Bishop Burton Sports

Welcome to the new website that is dedicated to sport, fitness and wellbeing at Bishop Burton College!

As part of the Campus re-development, we have recently opened the Bishop Burton Sports Village and the Centre for Sport & Fitness.

We are open to the public and can offer highly competitive fitness suite memberships, as well as a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities.

We offer special membership rates to our students and staff, and a full fitness class programme to cater for all of your requirements. Call us now on 01964553111.

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The new Centre for Sport & Fitness

These are very exciting times for sport at Bishop Burton College-be part of it!

Sports Academies

For the very first time, we will be entering teams in the British Universities and Colleges Sport Competitions (BUCS). We run a number of student sports academies and clubs, including rugby union, football, clay pigeon shooting, netball, hockey and cricket. Students can keep up to date with all the latest news from their chosen sport via this site.

Fitness Suite Memberships

We are offering exceptional deals on memberships, with no contracts and no joining fees!

Centre for Sport & Fitness Opening Hours

Monday 7am-10pm

Tuesday 7am-10pm

Wednesday 7am-10pm

Thursday 7am-10pm

Friday 7am-9pm

Saturday 8am-5pm

Sunday 8am-5pm

Latest news stories

Rugby Union: The All Stars come to Bishop Burton College

Posted by Bishop Burton College Sports Department 21st July 2010

Trevor Leota

Henry Paul

Epeli Taione

As part of Bishop Burton College's week long European Pony Championships event, they will be hosting a rugby union match between Hull RUFC, the College's official rugby union partner, and a East Riding All Stars XV on Friday 30th July, kick off 7.30pm. The match is part of Hull RUFC's preparations for their second season in National Division 2 (North). Some of the most recognisable names in rugby union will be in attendance, including Epi Taione (Newcastle Falcons,Tonga), Trevor Leota (London Wasps, Samoa), Tevita Vaikona (Saracens, Tonga) and Henry Paul (Leeds Carnegie, England), who may all feature at some point, alongside local stars such as Richard Bussey and Dave Worrall (Beverley RUFC), Chris Creber (Malton and Norton RFC) and Tom Wright (Driffield RUFC).

Other internationals who are lined up to play for the All Stars include Mike Umaga (Samoa), Brad Hepi (New Zealand), Tama Kirikiri (Fiji), Kiti Bavadra (Fiji) and Rodney Mahe (Tonga). The side will be managed by John Widdowson, Nottingham RFC's Academy Manager.

Hull RUFC will include a number of their new signings and there will be other special guests in attendance.

Admittance is free and the bar is open from 6.30pm. Spectators are asked to use the Village entrance to the College.

Rugby union scholarships

(l-r Tevita Vaikona, Richard Beal, Geoff Lound, Chris Murphy, John Beal, Jeanette Dawson)

A groundbreaking partnership between Bishop Burton College and Hull Rugby Union Football Club has been forged to offer players the chance to access a unique scholarship scheme set up to keep sporting talent in the area.

Hull RUFC, a highly ambitious National League Club, are based at The Hull Sports Centre on Chanterlands Avenue and are coached by former Hull FC, Bradford Bulls and Saracens star Tevita Vaikona.

The club have recently gained promotion into National Division Two (North) after a resounding 40-15 win over Chester in the North/Midlands divisional play-off on the 25th April 2009.

Tevita Vaikona in action vs. Westoe

Over recent years the Club has made great strides forward and has been carrying out a tremendous amount of work in the local community through its development programme, which has been recently recognised by the game’s governing body (the RFU) as the best in the country.

Hull RUFC’s development team have worked closely with the College for the last season, coaching the rugby teams and taking advantage of Bishop Burton’s sports facilities.

Director of Sport at the College, Nick Gandy, is delighted that the partnership is now formalised and the scholarships are in place.

“The idea behind the scholarships is that talented players can access first-class coaching and sports development, while taking advantage of the College’s expanding portfolio of Higher Education sports courses, said Nick.

“Applicants must demonstrate outstanding sporting ability and show evidence of achievement or potential at regional or national level, but the overarching aim is to provide athletes with the best possible environment to achieve their academic and sporting goals.”

All applicants accepted on to the scholarship scheme will be expected to play for the College team and also for one of the Club’s teams as part of their overall development.

This is the first time that such scholarships have been made available in the area.

If you would like to find out more about the rugby scholarships on offer at Bishop Burton College please contact Nick Gandy, Director of Sport on 01964 504156 or email: nick.gandy@bishopburton.ac.uk