Bottle match
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The Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) and the Royal School of Mines (RSM), Imperial College London. The first recorded match between the two sides took place on 16 December 1902, making it the second oldest varsity match in the world.
The Bottle Match started as a rugby match but as the schools sporting interests diversified other sports began to be played and from 2006 is now made up of seven games played between the institutions: men's and women's rugby, football, men's and women’s hockey, squash and golf.
The Bottle is traditionally held during the month of February normally on the last weekend of the month. Ancient rivalry between the RSM and CSM ensures that the competition gets fiercer by the year.
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[edit] Trophies
The winner of the Bottle trophy itself hinges entirely on the outcome of the rugby match. The winning team take home the 'Bottle', a 3-ft tall, replica beer bottle, with the two institutions crests engraved onto it.
The winners of the men's hockey take the Sharpley Cup, a silver sup presented by J.E. Sharpley RSMA in the 1950s.
The winners of the ladies' hockey take the Golders Cup, a small silver cup presented By Golder Associates the 1990s.
| Sport |
Rugby |
Football |
Hockey, Men's |
Hockey, Laidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | The Bottle | - | Sharpley Cup | Golders Cup |
| Trophy |
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- | - |
| Dated(Apx) | 1920s | - | 1950s | 1990s |
| Presented by | Bass | - | J.E. Sharpley | Golder Associates |
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Teams Crests
| Sport |
Rugby |
Football |
Hockey, Men's |
Hockey, Laidies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Crest |
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- |  |
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| Team Crest |
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- | - | |
[edit] Results
[edit] 20th century
1902 1st Bottle
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | Not known | draw |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 8-20 | RSM |
1946 44th Bottle
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 11-3 | CSM |
1947 45th Bottle
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 5-8 | RSM |
first time RSM wins all of the matches
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | - | RSM |
| Football | men's | - | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | - | RSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | - | RSM |
| Squash | Mixed | - | RSM |
| Overall | 0-5 | RSM |
[edit] 21st century
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 10-22 | RSM |
| Football | men's | - | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | - | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | - | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | - | CSM |
| Overall | 3-2 | CSM |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | - | RSM |
| Football | men's | 5-2 | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | - | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | - | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | - | RSM |
| Overall | - | RSM |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 5-12 | RSM |
| Football | men's | 0-1 | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | 3-2 | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | 1-1 | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | 2-3 | RSM |
| Overall | 2-3 | RSM |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 10-22 | RSM |
| Football | men's | 5-5 | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | 6-2 | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | 8-0 | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | 4-1 | CSM |
| Overall | 3-2 | CSM |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 15-17 | RSM |
| Football | men's | 2-5 | RSM |
| Hockey | men's | 3-1 | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | 4-1 | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | 2-3 | RSM |
| Overall | 2-3 | RSM |
| Sport |
Gender |
Score CSM-RSM |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | men's | 11-29 | RSM |
| Rugby | Laidies | 0-0 | CSM |
| Football | men's | 2-1 | CSM |
| Hockey | men's | 3-0 | CSM |
| Hockey | Laidies | 5-0 | CSM |
| Squash | Mixed | 1-4 | RSM |
| Overall | 4-2 | CSM |
[edit] External links
- CSM Bottle match site CSM's site about the Bottle Match.
- RSM Bottle match site RSM's site about the Bottle Match.
- Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus.
- Royal School of Mines
