College Varsity Annual inter-collegiate sporting event
College Varsity is an annual inter-collegiate sporting event between colleges from the University of York and Durham University . Each University has qualification systems to decide which college represents each University in each sport.[ 1]
The inaugural event took place at the University of York in 2014,[ 2] White Rose Varsity Tournament between the University of York and the University of Hull [ 3]
As of May 2026, the tournament has taken place twelve times, with both winning six times each, with the longest run of wins being from the University of York between 2020 and 2024 (although the tournament was cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic )[ 4]
Results
Durham = 6 wins (4 home, 2 away)
York = 6 wins (5 home, 1 away)
No. Year Host Winner Runner-up Ref.
1 2014 York Durham
37 York
27 [ 2]
2 2015 Durham Durham
60 York
36 [ 5]
3 2016 York York
56 Durham
48 [ 6]
4 2017 Durham Durham
94 York
31 [ 7]
5 2018 York York
73 Durham
55 [ 7]
6 2019 Durham Durham
65 York
46 [ 8]
7 2020 York York
76 Durham
47 [ 9]
— N/a 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [ 4]
8 2022 York York
85 Durham
43 [ 10]
9 2023 Durham York
65 Durham
63 [ 11]
10 2024 York York
72 Durham
48 [ 12]
11 2025 Durham Durham
77 York
56 [ 1]
12 2026 York Durham
67 York
51 [ 13]
References
1 2 Roberts, Layla (10 March 2025). "Unfortunate Loss for York in Durham Varsity" . York Vision . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . 1 2 Holmes, Lawrence (3 March 2014). "Durham wins College Varsity" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Pascoe, James (29 October 2013). " . yorkvision.co.uk . Retrieved 13 May 2020 . 1 2 " : College Varsity 2021 Cancelled' Union" . facebook.com . Retrieved 13 May 2020 .↑ Friend, Nick (3 March 2015). "Durham win College Varsity" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Roberts, Matt (1 March 2016). "Durham Lose College Varsity to York" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . 1 2 Lopez-Menchero, Tomas Hill (27 February 2018). "York reclaim College Varsity trophy after disappointing Durham defence" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Sigsworth, Tim (7 March 2019). "Durham defeat York to reclaim Varsity trophy" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Sigsworth, Tim (5 March 2020). "Durham Lose College Varsity to York" . Palatinate . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ YSTV (6 March 2022). "College Varsity 2022 STUDIO + DARTS" . Youtube.com/@YorkStudentTV . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Bassford, Jacob (22 March 2023). "One Week on From York's First Ever Away Varsity Win! Results Table" . York Vision . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Bassford, Jacob (26 March 2024). "4th Consecutive Varsity Win for York" . York Vision . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . ↑ Winter, Alfie (7 March 2019). "Durham beat York 67-51 at Varsity" . Palatinate.org.uk . Retrieved 16 May 2026 . External links
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