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]
Results
| Year | Winners | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Oxford | 16–90 | Craven Cottage, London |
| 1982 | Cambridge | 30–80 | Crystal Palace, London |
| 1983 | Cambridge | 25–80 | Maidstone, Kent |
| 1984 | Oxford | 18–14 | Craven Cottage, London |
| 1985 | Oxford | 8–6 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1986 | Cambridge | 32–14 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1987 | Cambridge | 36–50 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1988 | Cambridge | 18–80 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1989 | Oxford | 12–90 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1990 | Cambridge | 20–15 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1991 | Oxford | 24–40 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1992 | Oxford | 32–23 | Headingley, Leeds |
| 1993 | Cambridge | 50–18 | Crystal Palace, London |
| 1994 | Draw | 22–22 | Old Deer Park, London |
| 1995 | Cambridge | 16–80 | 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 |
| 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 | 44–00 | Twickenham Stoop, London |
| 2007 | Oxford | 20–14 | Twickenham Stoop, London |
| 2008 | Oxford | 38–10 | Twickenham Stoop, London |
| 2009 | Cambridge | 20–40 | Twickenham Stoop, London |
| 2010 | Oxford | 32–22 | Twickenham Stoop, London[3] |
| 2011 | Oxford | 60–16 | Twickenham Stoop, London |
| 2012 | Oxford | 48–00 | Richmond Athletic Ground, London |
| 2013 | Oxford | 32–40 | Honourable Artillery Company, London[4] |
| 2014 | Oxford | 40–00 | Honourable Artillery Company, London |
| 2015 | Oxford | 42–00 | Honourable Artillery Company, London[5] |
| 2016 | Oxford | 70–00 | Honourable Artillery Company, London |
| 2017 | Oxford | 48–10 | Honourable Artillery Company, London[6][7] |
| 2018 | Oxford | 24–60 | Honourable Artillery Company, London[8] |
| 2019 | Oxford | 44–10 | University Football Ground, Cambridge |
| 2020 | Oxford | 32–20 | Iffley Road, Oxford |
| 2021 | Cambridge | 14–80 | University Football Ground, Cambridge[9] |
| 2022 | Oxford | 18–14 | Iffley Road, Oxford |
| 2023 | Cambridge | 14–12 | Grantchester Road, Cambridge |
| 2024 | Oxford | 14–60 | Iffley Road, Oxford |
| 2025 | Oxford | 20–40 | University Football Ground, Cambridge |
| 2026 | Cambridge | 22–20 | Iffley Road, Oxford |
See also
References
- Macklin, Keith (12 March 1981). "Rugby League: One small cloud flees before a bigger one". The Times. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Girvan leads Cambridge to victory". BBC News. 5 March 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- Mezzetti, Ed (10 March 2010). "Rugby League: Swanson stars with hat-trick". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- "Oxford University 32-4 Cambridge University". Evening Standard. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Oxford hit Cambridge for six". Rugby Football League. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- Georgeson, Andrew (7 March 2017). "Light Blues improve but are still Ayling". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Giza, Mark (30 April 2017). "Dark Blues secure an historic eighth successive Rugby League Varsity win". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- "Oxford beat Cambridge to win ninth consecutive Varsity match". Love Rugby League. Planet Sport. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- Serge Isman; Louis Hodgson; Cameron White (19 June 2021). "Cambridge 14-8 Oxford: Green Lions win first Rugby League Varsity title in twelve years". Varsity. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
Further reading
- Phil Hodgson, 17 March 2025. Talking Grassroots: Rugby League’s once-big Varsity Match, now almost completely ignored Total Rugby League.
External links
- Cambridge University RLFC website Archived 10 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Oxford University RLFC website