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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.
The country's longest-running series of varsity matches is played between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.In addition to the 1827 University Match in Cricket mentioned above, the first "Boat Race" in 1829 [4] the first "Varsity Match" (in Rugby Union) in 1872, [5] and the first "Varsity Game" (in Basketball) in 1921 were all contested between Oxford and Cambridge.
The very first Boat Race was won by Oxford, but Cambridge lead the overall series with 86 wins to Oxford's 81, [3] with one dead heat in 1877 (as of 2023). [4] Recent races have been closely fought, with Oxford winning by the shortest ever margin of 1-foot (0.30 m) in 2003 [ 4 ] and Cambridge winning in 2004 despite Oxford's claims of a foul.
That provoked an uproar from its members and the warring factions eventually reached a compromise in which Lord’s would host both the Eton vs. Harrow and Oxford vs. Cambridge fixtures for ...
In the men’s race last year, Oxford ended three years of Cambridge victories with a win of two and a quarter lengths. The margin of victory was the same in the women’s race as Cambridge ...
The Oxford boat sinks after only half a mile, during the annual University boat race against Cambridge on March 24, 1951. - Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The 37th Varsity Match, which took place on 11 December 1909, came to be known as Poulton's Match.The Varsity Match is a rugby match contested annually between Oxford University RFC and Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
In the early years, rowing was an internal sport with school crews racing each other. The first competitive race against another school took place in 1888 against St Mark's Windsor. The first OSE to row in the Oxford vs Cambridge Boat Race was Percy Underhill who rowed for Oxford in 1904. Since then the club has produced many talented oarsmen ...