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TeamUCL 🏆 2026 London Varsity Series Champions!
Eight days 🏟️ 45 matches 🏆 One winner.
Varsity is back and we're ready to make it a four-peat against Kings.
Whether you're taking to the field, cheering on from the sidelines, or just here for the vibes, Varsity 2026 is for everyone.
This year is extra special as we're celebrating 200 years of UCL.
Secure your tickets for the live matches and legendary after party, and rep UCL loud and proud with the official Varsity merch.
TeamUCL 🏆 2026 London Varsity Series Champions!
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Friday 20 March
- Hockey Men's Medics - 2-1 UCL
- Hockey Women's Medics - 5-0 KCL
- Volleyball - 2-1 KCL
- Tennis - 3-2 KCL
Saturday 21 March
- Hockey Men's 7-1 UCL
- Hockey Women's - 2-0 UCL
- Powerlifting - 72.4-76.4 UCL
Sunday 22 March
- American Football - 42-36 KCL
- Muay Thai - 2-1 UCL
- Lacrosse Men's - 9-7 KCL
- Lacrosse Women's - 20-9 UCL
- Ultimate - 15-10 KCL
- Athletics - 172-166 UCL
- Cycling - 13-8 UCL
- Swimming - 177-143 UCL
- Waterpolo - 20-9 UCL
- Fencing Men's - 132-119 UCL
- Fencing Women's - 130-127 UCL
- Kendo - 4-3 UCL
Monday 23 March
- Badminton - 10-1 UCL
- Netball Medics - 42-21 KCL
- Squash Men's 3-2 UCL
- Squash Women's 4-1 UCL
- Golf - 4-0 UCL
Tuesday 24 March
- Football Men's Medics - 2-1 KCL
- Football Women's Medics - 6-2 UCL
- Table Tennis Men's - 8-1 KCL
- Table Tennis Women's - 8-1 UCL
- Snowsports - 8-1 UCL
Wednesday 25 March
- Handball - 20-18 UCL
- Futsal - Win on penalties for KCL
- Netball - 54-51 UCL
- Basketball Women's - 72 - 57 UCL
- Basketball Men's - 83-75 UCL
- Equestrian - win for UCL
- Rowing - Cancelled due to poor weather
- Karting - 325-200 UCL
- Duathlon Women's - win for KCL
- Duathlon Men's - win for UCL
- Rugby Medics 29-21 UCL
- Snooker & Pool - 17-13 KCL
Thursday 26 March
- Pole Fitness - 665.7-680 KCL
- Football Women's 4-1 UCL
- Football Men's - 1-0 UCL
Friday 27 March (The final day)
- Rugby Women's - 27-17 UCL
- Rugby Men's -24-19 UCL
Merch drop
Show your unwavering support for TeamUCL and rep your team with pride with the:
- Varsity foam finger (£5)
- Varsity T-shirts (£15)
- Varsity Flags (£10).
You can buy these from the Hanger merchandise store at 25 Gordon Street.
Varsity drinks in the Union Cafés
Enjoy our Purple Power Shake, packed with protein to fuel champions. Only £5.50 in all Union Cafés.
So all this sporting talk is great, but what about the rest of us? Enter Unofficial Varsity where your fellow students from our Union cafes, bars, and shops team will take on ridiculous challenges against each other.
See we've been watching you Varsity, and now we're here to have some fun with it too. Who will be crowned victorious after finding mystery items, pouring pints blindfolded and more? Only time will tell. Watch the rise of a new rivalry on the bars, cafes, and shops Instagram accounts between Monday 9 March - Friday 13 March 2026 to catch the challenges and find out who will be crowned victorious.
Congratulations to our Unofficial Varsity winners... the Union Bars! Missed the Unofficial Varsity series? You can catch up by heading to the bars, cafes, and shops Instagram accounts.
Celebrate our inevitable win at Phineas!
Join us from 21:00 to celebrate with our amazing union deals including our Varsity cocktail - Bleed Purple.
Group table bookings are available to TeamUCL clubs and there is priority access between 19:00 - 20:00 for teams.
We're taking over Electric Ballroom for a MASSIVE Varsity after party.
When the final whistle blows, we'll be celebrating the end of Varsity Series 2026 at the world famous Electric Ballroom on Friday 27 March - alongside our rivals, Kings. Expect big energy, big tunes and everything you need to close out Varsity in style.
Tickets are expected to sell out fast, so secure yours now to avoid disappointment!
The UCL-KCL rivalry began nearly 200 hundred years ago when King’s College London, an Anglican college was founded - a stark contrast to UCL’s secular mantra.
The rivalry gradually moved away from religion and became more a rivalry of class, with KCL being deemed the more ‘traditional’ and elitist institution, with UCL the liberal and more progressive institution. Rag Weeks became the forum for the students to express their dislike for one another.
Soon the rivalry moved onto the field of play - the grassy pitches of Shenley and Regents park became the place where old scores could be settled.
Despite the sporting nature of our rivalry, over the years, both Kings and UCL students have kidnapped each other's mascots, holding them to ransom.
