Warwick Wolves take the win at Touchdown

On Sunday November 3, the University of Warwick's American football team, the Warwick Wolves, faced Nottingham Trent at Butts Park Arena in Coventry. With a performance by Warwick Devils at half time and a stand full of fans, it was a game to remember for Warwick sport

In the first quarter, Warwick's Josh Ogbonna scored a brilliant touchdown which was then converted by the Wolves to earn an impressive 7 points.

In the second quarter, Nottingham came back fighting leading them to make a touchdown. However, the Wolves made an impressive block which prevented Nottingham from converting and led them to gain 6 points rather than 7.

The remainder of the game saw some solid defence from the Warwick backline. Neither team put themselves on the scoresheet again leading the final score to be 7-6 to the Warwick Wolves.

At halftime Warwick Devils' Varsity team provided entertainment.

The cheerleaders welcomed the American footballer players onto the field and spent the game on the sidelines cheering on but during the break in play they had their own moment to shine. The Devils took to the centre of the field and performed a dance routine which was watched on by those in the stands.

After their performance, The Boar Sports spoke to the Warwick Devils about their experience. They said that they loved watching the American football and expressed how much they had enjoyed the day.

Speaking specifically on the bringing together of Warwick Wolves and Warwick Devils for this event, Devils said: "It helps to make network connections and build a good community". They mentioned how it was nice for the sports to help each other out and all agreed that they would like to be offered the opportunity to cheer at other sports fixtures in the future.

Sunday's match was, however, about more than American football and cheerleading; the event saw hundreds gather at a Coventry Arena to celebrate university sport.

One spectator told The Boar Sports that they "think it's really good that a smaller sport is getting the recognition it deserves".

The demand for university sport to be put on a bigger stage was highlighted at this Touchdown event and spectators will most certainly hope to see similar fixtures in arenas occur for other sports societies in the future.