Showcase Events

The highlight of the IMS football calendar is not a date to be missed. Each year hundreds of students descend on the Loughborough University Football Stadium to support their hall as they try and claim the coveted title of IMS Football Cup Winners for the year!

Previous winners:

2013/14: David Collett

2014/15: Cayley

2015/16: Cayley

2016/17: Elvyn Richards

2017/18: Cayley

2018/19: Elvyn Richards

2019/20: Cancelled.

2020/21: Cancelled.

2021/22: Faraday

2022/23: Rutherford

Rules: 

• Matches take place on grass pitches rather than the rubbercrumb pitches that league games are played on.
• Matches are 90 minutes long, compared to the 70 minute league matches.

The Netball Cup is one of the most popular competitions within IMS and the premier female knock out competition. Every year hundreds of spectators gather to support their hall try and claim the title of ‘IMS Netball Cup Winners’ in a noisy and passionate environment!

Previous winners:

2014/15: Cayley

2015/16: Telford

2016/17: Towers

2017/18: Faraday

2018/19: Elvyn Richards

2019/20: Cancelled

2020/21: Cancelled

2021/22: Robert Bakewell

2022/23: Robert Bakewell

 Rules (traditional netball rules apply with the following addition): 

• Games are 40 minutes long. With 4 quarters of 10 minutes. This is slightly different to league matches (which are 4 quarters of 7 minutes)

Every year the best of IMS comes together to compete against the AU in a series of one off fixtures across the course of one day on campus.

Players who have performed exceptionally within their IMS leagues are nominated to attend trials and a selection of then form part of an All-Stars squad. These individuals from across the halls are trained by enthusiastic coaches from the AU set up over the course over the final few months of term to ensure they are as prepared as possible to take on the might of the AU. This is a great opportunity to be talent spotted by coaches in attendance of the All- Star fixture and secure your place in an AU club for the next academic year.

Currently All-Stars fixtures take place in:

• Women’s Hockey
• Women’s Basketball
• Mixed Volleyball
• Women’s Football
• Women’s Netball
• Men’s Football
• Men's Futsal
• Men’s Hockey
• Men’s Basketball
• Men’s Rugby

Previous Winners

2017/18 - AU (6-4)

2018/19 - AU

2019/20 - Cancelled

2020/21 - Cancelled

2021/22 - AU

2022/23 - AU (8-3)

Representatives from Loughborough’s IMS programme have the opportunity to face their counterparts in Varsity fixtures against both Nottingham and Durham.

2015/2016 saw the first ever Durham-Loughborough Intramural Varsity match take place. 120 students travelled to Durham to take part in 7 fixtures including football, basketball, rugby, netball and hockey. Loughborough came away with a 5-2 victory. This trip was repeated in 2017/18 with Durham and Loughborough competing over 9 fixtures across the course of a day. Durham eventually came out on top 5-4 after some incredibly close ties and a strong – yet friendly – rivalry has begun!

This event has expanded to include new sports like volleyball, badminton and squash, with performances from societies in half-time match breaks. 

History:

• 2015/2016: Loughborough victory (5-2)
• 2017/2018: Durham victory (5-4)
• 2018/2019: Loughborough victory
• 2019/2020: Cancelled
• 2020/21: Cancelled
• 2021/2022: Loughborough victory (8-4)
• 2022/2023: Loughborough Victory (10-1)

Representatives from Loughborough’s IMS programme have the opportunity to face their counterparts in Varsity fixtures against both Nottingham and Durham.

Loughborough and Nottingham have been battling it out in their intramural varsity for 14 years. A variety of sports have been played during this period but it is always a day to look forward to as Loughborough’s best halls of residence take on Nottingham’s teams across a full day of sport.

History:

• 2022/2023: Loughborough University
• 2021/2022: Loughborough University
• 2020/2021: Cancelled
• 2019/2020: Cancelled
• 2018/2019: University of Nottingham
• 2017/2018: University of Nottingham
• 2016/2017: Loughborough University
• 2015/2016: Loughborough University
• 2014/2015: Loughborough University
• 2013/2014: Loughborough University
• 2012/2013: Loughborough University
• 2011/2012: Loughborough University
• 2010/2011: Loughborough University
• 2009/2010: Loughborough University
• 2008/2009: Loughborough University
• 2007/2008: Loughborough University
• 2006/2007: Loughborough University
• 2005/2006: Loughborough University
• 2004/2005: Loughborough University

IMS Rugby Super Series was a brand new programme launched for 2017! The very best Rugby talent comes together to form four unstoppable squads battling it out to become the IMS Super Series Champions! 

New for the 2023/24 academic year is the Womens Rugby Super Series as part of Road to Rugby, a program to designed encourage new and those with little experience into the sport.

WHAT?
Super Series is an opportunity for students who aren’t part of the AU to:
1. Be coached by qualified National One Rugby Players including players who have also played in the BUCS SUPER RUGBY league
2. Experience what it is like to be involved in a professional programme 
3. Be involved in a high profile event with an average of over 500 spectators per game
4. Be talent spotted for next year
5. Play the highest level of Rugby IMS can provide

WHO?
The teams are made up of the best players from each hall who are separated based on each hall’s strengths and weaknesses- they then make up the following 4 Super Series Teams:
CRASH 
PACK
PRIDE
SHIVER

WHERE?
Rugby First XV Pitch

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Each team will play one another over the course of the 3 rounds with one team being named overall IMS Super Series Champions.

Road to Rugby

Road to Rugby is a programme developed with the AU Rugby club to provide an introduction to rugby for women. These sessions run throughout term 1 & 2 with the first six weeks acting as a comprehensive crash course on how to play. To be part of the womens rugby super series, you must attend three of these introductory sessions. As a participant in this, you will be given a mouth guard during the course and a t-shirt once you have completed it.

Women's Football Super Series was a brand new programme launched for 2021! The purpose being for IMS and Social Sport players to be involved in coached training groups and have a competitive opportunity to play full 11-a-side football, bridging the gap between recreational football and the AU club. 

WHAT?
Super Series is an exciting opportunity for students who aren’t part of the AU to:

1. Receive weekly training sessions led by knowledgeable coaches in a friendly and welcoming environment.

2. Be involved in a high profile event with lasts year's final round played at the Holywell Football Stadium. 

3. Be talent spotted for next year.

4. Play the highest level of Football IMS can provide.

WHO?
The teams are made up of the best players from each hall- they then make up the following 5 Super Series Teams:

CRASH 
PACK
PRIDE
SHIVER
SHADOW

WHERE?
Holywell Pitch 4.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
Each team will play one another over the course of the 3 rounds with one team being named overall Super Series Champions.