Harry Potter fans in Southampton play first Quidditch match 11 May 2013 Last updated at 09:05 Harry Potter fans will dodge "bludgers" and "chase the snitch" as Hampshire's only Quidditch club plays its first match later. The sport from JK Rowling's books has been adapted for "muggles" - non-magical people - to play. The object of the game is to throw a ball through three hoops guarded by opponents and catch the snitch - which is represented by a person in yellow. Southampton Quidditch Club will take on Reading University team Reading Rocs. Sarah Dorricott, Southampton's captain, said she used social media to gather players, mostly students, for the new team after seeing Quidditch played in Oxford last year. Bruises guaranteed The game is played by mixed teams of seven people carrying broomsticks between their legs, and includes "beaters," whose job it is to throw balls at other players. The person acting as the snitch - a winged ball in the Harry Potter books - carries a tag and each team has a "seeker" who can score points and end the game by grabbing it. Sophie Macfadyen, of Reading Rocs, playing their third ever match, said Quidditch was "full contact" and could be very physical. "There's always going to be some bruises," she added. Britain has at least 20 Quidditch teams and there are more than 300 worldwide, many of them in America, which has hosted international competitions.