Former England fly-half Toby Flood and Emilia Bushrod elected Cambridge University RUFC captains
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LEARN MOREToby Flood and Emilia Bushrod have been elected Cambridge University RUFC captains for the 2022/23 season.
Former England fly-half Flood is currently studying an executive MBA at Queens’ College, and won his first Blue in the Varsity Match defeat to Oxford on April 2 this year.
Flood has now been chosen by his peers to lead the men's team in the next academic year.
He said: “I am very proud to have been selected by the players to be the Cambridge captain this year. It’s a huge honour, and I can’t wait to start the season.”
Bushrod has been elected as the women’s captain of Cambridge University RUFC.
The two-time Blue is a PhD student in chemistry, and will be the Light Blues’ third Welsh captain in four years, following in the footsteps of Fiona Shuttleworth (2019) and Laura Bleehen (2021).
The scrum-half said: “I’m so excited to have been elected as captain. It’s a real honour to join such an exclusive group of players and it feels good to have the backing of my team mates. I cannot wait to get started and hit next season hard.”