Corpus Challenge

The Corpus Challenge is not running in 2024, but we look forward to its return in 2025!

The Corpus Challenge is one of the key dates of the Corpus calendar, and one of the most fun days of Corpus and Oxford life. It is a yearly sporting battle between us and our sister college, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

We compete in almost all sports – hockey, football, lacrosse, netball, badminton, frisbee, rugby, rowing and many others. We even throw the field open to bar sports – pool, darts, table tennis and table football – as well as a game of FIFA. After the sport, we celebrate in the form of the Challenge Formal and a night out or bop together.

You can find out more in this vlog by Teneeka Mai.

History

According to the Tabs, the Challenge began in 1995 and became an annual event in 1997. Here is the full record of winnings as engraved on the Challenge Cup, which leaves the total score at 13:10 to Oxford.

 

Year Host Winner Report
2019 Oxford Oxford
2018 Cambridge Cambridge 2018 Report
2017 Oxford Oxford 2017 Report
2016 Cambridge Cambridge
2015 Oxford Cambridge
2014 Cambridge Cambridge
2013 Oxford Oxford
2012 Cambridge Cambridge
2011 Oxford Cambridge
2010 Cambridge Cambridge
2009 Oxford Oxford
2008 Cambridge Oxford
2007 Oxford Oxford
2006 Cambridge Cambridge
2005 Oxford Oxford
2004 Cambridge Oxford
2003 Oxford Oxford
2002 Cambridge Oxford
2001 Oxford Oxford
2000 Cambridge Oxford
1999 Oxford Cambridge
1998 Cambridge Oxford
1997 Oxford Oxford
1995 Oxford