The defending Women’s Varsity Match champions have announced their squad ahead of the clash with Oxford University at Twickenham on Thursday 8th December.
Cambridge Captain Alice Middleton, will start at full-back and will be looking to lead her team to another victory, following a convincing win in the 2015 meeting where she put on a superb performance receiving the Player of the Match award.
Middleton leads an experienced core of 10 returning blues, enhanced by a host of new talent in the squad, with 12 new blues represented throughout the starting line-up and replacements.
The Light Blues will be entering Twickenham after an extremely competitive season in the BUCS Premier South where they have faced stiff competition all season, in preparation for facing Oxford at the home of England Rugby.
The 30th Women’s Varsity Match and the 135th Men’s match against Oxford and Cambridge will return to Twickenham on Thursday 8th December, with tickets on sale now. 2 for 1 adult tickets are now available online on all £28 ticket categories.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S VARSITY SQUAD 2016
1. Alice Elgar* – Girton
2. Emma Pierce – St Catharine’s
3. Laura Nunez-Mulder* – Emmanuel
4. Nikki Weckman* – Trinity
5. Livvy Probert – Downing
6. Molly Byrne* – Newnham
7. Chloe Withers* – Fitzwilliam
8. Emily Pratt – Emmanuel
9. Lydie Thorn* – Corpus Christi
10. Kate Marks – Murrey Edwards
11. Lara Gibson* – Lucy Cavendish
12. Jessica Charlton* – Newnham
13. Mary Coleman – Kings’
14. Laura Suggitt* – St Edmunds
15. Alice Middleton (Captain)* – Lucy Cavendish
Replacements
16. Katerina Sanchez-Schilling – St Edmunds
17. Gabriella Johansson – Churchill
18. Jacqueline Bramley – Girton
19. Tabitha Burgess – Fitzwilliam
20. Sophie Farrant* – Emmanuel
21. Sophie Evans – Gonville & Caius
22. Katherine Monks – Homerton
Injury Reserve: Catriona Brickel – St Catharine’s
*Denotes Blue
