The Scottish Varsity


The Scottish Varsity, also known as The Royal Bank of Scotland Scottish Varsity Match, is an annual rugby union fixture between the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. The universities are both founders of the Scottish Rugby Union and varsity fixtures have been held since the 1860s, laying claim to the title of the "world's oldest varsity match".
The Scottish Varsity was resurrected in 2011 after a hiatus of over 50 years and was staged in London at the home of London Scottish RFC in order to build alumni relations. In 2015, the match returned to Scotland in Murrayfield Stadium and drew a crowd of over 10,000 spectators. The match is normally held in late September and has received coverage from Sky Sports, the BBC and IRB’s Total Rugby.

Men's Results

Varsity matches were initially held on St. Andrew's Day but have been moved earlier to late September, they have attracted notable attendees including her Royal Highness Princess Anne in 2012.
No.DateVenueScoreWinner
130 November 2011Richmond Athletic Ground, London32 - 0Edinburgh
230 November 2012Richmond Athletic Ground, London28 - 8Edinburgh
328 September 2013Richmond Athletic Ground, London24 - 15St Andrews
427 September 2014Richmond Athletic Ground, London17 - 12St Andrews
526 September 2015Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh27 - 26St Andrews
624 September 2016Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh24 - 12St Andrews
723 September 2017Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh31 - 7Edinburgh
822 September 2018Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh26 - 15Edinburgh
921 September 2019Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh62 - 0Edinburgh

By total wins (Men's)

Women's Results

In 2014, the inaugural Women's Varsity Match took place in the form of a 7-a-side match. It now continues to take place every year as a 15-a-side match.
No.DateVenueScoreWinner
127 September 2014Richmond Athletic Ground, London24 - 0Edinburgh
226 September 2015Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh36 - 7Edinburgh
324 September 2016Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh97 - 0Edinburgh
423 September 2017Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh53 - 5Edinburgh
522 September 2018Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh49 - 0Edinburgh
621 September 2019Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh52 - 0Edinburgh

By total wins (Women's)