Linacre Spike St Anne
The Volleyball Cuppers took place on Saturday May 17 2003 at the Christ Church Sports ground... With a record entry of 13 teams, it promised a great day of grass volleyball. The first round of the tournament saw the eight stronger teams prevailing from the Group stages (Wild Catz, Meercatz and Thundercatz from Catz, Merton B, St Anne's, Corpus I, Linacre, and the Polish team from St Anthony's), and two teams (Wolfson and Pembroke) disqualified for breaking a Cuppers rule. In the semi-finals, two teams from St Catz fought head-to-head, and last year's winner, St Anne's, played the ever-strong Linacre team for a place in this year's final.
The final was between Linacre and Meercatz with the most dedicated fans from Catz still cheering their team on. The eventual winner was Linacre, after a close match between two very strong teams, including many Volleyball Blues. OUVC is looking forward to the next Cuppers competition, with hope for even more college teams participating and, with any luck, perhaps a little more sun!
22nd May 2003