The Rugby League Varsity Match is an annual rugby league match between
Cambridge University
The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
and
Oxford University
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest continuously operating u ...
. The first Varsity match took place on Sunday 26 April 1981 at
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is a football stadium in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896.According to the club'official website The ground's capacity is 29,589; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game agains ...
.
Results
See also
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Student Rugby League
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University Sporting Blue
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The Varsity Match
The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. The event began in 1872 with the first men's match, with interruptions only for the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic ...
References
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
Official Rugby League Varsity Match websiteCambridge University RLFC website
Oxford University RLFC website
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Recurring sporting events established in 1981
Rugby league in England
Sport at the University of Oxford
Sport at the University of Cambridge
University and college rugby league
Oxbridge sporting rivalries
March in sports
Rugby league matches