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 rugby varsity match in the world.

The Bottle Match started as a rugby union match but as the schools sporting interests diversified other sports began to be played and from 2006 is now made up of six games played between the two institutions: men's rugby union, football, men's and women’s hockey, squash and golf.

The Bottle Match 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^[1].

Contents 1 Trophies 2 Bottle Match Results 3 Total wins 4 Bottle Match Weekend Results 4.1 20th Century 4.2 21st century 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[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 tin beer bottle adorned with the two crests of the institution, which was acquired in 1926 by a number of RSM students from the top of a Bass lorry. Since the 1950's, players on the winning side were presented with personal tankards from the South African based company Union Corporation/Gencor. This tradition continues with the tankards provided by Michael West and the Mining Journal.Ther is also a trophy awrded to the Man of the Match. The Centenary Bottle Match was held in Cornwall in 2002, with RSM being victorious, and Anton Griffiths from CSM winning the man of the match trophy.

The winners of the men's hockey take the Sharpley Cup, a silver sup presented by J.E. Sharpley, an RSM alumnus, in the 1950s.

The winners of the women's hockey take the Golders Cup, a small silver cup presented By Golder Associates the 1990s.

Sport	Rugby	Football	Hockey, Men's	Hockey, Women's
Name	The Bottle	-	Sharpley Cup	Golders Cup
Trophy			-	-
Dated(Apx)	1920s	-	1950s	1990s
Presented by	Bass	-	J.E. Sharpley	Golder Associates

[edit] Bottle Match Results

• 1902: Draw (First recorded match)
• ~Results missing~
• 1932: RSM (First match played in Cornwall)
• ~Results missing~
• 1946: CSM
• 1947: RSM
• ~Unknown~
• 1950: RSM
• 1951: CSM
• 1952: CSM
• 1953: CSM
• 1954: CSM
• 1955: RSM
• ~Unknown~
• 1980: RSM
• 1981: CSM
• 1982: RSM
• ~Unknown~
• 1996: CSM
• 1997: RSM
• 1998: RSM
• 1999: RSM
• 2000: RSM
• 2001: RSM
• 2002: RSM
• 2003: RSM
• 2004: RSM
• 2005: RSM
• 2006: RSM
• 2007: CSM
• 2008: RSM

[edit] Total wins

Total matches RSM victories CSM victories Draws 106 39 33 6 Note there are 28 missing years from the tally. [edit] Bottle Match Weekend Results Where scores are available: [edit] 20th Century 1932 30th Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score 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 1955 53rd Bottle First Association football varsity match Sport Gender Score CSM-RSM Winner Rugby Men's 0-3 RSM Football men's 1-4 RSM 1999 97th Bottle, London First RSM whitewash Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's - RSM Football Men's - RSM Hockey Men's - RSM Hockey Laidies - RSM Squash Mixed - RSM [edit] 21st century 2000 98th Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's 22-10 RSM Football Men's - RSM Hockey Men's - CSM Hockey Women's - CSM Squash Mixed - CSM 2002 100th Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's - RSM Football Men's 5-2 CSM Hockey Men's - CSM Hockey Women's - CSM Squash Mixed - RSM 2003 101st Bottle, London Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's 12-5 RSM Football Men's 1-0 RSM Hockey Men's 2-3 CSM Hockey Women's 1-1 CSM Squash Mixed 3-2 RSM 2004 102nd Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's 10-22 RSM Football Men's 5-5 RSM Hockey Men's 6-2 CSM Hockey Women's 8-0 CSM Squash Mixed 4-1 CSM 2005 103rd Bottle, London Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's 17-15 RSM Football Men's 5-2 RSM Hockey Men's 1-3 CSM Hockey Women's 1-4 CSM Squash Mixed 3-2 RSM 2006 104th Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score Winner Rugby Men's 11-29 RSM Rugby Women's 0-0 CSM Football Men's 2-1 CSM Hockey Men's 3-0 CSM Hockey Women's 5-0 CSM Squash Mixed 1-4 RSM Golf Mixed 0-0 CSM 2007 105th Bottle, London Sport Gender Score CSM-RSM Winner Rugby Men's 3-5 CSM Rugby Women's 5-15 CSM Football Men's 1-6 CSM Hockey Men's 1-5 CSM Hockey Women's 1-5 CSM Squash Mixed 5-0 RSM Golf Mixed - CSM 2008 106th Bottle, Cornwall Sport Gender Score CSM-RSM Winner Rugby Men's 10-13 RSM Football Men's 6-0 CSM Hockey Men's 3-4 RSM Hockey Women's 3-2 CSM Squash Mixed 5-0 CSM Golf Mixed - CSM [edit] See also Royal School of Mines Camborne School of Mines Rugby union in England [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 [edit] References ^ BBC News article on latest rivalry