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

Year	Winners	Score	Venue
1981	Oxford	16-9	Craven Cottage, London
1982	Cambridge	30-8	Crystal Palace, London
1983	Cambridge	25-8	Maidstone, Kent
1984	Oxford	18-14	Craven Cottage, London
1985	Oxford	8-6	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1986	Cambridge	32-14	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1987	Cambridge	36-5	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1988	Cambridge	18-8	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1989	Oxford	12-9	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1990	Cambridge	20-15	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1991	Oxford	24-4	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1992	Oxford	32-23	Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds
1993	Cambridge	50-18	Crystal Palace, London
1994	Draw	22-22	Old Deer Park, London
1995	Cambridge	16-8	Old Deer Park, London
1996	Cambridge	48-18	Old Deer Park, London
1997	Cambridge	26-22	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
1998	Cambridge	24-10	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
1999	Cambridge	14-10	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2000	Oxford	35-17	Richmond Athletic Ground, London

Year	Winners	Score	Venue
2001	Oxford	22-16	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2002	Cambridge	22-10	Richmond Athletic Ground, London^[2]
2003	Oxford	25-13	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2004	Oxford	29-16	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2005	Cambridge	17-16	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2006	Cambridge	44-0	Twickenham Stoop, London
2007	Oxford	20-14	Twickenham Stoop, London
2008	Oxford	38-10	Twickenham Stoop, London
2009	Cambridge	20-4	Twickenham Stoop, London
2010	Oxford	32-22	Twickenham Stoop, London^[3]
2011	Oxford	60-16	Twickenham Stoop, London
2012	Oxford	48-0	Richmond Athletic Ground, London
2013	Oxford	32-4	Honourable Artillery Company, London^[4]
2014	Oxford	40-0	Honourable Artillery Company, London
2015	Oxford	42-0	Honourable Artillery Company, London^[5]
2016	Oxford	70-0	Honourable Artillery Company, London
2017	Oxford	48-10	Honourable Artillery Company, London^[6] ^[7]
2018	Oxford	24-6	Honourable Artillery Company, London^[8]
2019	Oxford	44-10	Cambridge RUFC, Cambridge
2020	Oxford	32-20	OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford

Year	Winners	Score	Venue
2021	Cambridge	14-8	CURFC, Grange Road, Cambridge^[9]
2022	Oxford	18-14	OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford
2023	Cambridge	14-12	Cambridge RUFC, Volac Park, Cambridge
2024	Oxford	14-6	OURFC, Iffley Road, Oxford

See also

• Student Rugby League
• University Sporting Blue
• The Varsity Match

External links

• Official Rugby League Varsity Match website
• Cambridge University RLFC website
• Oxford University RLFC website

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.