A message from Nik Baker, JCR Sports Rep
Sport plays a very prominent role in life at Keble College. There are student-run college clubs in all major University sports (and numerous minor ones), offering teams catering for all levels of ability and commitment. At first team level, Keble teams are in the top division for most sports (including football, rowing, cricket and rugby), and consistently compete for league and cuppers honours. At present, the MCR football team are league and cuppers holders, while the rugby 1st XV achieved a ‘perfect ten’ season, winning every league game.
Significantly, there are no Keble clubs that need to operate in conjunction with other colleges (as many other colleges do due to lack of numbers, or ability), so more opportunities are available to Keblites to represent their own college. This aids the social side of college sport, with sport team socials typically much-anticipated occasions, with particular focus on helping freshers to settle into college life.
The college is well endowed with sports facilities, with its own Sports Ground on Woodstock Road, a Boat House on the banks of the Isis and a new on-site College Gym situated below the JCR. The college is also situated across the road from the University Parks, which provides further facilities in close proximity to the college.
