Colleges

Christ’s College was founded in 1505 by Lady Margaret Beaufort. Notable alumni include Milton, Darwin and Sacha Baron Cohen. Christ’s College Rugby Football Club has made 5 appearances in the Cuppers Final, winning 3. The last victory came in the 1963-4 season

Founded in 1960 as the national memorial to Winston Churchill, the college is specialist in admitting students to study science (though of course all are welcome). Our rugby team prides itself on having a fantastic social side, regularly practicing its 'fitness'. There is a sense that Churchill is a team on the way up - proud champions 4 years running of the League of Shame and dogged semi-finalists in the 2009 cuppers.

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Corpus Christi College is one of the oldest colleges of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1352 by the Guilds of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary, it bears the distinction of being the only College in Oxford or Cambridge founded by their citizens. The College recently celebrated 650 years of commitment to teaching and research. In terms of rugby Corpus currently plays in a joint team with Clare College and Kings College called CCK, although we still put out our own team for the annual "corpus challenge" against Corpus Christi Oxford. Whilst not the most renowned rugby college CCK have enjoyed some recent success, having reached the semi-finals of Cuppers last year.

Founded in 1800, Downing's neo-classical architecture offers something unique in Cambridge. Boasting the longest sustained period in the top division of any college, Downing is a hotbed of sporting talent and regularly produces blues, LXs and U21 players. Notable alumni include John Cleese, Michael Winner and Quentin Blake, and more infamously, Nick Griffin.

Emmanuel College has both a male and female rugby team who both, over the recent years have shown a great deal of success in both the inter-college leagues, cuppers and the annual 7's tournament. Every year we play a visiting side from our sister Exeter College Oxford.

Fitzwilliam started life in 1869 as a non-collegiate institution, to provide undergraduates unable to afford membership of a college with an opportunity to study at Cambridge. It organised teaching from a handsome house opposite the Fitzwilliam Museum. In the second half of the twentieth century Fitzwilliam House, as it was then called, became Fitzwilliam College, moved to its current site and received its royal charter in 1966. FCRUFC Alumni include Alistair Hignell (England) and Eddie Butler (Wales and British Lions). Successes at the club have been mixed ranging from winning cuppers through to being relegated to the third division.

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Gonville and Caius is the fourth-oldest college at the University of Cambridge. It is centrally located and famed for its academic prowess and history of high achievement. The College has been attended by twelve Nobel Prize winners, the second-most of any Oxbridge college. In 2008 and 2009, it was ranked fourth in the Tompkins Table, the annual academic ranking of Cambridge colleges. Notable alumni include Rabbi Jonathan Sacks - Chief Rabbi of British Commonwealth (fellow), Francis Crick - co-Nobel Prize winner for the co-discovery of the structure of DNA (Ph.D student and hon. fellow), Alastair Campbell – aide to British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Alain de Botton – popular philosophy writer. In terms of rugby, Caius have consistently provided Blues and under 21 players in both Union and League codes, although have struggled of late to convince potential players to avoid the Boat House (something set to change very soon).

The newest Cambridge college! College 7s Champions two years running, and one of the few colleges to have an international player in its squad!

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Founded in 1496, Jesus College is situated in the heart of Cambridge. Well known for its sporting prowess, Jesus has also boasted such notable alumni as poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writer Nick Hornby, playwright David Hare, and royal Prince Edward. It is unknown how many of these graced the hallowed turf of Jesus' playing fields with distinction. Jesus regularly provides representatives to Cambridge's Blues and Under 21s outfits, as well as being perennial title contenders in both the Cuppers competition and Division I of the League. In recent years, backrower Richard Bartholomew gained the record for the most ever caps for the Blues.

King's has an inexperienced rugby team, with many members not having the opportunity to play before coming to university. Despite this the team is enthusiastic and has enjoyed success in 2009 by reaching the semi finals of cuppers

Founded in 1428 as a hostel for Benedictine monks and then refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary Magdalene. The college has a number of famous alumni, including Samuel Pepys, John Simpson, C.S. Lewis and Gavin Hastings. Magdalene College RUFC has hada varied history in the last few years, being relegated last year to the second division. But with a strong intake of freshers in 2009, the team ensured promotion to the 1st division and won the Cuppers Shield.

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Founded in 1882 in memory of George Augustus Selwyn, the first Archbishop of New Zealand, Selwyn College making it one of the, relatively, more modern colleges. Known for being an academic college, Selwyn has been consistently placed near the top of the Tompkins Table, being ranked first in 2008. Notable alumni include the comedian and actor Hugh Laurie, the author Robert Harris, and the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu. The increased academic reputation of the college has had an impact on the quality of rugby played by the Maroon and Golds though; in the last four years Selwyn has fallen from the first division to the third. Recently there has been an upturn in the clubs fortunes though, as they won the third division and cuppers shield in 2009.

Founded in 1594 by Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, Sidney Sussex College is the newest of the ‘old colleges’ in Cambridge. Known for having the fortunate positron of being placed across the road from Sainsburys, it seems Lady Sidney must have had some sort of foresight regarding the needs of her future students. Notable alumni include the TV personality Carol Vordeman and the military and political leader Oliver Cromwell. A quick Wikipedia search shows that at least part of Cromwell has returned to the college, with his head now being buried within the grounds. In terms of rugby, Sidney Sussex have several university rugby players representing the university in the U21, U21A and Colleges XV teams last season. With regular fixtures in the college league and cuppers, it is surprising that Sidney find the time to play any extra matches at all. However, there is the annual ‘Alan Dashwood Cup’ match played against the old boys of Sidney Sussex, Sidney also have ties with Yale university rugby club, having played Yale’s second team last season. Finally there is the newly formed ‘Wallace-Hadrill Shield’ played against St John’s College Oxford, Sidney’s twin college. The Wallace-Hadrill shield is named after the master of the college (who attended both St John’s and is now master of Sidney) and currently resides in Sidney Sussex after we won the inaugural match last season.

St Catharine's College was founded in 1473 by Robert Woodlark for a Master and three Fellows and is situated in the centre of Cambridge. In the sixteenth century undergraduates were admitted. Catz rugby has traditionally been very strong, and has produced some exceptional teams over the years, with a couple of Cuppers final appearances and even a Cuppers victory over the last decade. In 2009, two Catz rugby players represented the Blues in the Varsity match at Twickenham.

Eddies have been a side predominantly made up of post graduate Blues and post graduate academics with no rugby experience. Always an entertaining side that has won cuppers on occasions.

The Red Boys are one of the most successful college rugby sides having won the Division League One title 9 years in a row and Cuppers for the last 6 years.

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