Rugby League Varsity Match Explained

The Rugby League Varsity Match is an annual rugby league match between Cambridge University and Oxford University. The first Varsity match took place on Sunday 26 April 1981 at Craven Cottage.[1]

Past winners

YearWinnersScoreVenue
1981Oxford 16-9Craven Cottage, London
1982Cambridge 30-8Crystal Palace, London
1983Cambridge 25-8Maidstone, Kent
1984Oxford 18-14Craven Cottage, London
1985Oxford 8-6Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1986Cambridge 32-14Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1987Cambridge 36-5Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1988Cambridge 18-8Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1989Oxford 12-9Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1990Cambridge 20-15Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1991Oxford 24-4Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1992Oxford 32-23Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1993Cambridge 50-18Crystal Palace, London
1994Draw22-22Old Deer Park, London
1995Cambridge 16-8Old Deer Park, London
1996Cambridge 48-18Old Deer Park, London
1997Cambridge 26-22Richmond Athletic Ground, London
1998Cambridge 24-10Richmond Athletic Ground, London
1999Cambridge 14-10Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2000Oxford 35-17Richmond Athletic Ground, London
YearWinnersScoreVenue
2001Oxford 22-16Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2002Cambridge 22-10Richmond Athletic Ground, London[2]
2003Oxford 25-13Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2004Oxford 29-16Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2005Cambridge 17-16Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2006Cambridge 44-0Twickenham Stoop, London
2007Oxford 20-14Twickenham Stoop, London
2008Oxford 38-10Twickenham Stoop, London
2009Cambridge 20-4Twickenham Stoop, London
2010Oxford 32-22Twickenham Stoop, London[3]
2011Oxford 60-16Twickenham Stoop, London
2012Oxford 48-0Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2013Oxford 32-4Honourable Artillery Company, London[4]
2014Oxford 40-0Honourable Artillery Company, London
2015Oxford 42-0Honourable Artillery Company, London[5]
2016Oxford 70-0Honourable Artillery Company, London
2017Oxford 48-10Honourable Artillery Company, London[6] [7]
2018Oxford 24-6Honourable Artillery Company, London[8]
2019Oxford 44-10Cambridge RUFC, Cambridge
2020Oxford 32-20OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford
YearWinnersScoreVenue
2021Cambridge 14-8CURFC, Grange Road, Cambridge[9]
2022Oxford 18-14OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford
2023Cambridge 14-12Cambridge RUFC, Volac Park, Cambridge
2024Oxford 14-6OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Macklin . Keith . Rugby League: One small cloud flees before a bigger one . 11 June 2024 . . 12 March 1981.
  2. News: Girvan leads Cambridge to victory . 11 June 2024 . . 5 March 2002.
  3. News: Mezzetti . Ed . Rugby League: Swanson stars with hat-trick . 12 June 2024 . . 10 March 2010.
  4. News: Oxford University 32-4 Cambridge University . 11 June 2024 . . 11 March 2013.
  5. Web site: Oxford hit Cambridge for six . Rugby Football League . 9 March 2015 . 11 June 2024.
  6. News: Georgeson . Andrew . Light Blues improve but are still Ayling . 12 June 2024 . Cambridgeshire Live . 7 March 2017.
  7. News: Giza . Mark . Dark Blues secure an historic eighth successive Rugby League Varsity win . 11 June 2024 . . 30 April 2017.
  8. News: Oxford beat Cambridge to win ninth consecutive Varsity match . 12 June 2024 . Love Rugby League . Planet Sport . 11 March 2018.
  9. News: Serge Isman . Louis Hodgson . Cameron White . Cambridge 14-8 Oxford: Green Lions win first Rugby League Varsity title in twelve years . 11 June 2024 . . 19 June 2021.