Sport
Fitzwilliam is traditionally strong in Football: the first team won the University league in 2005 (winning every game on the way) and the knock-out competition, known as Cuppers, in 2006; in 2012, they were once again Cuppers Champions. The College also has strong teams in Rugby Union and Table Tennis, and fields teams in most popular sports.
On site, the college has a multi-gym in the Hall Building, a Badminton court in the Auditorium Building and three Squash courts, which are also used for table tennis, in a separate sports hall towards the front of the college. The squash courts were recently refurbished and are used for training sessions by Cambridge University Squash Club.
The college's main sports grounds, which are among the most extensive in the University, are located on (and named after) Oxford Road, just a few minutes' walk from the college's Huntingdon Road entrance. The land was donated to Fitzwilliam Hall in honour of the students who died in the First World War. The grounds include tennis courts, a netball court, a cricket pitch, a rugby pitch, and both full-size and five-a-side football pitches. It is the only sports ground in the University with an on-site club house, complete with a bar. It's regularly used by varsity teams and is also made available to students of Murray Edwards College.
In 2007, the college completed its new boat house.
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