York St John men's rugby league team wins the Northern Conference Cup

York St John University’s men’s rugby league team made history last week, winning the institution’s first team gold medal in a BUCS competition.

York St John’s 1st team won the BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) Northern Conference cup final.
They played Bradford 1st at Haxby Road sports fields last Wednesday and won the match 20 – 12.

The match saw Bradford put the first points on the board but this was soon flipped on its head in a comeback from the York St John team which gave them a two point lead. During the second half Bradford took the lead but this was, again short lived as YSJ came back with a converted try and a try leading to the final score of 20 – 12.

Their route to the final, via a knockout competition, included a semi-final match against Leeds (which YSJ won 29 – 12), quarter-final against UCLAN (22 – 16 to YSJ) and a last 16 place versus Manchester (which YSJ won 8 – 4).

Adam McSkimming, President of the Students’ Union, said: “We are extremely proud of the team and their achievements this season. This marks a moment in York St John University’s history and another milestone I how we have progressed in sport in recent years.”