Cambridge University Australian Rules Football Club
Cambridge University Australian Rules Football Club (CUARFC, also known as the Lions), founded in the early 20th century, is the Australian rules football club for Cambridge University. Both men's and women's teams represent the club in the National University League,[1] the Fitzpatrick Cup, and the annual Varsity Match against Oxford, among other things.
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History
The club has been active for over 100 years, with the first recorded men's game against Oxford taking place on March 18, 1911.[2] The women's game has developed more recently, with the first women's varsity match in 2018 ending in a tie.
The 90th Varsity match was the subject of a short ABC documentary.[3]
The connection between the university and the sport in fact stretches much further back to when Tom Wills, one of the founders of the game, studied there (seemingly to be more concerned about playing cricket than academics), then returning to Australia to set up the Melbourne Football Club.[4]
Club record
Varsity match results
| Men's Varsity results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Results | Notes |
| 1923 | Oxford | Oxford ?.? (80) d Cambridge ?.? (30) | |
| 1925 | Oxford | Oxford 10.17 (77) d. Cambridge 1.11 (17) | |
| 1926 | Cambridge | Cambridge 8.11 (59) d Oxford 8.7 (55) | |
| 1927 | Oxford | Oxford 10.10 (70) d. Cambridge 5.10 (40) | |
| 1928 | Cambridge | Cambridge 11.12 (78) d Oxford 5.10 (40) | |
| 1929 | Oxford | Oxford 9.19 (73) d Cambridge 5.9 (39) | |
| 1930 | Oxford | Oxford 4.4 (28) d Cambridge 4.2 (26) | |
| 1931 | Oxford | Oxford 12.11 (83) d Cambridge 7.5 (47) | [5] |
| 1935 | Oxford | Oxford 9.8 (62) d Cambridge 1.4 (10) | |
| 1949 | Oxford | Oxford 12.6 (78) d Cambridge 3.13 (31) | |
| 1954 | Oxford | Oxford 12.10 (82) d Cambridge 8.10 (58) | |
| 1983 | Cambridge | Cambridge 15.10 (100) d Oxford 7.9 (51) | |
| 1984 | Cambridge | Cambridge 15.10 (100) d. Oxford 7.9 (51) | |
| 1985 | Cambridge | Cambridge 15.11 (101) d. Oxford 6.15 (51) | |
| 1986 | Cambridge | Cambridge 9.6 (60) d. Oxford 4.4 (28) | |
| 1987 | Oxford | Oxford 8.10 (58) d. Cambridge 5.9 (39) | |
| 1988 | Oxford | Oxford 7.10 (52) d. Cambridge 5.9 (39) | |
| 1989 | Oxford | Oxford 11.14 (80) d. Cambridge 4.6 (30) | |
| 1990 | No engraving on trophy | ||
| 1991 | Oxford | Oxford 10.15 (75) d. Cambridge 3.3 (21) | |
| 1992 | Oxford | Oxford 6.4 (30) d. Cambridge 1.4 (10) | |
| 1993 | Oxford | Oxford 15.20 (110) d. Cambridge 5.5 (35) | |
| 1994 | Oxford | Oxford 7.7 (49) d. Cambridge 5.4 (34) | |
| 1995 | Oxford | Oxford 12.11 (83) d. Cambridge 11.7 (73) | |
| 1996 | Cambridge | Cambridge 9.18 (72) d. Oxford 8.9 (57) | |
| 1997 | Cambridge | Cambridge 4.7 (31) d. Oxford 3.8 (26) | |
| 1998 | Oxford | Oxford 10.12 (72) d. Cambridge 3.8 (26) | |
| 1999 | Oxford | Oxford 13.11 (89) d. Cambridge 1.13 (19) | |
| 2000 | Oxford | Oxford 9.10 (64) d. Cambridge 7.5 (47) | |
| 2001 | Cambridge | Cambridge 6.13 (49) d. Oxford 5.16 (46) | |
| 2002 | Oxford | Oxford 17.17 (119) d. Cambridge 1.2 (8) | |
| 2003 | Oxford | Oxford 8.15 (63) d. Cambridge 3.5 (23) | |
| 2004 | Oxford | Oxford 10.17 (77) d. Cambridge 0.5 (5) | Two matches in 2004 |
| 2004 | Cambridge | Cambridge 3.4 (22) d. Oxford 2.6 (18) | Two matches in 2004 |
| 2005 | Oxford | Oxford 14.15 (99) d. Cambridge 3.4 (22) | [6] |
| 2006 | Oxford | Oxford 5.2 (32) d. Cambridge 3.9 (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) | [7] |
| 2009 | Oxford | Oxford 6.14 (50) d. Cambridge 1.1 (7) | [8] |
| 2010 | No record engraved on trophy | ||
| 2011 | Oxford | Oxford 17.16 (118) d. Cambridge 9.12 (66) | Highest scoring match to date |
| 2012 | Oxford | Oxford 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) | [9] |
| 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) | |
| 2019 | Oxford | Oxford 8.8 (56) d. Cambridge 4.6 (30) | |
| 2020 | Cambridge | Cambridge 13.8 (86) d. Oxford 8.9 (57) | |
| 2021 | Cambridge | Cambridge 10.20 (80) d. Oxford 10.13 (73) | |
| 2022 | Oxford | Oxford (89) d. Cambridge (16) | To add breakdown |
| Women's Varsity results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Winner | Results | Notes |
| 2018 | Tie | Oxford 1.1 (7) drew with Cambridge 1.1 (7) | First tie in Australian rules football Varsity history. |
| 2019 | Cambridge | ||
| 2020 | Oxford | Oxford 8.9 (57) d. Cambridge 6.4 (40) | |
| 2021 | Cambridge | Cambridge 7.2 (44) d. Oxford 5.4 (34) | |
| 2022 | Oxford | Oxford (18) d. Cambridge (14) | To add breakdown |
Membership & organisation
Membership of the club is not restricted to Cambridge University students or staff, although a significant proportion of the club would fall into these groups. The club naturally has a large Australian membership, as well as many Irish players, due to the similarity of the game to Gaelic football.
Players have a wide range of sporting backgrounds, ranging from having not played much sport at all, to having played Australian rules previously for a large part of their lives.
The club is managed by a committee, elected annually, consisting of the President, Treasurer, and other responsible people.
The club also has strong ties with the North London Lions, and a handful of players have ended up playing for both teams.
See also
Australian Rules Football in Europe
Australian Rules Football in the United Kingdom
References
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- Official website
- Sport at Cambridge University
- National University League
- ABC documentary for 90th Varsity match (on YouTube)
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