Oxford and Cambridge rugby league teams prepare for 30th anniversary of varsity match

By Gary Slater Published: 6:34PM GMT 03 March 2010

Leading lights: the captains of Cambridge (left) and Oxford

Students from Oxford and Cambridge universities will conflict it out in front of a live radio assembly after their second teams and old boys" sides have left head-to-head progressing in the day.

It is all a far cry from the early days of the series, that are well-remembered by Oxford"s John Hobart, who will be receiving piece in his 15th compare after 7 as a player and 7 as a coach.

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Hobart recalled: "My initial varsity diversion was at London Welsh"s old belligerent on a cold afternoon outward of tenure time. About 50 people incited up and there was no corporate event.

"Now we get a big crowd, fool around at a good belligerent and perform about 300 corporate guests.

"There"s additionally an old boys varsity tie and, following on from last year, there will additionally be a varsity diversion for the second teams.

"Both universities are additionally anticipating to begin women"s teams really shortly, so there"s a lot going on."

Cambridge, who lead the array 16-12 with one draw, won last year"s tie 20-4 and their head coach, John Evans, said: "We"ve got lads personification rugby joining from all sorts of opposite backgrounds.

"We"ve got dual Americans this year and formerly we"ve had guys from Nigeria, Spain and Kazakhstan. We still have a little students from last year and that positively helps since it"s a all opposite ambience personification underneath floodlights, in front of radio cameras and at a big stadium."

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