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BUCS Sport

‌British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) is the national governing body for student sport in the UK. They facilitate and deliver all cross-university competitions, national events, campaigns and further opportunities to promote physical activity within student sport settings.

The University of Exeter offers one of the largest programmes in the UK for competitive university sport, with over 110 teams registered competing weekly in leagues with a number of our clubs competing in annual events. Our clubs offer either weekly or yearly competitive competitions to test and further develop your skills.

We have 52 Sports Clubs that offer everything from social and beginner sport, to supporting elite athletes in international pathways.

We are currently 4th in the BUCS rankings. Head to the BUCS website to see our most up-to-date BUCS rankings for all 52 of our sports!

Student Sport also offers those the opportunity to be involved with the Performance Sport Programme, where we support some of the best and most talented athletes in the UK.

Suppose more casual and social sport is your thing. In that case, the University offers a wide-ranging social and recreational programme, where you can sign up for weekly in-house leagues or events with your friends and attend free Pitch Up & Play sessions.