British Underwater Rugby Association

The Twitter account for BURA - British Underwater Rugby Association. National body for the sport in the UK and CMAS affiliated.

[Ben Aisbitt @BenjaminAisbitt]

Cheers Loz! @BritishRugby had some great wins over Spain and Switzerland this week, tune in tomorrow at 17:45 BST to see us play Austria for 7th place! @dallaglio8 @PUREuwr @bullsharksuwr @BarracudasUWR #eurouwr2022 watch here: https://t.co/vJB1OTn1Gv

[Bristol Bullsharks Underwater Rugby @bullsharksuwr]

Great talking to Tony about our slightly mad take on rugby. All new players welcome to give it a try. Meet at 11am at Bristol Uni pool on Sunday morning.

[Barracudas Underwater Rugby @BarracudasUWR]

Happy Birthday to our wonderful Chairman, captain and founding member @RainesWilliams! Have a brilliant day, we can't wait to be playing underwater rugby with you soon! 🥳🤿❤️

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Today is the day!
Good luck to all teams and players playing in British Underwater Rugby National Championship today! 🙌🇬🇧 #BritishNationals #UnderwaterRugby #nationalchampionship #UWR #worldalternativegames #GoodLuck

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Don’t forget to tune in this morning to @BBCCornwall with @eisstrom ✨ Our #UnderwaterRugby family is growing! #UWR #Cornwall #NewTeamAlert

[Dr Jo Wood 😷 @eisstrom]

I'll be speaking on @BBCCornwall tomorrow morning about setting up a Cornish underwater rugby team @UWRCornwall #UWR #UnderwaterRugby! @BritishRugby @PUREuwr @BarracudasUWR

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Our #underwaterrugby family has been growing Rapidly! We’re currently seeking to recruit two new Head Coaches! We really hope you can join our wonderful #UWR family! Please submit your application to [email protected] by 7th Feb
#onlyonemoreweek
https://t.co/uct0kaJN9P

[Dr Jo Wood 😷 @eisstrom]

I recently wrote a piece for @MSTrust about Underwater Rugby! Come try it out @leisureatchelt on the 18th Jan! @BritishRugby @BarracudasUWR @PUREuwr #thisgirlcan

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

@eisstrom @MSTrust @PUREuwr @BarracudasUWR @GBWomensUWR You are incredible Jojo! Thank you for sharing your inspirational story 🇬🇧❤️ xxx

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

“I feel that when I am playing #underwaterrugby, I am just one of the team; I have amazing team mates who are supportive, strong women and who have also overcome their own battles.” @eisstrom one of our incredible GB player in WC!
Read in full @MSTrust https://t.co/8CiQ09nfTv

[MSTrust @MSTrust]

Did the Rugby World Cup have you hooked? Did you know there’s an underwater version of the game? Jo, diagnosed with MS in 2013, plays for the Great Britain team and competed at the Underwater Rugby World Championships earlier this year 💙 @GBWomensUWR

https://t.co/jb1L4AI9Lt

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

WOW What a fantastic tournament! Well done to all the teams involved today! Especially @pureuwr for organising such a brilliant one and #OneTonUWR for winning! #uwr #underwaterugby

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

6 teams but there can only be one winner! Good luck to all the teams playing in @PUREuwr #LondonSixes tournament today! #UWR #UnderwaterRugby

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

@eisstrom A new pool with provisions for Underwater Rugby & @gbuwh @BSACdivers in that area would be amazing!

[Dr Jo Wood 😷 @eisstrom]

Sign the Petition for the Falmouth Swimming Pool Campaign - build a pool for 'One and All'! https://t.co/bRggJvH8Ks via
@UKChange
and let's make it >3.5m deep at one end! #UnderWaterRugby @BritishRugby @GBWomensUWR @PUREuwr @BarracudasUWR

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

We’re delighted to introduce the #warwickdolphins - a NEW club in West Midlands. Last night they had there first ever training session with an impressive 14 players! Warwick Dolphins will be training every Tuesday, 21:00 - 22:00 #underwaterugby #UWR #newclub #sports #birmingham

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Put your hand up if you’re excited for tonight?!? 🙌 Join these friendly faces at the first ever #WarwickDolphins training session at the North Solihull Sports Centre. Join them from 20:30 in the pool at 21:00 - 22:00. Don’t forget to DM on Facebook if you want to borrow kit #UWR

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Today is the day to try #UNDERWATERRUGBY!
@BarracudasUWR are hosting a beginners session with snorkelling experts and lots of fun games to ease you into the wonderful world of underwater rugby! 3:15pm meet, in the pool at 3:30 - 5:30pm. Dean close swimming pool, GL51 6EP #UWR

[Barracudas Underwater Rugby @BarracudasUWR]

Brilliant training tonight with our friends from Warwick ❤️ can’t wait for the weekend taster session!
Saturday 5th October 3:15pm meet, in the pool at 3:30 - 5:30pm. Dean close swimming pool, GL51 6EP #seeyouthere❤️ #UnderwaterRugby #UWR

[British Underwater Rugby Association @BritishRugby]

Brilliant sessions @PUREuwr and @BarracudasUWR this week, great to see founding members Oli and Rob at training! We have some very exciting underwater news coming soon! Keep your eyes peeled 👀#BritishUWRisgrowing #UWR #UnderwaterRugby #BURA #BritishUnderwaterRugbyAssociation

[Raines Williams @RainesWilliams]

A really great bit of media coverage we picked up while we were in Graz! Thanks @bbc5live and @tomfordyce for the support!
@GBWomensUWR @BritishRugby 😊💪🏻💪🏻