Sport and Culture

Sport

Traditionally Brasenose has been a very sporty college and has produced some very strong sides. A full range of sporting abilities is catered for, from the competitive 1^st XV rugby and 1^st XI football to the more relaxed 3^rd XI football, 2^nd XI cricket and mixed lacrosse teams.

Each year Brasenose produces several blues and half blues (awarded for playing in a 1^st team against Cambridge).

The Brasenose sports ground is near the river, about ten minutes walk from the College. The groundsman does an excellent job of looking after the pitches and is available if help is needed.

There are rugby, hockey and football pitches, netball and squash courts and in the summer, there is a beautiful cricket pitch and both grass and hard tennis courts. The clubhouse has a small bar for drinks and snacks, which can be put on a tab and settled at the start of the next term.

Brasenose has a strong rugby side as well as a summer sevens competition. Other teams include netball, cricket, athletics, tennis, mixed lacrosse, squash, table tennis, fencing and pool.

Brasenose also has a strong tradition in rowing with its own boathouse by the river and each year has at least two men's and women's crews.

There are three college rowing competitions each year including the famous "bumps" and the "beer eights".

At a more relaxed pace, the College owns a croquet set which can be used on the New Quad in the summer. The college also rents out four punts for use in the summer term.

Brasenose students also find a bit of time for study too!

A full list of sporting activities and captains can be found here:

http://jcr.bnc.ox.ac.uk/sport/captains.php

Music

The flourishing College Music Society arranges concerts both by students and visiting professionals. Students can practise in the music room and the Chapel.

The College has an orchestra, choir, jazz band, rock band, a number of chamber groups and many fine musicians. The College Choir perform at Chapel every Sunday, and also hold other concerts.

For the classical music enthusiast, the College hosts the termly Platnauer concerts at which many well-known classical musicians have performed.

Drama and Art

A College drama club puts on plays in the College and the City. In recent years a highly successful summer arts festival has been organised, at which a wide range of music and drama, both old and new, is performed on the New Quad Lawn and in the Chapel.

Exhibitions of art are staged from time to time and the College contributes a Culture Fund from which grants are made to support a range of activities.