Oxford University Handball Club (OUHaC) was founded and registered as a club at the University of Oxford in 2001 and has since established itself as one of England's most successful clubs. It is a member of the England Handball Association since 2002 and the Association of British Universities Handball Clubs since 2011. As such, the OUHaC plays both in the regular English Handball League (Championship) and the Cup. Since handball is not part of the BUCS, Oxford also plays in the EHA University Championships. From 2014 it plays in the varsity match against the Cambridge University Handball Club.[1][2] In 2016 and 2017 respectively, the women's and men's teams were granted Half Blue status by the Blues committees of the University of Oxford.[3][4]
Teams
editMen's team
editThe men's team won the British Student Championship title in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013[5] and 2014 as well as the English National League in 2006, being the first ever University Team in the history of English handball to win the National League Title.[6][7] They have been too the first university team to compete in the EHF Challenge Cup (2006–07 and 2007–08). They have also won two mixed English Beach Handball tournaments. The team won the EHA League Cup in 2016 and reached the semi-finals of the EHA National Cup in 2017.[8]
Women's team
editThe women's team was created within the club in 2003. The team's greatest achievements include winning the EHA National League 1st Division in 2015 and 2016 as well as the National University Championships in 2016. Moreover, the defeated the University of Cambridge in four consecutive Varsity matches from 2015 to 2018.[citation needed]
International competitions - EHF Challenge Cup
editThe men's team of the Oxford University Handball Club has participated twice in the EHF Challenge Cup, in 2006 and 2007. They qualified for the first round as winners of the English league in 2006 and as winners of the cup in 2007.[9][10]
2006–07
edit| Date | Home | Result | Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2006 | B.B. Ankara SK | 38–14 | Oxford University HC |
| 30 September 2006 | Oxford University HC | 12–56 | RK Konjuh Namjestaj Zivinice |
| 1 October 2006 | Riihimäki Cocks | 43–22 | Oxford University HC |
2007–08
edit| Date | Home | Result | Road |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2007 | St Patrick's College | 25–24 | Oxford University HC |
| 29 September 2007 | Oxford University HC | 14–34 | Ankara Il Özel Idare SK |
| 30 September 2007 | Arkatron Minsk | 39–19 | Oxford University HC |
National titles and seasons
editSource:[11]
- ^ Oxford University Sport: Spoils Shared In First Handball Varsity Matches on 17 February 2014
- ^ Cambridge Match Report, Club homepage.
- ^ Half Blues Sport (Oxford University Sport)
- ^ Oxford University Sports: "Handball Half Blue 7 awards maximum awarded by Club President"
- ^ "Handball Blues celebrate national success". The Oxford Student.
- ^ "En Oxford se estudia, se rema, y se gana la liga de balonmano", Marca (Madrid), 17 Nov 2006.
- ^ Waz.de (paywall).
- ^ EHA news, May 2017.
- ^ "Oxford University HC". Eurohandball. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Pressball.by, 2nd Oct 2007
- ^ "Match Results". Oxford University Handball Club. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.