A sporting success

The University was delighted to sign our fourth funding agreement with Santander Universities during a special event held at Reed Hall. The new agreement extends Exeter’s long standing relationship with Santander, where philanthropic gifts have exceeded £1million.

The new agreement saw a fresh wave of support for sport at Exeter, with funding providing vital support for three new initiatives. Building on existing activity made possible by Santander, Exeter’s Sports Park have been able to purchase new innovative performance analysis equipment, allowing sports coaches to edit and share performance video footage directly with students, enabling members to take an active role in the analysis of their performance and tactics.

Support also enabled the University’s Sport’s Park to purchase a new nine-seater minibus. The minibus, is available to all sports teams, from 1st teams performing on a national stage to individual clubs travelling to training sessions and meets. As well as transporting teams to away fixtures, many of Exeter’s sports clubs undertake the majority of their activity off-campus and the bus has already proved to be a vital resource.

Exeter is very highly ranked in the inter-university British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) league table, and reached the Championship Final at Twickenham last season. Support from Santander has allowed the team to further enhance its programme, increasing the number of male and female beginners attracted to the sport through a number of new beginner sessions, designed to provide rugby enthusiasts with a fantastic university rugby experience.