As we nudge into 2022 it’s time to officially celebrate 150 years of Cambridge University rugby even if recent research suggests the Light Blues actually got underway a year earlier than thought in 1871. No matter, it’s been a hell of a ride and although it still pains Cambridge types a little that Oxford were first out of the blocks in 1870 it would be impossible to overestimate their massive influence on the game generally.
That of course also goes for the Dark Blues but for this year at least it is Cambridge’s turn to take a bow and hog the limelight and a big part of that process revolves around the publication of 150 years of Cambridge University Football Club – the official history of the club.