BUCS Big Wednesday 2026

BUCS Big Wednesday 2026

BUCS Big Wednesday 

16 sports. 60 fixtures. 120 teams. BUCS Big Wednesday brings together talent from all over the country, competing to become 2026 BUCS champions. Join us on 24 & 25 March at Loughborough University to watch records be broken, history be made, and to celebrate the very best of university sport.

Tickets are available to purchase for all sports. Please note, a separate ticket is needed for each sport.

Tuesday 24 March

American Football | Loughborough 1st XV Pitch, LE11 3TT

Open Trophy Final 10:30 (Lancashire v Bournemouth)

Open Vase Final 14:00 (Brunel v SGS)

Open Championship Final 19:00 (Durham v UWE)

Wednesday 25 March

Badminton | Netball & Badminton Centre, Towers Way, LE11 3TS

Open Trophy & Female Championship Finals 09:30

Open Trophy: Loughborough 2 v Nottingham 2

Female Championship: Loughborough 1 v Strathclyde 1

Open Championship & Female Trophy Finals 15:00

Open Championship: Loughborough 1 v Nottingham 1

Female Trophy: Loughborough 2 v Edinburgh 1

Basketball & Wheelchair Basketball | Netball & Badminton Centre, Towers Way, LE11 3TS

Subway BUCS Women's Basketball Trophy 09:30 (St Andrews 1 v Worcester 1)  

Subway BUCS Men's Basketball Trophy 12:00 (Birmingham City 1 v Surrey 1)

Subway BUCS Mixed Wheelchair Basketball Championship 14:30 (Loughborough v Nottingham)

Subway BUCS Women's Basketball Championship 17:00 (Loughborough 2 v Essex)

Subway BUCS Men's Basketball Championship 19:30 (Loughborough 1 v Newcastle 1)

Fencing | Dan Maskell Tennis Centre, LE11 3JD

Mixed and Female Trophy 11:00

Mixed Trophy: Nottingham 2 v Manchester 1

Female Trophy: LSE 1 v Warwick 1

Mixed and Female Championship 14:30

Mixed Championship: St Andrews 1 v Oxford 1

Female Championship: Nottingham 1 v Edinburgh 1

Football (Trophy) | Loughborough University Football Pitch 4, LE11 3GR

Men's Trophy 10:00 (Surrey 1 v Durham 1)

Women's Trophy 13:30 (Loughborough 2 v Liverpool 1)

Football (Championship) |Loughborough University Stadium, Oakwood Drive, LE11 3QF

Men's Championship 16:30 (Stirling 1 v Nottingham 1)

Women's Trophy 19:45 (Nottingham 1 v Northumbria 1)

Hockey (Vase & Championship) | Water-based Hockey Pitch, Hazlerigg Walk, LE11 3UB

Female Vase 10:00 (Exeter 1 v Bath 1)

Open Vase 12:15 (Exeter 2 v Bath 1)

Female Championship 14:30 (Loughborough 1 v Nottingham 1)

Open Championship 17:30 (Exeter 1 v Loughborough 1)

Hockey (Trophy)| EHB Pitch, LE11 3TP

Female Trophy 10:30 (Loughborough 3 v Exeter 4)

Open Trophy 13:30 (Durham 3 v St Mary's 1)

Lacrosse | PEC Rubbercrumb Pitch, Epinal Way, LE11 3TU

Women's Trophy 10:00 (Edinburgh v Exeter 2)

Men's Trophy 12:30 (Glasgow v Cardiff)

Women's Championship 16:30 (Nottingham v Exeter)

Men's Championship 19:15 (Nottingham v Durham)

Netball | Sir David Wallace Building, Towers Way, LE11 3TU

Men's Exhibition 12:00

Female Trophy 14:00 (Bath 2 v Worcester 1)

Female Championship 16:30 (Loughborough 1 v Hertfordshire 1)

Rugby League | Loughborough 1st XV Pitch, LE11 3TT

Men's Trophy 15:00 (Nottingham Trent v Northumbria 2)

Men's Championship 17:45 (Northumbria 1 v Leeds Beckett)

Rugby Union | Loughborough University Pitch 1 & 2, LE11 3QF

Women's Vase & Women's Trophy 11:00

Women's Vase: Surrey 1 v Bristol 1

Women's Trophy: Cardiff Met 2 v Manchester Met 1

Men's Vase & Men's Trophy 14:30

Men's Vase: Brunel 1 v Newcastle 1

Men's Trophy: Bath 3 v Leeds Beckett 2

Squash | Dan Maskell Tennis Centre, LE11 3JD

Male and Female Trophy 11:00

Male Trophy: Strathclyde v Warwick

Female Trophy: Surrey v Birmingham 2

Male Championship 13:00 (UWE 1 v Birmingham 1)

Female Championship 15:30 (UWE 1 v Birmingham 1)

Table Tennis | Holywell Fitness Centre, Oakwood Drive, LE11 3QF

Men's Trophy 09:00 (Strathclyde v Warwick)

Women's Trophy & Women's Championship 12:00

Women's Trophy: Nottingham 2 v Nottingham 3

Men's Championship 14:00 (Sheffield Hallam v Nottingham)

Tennis | Dan Maskell Tennis Centre, LE11 3JD

Women's Trophy & Men's Vase from 08:30

Women's Trophy: Edinburgh 1 v Bath 2

Men's Vase: Stirling 2 v Loughborough 2

Men's Trophy from 10:30 (Stirling 3 v Nottingham 3)

Women's Champ from 13:30 (Loughborough 1 v Stirling 1)

Men's Champ and Women's Vase from 15:30

Men's Champ: Stirling 1 v Nottingham 1

Women's Vase: Loughborough 2 v Essex 1

Water Polo | Loughborough University Swimming Pool, Epinal Way, LE11 3TU

Open Trophy 11:45 (Glasgow v Cardiff)

Female Trophy 13:15

Open Championship 14:45 (Durham 1 v Nottingham 1)

Female Championship 16:45 (Durham 1 v Nottingham 1)

Volleyball | Sir David Wallace Building, Towers Way, LE11 3TU

Male Trophy 09:30 (Strathclyde v Oxford)

Female Trophy 12:00 (Loughborough v Bristol)

Male Championship 17:30 (Nottingham v Newcastle)

Female Championship 20:00 (Durham v Essex)

Seating or Standing?

Standing tickets: American Football, Football, Hockey, Lacrosse, Rugby League, Rugby Union & Squash

Seated tickets: Badminton, Basketball, Fencing, Netball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Water Polo, Wheelchair Basketball & Volleyball

All sports will only permit entry 30 minutes prior to scheduled start time.

Accessibility

Accessible tickets are available for a number of indoor sports and include admission for a carer. These tickets are suitable for wheelchair users, with seating provided at ground level where bleacher seating is in use. If accessible tickets for a particular sport are not advertised or are sold out, please email events@bucs.org.uk and we will endeavour to accommodate requests where possible.

Child Tickets

Child tickets are not available for this event. However, U16s may purchase a student ticket (no student ID is required) and must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over, who must also hold a valid ticket.

Players & Team Staff

To guarantee entry into any fixture at BUCS Big Wednesday, players are strongly advised to purchase a ticket. Only a limited number of accredited players will be permitted entry at each venue. If you are support staff, either coach or university staff member, you will be eligible for an all access pass but you must be declared on the team sheet on the day. Please make sure you read the team information carefully when distributed.

For Event Information and the full schedule visit the event webpage here.

For all other enquiries please contact the BUCS office on 020 7633 5080 and select option 1 for competitions and events, and then option 3 for events / or via email on events@bucs.org.uk