Varsity Match

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The Varsity Match is the historic annual rugby union game played between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Varsity Match canonical 6
The University Match 2
The Varsity Match 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
rugby union match
alsoKnownAs Varsity Match at Twickenham Stadium
surface form: Oxford–Cambridge Varsity rugby match
audienceType students, alumni and general public
broadcastOn radio
television
competitionBetween Oxbridge universities
surface form: University of Oxford and University of Cambridge
country United Kingdom
firstHeld 1872
firstVenue Queen’s Club, London
University Parks, Oxford
surface form: The Parks, Oxford
frequency annual
genderCategory men’s rugby union
governingBody Rugby Football Union
hasCategory Oxford–Cambridge sporting events
Rugby union rivalries
University sport in the United Kingdom
hasRelatedEvent Varsity Match self-linksurface differs
surface form: Women’s Varsity Match
location London, England
surface form: London
matchType 15-a-side rugby union
movedToVenue Twickenham Stadium
movedToVenueYear 1921
notableFeature features amateur student players
major event in the British university sporting calendar
one of the oldest continuing rugby union fixtures
organisedBy Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Oxford University RFC
participant Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Oxford University RFC
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Oxford
rivalry Oxford–Cambridge rivalry
rules Laws of the Game of rugby union
surface form: World Rugby Laws of the Game
sport rugby union
typicalMonthPlayed December
typicalVenue Twickenham Stadium

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oxford University RFC competition Varsity Match
Varsity Match hasRelatedEvent Varsity Match self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Women’s Varsity Match
Dark Blues homeCompetition Varsity Match
Varsity Match at Twickenham Stadium alsoKnownAs Varsity Match
this entity surface form: The Varsity Match
University of Oxford sports teams notableEvent Varsity Match
this entity surface form: Varsity Match (rugby union)
Oxford University CC notableMatch Varsity Match
this entity surface form: The University Match
OUCC playsIn Varsity Match
subject surface form: Oxford University Cricket Club
this entity surface form: The University Match