{{Short description|Annual inter-collegiate sporting event}} {{Third-party|date=May 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Use British English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox sports rivalry | wide = | name = College Varsity | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = <!-- Caption for the image --> | team1 = Colleges of Durham University | team2 = Colleges of the University of York | sport = | type = | city_or_region = <!-- City or region where derby or rivalry is contested --> | teams = | firstmeeting = 2014 | mostrecent = | nextmeeting = | stadiums = | trophy = | total = | most_wins = Tied (6) | alltimerecord = 6 (Durham) – 6 (York) | series = | section_info = | section_header = | website = {{URL|https://college-sport.yorksu.org/events/college-varsity}} }}
'''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.<ref name="Vis2025">{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Layla |date=2025-03-10 |title=Unfortunate Loss for York in Durham Varsity |url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/sport/unfortunate-loss-for-york-in-durham-varsity/10/03/2025|access-date=2026-05-16 |website=York Vision |language=en-GB}}</ref> The host university alternates every year, except for 2020 to 2022 when the University of York hosted it back to back following the event's cancellation in 2021.
The inaugural event took place at the University of York in 2014,<ref name="Pal2014">{{Cite web |last=Holmes |first=Lawrence |date=2014-03-03 |title=Durham wins College Varsity|url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-wins-college-varisty/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> as a replacement to the defunct White Rose Varsity Tournament between the University of York and the University of Hull<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=James |date=2013-10-29 |title = 'New College Varsity' Union|url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/archived/new-college-varsity/29/10/2013|website=yorkvision.co.uk|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>.
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)<ref name="Fac2021">{{cite web|title='YUSU Statement : College Varsity 2021 Cancelled' Union|url=https://www.facebook.com/york.sport.union.president|website=facebook.com|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>.
==Results== * Durham = 6 wins (4 home, 2 away) * York = 6 wins (5 home, 1 away)
{| class="wikitable" !No.||Year!! Host !! colspan=2| Winner !! colspan=2| Runner-up !! Ref. |- |1|| 2014 || York || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |37|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |27||<ref name="Pal2014"></ref> |- |2|| 2015 || Durham || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |60|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |36||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Friend |first=Nick |date=2015-03-03 |title=Durham win College Varsity |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-win-college-varsity-2/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |3|| 2016 || York || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |56|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |48||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Matt |date=2016-03-01 |title=Durham Lose College Varsity to York |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-lose-college-varsity-to-york/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |4|| 2017 || Durham || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |94|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |31||<ref name="Pal2018">{{Cite web |last=Lopez-Menchero |first=Tomas Hill |date=2018-02-27 |title=York reclaim College Varsity trophy after disappointing Durham defence|url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/york-reclaim-college-varsity-trophy-disappointing-durham-defence/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |5|| 2018 || York || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |73|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |55||<ref name="Pal2018"></ref> |- |6|| 2019 || Durham || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |65|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |46||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigsworth |first=Tim |date=2019-03-07 |title=Durham defeat York to reclaim Varsity trophy |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-defeat-york-to-reclaim-varsity-trophy/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |7|| 2020 || York || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |76|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |47||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigsworth |first=Tim |date=2020-03-05 |title=Durham Lose College Varsity to York |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-defeated-76-47-in-york-college-varsity/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |{{N/A}}|| {{N/A|2021}} || colspan="6" {{N/A|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic<ref name="Fac2021"></ref>}} |- |8|| 2022 || York || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |85|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |43||<ref>{{Cite web |last=YSTV |first= |date=2022-03-06 |title=College Varsity 2022 STUDIO + DARTS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2b6xFsHBnc |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Youtube.com/@YorkStudentTV |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |9|| 2023 || Durham || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |65|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |63||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassford |first=Jacob |date=2023-03-22 |title=One Week on From York’s First Ever Away Varsity Win! Results Table |url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/sport/one-week-on-from-yorks-first-ever-away-varsity-win-results-table/22/03/2023 |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=York Vision |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |10|| 2024 || York || style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |72|| style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |48||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bassford |first=Jacob |date=2024-03-26 |title=4th Consecutive Varsity Win for York |url=https://www.yorkvision.co.uk/sport/4th-consecutive-varsity-win-for-york/26/03/2024|access-date=2026-05-16 |website=York Vision |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |11|| 2025 || Durham || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |77|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |56||<ref name="Vis2025"></ref> |- |12|| 2026 || York || style="background: #68246D; color: #FFFFFF;" | Durham |67|| style="background: #FFD700; color: #000000;" | York |51||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winter |first=Alfie |date=2019-03-07 |title=Durham beat York 67-51 at Varsity |url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/durham-beat-york-67-51-at-varsity/ |access-date=2026-05-16 |website=Palatinate.org.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |}
== See also ==
* List of British and Irish varsity matches * White Rose Varsity Tournament * Roses Tournament
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[http://www.yorksu.org/sport York Sport Union]
{{University of York}} {{Durham University}} {{authority control}}
Category:Student sport rivalries in the United Kingdom Category:Sport at the University of York Category:Sport at Durham University