Rugby teams tour Paris
Last month, Imperial’s rugby team ventured to France to take part in a weekend-long rugby tournament: the HEC-Natixis Mixed Rugby Nations Cup. The competition, hosted at the HEC Paris Business School Campus, ran from the 11th to 13th October and featured over 150 students from five universities (Imperial, University of Madrid, EPFL Lausanne, École Polytechnique and CentraleSupélec).
Imperial’s men and women rugby teams combined forces in the mixed touch rugby tournament to take home the winning trophy.
The tournament celebrated both gender parity and team spirit – two values the tournament believes are core to both sport and business. This is the third time HEC have hosted the tournament.
Felix congratulates all teams involved, and especially Imperial for winning the mixed touch cup.
Following their return from Paris, Imperial’s rugby team focussed on their first round of cup games, which began this week. The 1st team had a bye week in
the cup, while the 2nd and 3rd teams were in action. Both successfully advanced to the next round of the cup, with 2nd team winning 26–0 against Surrey, while the 3rd team took an easy win against Middlesex, 65–5.
Highlights from Imperial's 3rd XV win against Middlesex at StoneX Stadium. @joshifotomedia
All teams will feature in the league, with the 1st team playing away against Royal Free, University College and Middlesex Medical Students (RMS) – UCL Medical school’s rugby club.
The 1st team currently tops the league with three wins. 2nd team is playing away against Kingston – they currently remain unbeaten in the league, with 2 wins. The 3rd team will be at home against Surrey.
