Over 150 current and former students compete annually for the trophy
University of Portsmouth students and alumni came together this weekend for the second alumni cup. Building on the success of the inaugural event last year, over 150 current students and graduates competed against each other in a packed programme of sport.
The Alumni Cup this year took place across Ravelin Sports Centre and HMS Temeraire to give Varsity feels to those taking part. With alumni arriving as defending champions after last year’s victory, the event delivered as promised with a lively, fun and well natured competition.
The split of attendees was fairly evenly spread with 51% of attendees graduates, either showing their experience or suggesting they might not be up to it. How wrong could we be? Very.
The Alumni team came to win, and that they did with a clean sweep across all 7 sports. The Alumni retain the cup after a resounding 21-0 victory. The victory shows that experience will get you everywhere.
There were some close fought match ups across the day (but also some not-so-close fixtures) check out all the scores below.
| Fixture | Students score | Alumni score |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Frisbee | 4 | 15 |
| Fencing | 88 | 110 |
| Taekwondo and Karate | 22 | 30 |
| Women’s Football | 0 | 5 |
| Futsal | 6 | 6 (Won on Pens) |
| Hockey | 0 | 8 |
| Basketball | 81 | 85 |
| Total | 0 | 21 |
Thank you so much for organising a fantastic event, it was great to be back playing together in Portsmouth. After playing in it last year, we really love having the opportunity to compete in the Alumni Cup. We wouldn’t want to miss it.
The Alumni Cup will return next year, around mid April. If you are an graduate or student graduating this year. You could take part in next year’s Alumni Cup.
University pride and the shared sporting history of both students and alumni continues to connect past and present students. Next year will see the third installment of the Alumni Cup and we want to hear from you if you’re a graduate and you want to take part.
Register your interest for the 2027 Alumni Cup
We want to hear from previous players, coaches, previous VP Sport or Team UOP Exec. Come along and get involved in the 2027 Alumni Cup.