18 April 2023 Abingdon Sport Two Abingdon teams participated in the Loughborough University Canoe Polo tournament at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham in March. The 1st games were very chilly with ice being broken on the pitches before the start of the initial games. Abingdon 1 started their group stage with a 5-1 loss but improved to a close 2-1 loss to Sheffield. In the last game of the initial round, they had a convincing victory over Warwick 7-0 putting them 3rd overall in the pool. Abingdon 2 got off to a slightly faster start in the tournament with a 1-0 victory followed with a 1-1 draw and a 2-1 close victory over Exeter. Sunday brought the knockout round with Abingdon 1 starting off with a 6-1 victory against Liverpool and Abingdon 2 having a bye in the 1st round. In the 2nd round, both teams lost, 2-0 and 5-1 respectively. In the final game Abingdon 1 won 2-1 against Nottingham and Abingdon 2 beat Exeter. This placed Abingdon 1 in 5th overall in their league and Abingdon 2 in 7th place. Loughborough University canoe polo tournament Abingdon qualifies for water polo national plate final It has been an impressive and successful season for our water polo squad, culminating in their qualification for the national plate final, for the 1st time in their history. This subsequently saw the squad placed 12th in the country. The top scorer of the season has been Can Tugcetin who, over the past 2 years, has put an impressive 44 goals in only 26 games (stat padding), with Jacob Lambsdale being a very solid and strong keeper, making some incredible saves along the way. We bid a sad farewell to our Upper 6th leavers, who have all played integral roles in the development of the squad and its success.
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