The women’s badminton team were able to defend last year’s Varsity victory, winning the contest 6-2 and in doing so, displayed great promise for the rest of the season. The University side were initially met […]
The Gryphon interviews Olympic heptathlete Louise Hazel
FRESHERS’ week is infamous for students around the UK drinking copious amounts of alcohol and attending over-hyped events at questionable nightclubs. For many, exercise and healthy living is the last thing on their minds as they re-acclimatise themselves […]
‘Uni Girls Can’ Comes to Leeds
BEHIND the closed doors of a certain office tucked away in the upstairs of Leeds University Union, big things are happening. Phones are constantly picked up, meetings scheduled and emails monitored in a hawk-like among […]
Leeds Uni dominate first Korfball Varsity match
Leeds Uni 17 – 9 Leeds Beckett Leeds University dominated Leeds Beckett from the off to clinch the first official Korfball Varsity match on Wednesday. After taking an early 5-1 lead, Uni never looked back […]
Uni snatch late victory
Women’s Handball: Leeds Uni 26-24 Leeds Beckett LEEDS University’s women’s handball team edged past a resilient Beckett side in a hotly-contested match at The Edge on Wednesday afternoon. Uni started brightly, with Ellie Whitehead scoring […]
Valiant Ladies Battered by Beckett
As Varsity day loomed, the Leeds University women’s football teams knew that they had a big challenge ahead. Aside from the obvious close rivalry between the two teams, each Leeds University side was facing off […]
Varsity finale blighted by fans
Gryphons suffer 13-27 defeat – Pitch invasions cut short match by ten minutes The University of Leeds’ rugby union team were unfortunate to be on the losing end of a spirited and physical encounter which would […]
Harbord Confident of Clinching Varsity
The Gryphon’s Fiona Tomas caught up with Charlie Harbord, LURUFC’S Club Captain, to get the lowdown on Varsity preparations… MOST girls would go weak at the knees at the prospect of chatting to a rugby […]
The Rugby World Cup Weekly Review
Group A Wales 23 – 13 Fiji A tired-looking Wales were run close by the Pacific islanders, who at one point in the second half looked like they could take the lead. However, the reliable […]
Uni Gryphons Face Off Against Beckett
LEEDS Varsity is once again upon us, with players from across 25 sports hoping that they can prove their worth on Wednesday. The competition has come on an awful long way since its inception in 2005, […]
Hopkisson Hopes To Defend Varsity Victory
LAST year the Leeds University Women’s Hockey 2s battled their way to victory against a formidable Beckett side in a fast-paced and furious encounter that saw the Gryphons win by three points to two. This year […]
Cracking Season of Yorkshire Cricket
YORKSHIRE comfortably clinched their second consecutive Championship title for the first time since 1968 after an extremely dominant season. Despite England star Joe Root not playing a single Championship match and up to six of his […]