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unusual facts about varsity match


Sally Jones

In 1976, she became a member of Oxford's first women's modern pentathlon side, which defeated Cambridge in the Varsity match at Uppingham School.


David Akinluyi

David Akinluyi was controversially picked to play for Cambridge in the 2006 varsity match despite the fact that he was a full-time professional.

Giles Bullard

In 1948 Bullard returned to Balliol, where he was president of the junior common room, and played cricket and rugby for the college, and rugby for the university in 1950 and 1951, in the latter year as captain of the side that beat Cambridge 13–0 in the Varsity Match, Bullard contributing most of the Oxford score.

Isaac Cowley Lambert

Lambert was also a sportsman of note, and captained the Cambridge University rugby team in the very first Varsity Match.


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Anurag Singh

Singh later attended the University of Cambridge and captained Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1997 and 1998, playing against opposing captain and friend Mark Wagh in the annual Oxford vs Cambridge varsity match at Lord's.