and educate its members whilst simultaneously celebrating afro-caribbean heritage ensuring every member of its society feels supported throughout their time at bsms. through the acs mentorship programme and revision resources, they endeavour to support each other academically, creating leaders and a sense of community. sports rugby bsms men's rugby has been in place since the university was opened in 2003. whilst small in numbers, the team has gone from strength to strength, winning best bsms sports team in 2012, whilst narrowly missing out on winning the south east development league in the same year. the team is expanding and improving year on year, reaching the quarter-finals of the national association of medical schools (nams) sevens tournament. hockey the sussex healthcare hockey club was founded by bsms students in 2016. football the bsms men's football team won the first intramural league, based at the university of brighton, and finished sixth at the national association of medics' sports tournament in dublin. on wednesday, 22 march 2012 bsms men's football secured the league title with a 7–1 victory over csl. the win also meant the team had achieved a maximum 10 wins from 10 in the competition. the following weekend the team reached the semi-finals of the national association of medics' sports 2012 tournament in dundee, scotland. they were beaten on penalties by eventual winners newcastle. the team currently sit in division 1 of the mid-sussex football league. cricket bsms have their own cricket team. other students/staff play for local sides such as lewes priory cricket club rowing rowing at bsms was formed in 2014 making it the newest sport on offer at the medical school. it was founded by joseph guppy (president) and guglielmo la torre (captain). it first began with once weekly gym sessions for the keen but soon grew and in 2015 it opened its doors to the student population of the university of sussex and in 2016, for the university of brighton.