# Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
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{{Short description|English rugby union club, based in Cambridge}}
{{about|the rugby union team|the association football team|Cambridge University A.F.C.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| image = Cambridge univ rugby logo.png
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| union = [RFU](/source/Rugby_Football_Union)
| fullname = Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club
| nickname = ''Blues''
| location = [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge), [England](/source/England)
| countryflag = England
| founded = {{Start date and age|1872}}
| disbanded =
| ground = University Football Ground,
[Grange Road](/source/Grange_Road%2C_Cambridge)
| capacity = 1,500
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The '''Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club''', sometimes abbreviated "CURUFC", is the [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) club of the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge). The team plays [Oxford University RFC](/source/Oxford_University_RFC) in the annual [Varsity Match](/source/The_Varsity_Match) at [Twickenham Stadium](/source/Twickenham_Stadium) every December.
Cambridge players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest. Many have gone on to represent their country and the [British and Irish Lions](/source/British_and_Irish_Lions); a few, most notably [Dan Vickerman](/source/Daniel_Vickerman), [James Horwill](/source/James_Horwill) and [Flip van der Merwe](/source/Flip_van_der_Merwe), have represented Cambridge after successful international careers. While at the University of Cambridge [James Bevan](/source/James_Bevan_(rugby_union)) became the first captain of the [Wales national rugby union team](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team). The CURUFC stadium is located in West Cambridge, beside [Grange Road](/source/Grange_Road%2C_Cambridge).
== History ==
thumb|left|Cambridge University team in 1890
Football is believed to have been introduced to the University of Cambridge in 1839 by [Trinity College](/source/Trinity_College%2C_Cambridge) fresher [Albert Pell](/source/Albert_Pell).[Marshall (1951), pg 13.] Pell had matriculated at Cambridge after going up from [Rugby School](/source/Rugby_School), where the game of rugby is believed to have originated. Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club was officially established in 1872, around three years after the Oxford Rugby Club was founded. The first Varsity match was contested between the two teams on 10 February 1872.[Marshall (1951), pg 17.] The Cambridge team was led out by captain [Isaac Cowley Lambert](/source/Isaac_Cowley_Lambert), wearing pink jerseys with a monogram on the left breast.[{{cite news |title=Cambridge Lion Yard lion roars again at university rugby club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-30224564 |access-date=1 September 2021 |work=BBC News |date=27 November 2014}}] The facilities are partially maintained by Cantab Asset Management. The stadium, built in the 19th century, is undersized and is often over capacity during matches, leading to calls for an expansion and redevelopment project. In addition to the Grange Road Site, the club practises on various college and university fields around Cambridge and Grantchester.
===Redevelopment Project===
In 2015, plans were drafted for a large redevelopment of the Grange Road Site which would ensure the team remains competitive over the next 50 years. The plans included expanded seating, high-tech training facilities, and a new walled admission entrance on Grange Road. An architect for the project has yet to be chosen. In Michaelmas 2017, the CURUFC launched its first fundraising campaign for the Grange Road Redevelopment Project.
==Notable former players==
{{see also|
Category:Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
}}
===British and Irish Lions===
The following former players were selected for the [British and Irish Lions](/source/British_and_Irish_Lions) touring squads while playing for the University of Cambridge.
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* [Carl Aarvold](/source/Carl_Aarvold) 1930
* [Randolph Aston](/source/Randolph_Aston) 1891
* [David Bedell-Sivright](/source/David_Bedell-Sivright) 1903, 1904
* [Sydney Pyman Bell](/source/Sydney_Pyman_Bell) 1896
* [James Bordass](/source/James_Bordass) 1924
* [Harry Bowcott](/source/Harry_Bowcott) 1930
* [Edward Bromet](/source/Edward_Bromet) 1891
* [William Cave](/source/William_Cave_(rugby_union)) 1903
* [Owen Chadwick](/source/Owen_Chadwick) 1936
* [Granville Coghlan](/source/Granville_Coghlan) 1927
* [Mike Gibson](/source/Mike_Gibson_(rugby_union)) 1966
* [Thomas Alexander Gibson](/source/Thomas_Alexander_Gibson) 1903
* [Johnny Hammond](/source/Johnny_Hammond_(rugby_union)) 1891
* [Alfred Hind](/source/Alfred_Hind) 1903
* [Herbert Laxon](/source/Herbert_Laxon) 1908
* [Alun Lewis](/source/Alun_Lewis_(rugby_union)) 1977
* [Osbert Mackie](/source/Osbert_Mackie) 1896
* [Edwin Mayfield](/source/Edwin_Mayfield) 1891
* [William Grant Mitchell](/source/William_Grant_Mitchell) 1891
* [Arthur Rotherham](/source/Arthur_Rotherham) 1891
* [Clement Pearson Simpson](/source/Clement_Pearson_Simpson) 1891
* [Ken Scotland](/source/Ken_Scotland) 1959
* [Arthur Smith](/source/Arthur_Smith_(rugby_union)) 1955
* [Aubone Surtees](/source/Aubone_Surtees) 1891
* [Willie Thomas](/source/Willie_Thomas) 1888
* [Robert Thompson](/source/Robert_Thompson_(rugby%2C_born_1869)) 1891
* [William Henry Thorman](/source/William_Henry_Thorman) 1891
* [G. H. Waddell](/source/G._H._Waddell) 1959
* [William Wotherspoon](/source/William_Wotherspoon_(rugby_union)) 1891
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===England internationals===
The following former University of Cambridge players have represented [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) at full international level.
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Rob Andrew](/source/Rob_Andrew)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Mark Bailey](/source/Mark_Bailey_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [John Batten](/source/John_Batten_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Robert William Bell](/source/Robert_William_Bell)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Charles Chapman](/source/Charles_Chapman_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Fran Clough](/source/Fran_Clough)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Huw Davies](/source/Huw_Davies_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Edwin Field](/source/Edwin_Field)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Toby Flood](/source/Toby_Flood)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Herbert Fuller](/source/Herbert_Fuller)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Victor Harding](/source/Victor_Harding)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Barry Holmes](/source/Barry_Holmes)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Phil Horrocks-Taylor](/source/Phil_Horrocks-Taylor)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Cyril Lowe](/source/Cyril_Lowe)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Charles Marriott](/source/Charles_Marriott_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Nick Martin](/source/Nick_Martin_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [R.M. Pattisson](/source/R.M._Pattisson)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Samuel Victor Perry](/source/Samuel_Victor_Perry)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Gerry Redmond](/source/Gerry_Redmond)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Marcus Rose](/source/Marcus_Rose)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Charles Sample](/source/Charles_Sample)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [William Martin Scott](/source/William_Martin_Scott)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Kevin Simms](/source/Kevin_Simms)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Peter Warfield](/source/Peter_Warfield)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Charles Plumpton Wilson](/source/Charles_Plumpton_Wilson)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Alan Wordsworth](/source/Alan_Wordsworth)
* {{flagicon|ENG}} [Nick Drake-Lee](/source/Nick_Drake-Lee)
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===Wales internationals===
The following former University of Cambridge players have represented [Wales](/source/Wales_national_rugby_union_team) at full international level.
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* {{flagicon|WAL}} [James Bevan](/source/James_Bevan_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Harry Bowcott](/source/Harry_Bowcott)
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Eddie Butler](/source/Eddie_Butler_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Gerald Davies](/source/Gerald_Davies)
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Glyn Davies](/source/Glyn_Davies_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [John Gwilliam](/source/John_Gwilliam)
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Cliff Jones](/source/Cliff_Jones_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Idris Jones](/source/Idris_Jones_(chemist))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Jamie Roberts](/source/Jamie_Roberts)
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Brian Thomas](/source/Brian_Thomas_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Clem Thomas](/source/Clem_Thomas)
* {{flagicon|WAL}} [Willie Thomas](/source/Willie_Thomas)
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===Scotland internationals===
The following former University of Cambridge players have represented [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) at international level.
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* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Joe Ansbro](/source/Joe_Ansbro)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Andrew Balfour](/source/Andrew_Balfour)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [David Bedell-Sivright](/source/David_Bedell-Sivright)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Mike Biggar](/source/Mike_Biggar)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [David Brown](/source/David_Brown_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [John Argentine Campbell](/source/John_Argentine_Campbell)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Ken Dalgleish](/source/Ken_Dalgleish)
* {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SCO}} [Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope](/source/Andrew_Ramsay_Don-Wauchope)}}
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Arthur Dorward](/source/Arthur_Dorward)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Peter Douty](/source/Peter_Douty)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Frank Fasson](/source/Frank_Fasson)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [John Forrest](/source/John_Forrest_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Keith Geddes](/source/Keith_Geddes_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Cameron Glasgow](/source/Cameron_Glasgow)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Jamie Farndale](/source/Jamie_Farndale)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Laurie Gloag](/source/Laurie_Gloag)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Frederick Goodhue](/source/Frederick_Goodhue)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [James Gowans](/source/James_Gowans_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Coreen Grant](/source/Coreen_Grant)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [James Greenlees](/source/James_Greenlees)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Gavin Hastings](/source/Gavin_Hastings)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Simon Holmes](/source/Simon_Holmes_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [John Hunter](/source/John_Hunter_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [William Inglis](/source/William_Inglis_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Johnny Johnston](/source/Johnny_Johnston_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [William Lely](/source/William_Lely)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Rab Bruce Lockhart](/source/Rab_Bruce_Lockhart)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Robert MacEwen](/source/Robert_MacEwen)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Gregor MacGregor](/source/Gregor_MacGregor_(sportsman))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [K. G. MacLeod](/source/K._G._MacLeod)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Lewis MacLeod](/source/Lewis_MacLeod_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [W. M. MacLeod](/source/William_MacKintosh_MacLeod)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Alfred Methuen](/source/Alfred_Methuen)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Hugh Monteith](/source/Hugh_Monteith_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Willie Neilson](/source/Willie_Neilson)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Eric Peters](/source/Eric_Peters_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [William Purves](/source/William_Purves_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [William Ritchie](/source/William_Ritchie_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [David Robertson](/source/David_Robertson_(golfer))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Ian Robertson](/source/Ian_Robertson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1945))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Ken Scotland](/source/Ken_Scotland)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [John Scoular](/source/John_Scoular)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Arthur Smith](/source/Arthur_Smith_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Louis Stevenson](/source/Louis_Stevenson)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Archibald Symington](/source/Archibald_Symington)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [John Guthrie Tait](/source/John_Guthrie_Tait)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Gordon Waddell](/source/Gordon_Waddell)
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Rob Wainwright](/source/Rob_Wainwright_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Joseph Waters](/source/Joseph_Waters_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [Frank Waters](/source/Frank_Waters_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|SCO}} [William Wotherspoon](/source/William_Wotherspoon_(rugby_union))
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===Ireland internationals===
The following former University of Cambridge players have represented [Ireland](/source/Ireland_national_rugby_union_team) at full international level.
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* {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [Mick Doyle](/source/Mick_Doyle_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [Mike Gibson](/source/Mike_Gibson_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [Andy Mulligan](/source/Andy_Mulligan_(rugby_union))
* {{flagicon|Ireland|rugby union}} [John Robbie](/source/John_Robbie)
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===Other nationalities===
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* {{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Palamountain
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [James Horwill](/source/James_Horwill)
* {{flagicon|GIB}} Tom Lovelace
* {{flagicon|NZL}} [Mick O'Callaghan](/source/Mick_O'Callaghan_(rugby_union%2C_born_1946))
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [Marco Rivaro](/source/Marco_Rivaro)
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [Tommaso Castello](/source/Tommaso_Castello)
* {{flagicon|RSA}} [Flip van der Merwe](/source/Flip_van_der_Merwe)
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [Dan Vickerman](/source/Daniel_Vickerman)
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==SRU presidents==
Former Cambridge University players have been President of the SRU:
* 1889–90 [Andrew Ramsay Don-Wauchope](/source/Andrew_Ramsay_Don-Wauchope)
* 1905–06 [Willie Neilson](/source/Willie_Neilson)
* 1913-14 [James Greenlees](/source/James_Greenlees)
* 1927-28 [Macbeth Duncan](/source/Macbeth_Duncan)
* 1930-31 [Andrew Balfour](/source/Andrew_Balfour)
* 1958-59 [David MacMyn](/source/David_MacMyn)
* 1980-81 [Cliff Wilton](/source/Cliff_Wilton)
==Honours==
* [Melrose Sevens](/source/Melrose_Sevens)
** Champions (1): 1960
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Marshall |first=Howard |author2=Jordon, J.P. |title=Oxford v Cambridge, The Story of the University Rugby Match |year=1951 |publisher=Clerke & Cockeran|location=London }}
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website}}
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