NURL – 50
Sheffield Hallam – 24
The Owls’ saw off stern opposition on the final day of the league season to confirm their status as the AU’s most successful team.
The Death Machine went into the match knowing a win would see them lift the league trophy and avenge the pain of the previous two years’ second place finishes, however their opponents at Cochrane park were Sheffield Hallam – the only team to have beaten the Owls this season.
NURL – 26
Liverpool John Moores – 0
In the biggest game of the Premier North this season it was the NURL death machine that once again came out victorious.
Leeds Met A – 14
NURL – 14
Fresh from their Christmas break the Owls played out a 14-14 draw away at fellow table-toppers Leeds Met 2nds. With a near-full strength team making the trip to Leeds, the Owls were hoping to push above their Premier North league rivals in their first match in over a month.
NURL A – 16
Northumbria B – 14
For the fourth time in five games Newcastle University’s premier sports team brought more valuable BUCS points home to the sparse Newcastle nest by downing local rivals Northumbria at Cochrane Park.
The death machine separated the wheat from the chaff in their mountain top battle with the elements.
Adverse weather conditions were to blame for the cancellation of Sheffield Hallams date with death at Cochrane park. However, keen to maintain peak fitness ahead of Stan Calvert, the AUs most beloved team took to the snowy peaks of the Town Moor to participate in the first annual NURL sledge off.
Liverpool Uni – 6
NURL – 14
Off the back of a huge home win against Liverpool University earlier in the season, it seemed routine for NURL to take the points in the away fixture. However with numerous first team players missing through either injury or university commitments, only at the last minute did the mighty owls manage to fill the team sheet.
NURL – 34
Leeds Uni – 12
A torrid gusty wind swept over Cochrane Park on a gloomy Wednesday afternoon as the Might Owls swooped in to defend their top of the league honours against an inbred looking Leeds outfit. The monstrous NURL death machine needed a good opener after not playing for a fortnight due to John Moores postponing last week fixture in order to riot in London.
NURL – 34
Leeds Met 2nds – 10
The death machine got back to winning ways with a 38-10 victory over fellow table-toppers Leeds Met at Cochrane Park.
NURL made sure they pushed on from last weeks defeat to Sheffield by flying out of the blocks against the Met drongos. A bone shattering tackle from NURL heartthrob Joe “Deadlift” Dawson and powerful running from prop Daniel “chorley cake” Caparros set the tone for the hosts, whose physicality would prove too much for the visitors over the 80 minutes.
Sheffield Hallam – 16
NURL – 14
An exhausted NURL fell to their first league defeat of the season as they visited the home of all incestuous drongos; Sheffield.
The Owls flew out of the blocks from the first whistle, with a punishing opening 10 minutes seeing both teams complete attacking sets. However, it was the home team that took the impetus, crashing over in the corner after a number well worked passing moves to record the first points of the match. Predictably, their woeful kicker failed to convert the try, perhaps finding his friends pitch-side dog fight too much of a distraction.
NURL 2nds – 32
Northumbria 3rds – 8
After emphatic wins over Hull and Huddersfield in previous weeks the death machine rolled into Bullocksteads full of confidence. For many of the players, it was their first experience of the tense atmosphere of a varsity game. Blustery conditions typical of Newcastle dogged the game, with unpredictable high balls leading to many a handling error.