It’s game on in Nottingham this weekend!

The University Touch Championships heads back to Nottingham this weekend for an all-important Round 2 which will go a long way to deciding the outcome of the overall title.

Surrey Stags return to the Riverside Sports Complex having won their first national Cup title in Round 1, overcoming Loughborough 1 in a fiercely fought final three weeks ago. With Nottingham Trent University and Exeter 1 making up the semi-finalists, and six out of the seven knockout matches being decided by no more than two tries, the competitiveness of the Cup was clear in Round 1 and likely to present more of the same in Round 2.

Finishing places in Round 1 resulted in promotion for Exeter 2 (into the Cup), Oxford (into the Plate) and Nottingham (into the Bowl) after having won the Plate, Bowl and Shield last time out, with Cambridge, Bath 2 and Surrey 2 dropping into the Plate, Bowl and Shield respectively.

In all 31 teams have confirmed their place in Round 2, which will start at 10:00am on Saturday morning, with the Cup final tapping off at 4:25pm.

Cup Pool A – Surrey 1 (Stags), Nottingham Trent 1 (Timberwolves), Bath 1 (Hawks), Exeter 3 (Typhoon)

Cup Pool B – Loughborough 1, Exeter 1 (Hurricanes), Exeter 2 (Monsoon), Durham 1 (Knights)

Plate Pool C – Cambridge, Bristol Cobras, Loughborough 2, Oxford

Plate Pool D – Birmingham 1 (Lions), Edinburgh 1 (Lions), Cardiff 1 (Dragons), Manchester

Bowl Pool E – Bath 2 (Sparrows), Edinburgh 2 (Panthers), Southampton, Nottingham

Bowl Pool F – Leeds 1 (Headrow), Exeter 4 (Storm), Nottingham Trent 2 (Army), Durham 2 (Archers)

Shield Pool G – Surrey 2 (Bucks), Royal Veterinary College, Birmingham 2 (Pumas)

Shield Pool H – Oxford Brookes, Cardiff 2 (Sheep), Leeds 2 (Belgrave), Bath 3 (Chickens)

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