University_Match_(hockey)

University Match (hockey)

University Match (hockey)

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The University Match (hockey) is generally held to refer to the annual field hockey fixture between Cambridge University and Oxford University. The Men's fixture was first contested in 1890 and the Women's in 1898.

Both Men & Women have played 124 times.

In 2002, both fixtures were played on the same date for the first time.

The contest has taken place at Southgate Hockey Club since 2003, prior to which the game took place at a variety of venues across the UK.

The annual contest between the University's second, third & fourth teams takes place in February, alternating venue between Oxford's Iffley Road Pitch and Cambridge's recently re-laid Wilberforce Road Pitch.[1]

The 2024 Men's fixture was won 1-0 by Oxford.

The 2024 Women's fixture was won 4-0 by Cambridge.

The 2025 fixture is to take place at Southgate Hockey Club in early March (date tbc.).

The match is currently sponsored by JMAN Group, a leading management consultancy.

Results

Oxford hold the men's title, with Cambridge holding the women's title. The results were 1-0 and 4-0 respectively in 2024.

Cambridge last won both fixtures in 2020 and Oxford in 2022.

In the last decade, shuffles have decided matches that are level at the end of normal playing time.

Similar to a football penalty shoot out, shuffles gives 5 players from each team a period of eight seconds to beat the keeper when starting from the 23 yard line.

Cambridge have won on shuffles four times (Men in 2015, 2021 and 2023 Women in 2020).

Oxford Men won on shuffles in 2017

Women

Cambridge – 52 wins

Oxford – 48 wins

Drawn – 24

Men

Cambridge – 57 wins

Oxford – 49 wins

Drawn – 18

Goals

Cambridge: 238

Oxford: 232

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References

  1. "Cambridge Sport - Wilberforce Road re-laid". Sport Cambridge.
  2. "Past Results". 2012 University Hockey Program. 10 March 2012.

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