Thursday 25-02-2016 - 12:27

The build up to this years Glasgow Taxis Cup began in earnest earlier this month as student officers and Scottish sporting icons got together to launch the 12th edition of the competition.

 

This year's event is set to be the biggest yet with over 800 student athletes going head to head across 16 different sports in order for their university to be crowned Varsity Champions 2016.

 

The 2016 edition will be held on Wednesday 23rd March, at locations across the city, with the finale being held at Emirates Arena at approximately 7pm.

 

Pat Nevin, former professional footballer for clubs including Everton and Chelsea as well as representing Scotland at the highest level, is Glasgow Caledonian's honourary captain this year and he is delighted to be representing GCU and is confident of an upset on the day,

“I’ll be backing blue on the day,” said Pat, who studied for a degree in commerce at one of GCU’s founding institutions, the Glasgow College of Technology.

“If the Caledonian athletes need inspiration then they just need to look at Leicester City to see a real life underdog story. It’s a great opportunity for the student athletes to renew their city rivalries while experiencing a big competition. Best of luck to everyone competing, but I’ll be looking for blue ribbons on the cup.”

 

The event has been making the news in the build up to the day. To check out some of the stories, click on the links below.

http://www.glasgowchamberofcommerce.com/news-media/member-news/2016/february/11/scottish-sporting-legends-fly-the-flag-for-their-unis/

http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsroom/news/article/index.php?id=132475

http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/sport/local-sport/glasgow-universities-to-compete-for-taxis-cup-1-4030625