The annual Oxford-Cambridge Intervarsity Australian Rules Football Match is the most prolonged running Australian rules football fixture outside Australia.AFL.com.au: Four quarters decides 1000-year rivalry, 12/1/2010 Triumphant Oxford are rucking great from oxfordstudent.com Played as early as 1911, it has been contested annually by men's teams since 1923 between the two longest running clubs outside Australia, the Oxford University Australian Rules Football Club (founded in 1906) and the Cambridge University Australian Rules Football Club (believed to have been founded around 1911).

The match has half blue status. Oxford has thus far dominated the contest. The teams contest a trophy which has been engraved.

Over the years, some distinguished Australians including Rhodes scholars have played in the match including Mike Fitzpatrick, Chris Maxwell, Joe Santamaria, Sir Rod Eddington and Andrew Michelmore.

A women's match was added in 2018.

History As early as 1911, the game was being played regularly at Oxford with records of the university's Australian rules football club's foundation dating to 1906. The Cambridge University Australian Rules Football Club is believed to have been founded around 1911. In 1911, Oxford University, captained by Alfred Clemens, defeated Cambridge University, captained by Ron Larking 13.9 (87) to 5.12 (42). In 1914, H C A Harrison reported that the game was being played regularly at both Oxford and Cambridge universities though few records exist of contests between 1911 and 1921.

After the war, in 1921, the Oxford University–Cambridge University Varsity match between expatriate Australian students became an annual contest."Aussie Rules' history in UK - in just 250 words "

The 90th Varsity match was the subject of a short ABC documentary ().

Results

Men's Year Winner Results Notes 1911 Oxford Oxford 13.9 (87) d Cambridge 5.12 (42) 1923 Oxford Oxford ?.? (80) d Cambridge ?.? (30)The Argus, 13 April 1923 1925 Oxford Oxford 10.17 (77) d. Cambridge 1.11 (17)The Argus, 25 November 1925 1926 Cambridge Cambridge 8.11 (59) d Oxford 8.7 (55)The Argus, 27 November 1926 1927 Oxford Oxford 10.10 (70) d. Cambridge 5.10 (40)The Argus, 30 November 1927 1928 Cambridge Cambridge 11.12 (78) d Oxford 5.10 (40)The Argus, 23 November 1928 1929 Oxford Oxford 9.19 (73) d Cambridge 5.9 (39)The Mercury, 16 November 1929 Morphett (of Geelong) captained Oxford while Mann (of Geelong) captained Cambridge. 1930 Oxford Oxford 4.4 (28) d Cambridge 4.2 (26)The Argus, 28 November 1930 1931 Oxford Oxford 12.11 (83) d Cambridge 7.5 (47)The Argus, 20 November 1931 1935 Oxford Oxford 9.8 (62) d Cambridge 1.4 (10)The Advertiser, 11 November 1935 1948 Oxford Oxford 11.8 (74) d Cambridge 0.3 (3) 1949 Oxford Oxford 12.6 (78) d Cambridge 3.13 (31)The Canberra Times, 5 December 1949 1954 Oxford Oxford 12.10 (82) d Cambridge 8.10 (58)The Times (London), 22 November 1954 Likely the first Australian Rules football game broadcast on television. 1983 Cambridge Cambridge 15.10 (100) d Oxford 7.9 (51)The Times (London), 3 December 19831984CambridgeCambridge 15.10 (100) d. Oxford 7.9 (51)1985CambridgeCambridge 15.11 (101) d. Oxford 6.15 (51)1986CambridgeCambridge 9.6 (60) d. Oxford 4.4 (28)1987OxfordOxford 8.10 (58) d. Cambridge 5.9 (39)1988OxfordOxford 7.10 (52) d. Cambridge 5.9 (39)1989OxfordOxford 11.14 (80) d. Cambridge 4.6 (30)1990No engraving on trophy1991OxfordOxford 10.15 (75) d. Cambridge 3.3 (21)1992OxfordOxford 6.4 (30) d. Cambridge 1.4 (10)1993OxfordOxford 15.20 (110) d. Cambridge 5.5 (35)1994OxfordOxford 7.7 (49) d. Cambridge 5.4 (34)1995OxfordOxford 12.11 (83) d. Cambridge 11.7 (73)1996CambridgeCambridge 9.18 (72) d. Oxford 8.9 (57)1997CambridgeCambridge 4.7 (31) d. Oxford 3.8 (26)1998OxfordOxford 10.12 (72) d. Cambridge 3.8 (26)1999OxfordOxford 13.11 (89) d. Cambridge 1.13 (19)2000OxfordOxford 9.10 (64) d. Cambridge 7.5 (47)2001CambridgeCambridge 6.13 (49) d. Oxford 5.16 (46)2002OxfordOxford 17.17 (119) d. Cambridge 1.2 (8) 2003 Oxford Oxford 10.7 (67) d. Cambridge 0.5 (5) 2004 Cambridge Cambridge 3.4 (22) d. Oxford 2.6 (18) 2005 Oxford Oxford 14.15 (99) d. Cambridge 3.4 (22) 2006 Oxford Oxford 32 d. Cambridge 27 2007 Oxford Oxford 19.11 (125) d. Cambridge 3.10 (28) Highest ever score recorded 2008 Oxford Oxford 8.11 (59) def Cambridge 5.2 (32) 2009 Oxford Oxford 6.15 (51) d. Cambridge 1.1 (7) 2010 Oxford Oxford 17.16 (118) d. Cambridge 9.12 (66) Highest scoring match to date2011OxfordOxford 17.16 (118) d. Cambridge 9.12 (66)Highest scoring match to date2012OxfordOxford 9.11 (65) d. Cambridge 4.12 (36) 2013 Oxford Oxford 10.6 (66) d. Cambridge 3.6 (24) 2014 Oxford Oxford 14.6 (90) d. Cambridge 2.2 (14) 2015 Cambridge Cambridge 7.13 (55) d. Oxford 3.4 (22)2016 Oxford Oxford 9.4 (58) d. Cambridge 7.10 (52)2017 Oxford Oxford 12.8 (80) d. Cambridge 4.4 (28)2018 Cambridge Cambridge 4.10 (34) d. Oxford 4.4 (28)2019OxfordOxford 8.8 (56) d. Cambridge 4.6 (30)2020CambridgeCambridge 13.8 (86) d. Oxford 8.9 (57)2021CambridgeCambridge 10.20 (80) d. Oxford 10.13 (73)2022 Oxford Oxford (59) d. Cambridge (49) 2023OxfordOxford 9.13 (67) d. Cambridge 0.2 (2)2024CambridgeCambridge 9.5 (59) d. Oxford 3.3 (21)2025OxfordOxford (83) d. Cambridge (56)2026OxfordOxford 10.7 (67) d. Cambridge 5.5 (35)

Women's Year Winner Results Notes 2018 Tie Oxford 1.1 (7) drew with Cambridge 1.1 (7) First tie in Australian rules football Varsity history.2022 Oxford Oxford (43) d. Cambridge (34) 2024OxfordOxford (49) d. Cambridge (1)2025CambridgeCambridge (59) d. Oxford (8)2026OxfordOxford 16.17 (113) d. Cambridge 6.0 (6) References