Downing ladies netball: Cuppers champions 2008!

The title pretty much says it all, but doesn't explain the drama behind the eventually victorious day! Yesterday, two Downing ladies' teams competed in the netball cuppers against 29 other teams. The seconds fought hard and played really well, following the outstanding example set by their captain, Hannah Perry. Unfortunately, a little bad luck in a couple of the morning matches meant that the sec... (read more)

Posted on 03 Mar 2008 by Sarina Williams

Downing Top for Sport

This term has seen the continued dominance and excellence of Downing sport. All our sports teams have been in great form both on and off the pitch and their successes have been truly fantastic. On the football field the Men's first XI have been crowned Second Division Champions, meaning that they have gained promotion to the top echelon, allowing them to compete for the first division title f... (read more)

Posted on 21 Mar 2008 by Anthony

Downing Ducks win Cuppers

Downing Ducks Lacrosse win cuppers for the 2nd year in a row, beating Selwyn in the final. (read more)

Posted on 15 Mar 2008 by Em Stevens

Downing netball takes it all!

In a slight anti-climax to the season, the eagerly-anticipated, league-deciding, Downing v Catz netball match had to be cancelled due to injuries to a couple of members of the Catz team. On the plus side, congratulations to the Downing ladies' first team who are now league AND cuppers' winners for the 2007-2008 season! Thank you to all those who made every effort to make the match today- sorry i... (read more)

Posted on 14 Mar 2008 by Sarina Williams

Downing win Cardinals Regatta!

Downing entered two crews into Catz Cardinals Regatta yesterday. The competition is light hearted, with fancy dress being compulsory, and mixed men's and women's crews. Downing 1 were "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" and Downing 2 were "Criminals". The Regatta is a knockout, side by side 500m sprint up the reach. The crews beat off opposition from First and Third, Hughes Hall, St Edmunds, Da... (read more)

Posted on 14 Mar 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Downing netball firsts v Catz: league decider

Downing netball ladies' first team are playing Catz at 3pm at Downing courts tomorrow to determine the league winners for this season. It'd be great if we could have as much support there as possible to see our cuppers' winning team through! Thanks guys! Sarina -x- (read more)

Posted on 13 Mar 2008 by Sarina Williams

Downing Netball: Cambridge's most successful sports club

Yesterday saw an epic cuppers win for the Downing mixed netball squad, meaning that, essentially, Downing netball has won everything! The team drew a fairly easy group round but struggled to find form against Fitz and Magdalene seconds, only winning narrowly. However, knowing that their next opponents, Jesus, were putting out a very strong team, Downing raised their game and demolished them. T... (read more)

Posted on 10 Mar 2008 by Sarina Williams

Women's Hockey Cuppers Final

This Sunday at 1pm at St Catherine's College Astroturf. (It is a bit further down the road from the Downing sports grounds) the Downing ladies are to compete in the Women's Hockey Cuppers Final. It promises to be a great game and it would be really good if people could come down and support. Let's give the girls every chance of lifting the trophy and retaining their title. Cheers (read more)

Posted on 07 Mar 2008 by Anthony

Downing Demolish All

As we approach the end of term Downing continues to excel on the sports field. Congratulations to the Men's Football first XI who have achieved promotion to the top flight while also being 2nd division Champions. And to the Men's Football third XI who are also looking set to be promoted. Congratulations to the Downing Netball Girls who yesterday won Cuppers, despite some unfortunate injurie... (read more)

Posted on 03 Mar 2008 by Anthony

Downing v Jesus Hockey

Downing Men's hockey team won promotion to the first division last term and are so far unbeaten. With 3 wins and a draw they are on the top of the table. The only team that threaten Downing winning this round and being the top team in Cambridge is the pompous bunch of cabbages from Jesus. The game to decide outright superiority and Alpha Male status is on Wednesday the 5th of March at 1pm, at St ... (read more)

Posted on 24 Feb 2008 by Craig

Support Downing in the Lent Bumps

The Lent Bumps races take place between Tuesday 26th February and Saturday 1st March. There are 5 crews representing Downing, with the first men's and women's VIIIs starting 5th and 6th on the river in their respective divisions. The crews have been training hard all term and have high hopes for a successful bumps. As ever, please come and show your support for Downing, it's greatly appreciated an... (read more)

Posted on 22 Feb 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Downing W2 Get On!

Well done to Downing's second women's VIII who raced the getting on race today, and succeeded in securing a place in the Lent Bumps races. They will go off 13th in the W3 division. Well done to the girls! (read more)

Posted on 22 Feb 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Downing netball still dominates

Downing netball has seen yet another successful couple of weeks, with both mixed teams defeating the Trinity team, the seconds beating Johns, and the firsts beating Magdalene. The firsts are now guaranteed to win the league, and the seconds are favourite to snatch second place. An extremely successful season for Downing's mixed netball squad. The mixed success has carried over to the ladies lea... (read more)

Posted on 21 Feb 2008 by Sarina Williams

Football 1sts edge closer to promotion

Following last week's 5-1 win against Pembroke the 1sts drew 2-2 with Selwyn yesterday. This result means that a win against Sidney on the last weekend of the season will guarantee promotion to Division 1. After some great goalkeeping moments from Downing's Brett Griffiths, the game was goalless at half-time. Despite the big difference made by substitute Ashley Butcher in the Downing midfield,... (read more)

Posted on 20 Feb 2008 by Ollie Carter

DCRUFC see off Old Boys

Sunday saw the annual Rugby Club Old Boys fixtures, and with a very strong Old Boys side up against a resurgent Club side, which finished the League so strongly, an epic encounter was on the cards. The large crowd which gathered wasn't disappointed. In glorious conditions, an even first half saw two well worked tries, one for each side - a brilliant finish from the wing for Rich Aked put DCRUFC... (read more)

Posted on 11 Feb 2008 by Jamie

Downing Men Storm Bedford

It was a very successful Sunday for the Downing Boat Club's Men. Both the 1st and 2nd boats went to Bedford to race the 2k course, which with a matter of weeks until bumps became a crucial proving ground for all the major rowing colleges. Both boats did exceedingly well. M1 put forward two superb times coming only 11 seconds over 6minutes away from the Cambridge Lightweight Rowers and beati... (read more)

Posted on 11 Feb 2008 by Oliver Hughes

Victory at Bedford- Downing Women

Early this morning, Downing went to Bedford to race Bedford Fours and Eights Head. Downing First Women raced twice, overtaking the crew ahead on our first attempt, and displaying an aggressive racing attitude. The second time round, the girls put tiredness behind them, rowing fast and with a punchy rhythm. Overall, Downing Women were the fastest Cambridge college crew, and won their division, b... (read more)

Posted on 10 Feb 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Girls badminton defeat Johns

after moving up to the first division this term our first game against johns (who were 3rd last term) was a resounding defeat 6-4 to downing. sterling effort from the whole team, especially tash and lucia who won all 3 of thier games and also karen for pulling out some amazing shots keep it up girls, well done!! (read more)

Posted on 05 Feb 2008 by beki camm

DCRUFC end League season on a high!

DCRUFC came back after Christmas with their prized 1st division league position under threat. After a hard pre-mid-season training program, the first game of Lent was against unbeaten league leaders John's. To beat the top side you need everything to go for you, unfortunately everything went against Downing - the weather, some unfortunate refereeing and some nasty injuries. The team still put in a... (read more)

Posted on 29 Jan 2008 by Jamie

Downing netball: Back in the winning spirit

After a long holiday without the great game, the Downing netball teams have definitely not lost their touch. The term got off to a great start with the mixed seconds beating Emma 11-1, and the ladies' seconds also rejoicing in a well-deserved victory over New Hall. This weekend, the stakes were raised, and Downing stepped up to the plate... Another tremendous performance from the mixed seconds... (read more)

Posted on 27 Jan 2008 by Sarina Williams

Downing Women Head to Head

A Downing women's VIII of mixed abilities and experience raced the Winter Head to Head race yesterday. The race consists of a 2km sprint downstream, before spinning and sprinting back to the finish line. Taking at least eight lengths out of the Lady Margaret W1 crew ahead, the girls finished in 4th place. (read more)

Posted on 20 Jan 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Ski Cuppers - Cup retained

Reigning ski cuppers champions Downing headed to Val Thorens last week to defend their crown. The team consisting of Fielder Camm, Varsity skier Hattie Sparks, Rich Aked and Jamie Saunders cruised through the early rounds to reach the quarter finals, as the tournament seemed to be heading to an epic finale versus Trinity (a team consisting of the three fastest skiiers in Cambridge). In the quarte... (read more)

Posted on 19 Dec 2007 by Jamie Saunders

Ladies badminton wins their league

The ladies badminton team have won the league and are shortly to be promoted to the first division! They defeated all their opposition with an average score of 7-2 games each match! Since the beginning of last year they have moved from the 3rd division into the first and a second team has also been formed- another strong downing team Well done girls for a great term! (read more)

Posted on 25 Nov 2007 by beki camm

Football 1sts make it 6 in 6

The football 1sts maintained their 100% record in the league and Cuppers this season with a 3-1 victory over Kings today (Scorers: Ryle (2), Hanslip). The win leaves the 1sts clear at the top of the league and with what promises to be a massive second round Cuppers match against Jesus to play next term. Meanwhile the 2nds were unlucky not to beat Darwin II, drawing in the end 1-1. Congra... (read more)

Posted on 18 Nov 2007 by Ollie Carter

Downing netball going from strength to strength...

Last week the Downing ladies' first team earned a massive victory against Homerton, their longstanding rival college, smashing Homerton 26-6. The ladies first team complemented this win with another glorious victory this week, beating Girton 17-6. In addition to the ladies' success, the mixed team has been having some of its own. Downing mixed first team beat Trinity 11-1 today. meaning that b... (read more)

Posted on 18 Nov 2007 by Sarina Williams

Downing W1 3rd in Winter Head

Downing Women's 1st VIII came joint third in the Cambridge Winter Head yesterday, tying with Pembroke behind Christ's and Jesus. The crew had a fast start, settled into an excellent, controlled rhythm which they maintained throughout the 2.5km course, and responded well to a series of lifts up to the finish. We are looking forward to Fairbairn's on Friday 30th November. (read more)

Posted on 18 Nov 2007 by Angela Cheetham

Downing Ducks Lacrosse

Once again, Ducks win 1-0 to Tit Hall. This makes us top of the league at the moment. (read more)

Posted on 18 Nov 2007 by Em Stevens

Downing Ducks Lacrosse Draw With Selwyn

Ducks Lacrosse drew with Selwyn 0-0 this week. (read more)

Posted on 11 Nov 2007 by Em Stevens

1st women's squash beat Caius

In the 1st match of the season, Downing women beat Caius 2-1. (read more)

Posted on 11 Nov 2007 by Em Stevens

Womens Badminton firsts top

The womens first badminton team are currently at the top of their league thrashing yet another team 8-1, congratulations has to go to Nuala who played brilliantly after being called at the last minute to play. Continued momentum like this could see them retaining their position at the top. (read more)

Posted on 07 Nov 2007 by beki camm

DCRUFC begin to build up momentum

After a strong fresher in-take, DCRUFC has taken a bit of time to gel, however recent performances seem to show that the Club is still a force to be reckoned with. After a comfortable win against Trinity Hall in a pre-season friendly, the league season kicked off with a home fixture against Magdalene. In horrendous conditions the team failed to take the numerous opportunities they created and ... (read more)

Posted on 07 Nov 2007 by Jamie

Downing Ducks Lacrosse Victory Against Christs

Downing Ducks Lacrosse beat Christs this weekend 2-1, continuing our great season. (read more)

Posted on 06 Nov 2007 by Em Stevens

Downing Excellence in University Fours

All four Downing crews racing in the University Fours races reached the semi-finals of the competition last week. W1 beat Jesus and Caius women in the first two rounds, to lose only to the eventual winners, Christs, in the semi-final. M1 similarly lost only to the eventual winners, First and Third Trinity who they had beaten recently in the Cambridge Autumn Head. All crews raced well, and these ar... (read more)

Posted on 05 Nov 2007 by Angela Cheetham

Football 1sts Crush Johns in Cuppers

Downing football knocked Johns out of Cuppers yesterday thanks to two goals from Sam Isaacs and one from Tom Marsh. We went ahead in the first ten minutes, only to go in 1-1 at half-time. The team then showed great character in going on to score twice without reply in the second half as a poor Johns defence failed to handle repeated Downing attacks. Another big game awaits in the next round, w... (read more)

Posted on 05 Nov 2007 by Ollie Carter

Downing netball still on course...

A number of great wins this weekend means that Downing mixed and ladies' netball teams are still on course to win their respective leagues. On Saturday, the Downing ladies first team convincingly beat a good Trinity team 10-3, with player of the match going to Jenny Macleod for outstanding play and keeping a cool head. The ladies complemented this win with another on Sunday, thrashing Tit hall... (read more)

Posted on 29 Oct 2007 by Sarina Williams

Downing Ducks Lacrosse Beat Queens

In the first game of the season, Downing Ducks beat Queens 2-1. A good start to our season. (read more)

Posted on 28 Oct 2007 by Em Stevens

Badminton team kicks starts season with Corpus thrashing

Starting the season as they mean to go on the Ladies Badminton team whitewashed Corpus 8-1 in their first home game. With aspirations of getting into the 1st division for next season another win against Robinson on Monday will put them on top. Well done girls! (read more)

Posted on 26 Oct 2007 by beki camm

Downing Netball still Dominates

The Downing ladies first team had an impressive win on Saturday against Jesus ladies' first team, crushing them 24-7. Congrats to all who played, and special mention to Laragh Widdess for being player of the match with her outstanding shooting. The Downing mixed second team had a tight match on Sunday against the Magdalene first team, but secured another win (9-5) to continue Downing's unbeate... (read more)

Posted on 22 Oct 2007 by Sarina Williams

Downing IVs dominate the river

Yesterday's Cambridge Autumn Head race saw some excellent results from DCBC. The men's 1st coxed four raced twice, finishing first and third in their category. The women's 1st coxed four similarly won first and second place in their category. It was a beautiful day for racing, and all crews raced impressively. This is a great start to the year for DCBC. (read more)

Posted on 21 Oct 2007 by Angela Cheetham

Cuppers athletics results - excellence from Downing!

The weekend of the 13th-14th October saw the first of only 2 inter-college athletics competitions this year. We finished in 2nd place and 5th place in the womens and mens competitions respectively. Special mention must go to Georgie Hurt and Scott Knackstedt (JCR and MCR respectively) for their outstanding contributions to the weekend. Scott won the 800m, 1500 and 2k Steeplechase. Georgie step... (read more)

Posted on 18 Oct 2007 by Clare Palmer

Downing Football 1sts Crush Churchill

Downing 1sts have beaten Churchill II 7-1 in the first league fixture as they look for promotion to the top division of college football. Congratulations to goalscorers Sam Isaacs (2), Matt Leung (2), Alex Isaacs, Ben Hanslip and Jack Snowden (who breaks his goalscoring duck in his third year of 1st team football). (read more)

Posted on 15 Oct 2007 by Ollie Carter

Mixed netball firsts down Corpus

The mixed netball first team had a great win yesterday against Corpus, crushing them 21-7! After a tight first half, Downing ran away with the second, scoring 13 goals and only conceding 2. Congrats to all who played and let's keep it up! It's all about the league win for the second year in a row! More netball news: The girls first team had an extremely tough match against Catz (last year's l... (read more)

Posted on 14 Oct 2007 by Sarina Williams

DCRUFC WIN Doxbridge Plate!

A small DCRUFC squad travelled to Dublin for the first week of the holidays to take part in the annual Doxbridge tournament - a festival of rugby for Cambridge, Oxford and Durham College teams. In a tough tournament of 10s, and then 7s rugby - by winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 1, DCRUFC managed to win the plate competition! A tremedous achievement considering the amount of alcohol consumed the... (read more)

Posted on 27 Mar 2007 by Jamie

Ducks Lacosse Team do the double

Downing Lacrosse Team have sucessfully won both the inter-college league and college cuppers. We have been unbeaten in every match this year and have only had 2 goals scored against us. Anyone interested in joining the team next year, contact ecs30 or wjkc2 or look out for us at the freshers' fair next michaelmas term. (read more)

Posted on 16 Mar 2007 by Em Stevens

Downing Table Football Team Win League

Winning every match over the season, Downing Table Football Team's deserved promotion was confirmed last night as the league drew to an end. Topping league 2B with an impressive 50 points, with the closest rivals 17 points below, the team has earned a return to the top flight next season. A big thank you to everyone who played: Matteo Schirmer - for generally being better than the rest of us P... (read more)

Posted on 16 Mar 2007 by Jon Hobbs

Women's rugby team wins Cuppers

With a huge crowd supporting them, DCWRFC continued their domination of women's rugby by beating Girton 10-0 to claim the Cup in the Cuppers Final this Wednesday. Not bad for a first season! Tries came from Laura Fraser & Charlotte Jefferies. Congratulations to the cuppers squad; Lisa Walker (Captain), Sarah Gibson (Vice-Captain), Laura Fraser, Liza Mirelman, Viky Hannah, Charlotte Jefferies, Rach... (read more)

Posted on 15 Mar 2007 by Jurate Karciauskaite

Downing wins Women's Hockey Cuppers

Downing’s women’s hockey team approached our cuppers final expecting a very tough match. Our opposition, St Catherine’s college, were unbeaten for 3 years and had 4 blues players in their team, but on the back of a great season we were confident we had the skills and team spirit to make the game go our way. Downing started well with an early attack that resulted in their keeper having to make a... (read more)

Posted on 15 Mar 2007 by Jurate Karciauskaite

Hockey and Rugby Cuppers finals: This Wednesday

This Wednesday, March 14th the Womens' Hockey team are playing in Cuppers Final and would appreciate as much support as possible. The match starts at 1 pm at Catz pitches. Following this, Women's Rugby team will be playing their Cuppers Final at Grange Road pitches. (read more)

Posted on 12 Mar 2007 by Jurate K

End of Downing Ladies Netball Season

The ladies first team has had another successful season, coming second in the university first division. They were unfortunately knocked out of cuppers in the quarter finals after sailing through the group stage and last 16. Consolation can be taken from the fact that the team only lost two matches all season (winning the rest) and were beaten both times by a very strong Catz side who won both the... (read more)

Posted on 05 Mar 2007 by Clare Turner

Hockey girls go through to Cuppers finals

Everyone was geared up for the semi-final Cuppers match, due to the renown of the St. John’s hockey squad. The game started quickly with both teams pressing hard, straight from the whistle and within the first couple of minutes, St.John’s had scored an early goal, despite an excellent first save from Goalkeeper Francesca Denley. However, we all kept our heads high and soon enough, the outstandin... (read more)

Posted on 01 Mar 2007 by Jurate K

WOMEN'S BADMINTON

Having been promoted from the third to the second division, the women's first team have been enjoying more challenging matches this term. This is reflected in the league results so far: Queens: 4-5 (L) Homerton: 6-3 (W) New Hall: 6-3 (W) Selwyn: 4-5 (L) We were also unfortunately knocked out of the first round of cuppers by Trinity II. I have to say these results don't exactly reflect ... (read more)

Posted on 27 Feb 2007 by Emma Jackson Stuart

DCWRFC comes from nowhere to dominate college rugby!

DCWRFC was set up by Lisa Walker (Captain) and David Nathan (Head Coach) at the start of the year and has come from nowhere to beat off stiff competition for a place at Grange Rd in the Cuppers final at the end of term. Coached by David Nathan, Alex Martin, Joe Bell and Jim Moyle, DCWRFC has improved dramatically and finished 4th (out of 16) in the league. They then went on to destroy league-winn... (read more)

Posted on 25 Feb 2007 by Lisa J Walker

Bumps begin this week

The rowing team is preparing for Lent Bumps. W1 currenlty consists of: Mikey Blackburn (cox), Anne O'Leary, Claire Taylor, Esther Hunt, Beth Sawyer, Saskia Highcock, Laura Hughes, Chris Robson and Angela Cheetham. Bumps begins on Tuesday and will continue until saturday. W1 will be racing on wed, thurs, fri, sat with the race beginning at 4pm each day. The team would appreaciate as much s... (read more)

Posted on 25 Feb 2007 by Jurate Karciauskaite

Downing wins the top 2 Mixed Netball leagues

In their last game Mixed Netball A team beat Corpus 10-9. It was a very close game as both teams are the best in the league, however Downing displayed some excellent netball skills and Laura Mcintyre's great shooting led the team to a league deciding victory. Mixed B team also had a tough last match against Jesus. The game was very close and at times a bit vicious but Downing displayed more deter... (read more)

Posted on 25 Feb 2007 by Jurate Karciauskaite

Downing come second in Men's Basketball

Tonight Downing Men's Basketball team is playing their first Cuppers match. Cuppers this year seems to be promising, as the team has only lost one game against Sidney Sussex/St Edmunds and has won the rest. Only due to points difference it has been placed second in the league behind Anglia Ruskin University whom they beat by 3 points in a very intense match. Thus, according to one of the Downing ... (read more)

Posted on 25 Feb 2007 by Jurate Karciauskaite

Downing ladies netball beat Emma

The ladies first team beat Emma 12-7 today (sunday). It was a close game with the Emma shooter scoring some excellent long-range shots. However, by half time Downing had taken the lead and went on to win convincingly, with all the team putting in a great performance. The unbeaten run continues. (read more)

Posted on 21 Jan 2007 by Clare Turner

Downing WIN Ski Cuppers

On the annual Varisty Ski Trip in Les Deux Alpes, the Downing College Ski Team won this year's Cuppers competition! Down a tight slalom course the team won through 5 rounds (including thrashing John's!) to face favourites Trinity in the final. The team sped into an early lead through Chris Stephenson, the lead was then maintained and even marginally increased by Emily Milligan and Jamie Saunder... (read more)

Posted on 16 Dec 2006 by Jamie Saunders

the boys beat the girls at netball

Final score: boys 22 - 17 girls A huge crowd came out to watch this hotly contested battle of the sexes. As expected, it was not exactly a clean game and tempers flared. At the end of normal time the scores were tied 13-13 and so the teams agreed on an additional 10 minutes (the first time they had agreed on anything). During this period the boys, led by Jamie Saunders, affirmed their latent do... (read more)

Posted on 01 Dec 2006 by Alun Rees

The Downing Hockey boys win twice in one day

1st December Cuppers 2nd round: Downing 5 - 0 Corpus Christi League: Downing 5 - 0 Robinson A good day. (read more)

Posted on 01 Dec 2006 by Alun Rees

Ladies Hockey results

Downing 3-1 St John's Downing 1-0 Jesus Downing 5-1 Girton Downing 2-2 St Catherine's undefeated and top of the 1st division excellent work! (read more)

Posted on 29 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Ladies netball team crush Queens

Sunday 26th November Downing 22:0 Queens Another impressive performance by the ladies 1st team led to their sixth straight win of the season. With impressive shooting at one end and solid defence at the other, Queens were unable to put up much resistance to the Downing force. It was another excellent and consistent performance all round. Lets hope the winning streak continues into next term.... (read more)

Posted on 29 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Ladies Badminton team unbeaten

The ladies' badminton team have had phenomenal success this term, winning every single one of their matches, which makes them the clear winners of their division. Congratulations to everyone who's played this term: Tash Close, Lucia Li, Ruth Danvers, Beki Camm, Nuala Tumelty, Georgie Vallance, Vicky Bramhill and Karen Beaumont. The results were: Girton 8-1 ARU II 5-2 Robinson 6-3 Jesus 8-... (read more)

Posted on 29 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Badminton results thus far

Badminton Results thus far... Downing vs. Catz II (4-5) ARU (3-6) Trinity III (5-4 - Downing win) John's II (5-4 - Downing win) (read more)

Posted on 26 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Griffins Garden Party

The date for the annual Griffins Garden Party has been confirmed; it will be held on Monday the 19th of June in the Master's Garden between 2 and 5 in the afternoon. This event will include the official awarding of all recently-achieved college colours and new Griffins membership as well as a finger buffet and drinks refreshments. Formal invitations will be sent out shortly by the Junior President... (read more)

Posted on 25 Apr 2006 by Alun Rees

Downing 2nd at the Head of the Cam

Downing enjoyed some impressive racing at the Head of the Cam today. All the senior crews raced the 2600m head race and the results show huge promise for the approaching May Bumps. M1 raced twice, and overall were placed second and third respectively, only 3 seconds behind Fitzwilliam. M2 also raced twice, and were the second fastest M2 crew. W1 were second fastest women's VIII, only fou... (read more)

Posted on 03 May 2008 by Angela Cheetham

Netball: Downing Domination

Downing netball has seen another successful week, with all teams winning every match. The ladies first team saw off Churchill with an impressive 20-3 win, whilst playing with only six players! The firsts then secured another victory yesterday against Girton, winning 14-2 against a decent team. With only one more league match before the Downing v Catz league decider, the league is surely in thei... (read more)

Posted on 01 Mar 2008 by Sarina Williams

Downing Netball Finishes Term on a High

The Downing ladies' netball first team finished off the term with a spectacular 17-7 win against Churchill, meaning that the ladies finish the term with 8 wins and 1 draw, putting them top of the first division table. It seems that all will be to play for next term in the round 2 match against Catz; the match which will undoubtedly determine the league... The Downing mixed teams also finished ... (read more)

Posted on 02 Dec 2007 by Sarina Williams

Athletics Cuppers

"The University Athletic club are holding a Cuppers athletics competition this Saturday ("CUAC Sports") in which Downing always provide a strong team for. It's a casual "enter on the day" competition which anyone of any standard is encouraged to come along for. The track is on Wilberforce road and I can provide directions/maps for anyone who needs them. The timetable is below: CUAC Sports:... (read more)

Posted on 24 Apr 2007 by Jurate K

Rowing success

Downing Men's IV- win at the University Fours! Over three days of racing culmunating on Friday, 3rd November, and with a new Janousek coxless IV, the crew comprising of Pete Rowe (stroke), Richard Hammond (3), Nick Woods (2, steersman) and Ian Sealey (bow), ably coached by Ian Watson, recorded the verdicts of beating Clare 'easily', LMBC by 10 seconds and finished it off with the closest race of t... (read more)

Posted on 14 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Netball: Downing 1sts beat Homerton 28-4

Today (Sunday 12th November) the Downing 1sts demolished Homerton 28-4. Aggressive and athletic defence from Downing meant that Homerton had little possession and very few chances. At the other end Laura McIntyre and Sarina Williams put the ball through the hoop for fun. It was a convincing win against a side with a good reputation. This season's unbeaten run remains intact. (read more)

Posted on 12 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

Griffins Club Elections

The upcoming Annual Dinner on 20th January is the event at which the new Junior President, Secretary and Treasurer are presented to the Club. As this date is not far away could all Griffins members who will be in College next year think about applying for these respective positions. Any nominations must be proposed and seconded by current members and submitted to the Junior Secretary Charlotte Hil... (read more)

Posted on 12 Nov 2006 by Alun Rees

The Griffins Club Annual Dinner

The Griffins Club Annual Dinner will be held either in the West Lodge or the dining hall (depending on numbers) on Saturday 20th January. It is held exclusively for members and is a great opportunity for Downing Sportsmen and women past and present to catch up and spend an enjoyable evening together. Invitations will be sent out shortly. (read more)

Posted on 12 Nov 2006 by Alun rees