How to watch the matches, if you cannot get to StoneX: YouTube Livestream Click here to watch Women's Match (KO 12pm, 28th Feb) Click here to watch the Men's Match (KO 3pm, 28th Feb) America Both games will be shown live on the following channels: FTF Sports Over the Air (OTA) FTF Sports FAST NLSE TV

The oldest rivalry in university rugby returns on  Saturday 28 February  as Oxford University and Cambridge University go head-to-head in the annual Varsity Match at StoneX Stadium. Chloe-Marie Hawley (#384) will lead her carefully chosen 23-player squad onto the (hopefully) sun-lit pitch of Stone X for a 12pm kick-off , whilst Jack “Hammo” Hamilton ( #1302) prepares his men to kick-off at 3pm .   Few fixtures in the rugby calendar carry the same weight of history and tradi

Written by Luke Sheriff (#1042) There are seasons you remember for the rugby. And there are seasons you remember because something shifted — quietly at first, then decisively. Between 1999 and 2001, Oxford won three Varsity Matches in a row. Each by three points. Just  9 points across three Decembers. It sounds marginal. It was anything but. When we arrived for the 1999 season, Oxford had lost five in a row. Cambridge were chasing history — six consecutive wins, something n

Ahead of the Varsity Matches at Stone X on Saturday 28th February , Iffley Road will be the scene for back to back showpiece Varsity Matches for our Women*s 2nd XV (Panthers) and 3rd XV (Pumas). Tickets are available online here as well as on the gate on the day. The pavilion bar will be open with France v Italy showing on the TVs. The day starts with the Pumas kicking off at 12:30pm against their Cambridge counterparts the Jaguars. After a heartbreaking defeat last year, c

On Sunday 15th February 2026, the OURFC committee and players gathered at the historic Vincent's club to announce the six teams from the club who would be taking on their light blue counterparts over the next fortnight. OURFC and Vincent's have a long standing relationship and to host all six of our team announcements there was truly special. Blues: The night started with Women's Blues Captain, Chloe-Marie Hawley (#384) , proudly naming her 23 women to play in the 39th Varsit

Isabella Capital Management  announced as Headline Sponsor for the 2026  The Varsity Matches .   The historic rugby Varsity Matches between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, set to take place at StoneX Stadium on Saturday 28th February, epitomise the sporting rivalry between the two universities which has raged for more than a century. After sponsoring the 2025 Matches in the fund's inaugural year, Isabella Capital is stepping up into the title sponsor role, increasing their