures to the professional cricket pitch, Cardiff Met has played an important part in the journey of rising cricket star Asa Tribe. Having studied Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Met, Tribe reflects on balancing university life with his ambitions of becoming a professional cricketer, the support he received along the way and his progression into the Glamorgan side. In thi

Wednesday 21 October is set to be a celebration of Cardiff Met Sport, as Maroon Wednesday brings students, staff and supporters together for a day of sport, campus pride and prizes. With Archers competing across a range of sports, we're inviting the Cardiff Met community to wear maroon, get behind our teams and discover everything that university sport has to offer. Whether you're a regular on the sidelines or have never watched a Cardiff Met fixture before, Maroon Wednesday

Cardiff Met FC have made Welsh football history, becoming the first club from Wales to reach the second round of the UEFA Youth League following a 4–1 aggregate victory over Luxembourg side FC UNA Strassen. Photo from Sam Jones The Young Archers secured their place in the next stage of Europe's prestigious youth club competition on Wednesday 14 October, progressing despite a 1–0 defeat in the second leg in Luxembourg. Jack Lyons' side travelled to the Stade An de Millewisen w

After representing Wales at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Cardiff Met student and international boxer Dan Pitt has made the difficult decision to step away from the Elite Welsh Boxing programme as he turns his attention to recovering from a long-standing hand injury and completing the final year of his degree. It marks a change of direction for an athlete who has spent the past two years competing at the highest level of amateur boxing, becoming a world champion and representi

Just over two years ago, Harrison Matthews arrived at Cardiff Met as an academy prospect. Today, he is a Cardiff Met student, a UEFA Youth League goalscorer and, following another significant step in his development, a Cymru Premier starter. The 19-year-old made his first league start for Cardiff Met FC in September’s 1-0 victory over Haverfordwest County at Cyncoed, another milestone in a journey that has seen Matthews progress through the club’s academy and development pa

Cardiff Met Basketball has strengthened its women’s programme with the arrival of three experienced players from the United States collegiate system, with Alyssa Durazo-Frescas, Laila Anderson and Ivory Finley joining the Archers in Cardiff. #22 Alyssa Durazo-Frescas - #2 Laila Anderson - #0 Ivory Finley The trio bring extensive experience from NCAA basketball to the programme and will combine their playing careers with postgraduate study at Cardiff Metropolitan University, w

One of the biggest dates in the university sporting calendar returns this Wednesday as Cardiff Met and Cardiff University go head-to-head once again in the Cardiff Clash at Cardiff Arms Park. Tickets are now on sale for the double-header on Wednesday 7 October, with Cardiff Met’s women and men preparing to take on their city rivals in front of another big crowd in the Welsh capital. The action begins at 4:30pm, when Cardiff University Women face Cardiff Met Women, before the

Cardiff Met Cricket has strengthened its performance environment through a new partnership with Fulltrack AI, introducing advanced ball-tracking and performance analysis technology across the programme. Images by Gethin Badger-Watts The technology will give Cardiff Met’s 180 cricket players access to detailed insights from training and match environments, helping players and coaches analyse performance, review individual deliveries and support player development with greate

Basketball takes centre stage at Archers Arena this weekend, with both the Cardiff Met Archers Women and Men in action as part of a double-header of home fixtures. GET YOUR TICKETS The afternoon begins at 1:30pm, with the Archers Women taking on Sheffield Hatters in the Super League Basketball (SLB), before the Division One Men face Leicester Warriors at 4pm. It promises to be a packed afternoon of basketball at Cyncoed, giving supporters the opportunity to get behind both si

At 76 years old, Jake Steel had never set foot in a gym. Six months later, he was crossing the finish line of the Great North Run. It began with an ambitious goal and a simple question: could the team at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Met Active gym on Cyncoed Campus help him prepare to complete a half marathon? The answer was yes. With support from Alison Jones, Active Lifestyle Manager, and the Met Active team, Jake began training from scratch, gradually building his str

After more than a decade of commitment, leadership and service to Cardiff Met Archers, Laura Shanahan is stepping away from playing in Super League Basketball, bringing to a close a remarkable chapter with the Archers at the highest level of the women’s domestic game. For more than ten years, Shanahan has been a constant within the Cardiff Met programme. Players, coaches and competitions have changed around her, but her commitment to the Archers and the standards she has help

Cardiff Met Student Tennis is delighted to announce a new partnership with Number 8 Lettings, who will become the club's official BUCS Kit Sponsor for the 2026/27 season. The partnership marks an exciting step forward for Cardiff Met Student Tennis as the club continues to grow participation, strengthen its competitive pathway and expand opportunities for students to represent the university in BUCS competition. A family company founded by Nathan Williams, a graduate of Cardi

Cardiff Met Archers Men made history at Archers Arena this weekend as the University hosted its first two home fixtures in the British Championship Basketball (BCB) Trophy, becoming the first Welsh team to compete in the competition. With more than 270 spectators coming through the doors across the weekend, including young people involved with the Met Community Youth Service alongside Archers juniors, students, families and supporters, the two highly competitive games welcome

Cardiff Met’s influence on the international stage was on full display as Wales produced a stunning 50-19 victory over South Africa at Cardiff Arms Park, with current students and former Archers making their mark throughout a memorable night for Welsh rugby. Seven players with Cardiff Met connections featured in the Wales matchday squad, with Amy Williams, Freya Bell, Maisie Davies and Elan Jones joined by former students Seren Singleton, Gwen Crabb and co-captain Alex Callen

Every Cardiff Met BUCS Super Rugby fixture will be available to watch this season following the announcement of a new three-year broadcast partnership between British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) and Clubber TV. The agreement will see every fixture across both Men’s and Women’s BUCS Super Rugby broadcast throughout the season, giving supporters, families, alumni and rugby fans more opportunities to follow the Archers wherever they are. It represents a significant step

Cardiff Met made a statement on their UEFA Youth League debut as the Archers produced an outstanding 4-0 victory over UNA Strassen in front of more than 900 supporters at Cyncoed Stadium. Goals from Ford, Matthews, Caleb Finlayson and Myles McKenzie gave Jack Lyons’ side a commanding advantage in the first leg of their Domestic Champions Path Round 1 tie, ahead of the return fixture in Luxembourg on 14 October. On a memorable night for the Cardiff Met Academy, the Archers had

Cardiff Met welcomed some of the country’s leading young basketball players to Cyncoed Campus for a University Experience Day combining high-level competition with an insight into life as a student-athlete. The Cardiff Met Women’s Basketball programme hosted U19 Women’s Elite Basketball Academies from Manchester, Birmingham and Solent on Saturday 12 September, bringing the teams together for a full day of basketball, university insight and player development. Away from the co

Cardiff Met-supported skateboarders Lona ‘Bon’ Gordon and Jowan Joyce-Richards produced impressive performances at the 2026 Skateboard GB National Championships in London, with Gordon claiming second place in the Women’s Street final and Joyce-Richards finishing seventh in the Men’s Street competition. Gordon came within just 1.53 points of the national title at BaySixty6, recording a final score of 79.67 to take silver behind champion Miriam Nelson, who topped the standings

Cardiff Met Hockey’s 2026 graduates have achieved an outstanding set of academic results, demonstrating the value of the University’s dual-career environment and its commitment to developing the whole person. All 11 graduating players from the Hockey Performance Programme achieved either first-class or upper-second-class honours. Across the wider group of 31 hockey-playing graduates, 87% secured a first or 2:1 degree classification. The programme’s student leaders also exce