After the disappointment of having the traditional opening Varsity American Football encounter postponed until March, Rugby League has now taken the mantle of the first official, point-scoring tie of 2012. URN was able to speak to Tommy Lloyd, Olly Beech and Mike Butcher (President, First Team Captain and Secretary respectively) on the Thursday night Sport Show, to get their views on all things rugby league ahead of the match this weekend.
After the disappointment of losing last year’s fixture 14-24, and another loss earlier this season at Clifton, Lloyd, Beech and Butcher were all pumped up and motivated ahead of the upcoming game. All three players agreed that the Uni forwards look particularly strong going into the game, and despite a difficult BUCS season, Uni stand a strong chance of picking up the first official Varsity point of the series.
While the Uni personnel who spoke to URN appeared intensely focused on the challenge at hand, it could be said that their counterparts at Trent have taken a more controversial approach in the build up to tomorrow’s derby match; posting a video online which has ruffled a few feathers on University Park. While no video retort has been given, it is clear that the Uni team, led by Lloyd and Beech, are looking for vengeance.
URN was fortunate to watch the final training session for the Uni team ahead of tomorrow’s fixture, and managed to grab a few words with Lloyd and Beech before they took to the pitch.
Tommy Lloyd
Olly Beech
The Uni players were rewarded for their efforts this year with a special guest at the training session, Superleague and Challenge Cup winner and current Head Coach of Warrington Wolves, Tony Smith, who came to oversee the session and offer some last minute pointers to the team. URN managed to get a word with the Rugby League icon ahead of training.
Tony Smith
URN will be providing live text updates throughout the game from the Harvey Hadden Stadium, tomorrow, from just before kickoff at 2pm, after the result from the 2nd Teams’ match (kickoff 11am) comes in. We are lucky to be accompanied by Henry Williams, a valuable member of the Uni team unfortunately sidelined through injury, who will be providing in-depth analysis of the action, as it happens. Remember to text in on our free webtext service at urn1350.net, with your own thoughts and queries about the game.
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