Mech Eng's Movember Tournament: the Qin/Han take it

A roundup of intramural football's Movember.

Dylan Seymour
15th January 2025
Image Credit: NCL Sport
15 teams, 150 players, 65 games and £900 raised for men's health - Mech Eng's 6-a-side tournament was nothing short of a spectacle. After a brilliant effort by all involved, it was the Qin/Han, a team very close to the hearts of all at The Courier, that came out on top. I spoke to club president Isaac about his team, intramural football, and the importance of Movember.

"Obviously I'm proud of the boys for the win", 'El Presidente' told me when asked how lifting the final trophy felt, "but really I'm more proud that we've raised £1,500 for charity - the Mech Eng lads have raised near ten grand". For all teams involved, November was about helping their fellow men, not personal glory.

"You want to fight for each other, play for each other"

Friendship and chemistry was at the heart of the Qin/Han's victory. Having played a spectacular 30 minutes for the side myself, I can only agree with the skipper's testament that "you want to fight for each other, play for each other". The Bury native praised intramural football at university - "It improves your time here tenfold".

Mech Eng FC, who won last year's Wednesday 11-a-side cup, raised £900 for charity from the tournament alone and a staggering £7,856 overall. "The money raised is incredibly impressive (…) they've absolutely smashed it". Isaac then praised his own team's efforts to raise £1,752, saying "we've always pushed Movember but we've never done it as big as this".

Mech Eng FC (...) raised £900 for charity from the tournament alone and a staggering £7856 overall

To quote the Qin/Han skipper, the money raised was "incredible". Less incredible, however, were some of the moustaches on display. "I definitely don't suit [a moustache], (…) some of the boys did suit it, others just looked a bit silly, including myself". When you've raised nearly £2,000 though, nobody minds a bit of fluff under your nose.

Mech Eng's tournament, and indeed Movember as a whole, represents the best of what sport at Newcastle can offer. It's not just a night at Soho Wednesdays dressed as a horse (that one's a personal anecdote, to tell the truth) - it means so much more to everyone involved, and the money raised is just the tip of the iceberg.

AUTHOR: Dylan Seymour
Sports Sub-Editor | BA Politics and History Student | Vegan

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