Sport at Merton

Sport at Merton is a great way to have some fun and meet new people. Whatever your commitment and ability levels, we have teams in a variety of sports: hockey, rowing, football, netball, cricket, canoe polo to name but a few. There’s space for everyone and new players are always welcome to every team; simply e-mail the relevant captain (these are listed on the individual sport’s page, but where in doubt, feel free to contact the Sports Rep). Teams in larger sports are sometimes paired with Mansfield College, and all compete in regular league and cup competitions (Cuppers) against other colleges.

If you’d like to get involved have a look at the following list and get in touch with the relevant captain, by email (first-name.last-name@merton.ox.ac.uk). If you don’t see your sport listed, contact the Sports Rep (jcr.sports@merton.ox.ac.uk), who will do their best to help you. Life at university and at Merton isn’t just about work but also about trying new things and having a great time – and where better than on the sports field.

Badminton

Captain: Soham Yelwande (Mansfield)

Cricket

Captain: Edward Addis (Mansfield)

Football

Men’s First Team Captain: Jacob Maycock (Mansfield), Rafe Harding (Mansfield) 

Men’s Second Team Captain: Abdul Olagunju-Adekunle (Merton), Ryan Raj (Mansfield)

Women’s football captain: Aurora Vega Rodriguez (Merton)

Hockey

No new captain this year. If you are interested in this please contact the JCR Sports Rep: jcr.sports@merton.ox.ac.uk

Netball

Captain: Ceska Kent (Merton), Francesca Forbes (Merton)

Real Tennis

Captain: Grace Beglan (Merton)

Captain: Theodore Hirt-Madden (Merton)

Swimming

Captain: Bonnie Yeo (Merton)

Rowing

President: Elise Bastid 

Men’s Captain: Rohan Crowe

Women’s Captain: Tessa Baker

Rugby

Captain: Henry Toye (Mansfield)