2014 Varsity Match: Oxford University Thrash Cambridge 43-6 at Twickenham

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Published: December 11, 2014

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The Varsity Rugby Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge has been a stage for many greats of the sport. But since the dawn of professionalism in 1995, fewer have gone on to represent their countries. Even so, the list of past players and coaches in this fixture is remarkable (see table below). It even features the first man to lift the William Webb Ellis Cup, New Zealander David Kirk, the 1987 World Cup-winning captain.



Today, Oxford, the Dark Blues, made it five wins out of the last five with a comprehensive 43-6 victory over Light Blues Cambridge. It was the heaviest defeat ever sustained by Cambridge in the Varsity Match.



This is a fixture that really benefits from crisp, dry conditions, and Oxford made the most of them in the first half. Cambridge did start brightly, however; notably via fly-half Donald Stevens’ dummy-kick and break. But on 12 minutes, Oxford scrum-half Sam Egerton spotted a gap around the fringes of a ruck on halfway and dummied past Sam Allen and George Smith to score a memorable try. George Cullen converted to give Oxford a 7-0 lead.

Oxford withstood heavy Cambridge pressure, as outside-centre Toby May in particular threatened the Dark Blue defence. Cullen kicked a penalty and opposite number Stevens slotted two, but Oxford made it an eleven-point game with a patient try at the very end of the half.

For phase after phase they attacked, before centre Alexander Macdonald drove over from five metres. Cullen’s conversion gave Oxford a commanding 17-6 lead at the interval.

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