The London Varsity is an annual university sporting competition contested between the students of University College London and King's College London, the two founding colleges of the University of London. Established in 2004 by Adam Sommerfeld as an annual rugby union match, in 2014, the London Varsity expanded to include six other sports. In 2025 over 40 sporting fixtures were included in an expanded program now referred to as the London Varsity Series taking place over a week in March.
In 2014, a decision was made jointly by University College London Union and King's College London Students' Union to expand the varsity competition to include six sports in addition to the traditional rugby fixture.
Since 2014 the London Varsity series has flourished, becoming a staple feature in the calendar of both universities and now includes over 40 sporting fixtures played across one week in March. The fixtures usually include both a men's and women's game and the Hockey, Netball and Football fixtures include matches between both unions' hockey clubs as well as both unions' medics' hockey clubs. Each varsity fixture is worth one point, the university with the most points overall at the end of the series takes home the London Varsity Series title.
Every year an overall Player of The Series Award is a presented to the outstanding performer of the series. The inaugural winner of The Player of The Series Award was Septimus Theodoulou Knox from UCLU Men's Rugby.
The lineup for the 2025 London Varsity Series included 42 fixtures in the following sports:
The London Varsity Series trophy is traditionally known as the "Jeremy George Cup" named after the founders of the respective universities, Jeremy Bentham and King George IV.
The 2025 London Varsity Series title holder is University College London.
Founded in 2004 by Adam Sommerfeld as an annual rugby union fixture, the game celebrates the rivalry between University College London and King's College London, which spans nearly two centuries.
The London Varsity rugby match is organized by the UCLU and the KCLSU. It is held at the end of the University Rugby season in March. The venue for both the menâÂÂs and womenâÂÂs annual matches has alternated between the Richmond Athletic Ground the Barnet Copthall stadium and the Twickenham Stoop.
In the modern era:
Men's Games:
2004: UCL 19âÂÂ7 KCL <br /> 2005: UCL 11âÂÂ7 KCL <br /> 2006: UCL <br /> 2007: UCL 18âÂÂ5 KCL <br /> 2008: UCL <br /> 2009: KCL 12 -10 UCL <br /> 2010: UCL <br /> 2011: KCL 17âÂÂ15 UCL<br /> 2012: UCL 24âÂÂ7 KCL <br /> 2013: Not played<br /> 2014: UCL 16âÂÂ9 KCL<br /> 2015: KCL 37âÂÂ10 UCL<br /> 2016: KCL 23âÂÂ11 UCL<br /> 2017: UCL 16 âÂÂ10 KCL<br /> 2018: UCL 15 âÂÂ11 KCL<br /> 2019: Not played<br /> 2020: KCL 27âÂÂ12 UCL<br /> 2021: UCL 49âÂÂ7 KCL<br /> 2022: UCL 12-8 KCL<br /> 2023: UCL 17-12 KCL<br /> 2024: UCL 10-7 KCL<br /> 2025: UCL 24-20 KCL<br />
Women's Games:
2007: UCL <br /> 2008: UCL <br /> 2009: UCL <br /> 2010: UCL <br /> 2011: UCL 38âÂÂ5 KCL <br /> 2012: UCL 28âÂÂ5 KCL <br /> 2013: Not played <br /> 2014: UCL 10âÂÂ7 KCL <br /> 2015: UCL 30âÂÂ12 KCL <br /> 2016: KCL 48âÂÂ0 UCL <br /> 2017: KCL 17âÂÂ0 UCL <br /> 2018: KCL 5âÂÂ0 UCL <br /> 2019: UCL 15âÂÂ10 KCL <br /> 2020: KCL 29âÂÂ10 UCL <br /> 2021: KCL 38-0 UCL <br /> 2022: KCL 12-5 UCL <br /> 2023: KCL 12-10 UCL <br /> 2024: KCL 20-5 UCL <br /> 2025: KCL 25-0 UCL <br /> 2026: UCL 27âÂÂ17 KCL <br />