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UEA take superb Derby Day victory University Chris Teale Managing editor The University of East Anglia played host to Derby Day once again, welcoming the University of Essex’s sports teams for a day of competition on campus. Despite the changeable weather conditions, a sizeable contingent made the trip to Norwich from Essex, with 53 sports teams travelling to defend the title they won at home last year by an overall margin of 27-16. There had been some uncertainty going into the fixtures as the recent snow and rain forced five outdoor fixtures at Colney Lane to be rearranged and held at other venues, and American Football was cancelled altogether. The day itself had started hesitantly as more snow fell overnight, with the Union of UEA Students and Sportspark calling for students to come and help clear their outdoor pitches so they would be ready for play. However, after a number of volunteers came down to help clear the snow from last night, fixtures were able to go ahead as planned, with events beginning at 11am. UEA started brightly as women’s badminton and then both men’s cricket
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teams took early wins. Netball followed suit as both teams took victories to give the home side momentum. Essex could not stem the tide of victories for UEA, with UEA’s men’s hockey team winning a superb game 5-4 in front of a raucous home support, and women’s football winning their rearranged match 2-1 on another of the Sportspark’s astro turf pitches. The comeback of the day came from the hosts in the men’s basketball, as UEA came back from 33-26 down at half-time to take a 63-59 win despite trailing for much of the game. Although Essex won the women’s hockey 3-2 in what was the showpiece event of the day under floodlights, UEA were sure of the win by the early evening, with water polo taking two wins in the last games, played at Hellesdon High School. The final score for Derby Day was 38-9 to UEA, securing a resounding victory for the hosts and reflecting the day’s trend for home side wins. The Union’s Finance Officer Joe Levell lifted the Derby Day trophy at the LCR that evening, and paid tribute to those volunteers who helped clear the Sportspark pitches in what was a highly successful day overall. “I’d really like to thank the people
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who came out and cleared the pitches in the morning,” he said. “Without them all outside activities would not have been able to go ahead. It’s been a great day, and I’m delighted we won.”
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