Oxford win yet again
The score in the 2015 match was 43-6 to Oxford, a record. There were 49 points scored. This time there were a meagre 18 points scored, none of them from a try. Four kicks to two kicks.
It was certainly a match that Cambridge could have won, especially after their early quarter of the match when they were clearly the dominate side who came within less than a metre of the Oxford line.
In addition, in the opening three, nonstop minutes, Oxford lost their captain Henry Lamont injured in trying to tackle the muscular Welshman Jamie Roberts.
Roberts himself did not make it into the second half, for he, a medical science student, went off with a dead leg.
Oxford scored first through a George Cullen penalty and considerable later in the half portly Don Stevens levelled the scores to 3-all with a penalty. That was the half-time score.
A second Stevens penalty put the Light Blues ahead in the second half but then Cullen booted his side on to victory.
Scorers:
For Oxford:
Pens: Cullen 4
For Cambridge:
Pens: Stevens 2
Teams
Oxford University: 15 Matt Geiger, 14 Henry Hughes, 13 Matt Janney, 12 Henry Lamont (captain), 11 Tom Stileman, 10 George Cullen, 9 Henry de Berker, 8 Fraser Heathcote, 7 Will Wilson, 6 Nic Roberts-Huntley, 5 Andrew Grant, 4 Fergus Taylor, 3 ian Williams, 2 Richie Halpin, 1 Lewis Anderson
Replacements: 16 Will Thornton, 17 Hugo Lu, 18 Kieran Ball, 19 Graeme MacGilchrist, 20 Will Thomas, 21 James Faktor, 22 André Abraham, 23 Ed David.
Cambridge University: 15 Simon Davies, 14 Ilia Cherezov, 13 Oliver Clough, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Andy Rees, 10 Fraser Gillies, 9 Don Stevens (captain), 8 Sam Farmer, 7 Daniel Dass, 6 James Kilroe, 5 Rob Hall, Ian Nagle, Dave Spelman, Max Montgomery, Will Briggs
Replacements: 16 Paddy Calvert, 17 Jacob Poulton, 18 Demitri Moros, 19 Lola Erogbogbo, 20 Stephen Leonard, 21 Seb Tullie, 22 Mike Phillips, 23 George Williams.
Referee: Greg Garner
*Cambridge ran away with the women's match, quite literally. Their two stars, fullback Alice Middleton and inside centre, Anna Wilson, scored five tries between then, two long-range tries. Anna Wilson scored won from 58 metres out and Middleton one firm 65 metres out for her hat-trick try. But for those two it would have been a dull match.
At half-time the score was only 12-0 and Oxford had a good start to the second half but could not break last year's record of 47-0 by racing on to 52-0.
It was not only in the running of those two backs but also in the scrums that Cambridge were dominant.
It was the 29th Women'S Varsity Match and the first played at Twickenham.
Scorers:
For Cambridge:
Tries: Alice Middleton 3, Anna Wilson 2, Chloe Williams 2, Lara Gibson
Cons: Alice Middleton 6
Oxford Women: 15 Sophie Trott, 14 Helen Potts, 13 Emily Stone, 12 Helena Copley, 11 Melissa Grant, 10 Catherine Wilcock, 9 Carly Bliss, 8 Jesse van der Grient, 7 Ellen O’Connell, 6 Abi Willett, 5 Elmarie van Heerden, 4 Leanne Robinson, 3 Cecilia Peker, 2 Anna Bidgood, 1 Sophie Behan
Replacements: 16 Jessica Kempner, 17 Simisola Oyesanya, 18 Helen Lamb, 19 Sophie Taylor, 20 Caitlin McArdle, 21 Ioan Harrop, 22 Maria Lamont, 23 Imogen Duffy
Cambridge Women: 15 Alice Middleton, 14 Lara Gibson, 13 Emily McNally, 12 Anna Wilson, 11 Caroline Reid, 10 Clare Donaldson, 9 Lydia Thorn, 8 Hannah Cooper, 7 Cloe Williams, 6 Alice Elgar, 5 Nikki Weckman, 4 Laura Nunez-Mulder, 3 Tasmin Banner, 2 Jess Charlton, 1 Ciara Scott.
Replacements: 16 Ayala Donegan, 17 Lucy Sutcliffe, 18 Charlotte Edgerley, 19 Laura Bateman, 20 Bethany Randall, 21 Olivia Probert, 22 Heather Britton, 23 Sophie Farrant.
Referee: Sarah Cox
Winners Down the Years
1872: Oxford
1873: Cambridge
1873: Draw
1874: Draw
1875: Oxford
1876: Cambridge
1877: Oxford
1879: Draw
1880: Cambridge
1880: Draw
1881: Oxford
1882: Oxford
1883: Oxford
1884: Oxford
1885: Cambridge
1886: Cambridge
1887: Cambridge
1888: Cambridge
1889: Oxford
1890: Draw
1891: Cambridge
1892: Draw
1893: Oxford
1894: Draw
1895: Cambridge
1896: Oxford
1897: Oxford
1898: Cambridge
1899: Cambridge
1900: Oxford
1901: Oxford
1902: Draw
1903: Oxford
1904: Cambridge
1905: Cambridge
1906: Oxford
1907: Oxford
1908: Draw
1909: Oxford
1910: Oxford
1911: Oxford
1912: Cambridge
1913: Cambridge
1914-18: No matches
1919: Cambridge
1920: Oxford
1921: Oxford
1922: Cambridge
1923: Oxford
1924: Oxford
1925: Cambridge
1926: Cambridge
1927: Cambridge
1928: Cambridge
1929: Oxford
1930: Draw
1931: Oxford
1932: Oxford
1933: Oxford
1934: Cambridge
1935: Draw
1936: Cambridge
1937: Oxford
1938: Cambridge
1939-45: No matches
1946: Oxford
1947: Cambridge
1948: Oxford
1949: Oxford
1950: Oxford
1951: Oxford
1952: Cambridge
1953: Draw
1954: Cambridge
1955: Oxford
1956: Cambridge
1957: Oxford
1958: Cambridge
1959: Oxford
1960: Cambridge
1961: Cambridge
1962: Cambridge
1963: Cambridge
1964: Oxford
1965: Draw
1966: Oxford
1967: Cambridge
1968: Cambridge
1969: Oxford
1970: Oxford
1971: Oxford
1972: Cambridge
1973: Cambridge
1974: Cambridge
1975: Cambridge
1976: Cambridge
1977: Oxford
1978: Cambridge
1979: Oxford
1980: Cambridge
1981: Cambridge
1982: Cambridge
1983: Cambridge
1984: Cambridge
1985: Oxford
1986: Oxford
1987: Cambridge
1988: Oxford
1989: Cambridge
1990: Oxford
1991: Cambridge
1992: Cambridge
1993: Oxford
1994: Cambridge
1995: Cambridge
1996: Cambridge
1997: Cambridge
1998: Cambridge
1999: Oxford
2000: Oxford
2001: Oxford
2002: Cambridge
2003: Draw
2004: Oxford
2005: Cambridge
2006: Cambridge
2007: Cambridge
2008: Oxford
2009: Cambridge
2010: Oxford
2011: Oxford
2012: Oxford
2013: Oxford
2014: Oxford
2015: Oxfoprd
So far 134 men'smatches have been played
Cambridge has won 61
Oxford has won 59
14 matches have been drawn
Cambridge have scored 1204 points
Oxford have scored 1184 points.
Oxford's six successive wins is a record.
Oxford's 43-6 win in 2015 is the biggest ever.
