College Varsity is an annual inter-collegiate sporting event between colleges from the University of York and Durham University. Each University has qualification systems to decide which college represents each University in each sport. The host has alternated between the two universities, except for 2020 to 2022 when the University of York hosted it back to back following the event's cancellation in 2021.
The inaugural event took place at the University of York in 2014, as a replacement to the defunct White Rose Varsity Tournament between the University of York and the University of Hull.
the tournament has taken place twelve times, with both universities winning six times each and the longest run of wins being three from the University of York between 2020 and 2024, including their first away win in 2024. The tournament was cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Results Durham = 6 wins (4 home, 2 away) York = 6 wins (5 home, 1 away)
No.Year Host Winner Runner-up Ref.1 2014 York Durham 37 York 272 2015 Durham Durham 60 York 363 2016 York York 56 Durham 484 2017 Durham Durham 94 York 315 2018 York York 73 Durham 556 2019 Durham Durham 65 York 467 2020 York York 76 Durham 47 colspan="6" 8 2022 York York 85 Durham 439 2023 Durham York 65 Durham 6310 2024 York York 72 Durham 4811 2025 Durham Durham 77 York 5612 2026 York Durham 67 York 51
See also
List of British and Irish varsity matches White Rose Varsity Tournament Roses Tournament
References
External links York Sport Union