Bottle Match

University sports rivalry in the UK

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Bottle MatchFormerly| The Miners Cup

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Sport| Rugby Union
Founded| 1902
No. of teams| 2
Competitors| CSM vs RSM
Country| United Kingdom
Venue(s)| Penryn (Cornwall) or Kensington (London)
Most titles| RSM (46)
Official website| Bottle Match
Notes
Also includes subsidiary competitions – Hockey, Football, Squash, Golf and Lacrosse

The Bottle Match is a varsity match played between the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) of Exeter University and the Royal School of Mines (RSM) of Imperial College London. The first recorded match between the two sides took place on 16 December 1902.

The Bottle Match started as a rugby union match, but as the schools sporting interests diversified, other sports began to be played as part of the match. Since 2006, the match has included six games played between the two institutions: men's rugby union, football, men's and women's hockey, squash and golf. As of 2010, Netball has been included as an event. In 2017, mixed-gender Lacrosse was added to the list of sports.

The Bottle Match is traditionally held in February, normally on the third weekend of the month. The match reflects a long-standing rivalry between the RSM and CSM.[1]

## Trophies

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The winner of the Bottle trophy itself hinges entirely on the outcome of the rugby match. The winning team takes 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 1950s, 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. There is also a trophy awarded 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 cup 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

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Name | The Bottle | – | Sharpley Cup | Golders Cup
Trophy |  |  | – | –
Dated(Apx) | 1920s | – | 1950s | 1990s
Presented by | – | – | J.E. Sharpley | Golder Associates

## Bottle Match results

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Date | Winner | Score | Venue | RSM Wins | CSM Wins | Draws

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16 December 1902 | Draw | – | London | 0 | 0 | 1
Results missing
1932 | RSM | 8–20 | Cornwall | – | – | –
Results missing
1946 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1947 | RSM | 5–8 | – | – | – | –
Results missing
1950 | RSM | – | – | – | – | –
1951 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1952 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1953 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1954 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1955 | RSM | 0–3 | – | – | – | –
Results missing
1980 | RSM | – | – | – | – | –
1981 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1982 | RSM | – | – | – | – | –
Results missing
1985 | RSM | – | Exeter | – | – | –
1986 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1987 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1988 | CSM | – | – | – | – | –
1989 | RSM | – | – | – | – | –
Results missing
1992 | CSM | – | – | 29 | 28 | –
1993 | CSM | – | – | 29 | 29 | –
1994 | CSM | – | – | 29 | 30 | –
1995 | CSM | – | – | 29 | 31 | –
1996 | CSM | – | Cornwall | 29 | 32 | 6
1997 | RSM | – | London | 29 | 32 | 6
1998 | RSM | 26–0 | Cornwall | 30 | 32 | 6
1999 | RSM | – | London | 31 | 32 | 6
2000 | RSM | 22–10 | Cornwall | 32 | 32 | 6
2001 | RSM | – | London | 33 | 32 | 6
2002 | RSM | 29–17 | Cornwall | 34 | 32 | 6
2003 | RSM | 12–5 | London | 35 | 32 | 6
2004 | RSM | 10–22 | Cornwall | 36 | 32 | 6
2005 | RSM | 17–15 | London | 37 | 32 | 6
2006 | RSM | 11–29 | Cornwall | 38 | 32 | 6
2007 | CSM | 3–5 | London | 38 | 33 | 6
2008 | RSM | 10–13 | Cornwall | 39 | 33 | 6
2009 | RSM | 14–10 | London | 40 | 33 | 6
2010 | CSM | 13–0 | Cornwall | 40 | 34 | 6
2011 | RSM | 25–20 | London | 41 | 34 | 6
2012 | RSM | 22–0 | Cornwall | 42 | 34 | 6
2013 | RSM | 24–8 | London | 43 | 34 | 6
2014 | Draw* | 6–6 | Cornwall | 43 | 34 | 7
2015 | RSM | 19–7 | London | 44 | 34 | 7
2016 | CSM | 14–5 | Cornwall | 44 | 35 | 7
2017 | RSM | 36–19 | London | 45 | 35 | 7
2018 | CSM | 35–5 | Cornwall | 45 | 36 | 7
2019 | RSM | 15–5 | London | 46 | 36 | 7
2020 | CSM | 10-7 | Cornwall | 46 | 37 | 7
2021 | CSM | 7-52 | London | 46 | 38 | 7
2022 | CSM | 17-10 | Cornwall | 46 | 39 | 7
2023 | Draw* | 17-17 | London | 46 | 39 | 8
2024 | RSM | 3-12 | Cornwall | 47 | 39 | 8

### Total wins

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Total matches | RSM victories | CSM victories | Draws

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116  | 47  | 39  | 8

Note that there are 28 missing years from the tally.

## Bottle Match weekend results

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Where scores are available:

Date | Number | Venue | Rugby

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Men's
1902 | 1st  | London  | Draw
Results missing
1932 | 30th  | Cornwall  | 8–20
RSM
Results missing
1946 | 45th  | –  | CSM
1947 | 45th  | Cornwall  | 5–8
RSM
Results missing
1950 | 48th  | –  | RSM
1951 | 49th  | –  | CSM
1952 | 50th  | –  | CSM
1953 | 51st  | –  | CSM
1954 | 52nd  | –  | CSM
1955 | 53rd  | Cornwall  | 0–3
RSM
Results missing
1980 | 78th  | –  | RSM
1981 | 79th  | –  | CSM
1982 | 80th  | –  | RSM |
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Results Missing  | 84th 85th

th4

| Cornwall London

rnwallo

| CSM

CSM

869  | th4  | rnwallo  | MS
879  | th5  | ndono  | MS
889  | 86th  | Cornwall  | CSM |
Results missing
1992 | 90th  | –  | CSM
1993 | 91st  | –  | CSM
1994 | 92nd  | –  | CSM
1995 | 93rd  | –  | CSM
1996 | 94th  | Cornwall  | CSM
1997 | 95th  | London  | RSM
1998 | 96th  | Cornwall  | 0–26
RSM
1999 | 97th  | London  | RSM
Date | Number | Venue | Rugby | Football | Hockey | Squash' | Golf | Netball | Badminton | Tennis | Lacrosse | Basketball
Men's | Women's | Men's | Men's | Women's
2000 | 98th  | Cornwall  | 10–22
RSM |  | Results missing
2001 | 99th  | London  | –
RSM | Results missing
2002 | 100th  | Cornwall  | 17–29
RSM | 5–2
CSM | –
CSM | –
CSM | –
CSM
2003 | 101st  | London  | 12–5
RSM | 1–0
RSM | 2–3
CSM | 1–1
Draw | 3–2
RSM
2004 | 102nd  | Cornwall  | 10–22
RSM | 5–5
Draw | 6–2
CSM | 8–0
CSM | 4–1
CSM
2005 | 103rd  | London  | 17–15
RSM | 5–2
RSM | 1–3
CSM | 1–4
CSM | 3–2
RSM
2006 | 104th  | Cornwall  | 11–29
RSM | -
CSM | 2–1
CSM | 3–0
CSM | 5–0
CSM | 1–4
RSM
2007 | 105th  | London  | 3–5
CSM | 5–15
CSM | 1–6
CSM | 1–5
CSM | 1–5
CSM | 5–0
RSM | –
CSM
2008 | 106th  | Cornwall  | 10–13
RSM |  | 6–0
CSM | 3–4
RSM | 3–2
CSM | 5–0
CSM | –
CSM
2009 | 107th  | London  | 14–10
RSM | 0–4
CSM | 0–5
CSM | 0–5
CSM | 0–5
CSM | –
CSM
2010 | 108th  | Cornwall  | 13–0
CSM | 7–0
CSM | 5–1
CSM | 3–0
CSM | 4–1
CSM | 2–2
Draw | 15–4
RSM
2011 | 109th  | London  | 25–20
RSM | 2–3
CSM | 1–4
CSM | 5–3
RSM | 3–2
RSM | 2.5–0.5
RSM | 34 – 15
RSM |  | 40–64
CSM
2012 | 110th  | Cornwall  | 0–22
RSM | 0–0
Draw | 3–1
CSM | 2–1
CSM | 0–5
RSM | 2–2
Draw | 39–27
CSM
2013 | 111th  | London  | 24–8
RSM | 0–4
CSM | 0–1
CSM | 1–1
Draw | 5–0
RSM | 3–1
RSM | 27–25
RSM
2014 | 112th  | Cornwall  | 6–6
Draw | 3–0
CSM | 0–3
RSM | 2–3
RSM | 2–3
RSM | –
CSM | 55–19
CSM
2015 | 113th  | London  | 19-7
RSM | 0–3
CSM | 4–2
RSM | 1–10
CSM | 5–0
RSM |  | –
CSM | 6–12
CSM
2016 | 114th  | Cornwall  | 14-5
CSM | 3–0
CSM | 3–3
Draw | 12–0
CSM | 5–0
CSM
2017 | 115th  | London  | 36-19
RSM | 1–1
Draw | 3–1
RSM | 0–6
CSM | 0-4
CSM | 2-1
RSM | 11–50
CSM | 9–0
RSM | 0–4
CSM | 10–3
RSM
2018 | 116th  | Cornwall  | 35-5
CSM |  | 3–1
CSM | 3-3
Draw | -
CSM |  |  | 14–31
CSM | 1–8
CSM |  | 10–3
RSM
2019 | 117th  | London  | 15-5
RSM |  | 1–0
RSM | 1-4
CSM | 2-7
CSM | 2–3
CSM |  | 2–88
CSM | 2–8
CSM | 1–7
CSM | 12–6
RSM
2020 | 118th  | Cornwall  | 7-10
CSM |  | 0–2
CSM | 2-1

RSM

| 0-21
CSM | 0–3
CSM |  | 2–109
CSM | 5–4
RSM | 0–12
CSM | 3-28
CSM
2022 | 119th  | Cornwall  | 17-10
CSM |  | 2-1
CSM | 0-1

RSM

| 2-0
CSM | 4–0
CSM |  | 82–5
CSM | 3–5
RSM | 12–0
CSM
2023 | 120th  | London  | 17–17
Draw |  | 0-2
CSM | 1-2
CSM | 2–0
RSM |  |  | 62–9
CSM | 6–19
CSM | 0–3
CSM | 6–11
CSM

Note that when matches are drawn, the trophy is retained by the previous winners. The "2021 Bottle Match" was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## See also

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* List of British and Irish varsity matches
* Rugby union in England

## References

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1. ^ "Anger at Cornish 'inbreds' remark". BBC News. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

## External links

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* "The Bottle Match | RSM | The Royal School of Mines".

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