title: Cambridge University Handball Club
text: # Cambridge University Handball Club
  
  Cambridge University Handball Club (CUHC) was founded and registered as a club at the University of Cambridge in 2013. CUHC runs competitive men’s and women's teams playing in national competitions. It is a member of the England Handball Association and the Association of British University Handball Clubs. Both the men's and the women's teams are currently holding their Varisity Trophy against Oxford (2020).
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### British University Championships
  
  The club has been taking part in the British University Championships. The men's team participated in the 2013/14 season (5th place), 2014/15 season (1st place, British University Champions) and 2015/16 season. The women's team played for the first time in the 2014/15 season (3rd place in plate finals) and continued in the 2015/16 season (1st place in plate finals).
  
  Men's team :
  
  | Year | Round | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2014 | National Cup (Quarter final) | 5th place | | | | | | |
  | 2015 | National Cup (Final) | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 51 |
  | 2016 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2017 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2018 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2019 | National Cup | Round of 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | | |
  | 2020 | National Cup | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | |
  
  Women's team :
  
  | Year | Round | Position | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
  | 2015 | National Cup (Plate) | 3rd place | | | | | | |
  | 2016 | National Cup (Plate) | 1st place | | | | | | |
  | 2017 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2018 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2019 | National Cup | | | | | | | |
  | 2020 | National Cup | 5th place | | | | | | |
  
  ### Varsity
  
  The first season of existence of the club saw the inaugural Handball Varsity match, which took place on 25 January 2014 at SportHouse in London.
  
  | 25 January 2014 | CUHC Men's | 26–32 | OUHaC Men's | (report) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CUHC Women's | 23–12 | OUHaC Women's |
  | 31 January 2015 | CUHC Men's | 24–31 | OUHaC Men's | (report) |
  | CUHC Women's | 21–31 | OUHaC Women's |
  | 14 February 2016 | OUHaC Men's | 19–27 | CUHC Men's | (report) |
  | OUHaC Women's | 31–14 | CUHC Women's |
  | 5 March 2017 | CUHC Men's | 38–26 | OUHaC Men's | (report) |
  | CUHC Women's | 21–27 | OUHaC Women's |
  | 27 January 2018 | OUHaC Men's | 29–31 | CUHC Men's |
  | OUHaC Women's | 16–14 | CUHC Women's |
  | 3 February 2019 | OUHaC Men's | 8–23 | CUHC Men's |
  | OUHaC Women's | 25–15 | CUHC Women's |
  | 23 February 2020 | CUHC Men's | 32–26 (16–12) | OUHaC Men's |
  | CUHC Women's | 23–21 (15–7) | OUHaC Women's |
  
  In 2020, the Cambridge Men's team won the Varsity match in the fifth subsequent year. At the same time, the Cambridge Women's team reclaimed the trophy for the first time since five years from Oxford's Women who had been unbeaten in Varsity since 2015.
  
  